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S. S. Burr, of Dedham, exhibited a combined table and bed- 

 stead. This was claimed to be a ncAV invention ; but of that we 

 feel constrained to express a doubt, as we recollect reading, a long 

 time ago, about an article of household furniture which 



" Contrived a double debt to pay ; 



A bed by iiij^ht, a clicst of drawers by day." 



But whether wholly new, or only an alteration of and improve- 

 ment upon something old, the article exhibited had decided merits, 

 and showed evident marks of much ingenuity in its construction. 

 We think it worthy of the attention of all, especially of those who 

 choose, or are obliged from necessity, to do their eating and sleep- 

 ing in the smallest possible amount of space. 



For the Committee, 



S. W. RICHARDSON, Chairman. 

 Franklin, Dec. 1, 1866. 



REPORT ON LADIES' WuKK. 



The Committee award the following premiums : — 

 Miss JuHa V. Bacon, Dedham, for beautiful specimens of tat- 

 ting, $1 ; Miss C. J. Reynolds, Sharon, patchwork cushion, 50 

 cents ; Mrs. A. S. Hussey, Roxbur}'-, child's hood, sack and bibb, 

 all very beautiful, $2 ; Mrs. L. B. Hudson, Dedham, knitted 

 woollen hose, 50 cents ; Mrs. M. A. Higgins, Dedham, opera cape 

 and hose, $1 ; Mrs. James P. Clark, Medway, for woollen hose, 

 very fine, and nicely knit, $1 ; Mrs. Chloe Clark, Foxboro', Avhite 

 spread, knit in shell work, ^2 ; Mrs. Mansfield, Wellesley, knit- 

 ted rug, 50 cents ; Mrs. Sally Soule, West Dedham, 80 years 

 old, straw band and flowers, 50 cents ; Mrs. E. D. Hawes, South 

 Dedham, crochetted table cover, $1 ; Mrs. M. C. Bowman, Ja- 

 maica Plain, for beautiful bonnets and dress cap, ^2 ; Miss Mary 

 A. Sewall, Medfield, beautiful cushion in bead work, $1, and the 

 Society's diploma ; Mrs. P. M. Phillips, South Dedham, very fine 

 paintings, $3 ; Miss S. A. Haynes, Dorchester, elegant wax 

 flowers, $2, and the diploma of the Society ; Mrs. Kezia Mason, 

 Medfieldj 80 years old, netted tidys, $1 ; Mrs. J. W. Waters, 

 Dedham, very nice braided mat, $1 ; Mrs. J. C. Washburn, 

 Needham, quilt and lamp mats, ^1 ; Mrs. Betsey Baker, West 

 Dedham, straw bonnet, made without sewing, $2 ; Mrs. G. E. 

 Whiting, Dedham, farmer's wreath, diploma ; Miss Amelia M. 

 Clifton, Stoughton, crochetted work, $1 ; Miss Jennie Richards, 



