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hibition as a whole, the most attractive which has been 

 made by the society, was that of the Pacific, Everett, Ar- 

 lington, Atlantic and Pemberton Mills. The great variety. 

 and excellent styles of dress goods made by a [)ortion of 

 these mills, furnishes an opportunity by a skillful arrange- 

 ment of the same, of making an exceedingly beautiful 

 show, and also of furnishing to visitors, an object lesson 

 of especial interest, in showing the great advance which 

 has been made in the manufacture of dress fabrics in this 

 flourishing city of less than half the age of this society. 

 The managers of these mills deserve the thanks of this 

 society for their efforts which contributed so largely to 

 the success of this exhibition. An exhibition of hosiery 

 with a machine for knitting the same, by the Lawrence 

 Hosiery Co ., attracted much attention. The goods shown 

 were of excellent quality. 



By the kindness of the Mayor of Lawrence and of those 

 associated with him the common council room was placed 

 at the disposal of the committee for the art exhibit, fur- 

 nishing ample room to arrange this department of the 

 exhibition. 



The exhibit of oil paintings was quite good and an un- 

 usually large entry was made of hand painted ware of 

 decidedly meritorious work. 



A new feature for this society was the grange exhibit 

 in the vestry of the Baptist church, which formed a part 

 of the general exhibit of the society. The room of the 

 vestry was divided into five sections which were occupied 

 b}' the Andover, North Andover, Methuen, Haverhill and 

 Boxford granges. Each grange occupied the space as- 

 signed to it and arranged the same in accordance with the 

 taste and judgment of its members. Fruit, vegetables, 

 counterpanes, rugs and fancy work were found in each 

 grange, making of this department an interesting and at- 

 tractive exhibition. 



It is probably true that some portion of the hall ex- 

 hibit might have been more fully represented had it not 



