80 



Diploma, to Jacobs & Co., Haverhill, for display of 



cloaks, dresses, &c. 

 Diploma, to Brooks & Co. Haverhill, for carpets and rugs. 

 Diploma, to Symonds Horse Shoe Co., Salem, for exhibit 



of horse shoes. 

 Diploma, to C. H. Cox, Haverhill, for exhibit of flour^ 



grain, and meal. 

 Diploma, to Chace Bros., Haverhill, for blank books and 



stationery. 

 Frank J. Bradley, I. E. Perkins, F. H. Gulliver — Com- 

 mittee. 



GRANGE EXHIBIT. 

 The Committee on Granges have attended to their 

 duty, and respectfully report to the Secretary that they 

 have made the following awards: 

 25.00. First premium, to Haverhill Grange, No. 154. 



REPORT. 



We were surprised on learning that the Haverhill 

 griinge — No. 154 was the sole contributor to the fair as 

 an organization. This exhibit was very commendable, 

 and imposed on the committee the slight and agreeable 

 du'^y of awarding it the first premium. 



Although not strictly in the line of duty of the com- 

 mittee, we did try to learn the reasons that held ten of 

 the eleven granges in Essex Co. aloof in the matter. The 

 prevailing motive seemed to be "too much work." Here- 

 tofore, we had supposed that the grangers were a set of 

 workers. Certainly their facilities are ample — so are the 

 prizes offered by the Agricultural Society. 



How can a spirit of emulation be aroused among the 

 granges to bring out something like a general effort at 

 the next annual fair of the Agricultural Society ? 



