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not only of the produce of the garden, the orchard, and the 

 farm, but also of the varied manufactures of the county? 

 specimens of works of art, fancy needle work, pictures, 

 articles rare and costly, some of great utility, others, rare 

 and rich in historic interest, and all being so skillfully ar" 

 ranged as to make it most attractive to the eye, and ever 

 to be remembered as a scene of beauty. Later in the day, 

 we took the electric cars, and following the windings of 

 the beautiful Merrimac, visited Riverside Park, where 

 we found under large tents and in open pens, the cattle, 

 horses, and farm implements and machinery upon exhibi- 

 tion. The show in this department we considered very 

 good, much better than we expected, and truly we felt to 

 congratulate the dumb animals on exhibition, as well as 

 their owners, on the favorable weather enjoyed, for had it 

 been a severe storm, it would have been tedious indeed for 

 all the live stock to have stood out in the long hours, and 

 faced the elements. In the evening we returned to the 

 hall for a more thorough inspection. We found it crowded, 

 showing that the citizens of Haverhill a})preciated the ex- 

 cellence of the display. The show of flowers we never 

 have seen equalled at any county fair; the contributors 

 represented nearly all parts of the county, but the most 

 attractive of all was the flower pyramid, contributed by the 

 Danvers Asylum. 



It was unique in design, and of most magnificent work- 

 manship. It stood fully eight feet high, and in its make- 

 up was represented almost every variety of flowers known 

 to our season and clime. It had four faces. On one was 

 represented an American Shield, on another a Bull's Head, 

 and Essex Agricultural Societ}^ on another a Plough, 

 while on tlie fourth was a cross with the words, Danvers 

 Hospital. The whole was crowned with gladiolus, while 

 around the base was a shelf upon which Avas most attrac- 

 tively arranged every variety of farm product gro^^ll upon 

 the extensive grounds of the Asylum. This rare exliibitiou 

 was designed and executed by Mi-. Ettore Tassinari, tlie 



