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resented. It was of much interest to observe the people 

 who gathered there to enjoy the festivities of the occasion. 

 Apparently everybody, with their relations, were there, 

 and enjoyed, as did your delegate, the efforts made for a 

 successful " cattle show." This exhibition, as a whole, 

 would compare favorably with many of the older and larger 

 societies of the state. They were honored, as I believe 

 never before, by the presence of the Governor and staff, 

 who, with Gen. Cogswell and other invited guests, partook, 

 with members of the society, of the hospitality of their 

 annual dinner, served in a conveniently arranged room in 

 the upper part of the exhibition hall building, and then 

 joined in listening to admirable addresses by the Governor 

 and Congressman Cogswell. This Society may well be 

 congratulated on their spacious and well arranged build- 

 ings, recently constructed for show purposes. 



The West Newbury Farmers' Club, after three years' 

 omission, held a fair this year. 



The fruit and vegetable exhibits were of most excellent 

 quality, especially of apples. But the great feature of their 

 fair is the dinner, gotten up by the families of the Club in 

 the most bountiful and luxuriant style, served by the young 

 ladies of the town, in a large tent on the village green. 

 Some four or five hundred sat at the tables, who did their 

 utmost to relieve them of the delicacies provided. But it 

 was impossible, so the tent was thrown open freely to all 

 of those outside who had not been provided with tickets. 

 Speaking and music followed from a stand outside. A 

 West Newbury fair is an occasion long to be remembered. 

 It is made one of great social interest. Friends and rela- 

 tives are invited from far and near, and they come to have 

 a good time, and they have it. 



Other engagements prevented your delegate from at- 

 tending the exhibition of the Houghton Horticultural So- 

 ciety or the banquet that followed, but I have assurance 

 that it continues to grow in breadth of work and influence. 

 Lynn is a city of gardens, filled with flowers and fruits, 



