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Exhibitions were also held by the Methueu Grange and 

 North Andover Grange but reports of which, however, 

 have not been received. 



The exhibition of the West Newbury Farmer's Club was 

 a grand success in every way. Without going into details, 

 there were fine specimens of horses in the several classes 

 of driving horses, work or farm horses, brood mares with 

 their colts, besides colts of different ages, showing points of 

 good breeding, working oxen, milch cows, bulls and 

 heifers in variety and superior quality. 



The hall exhibit was a surprise, especially in apples, 

 pears, quinces, grapes, which for any year would have 

 been creditable, but for this year of scarcity, was certainly 

 remarkable. Flowers were not omitted, several local flor- 

 ists were present with their collections, and contributions 

 from private gardens, were tastefully arranged, adding 

 beauty and fragrance to the hall. The ladies too, were 

 present, with their ornamental and useful handiwork, 

 which showed much taste, skill and industry. There was 

 a fair exhibit of vegetables in variety. 



But the great feature of this exhibition of the club as 

 usual, was its social character ; everybody was there with 

 their friends, the weather was all that could be wished. 

 The Newburyport Cadet Band heading a procession of 700 

 strong marched into the spacious tent where tables were 

 spread, sufficient for all and laden with the luxuries and 

 substantials that farmers' wives only can furnish, decorated 

 with the fruits and flowers of the season, and served by the 

 fair daughters of the village. After dinner all gathered 

 around the improvised grand stand located under the shade 

 of trees on the village green, to listen to music by the band, 

 songs from the Newburyport quartet club, and wise, other- 

 wise and humorous speeches of distinguished guests. — B. P. 

 Ware, President of the Essex Agricultural Society, Hon. 

 Warren Brown of N. H., Hon. E. P. Dodge, Mayor of 

 Newburyport, Hon. T. E. Burnham, Mayor of Haverhill, 

 Rev. S. L. Gleason, James P. King, Esq , of Peabody, 



