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the town of Altorf, which had been made immortal as the scene of 

 the famous shootino- by William Tell. It was a little tumble-down vil- 

 lage, but in front of all the cottages were little patches filled with 

 the most beautiful dahlias. He obtained rocts of some of the finest 

 specimens whicli he carried about with him in his travelling bag, and 

 finally brought home to America, and succeeded in raiding from 

 them some magnificent specimens, and established their growth in 

 this country. "This, he said, was the only claim he could make of 

 having contributed to the stock of products raised upon our Ameri- 

 can soil. He then closed by congratulating the Norfolk County 

 Society on its great success, and hoped it would go on as it had 

 begun. 



At the close of Mr. Flint's address, Samuel B. Noyes, Esq., of 

 Canton, addressed the President of the Society as follows :— 



3fr. President, — Among the many pleasant features of this 

 exhibition is that of meeting old friends and old faces, and also of 

 recollecting those who have been here in former times. Last year 

 there was a gallant steed at this exliibition whose beauty attracted 

 every eye. To-day that horse i.^ not here, but a lady of Milton, a 

 farmers' wife, has desired me to present this to you in memory of 

 the bereavement you have sustained in the loss of Fearnaught. 



The speaker here presented to Col. Russell a beautiful represen- 

 tation of his famous horse, executed, in wax, in bas relief, and 

 handsomely framed, and read some lines which were appropriately 

 inscribed on the back of the token. On receiving the gift, Col. 

 Russell responded in these words : — 



I thank the ladv for the kindness which has prompted this. I 

 assure you. sir, that' I value and appreciate the sympathy which is 

 so beautifully expressed. Fearnaught's death is recognized as a 

 loss to all New p:ugland, while, perhaps, practically speaking, the 

 loss falls heaviest on me. I am touched to find so wide a circle of 

 sorrowers with me in my bereavement. Fearnaught was indeed 

 a gallant animal, and it "was the chief pride of the Home Farm 

 in having him at its head. 



Col. Russell then called attention to the exercises on the track, 

 which brought the proceedings in the tent to a close. 



The races on the track began at 2 o'clock, under the direction 

 of Messrs. W. A. Angler, Milton, Albert B. Balch, Medfield, and 

 A. W. Whitcomb, Randolph, and .occupied the time until 5 o'clock, 

 when the exercises of the day were brought to a close. 



No previous exhibition of the Society ever gave more satisfac- 

 tion to all connected with its management, and the splendid show 



