00 



To Mrs. Hosea Greene, for a tub of very fine quality, 



is awarded the second premium of 2 00 



" Mr. George Miles, the third premium of 1 50 



" Mr. Wm. W. Watson, the fourth premium of 1 00 



Five lots of Cheese were offered for premiums, mostly of a 



good quality. 



To Mr. George Miles, is awarded the first premium of $2 00 

 " Wm. W. Watson, the second premium of 1 50 



" Luke Wellington, the third « " 1 00 



There were eight jars of pickles offered, and we award 

 To Mrs. Luke Wellington, for the best jar of pickles 



the first premium of 75 



" Jas. P. Putnam, for the second best the second 



premium of 50 



" Mr. J. C. Moulton, for the third best, the third pre- 

 mium of 25 

 Of Honey, the Committee regret to say there was but a 

 single box, and this, owing probably to some peculiarity of the 

 season, had a somewhat bitter taste, which precluded it from 

 the first premium. They award, therefore, to Edward P. 

 Downe, the second premium of one dollar. 



The duties of the Committee were important and of a deli- 

 cate character. They may be said to be peculiarly matters of 

 taste about which, it is said, there can be no dispute, but 

 about which, of all things, there exist the greatest differences 

 of opinion. Bread, Butter, Cheese, Pickles, and Honey are arti- 

 cles which have about as close and intimate a connection with 

 human existence, as the infinite succession of sweets and ac- 

 ids in our daily experience have in making up the sum of hu- 

 man happiness. But next to those two great banes of domes- 

 tic peace, one of which is a smoky house and the other said 

 to be most intimately connected therewith, but which is not 

 to be named in this audience, the greatest acid in domestic 

 life is a loaf of sour bread. 



E. TORREY, Chairman. 

 Fitchburg, Sept. 19th, 1855. 



