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NEEDLE, SHELL AND WAX WORK.—No. of Entries, 67. 
Judges —Dennison Worthington, Summit; Mrs. E. W. Edgerton, 
Summit; Mrs. J. E. Dodge, Potosi. 
Best Ottoman cover ; Miss Ellen M. Hayes, Palmyra. $1. 
Best variety of worsted work; Mrs. Stoppenbach, Watertown. 81. 
Best worked collar ; Mrs. Wm. McNaughton, Delafield. $1. 
Best worked handkerchief ; Mrs. Pagnin, Watertown. 81. 
Best patched quilt; Mrs. A. H. Atwater, Oak Grove. $1. 
Best white quilt; Mrs. George Surdam, Watertown. $1. 
Best silk bonnet; Mrs. A. Ainsworth, Watertown. 81. 
Best lamp mat; Miss Ellen M. Hayes, Palmyra. $1. 
Best pair of wrought slippers; Mrs. I. W. Bird, Madison. $1. 
Best knit tidy; Mrs. W. McNaughton, Delafield; $1 
Best crochet work ; Miss Pagnin, Watertown. 81. 
Best ornamental shell work; Miss Marianne Dillon, Fitchburgh. 81. 
Best specimen of wax flowers ; Fred. Warner, Watertown. 81. 
The judges report that the quality, variety and quantity of articles 
submitted to their inspection, furnished gratifying evidences of industry 
and skill on the part of the exhibitors; and gave to them an arduous, 
though pleasing duty, in selecting those deserving of the premiums. 
The fine display of handicraft in this department gives assurance that, 
while the soil has been cultivated and invited to yield its valuable products, 
the fair hands of wives and daughters have been usefully engaged in 
furnishing the house with the comforts and elegancies of refined life. 
FLOWERS.—No. of Entries, 33. 
Judges — Thomas Hislop, Milwaukee; Mrs. D. Worthington, Summit; 
Mrs. John W. Cole, Watertown. 
Best collection of house plants; Mrs. John W. Cole, Watertown. 82. 
Second best collection of house plants; Mrs. E. A. Gilman, Watertown, 
81. 
