Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-11-13

pies. We would respectfully suggest tha.
the Society should exclude Tapestry from
the effects Of that rule.
WILLIAM MATTHEWS,
J. B. FERGUSON
Report Of the Committee ON Butter, Bread,
Soap, &c.
The undersigned, appointed to award
premiums for the best poted Butter, bes.
printed Butter, second best printed Butter,
best homemade Wheat Bread, best Corn
Bread, best Soap and second best Soap, do
report, that they entered upon the duty i'm
posed upon them with grea. df1idence, hav-
ing large samples Of Butter and Bread to ex-
anime ; and were it in their power, they
would cheerfulIy award premiums to all,
but as they have no such power, they have
made out The following awards: For the
best potied Butter, No 2, (Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Davls,) 81; for the best print Butter, No
S, Mrs. George w. Mat.hews,) So; for the
second best print Butter, No l, Mrs Eliza
beth A. Davis,) 81; for the bes, homemade
Wheat Bread, No. 10, MARY S. Ma,lhews,)
81; for the best homemade Corn Bread,
No. l, Miss Olevia Floyd,) 81; for the
best homemade Soap, o. 2, (Mrs. Dr.. z.
Miles, So for the second best homemade
Soap No. 4, Mrs. Wash. A. Posey,) ST. We
beg leave TO say, that cake of Corn Bread
No. 9, Mrs. George Brent's,) was very fine,
and could they have given two premiums
for Corn Bread, would be glad to award one
to No. g. There was also exhibited a
beautiful sample Of homemade Starch, by
Mrs. Washington A. Posey, and the Com
mit,ee regret exceedingly it was not in their
power to award premium for it, We most
cheerfully recommend to the Society pre-
MUM for the Starch, as also for Corn Bread
No. 9, if the means of the Society will al
low of it. In making on. this report, we
hope we shall not g i've offence to the many
who contended for premiums, for we have
certainly awarded in accordance with our
judgment. SroUTEN w, DENT,
GEORGE II. GARDINER,
JAMES L. BRAWNER,
Report Of the Committee on Fruit.
Your Committee on Fruit entered upon
their duty, and was much pleased to see
so fine display in this department of the
Exhibition. Lots Nos. and 5 of assorted
Fruit, were both very fine, and does credit
to the garden as we'll as the orchard. Lots
Nos. l, 2, 3, and of Apples, were all of a
very superior quality, and so nearly equal
that it was with difficulty your Commiltee
could decide between them but after much
consultation and tasting, they award the
premium for assorted Fruit to lot No. l,
L. \ a.,
for the best sample Of Apples, to No. L,
{ Mrs. DR.. E. Miles Your Committee re-
gret that they could not award premium
to any of the fine samples of Lemons
and Grapes that were exhibited. There
were also some samples ofhome- e-made Wine,
which many, who call themselves good judg-
es of the article, pronounced very fine
There being no Committee on Wine, we
beg leave to present these samples to the
notice Of the Society, and we recommend
that in future there be premium offered
for the best home made Wine. AL! of which
is respectfully submitted by
JAMES l.. BRAwNER,
BENNETT NEALE.
Report of Tie Committee on Poultry.
The Committee on Poultry award the
several premiums as follows: For the
best pair Of Turkeys, to John B. Maddox,
for pair No. 4 for the best pair of Geese,
to Mrs. Mary J. Barnes, for pair No. 3 for
the best pair of Puddle Ducks, to John B.
Maddox, for pair No. 2; and for the best
pair of Barn-yard Fowls, to Stanislaus Far
rail-, for pair No. L, they being all of that
species exhibited, and fine specimens of
the excellency of their kind, as were also
the Turkeys, Geese and Ducks. All Of
which is respectfully submitted.
F. B. F. BURGESS,
B. d. SPALDING.
Report Of The Committee on Horse Powers
and INresAers.
The Committee on Horse Powers and
Threshing Machines ask leave to Report,
that as many of the farmers of the county
may not yet have supplied themselves with
machines of that class, i! is matter OF much
regret that there were none for exhibition
excep, Mr.. Charles H. Drury's, of Baltimore.
In the Judgment of your Committee, Mr..
Drury's combine all the essentials of good
mplicity and strength of struc-
ture, care and efficiency in execution. We
award to him for the best Horse Power and
Threshing Machine the premium Of 81.
RICHARD BARNES,
ROBERT w. HANSON,
JOSEPH HURON.
Report Of The Committee on Ploughs.
The Committee on Ploughs report, that
the only samples exhibited were shown by
Charles H. Drury, of Baltimore that the
number and specimens of each were such
as to en,i,le him to the premiums for
The following kinds: For the best 3-horse
Plough for The best 2-horse Plough for
the best 1-horse Plough for the best Hill
side Plough, all Of which are of excellent
quality