There were 25 entries of Plows, on which the following awards were made: PLOWS. Best plow for general purposes, Rice, French & Co., Springfield.... 2d best, Baldwin, Dewitt & Co., Cleveland ..... Best stubble plow, Rice, French & Co., Springfield 2d best, Dorner & Nolte, Cleveland Best sod plow, Wm. Whitely, Springfield 2d best, Dorner & Nolte, Cleveland...... ... Best sub-soil plow, Pierce & Blakeslee, Cleveland. Best one-horse plow, Rice, French & Co., Springfield.... $10 5 10 5 10 5 5 5 AWARDING COMMITTEE.-Jacob Dillman, G. W. Woodworth, Geo. R. Brooker and David Law. In the class of Vehicles there were 29 entries, to which the annexed awards were made: Best trotting wagon, Merts & Riddle, Ravenna "street goods wagon, W. Y. Yates American Express Co., Cleveland. "wood cab for children, Cleveland Wood and Willow Manuf'g Co AWARDING COMMITTEE.-T. B. Fisher, A. W. Hurlbut and Jacob Lawman. $5 5 1 med 5 5 20 There were 20 entries of Sewing Machines, and one entry of Knitting Machine. These received the following awards: SEWING AND KNITTING MACHINES. Best knitting machine, Miss S. Branson, for Aiken's machine, Cincinnati...... $5 Best sewing machine for manufacturing purposes, I. A. Isaacs, Singer's No. 2, Cleveland.. 5 Best sewing machine for family use, J. E. Strong, Wheeler & Wilson's, Cleveland......... 5 Best sewing machine not to exceed $50, D. M. Somerville, Howe's machine, Cleveland ... AWARDING COMMITTEE-Ira Rose, Mrs. N. S. Townshend, M. J. Hurst. With an experience of eleven years in manufacturing and improving their machine, the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company, sparing no expense to render the maching as perfect as can be made, have lately introduced several new improvements, among which are the Glass Cloth Presser and Hemmer and the Glass Braider, as represented in the following diagrams. The Glass Cloth Presser enables the operator to see each stitch as it is formed, and to gnide the work more accurately. The Hemmer is easily attached by sliding it in the place of and substituting it for the Glass Cloth Presser, which is much more convenient than the old style Hemmer. The Braider is a simple and ingenious device for stitching braid on any kind of fabric in the most elaborate designs, without any previous basting. The braid follows the needle with per fect accuracy, taking any curve desired, so that the most intricate pattern may be braided with great rapidity, and, as it is made of glass, the stamped pattern can be seen through it and readily followed. The Corder, made also of glass, holds the cord to its place, and is of great advantage in cord ing shirt bosoms, collars, etc. The ingenuity of the Rotating Hook is wonderful from its remarkable simplicity; it dispenses with the dirt of lubrication, and requires no addition to the power needed to drive the machine, while the stitches are made more rapidly. A good deal of time is also saved in winding the bobbins to form the lock-stitch. This invention of the Rotating Hook is that which has given character to the Wheeler & Wilson Machine, and although the stitch is the same as that originally produced by Howe, it is done by a more simple and ingenious method. The Rotating Hook is upon the end of the main shaft that moves all the work, and is carved out of solid steel by a series of the most ingenious machines that we ever saw in operation. Indeed, it could not be made by any other means, so that every one would be perfect and exactly like every other one. As it revolves it seizes the loop of the thread in the needle the instant it passes through the cloth, opens it out and carries it around the bobbin, so that the thread is then passed through the loop of the stitch; this is then drawn up with the thread in the needle, so that the two are looped together about half way through the cloth, forming the strongest possible seam, showing the stitching exactly even upon both sides, with no threads above the surface to wear off and allow the seam to rip. THIRD DEPARTMENT. In the classes of silks and mill fabrics there wese 25 entries, and the following premiums were awarded: Best 10 yards woolen cloth, Cleveland Woolen Mills, Cleveland.. Best flannel, Cleveland Woolen Mills .... ..... Best pair woolen blankets, Cleveland Woolen Mills Best 10 yards floor oil cloth, John and L. Webster $5 5 3 5 5 AWARDING COMMITEE-C. S. Martindale, H. B. Spellman, E. T. Sturtevant. In the class of Needle, Shell, and Wax Work, there were 245 entries, in which the follow ing awards were made: Best fancy work with needle, Miss. Erinda E. Thomas, Newburgh 3 Best worked collar, Miss. Emma Hills, Cleveland..... Best worked quilts, Miss. M. O. Spring, Geneva. Best white quilt, Mrs. J. J. Shaler, Ashtabula. Best patch work quilt, Mrs. Margaret Johnson, Cleveland. Best lamp stand mats, Mrs. George W. Cainpbell, Delaware. Best worked handkerchief, Mrs. Fanny M. McGarry, Cleveland.. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 In the class of Household Fabrics, there were 120 entries, with the following awards: HOUSEHOLD FABRICS. Best pair of woolen blankets, Mrs. R. Hawkins, Rockport.. .... Best rag carpet, 15 yards, Mrs. A. Morely, Lindenville.... Best double carpet coverlet, Mrs. W. W. Richards, Solon. Best pair woolen knit stockings, Mrs. M. A. Robb, Olmstead $5 3 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 3 $3 5 3 3 2 ... 1 2 |