Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-09-03
CHARLES COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY,"
AUGUST 26th. 1876,

AUGUST Goth, 1851.
An adjourned meeting of the Society was held
this day. The President, JOHN Hamilton, in the
Chair. The proceedings of the last meeting were
read.
The substitutes offered by Mr.. BURGESS and DR..
DENT at the last meeting, were taken up for con-
sideration.
Dr. DENT withdrew his substitute. The ques-
ton was then taken upon the adoption of that Of
( fered by Mr. BURGESS, and it was rejected
Dr. DENT offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
RESOLVED, That all animals having once obtained
the highe premium for which they have been en-
tered and being excluded by previous resolution
from subsequent premium, if still the best shall
be entitled to certificate of highest merit
Mr.. BURGESS moved to rescind so much of re-
solution No 7, passed Goth July, 1850, as requires
that saddle and carriage horses shall be raised in.
the county to enttle them to premium. With
drawn; and the motion renewed by F. H. D1GGEsy
Esq. 1t was rejected.
| GEoRGE BRENT, Esq, offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted
Resotred, That the Executive Committee be d.
rected, if the funds of this Society will allow to
offer premium for the best single harness horse
Committee
offer premium of 50.
Major VIM B. STONE offered the following re-
solutions, which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
| Resolved, That the members of this Society who
do not reside in the county be notified by the Cor
responding Secretary of the time of the Annual
Meeting, and that they be respectfully invited to
attend
Resolved, That the Corresponding Secretary be
requested to invite the States Chemist to visit our
county, and to inform the editor of the Chimes
of his answer, sc.
The President Banded to the Secretary, to be
read, list of the following named gentlemen, re-
sidents of Baltimore city, who had lately become
members of the Society:
Hamilton & Easter, Francis Neale, Henry Luck
EFT, j. Pike, Alexander Penn, Sanders & Bro,
Ward & Bro, w. w. Jenkins, Charles Ferguson,
George Hannah, Sinclair s. Co., S. Fenby & Bro
N. Walker s Co., J. j. s. F. Turner, B. r. Spald-
| ing, Richard Lilly
the last and referred to the consideration of this
meeting, was taken up and adopted in the follow
ing form:
Resolved, That the farmers of this county, gene
rally, be and they hereby invited, for purposes
| of sale at the Annual Fairs of this Society, to
| bring all descriptions of Stock-Horses, Cattle,
Sheep, &c.-and that the third day of said Annual
air or FXhlbltlon be hXed Tor the sale OF stock
exhibited for that purpose and that notice of said
sale be given in each year in the Port Tobacco
Times, once a week for three months previous to
said sale and exhibition and that said notice be
accompanied by notice that the said Stock be
exhibited at the risk and charge of the owners.
| Mr.. BURGEss withdrew the second resolution
offered by him at the last meeting, and which was
referred to the consideration Of this meeting.
| 1t was then announced to the Society, that the
| Executive Committee had fixed upon the second
Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 18Th of No
RENDER ne1t, for holding the Annual Exhibition and
| Fair.
The Society adjourned