Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-30
Lincoln Agricultural and Hor
ticultural Society.

ration of the Lincoln Horticultural and Ag
riculural Society, approved by the Govern
or April 23d, 1852, a meeting was holden
the Mariners Bank Hall, in Wiscasser, or
the 10th day Of August, a. d. 1852, at II
O'Clock, A. NJ.
The meeting was called 10 order by Al
| exander Johnston, Jr., of Wiscasset. and OF
motion, b. C. Barley, Esq, of Bath, wa:
chosen chairman, and Erastus Foo;c, Jr. Esq
of Wscasset, was chosen Clerk, and The
oath duly administered.
After some interesting remarks, explain
ing the general objects Of the Society, from
several gentlemen present, the roll was called
and twenty-five of the persons named in the
call, answered to their names, viz:
Alex. Johnston, Jr., Sidney b. Cushnan,
Erastus Foote, Jr., Henry Ingalls,, of Wis.
casset; John Holmes, John S. Wright, E
of Bath; VIM. b. Trufant, OF West Bath
wich; Thomas N. Aver, J. w. SAWYER, Ma
Boorhbay; Isaac Pool, Ebenezer Hodge
Smouse, John Courier, John Sidelinger, Re.
mas Tyler, of WaIdoboro': Myrck l..
Weeks, Ephraim Weeks, of Jefferson James
w. Partridge, of Bristol: many others
named also in the Act, were subsequently,
present.
1t was voted unanimously by the meeting,
"Thal we accept the Charter incorporating
the Lincoln Agricultural and Horticultural
Society," and place the same Oh record"
Tn motion, Alex. Johnston, Jr., E. w.
Farley, Nathaniel Ford, Harvey Prebe, and
Isaac Pool, were appointed committee to
repor! code of BY Laws.
On motion, Henry Ingalls,, VIM. B. Tru-
FAINT, John Holmes, Myrick l.. Weeks, and
George ID. Smouse, were appointed com
mlttee 10 report and nominate a list of Off
GERS TO be chosen by ballot for the ensuing
year.
The meeting was again addressed BY
Messrs. Farley. Barley, Wright, Ford and
Cushman in series OF able and spirited re-
marks, well timed and fifty spoken for the
occasion.
Adjourned TO same place al 2 o'clock, P.
Nj.
Mariners Bank Hall, 2 p. NJ.
The Society assembled at the appointed
time, aud were called 10 order by the chair
man.
Remarks were then offered by Rev. S. F.
Dixie, OF Bath, touching the importance of ed
ucoting the public mind, OH the subject OF Ag-
riculture and kindred pursuits The gen
tlemen alluded to The necessity Of education,
IN The various arIs sciences, trades and pro-
LESSONS OF life and expressed the conyc-
uo' '.,"' "ieii WHO are iar'lers anu l'iiefs vi
''io sui "ou'u derive great pronl ana en-
couragement from more Systematic acqul-
sltIon OF knowledge and information, re-
speeding the great science in which they are
engaged. He hoped great future good 10
the County, would result from the establish
ment of this Society,"
MIR. Dixie was followed by the Hon. Eras-
tus Foote, of Wiscasset, a veteran pioneer in
the art, who spoke OF the early efforts OF the
farmers OF this section, 10 establish Socle-
~ OF uliS aescr'p'ion' LOT mu'uai oeneh', as
wen as pubic soou- ne aiiuueu 10 ''ie
w. nL ~ on W.. 'nn ,n.,
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t"sI' '"e ',"'''io'u ".iieul'ie winch oese'
'"e 5r nusou'iu'i'"h ou'y u''i.y yeaie "so'
ine Se"''e"''' SpoAe Vi l''e dios anu eli,
cou'a8ethe"Is we nave 10 move onward ana
a,t "n'" n :" LIZ ;da"a ~ ,;n,'I,nr,i n,,r
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l..olus vi n,'er 'n; SUI Sa n''e' Wy 'ne
H. "unat Im .,,'o., - - ,,',s 49, e ~
nc u'seu cpo' ,'e '''e'i'oe's VI '"e asso'
cla'loi' ''he TACT; mat every man VINO ctl'i
Vates a 'ree' shruo; or mower even, does
soele'hIn9 'owrlns 'ite improvement ol 'ilose
,''i"ehces' winch 50 id'"ia"iy ana po"etlu'
" impress 'ne minus ana morals Oh the who'e
community m,
nc re'ii"rhS VI vi roo'e were 'Is'ene'
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VIZ eHPe,io.o an0 ". ""u e""'''' e
W Ii liz 80 ,,'' so n'"' ,na 49,
s, :, 80 W oAf n WI '..;,t h" w.
earnest hone Ih,I rl;s ef1nrr would he crown.
sd ,,';,', noro I"as 'ms "''' 10 '''""
M Iah.i,,, g H. ;,, d,
' 'ho h ~ s',e ,ha, '' r,e., vi 10y
- u.on '''''i'''e" '"o" 'ePo''' ""'o'
wa" Th a.c coba afp v 1,us ,s tho, ,dor,ed
,;,h b., sr;oh, n.taI ai,o.n';o, -: -"
raad and J;scnssad aach ar,;r,a s;ma, 49, -
raa,,,ar n.tar -" IVY '"s''' !"
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Inc loho"ihS hafhe" Seh'ieh,ei' oeine
present al the hee'in9 were 'heh ouiy eject
ed members OF the ooc,e'y:
Samuel I. Dixie, OF bath; Thomas SIM
mons, OF WaldoooIo; Benz; ID. Goodwin, o
dresden Johh Wenp or dresden Luther
NJ. nehneay' Oh w t'l'elle!d' fiehry feasley
OF "hl'eneiu John olhso., OF DriS'oi
Isaac y: Ui'dden' OF ANA; william mop
kins, oil Newcastle: Lraslus foo'e, oil WIS
sasset; u. N. hehhedy' vi "iscasset' WIN
Lowell, oil W'scassei.
Mr. lngalls. OF 'he Commi'!ee on me nom
lna1ioh OF olhcers Oh the society, lot me en-
suing year, submitted 'helr report "h'ch was