Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-01-05
worcester Co. ,Hortlcultural societv.


The ANNUAL, MEETINo Of this Society was
held at their Hall ID this city, on Wednesday, Dec.
4, whena reorganization for the current year took
place by ,he eeclioa If the following officers. viz:
Prssidens--HoE. STEPHEN SALISBURY.
nv Vice Presidents.
WrbLEAM t. MERRIFELD, of Worcester.
JOHN z. WHITIEe, Of Northbridge,
GEORGE I. RICE, OF Worcester.
Trustees.
John Milton Earle, Worcester C. w. Forhush,
Grafton, |. Davis, Worcesler,W. NJ. Bickford ,Wor-
cester, VIM. G. Capron, Uxbridge, VIM. Workman,
Worcester, Ansel Lakin, Worcester, Joseph A.
Denny, Leicester, Leonard Burrage, Leoninster,
Geo. Jaques, Worcester, Geo. A. Dresser, Worces.
ter, d. Waldo Lincoln, Worcester, $. P. Champ.
ney, Worcester, Harvey Dodge, Sutton, Job c.
Stone, Shrewsbury, Samuel II. Cotton, Worcester,
Thos. Bond, North Brook6ed, John Brooks Prince
ton, Emery Bannister, Worcester, Jonathan For.
bush. Bolton.
Seeradry=J, Henry Hill.
IfeasHH-Ered. WIN. Paire.
Libratian Clarendon Harris. NJ
AHditors--George t. Rice, Wm, M. Bickiord.
The following persons were appoiafed COM
MITE E on PREmIUMs, and directed 10 prepare
List OF Premiums, and rates under which they shall
be awarded, and report the same to the Trustees,
viz:
VIM. Workman, Rufus Woodward, Samuel F.
Haven, John Milton Earle, George Jacques, Harvey
Dodge, Ansel l4akin.
From the Treasurer's report, it appears, that the
receipts during the year for rent, Members admis-
sion fees, and the proceeds Of the annual exhibition
were $2,164,3s
Amount expended fpr repairs, hsa
expenses OF ExhibiIion,taxes,
printing, &c, SC, SsO5.n
or which 1924, IL was Tor fur
nishing the Hall and does not
belong TO the expenses of the
year, aud 1856 was arrearages
OF former years, making 4l0,l2
Leaving 1894, SO
Which makes the nett income
from the Society's property and --i
the years operations $l766,74
The interest on the Society's
deb, Of $4,000 is 1000
Cash on hand 64,24
So that the debt Of the Society has been reduced
about $1,000 during the past year.
The following communication was received from
the President OF the Society:
Worcester, Jan. 4, 1854.
To the Worcester County horticultural Society:
For the relief Of the Building COMMITTEE from
suretyshps for the Corporation debt, and for the in
crease Of the efficiency Of the Soce,y, BY the en-
argement of its available income, offer to pay TO
Frederic w. Paine, Esq, your Treasurer, the
Of three thousand dollars, TO be applied TO the reduc
ton of the Society's debt to such as shall
require no other security than the Socetys note and
a mortgage of the Horticultural Hall.
am prepared TO make the payment, whenever
the Society shall signify their acceptance Of this
offer. With respect,
Your obi. Servant,
STEPHEN SALISBURY.
This communication was referred to Committee
Consisting Of John Milton Earle, Daniel w. Lincoln
and George T. Rice, who shortly reported the fol
loving Preamble and Resolve, which was adopted,
aud ordered to be placed the Records of ths So
cieiy and communicated to the President:
Whereas, communication has this day been re-
ceved from the President Of this Society, rendering
the sum OF three thousand dollars, as donation, TO
be applied to the liquidation Of the debt contracted
for building the Hall, therefore,
ResOlued,, that the thanks OF The Society be, and
the same are, hereby, gratefully rendered TO the
Hon. Stephen Salisbury, for the truly muni6cent do
nation offered by him, and that the same be hereby
accepted.
The Librarian made his reporl from which il ap-
pears that the library has been largely increased
during the year, in part by purchase, but more by
donations. Several of the works added very
valuable standard publications. vote Of thanks
was passed to the several donors.