Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1855-01-31
Meeting Of the State Agricultural
Society.

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A very large meeting assembled in the City
Hall, in Trenton, on Wednesday, according tt
notice. for the purpose of forming a, State Ag
ricultural Society. Nearly every county il
the State was represented
The meetingwas called to order att 2 o'clock
by William Reeves, of Gloucester.
Judge WILLIAM p ROBINSON O
/ w arreA Co. y was called TO the chair, ana 4.
! w. GRAY, bf Nliddlesex County, appointed
Secretary.
Several motions preliminary to an organiza
ton were discussed, when on motion of Mr.
Ipgham, it was resolved to be expedient to or
gauize State Society.
Mr.. Ipgham, from committee appointed al
the meeting in Camden, presented and offered
to the consideration of the meeting a Coust.
tuition for the Association, which, on motion d
Mr.. David Naar of Mercer, was referred to 4
committee to be composed of one gentleman
from each County represented at this meetipg
On motion of Mr. Reeves, it was
Resolred, That a committee of one aentle.
man from each Comfy be appointed to nomi-
nate permanent officers for the Society, as soon
as a constitution shall have been adopted.
On motion Of Hon. A. v Bonnei, it was
ResoIrcd, That the representative from each
County nominate the members to the commt
tees appointed.
! Whereupon the following nominations were
made, adopted:
I'm Constitution Burlington, John G. Dea-
con Camden, Jacob NJ. Troth; Cape Nav.
j. H. Diverty; Essex, c. M. Saxton; Glou-
cester, Woodward Warwick; Hunterdon. j. Il.
| Bird; Mercer, g. Rushing; Middlesex, j. ID.
| Buckalew; Monmouth, Bennington Gill.
Ocean, w +. Brown; Passaic, j. r. Riggs
Salem, Thomas Shrouds; Somerset James
Campbell Sussex. George M. Ryerson: War
rem, r. S. Kennedy.
/ On Permanent Offers Burlington, Tho's.
Hancock; Camden, w FL Nicholson: Essex
Benjamin Haines; Gloucester, G. Reeves.
Hunterdon, VIM Tinsiman; Mercer, Lewis
Perrine; Middllesex, J. A. Pool; Monmouth.
Il. S. Conover; Passaic, T. D. Hoxsey; Salem
J. Ingham; Somerset, Philemon Dunn; Sussex,
A. Davis; Warren, A Smith.
The meeting then adjourned to meet at 2 ~
o'clock, p NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At half-past two the Society met, and was
called to order by the chairman
He, essgellesls, the q vos.srer ,,.ose.,t
was invited to take his seat with the officers OF
I the meeting 80 tsi
Mr.. john G. Deacon, from the committee
on the Constitution, made report, whereupoh
the Constitution was taken up considered by
sections, and adopted, and the committee dis
charged
Mr.. Hancock, from the committee on per-
manent officers, reported as follows: ga
For President, esss
CHARLES S. OLDEN. of Mercer
For Tice Presidents. Il
Congressional Districts
1st. JOHN r. SlcKfER, Of Gloucester.
I'd. LEWIS PERRINE, of Mercer.
3D.. JAMES CAMPBELL. of Somerset. as
4th. AARON RoBINsoN, of Somerset.
9Th: CHARLES NJ SAx9oN, of Essex.
Corresponding Secrctary-J II FRAzEE, Of
Somerset
Recording Secretary F. P. AurIN, of Mer-
GER
Ireasurer--JoHN FL. CHAMBEBs.
General Co@ps5ttee.- los. Thompson, Attain
tie; VIM. Parry. Geo. 3. Deacon, Sam1 A
Dowdy Tho's. Hancock and Barclay White.
Burlington; BaW. Cooper, Edward BEETLE,
Chalkey Albertson, Camden; r. G. Holmes.
Cape May; Thomas Flanagan, John L Nix
on; Cumberland; G. S Hanes, George Harris
horne J. w Hays, John G. Blake, Francis
B, Chetwood, Joseph Cross, Henry Meeker,
John Hane, William Reed Essex; Charles
Reeve, Thomas FL. Whitney, Gloucester; Abb
jah Hendrckson. Isaac Pullen, james yande-
venter, Merees; Sc Steele, james Bucka-
lew, DOM B. Edgar, John A. Poole, Middle-
sex; David forman, james s. Lawrence, VIM
Henry Hendrickson, Joel Parker, Monmouth: