Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-20
City anb County YnteIligenre,
Worcester Agricultural Society.

The annual meeting of the Worcester Agri
cultural Society was held at their hall, il
Worcester, on Wednesday, the 18th of Octo
Der inst, VIM. S. LINCOLN, President in the
chair.
The Society proceeded to the choice of off
GERS, previous to which the President stated
that while he shrunk from no labor which the
Society might impose on him, yet, in accord
ance with custom, which he approved, he
withdrew himself as candidate for the office,
a ballot was then taken, and the vote was
unanimous, with one exception, for William S,
Lincoln. The other officers were then elect
ed, and the Board for the ensuing year John
A. Dana having declined reelection as Sc
cretary,) is as follows
Decentralization S. Lincoln.
Vice Presidents-A. G. Hill, Harvey Dodge.
Recording Secretary-Henry S. Keith.
Treasurer--Charles NJ. Miles.
Auditors-Wm. S. Lincoln, George Hodges, Jr.
TRUSTEES.
Athol-Benj. Estabrook; Auburn-Albert Kelly,
Joseph S. Perry; Barre-James w. jenkins, David
Lee; Berlin-George II. Barnes; Professionalism
L. Todd; Bolton-Amory Holman, iona Forbush
Boyston-Lambert Lamson, David I. Moore;
Brookfeld-E. Twichell, Francis Howe; Clinton
IL. n. Bigelow; Charlton-SimonC Carpenter, Alpine
us Davis David Carpenter, f. NJ. Farnum; Douglas
Warren Hunt; Dudley-Lemuel Healey; Fitch
bnrg-Ivers Phillips, Alvah Crocker; GraftOn-Jo-
seph Bruce, Charles Brigham, Henry +. Wing
Otis Adams w Fiske Wheeler, J. IL. Allen; Hard
wick-Wm, MiXter; Harvard-W. S: Harrod, I, s.
Bracket, Trumbull Bull; Holden-B. w Abbott
A. f. Damon, I. E. Hall, d. f, Parmenter; Lancas-
ter-Jacob Fisher, Silas Thurston, Benz Willard
Leicester-Joseph A. Denny, Reuben 5. Denny; lie,
ominster-James Fletcher, Jabez b. Low. Leonard
Burrage; Lunenburg-B. 6. Whiting; Mendon-
Benz Davenport Silas Dudley, John G. Metcalfi
Millbury-Clough r. Miles, Sam'l d. Torrey, John
G. Wood; Milford-sullivan Sumner, orison I'm
derwood, A. C. MAYHEM; New Braintree-Samuel
AIixter, Job Ranger, b. f. Hamilton, Moses Pol
lard; Northboro'-Geo. C. Davis; Northbridge-
Paul Within; North Brookfeld-Amasa Walker;
Oakham-James Allen; oxford-Alexander De
Witt, Marshall Pratt Phillipston-ason Goulding
Princeton-J ohm Brooks, los A. Reed, John Brooks,
Jr, N. b Reed, Wilks Roper, w. b. Goodnow;
Royalston-Elmer Newton Shrewsbury. b.
HapgOod Adam Harrington, S. d. Ward, Seth
Wyman, Francis S. Allen, Thos w. Ward South.
bridge-A. F. Ammdown; Southboro-Peter Fay,
Joseph Burnett Spencer-Josiah Green Sterling
Moses Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer; Sturbridge-Reu-
ben Carpenter; Sutton-James Taylor, Putnam
King Robert Fosdick; Templeton-Artemas Lee;
UptOn-Wm. Knowlton; Uxbridge-Lewis S. Taft;
Webster-R. o. Storrs; INSTRUMENTATION Warren,
j. A. Fayerweather Chas. z. Rice, q. c. Sanborn,
C. B. Demond; West Boylston-Amos F. Knight,
Charles Goodale Warren-Reuben Waters; Wor-
cester-Levi Lincoln, Isaac Davis Stephen Salisbu-
ry Alexander IL. Bullock, Rejoice Newton, ID. w.
Lincoln, George Hobbs, Anthony Chase Ohm Mil
ton Earle, Vim. A Wheeler, Oramel Martin, Chas.
b. Pratt, George S. Howe, John A. Dana, Geo. A.
Chamberlain, John Hammond, Edwin Bynner,
Walter Bgelow, VIM. b. Fox, Jr., Marshall Flagg,
Rufus Carter, VIM. Eames, VIM. C. Clark, Charles
Bowen, Merrick Bemis.
The Treasurer's report was read and accept
ed. From this, it appears that the receipts at
the annual exhibition the present year, were
s11S1 16, and $50 additional has been received
for use of the grounds. The expenses of the
show were 1898 81, and the salaries of Secretary
and Treasurer S110. The amount to be re.
ceived from the state will more than pay what
is outstanding on premiums, and there is now
in the Treasury $40 co. The interest on the
debt of the society is paid to Oct. l, 1859, and
the balance in the Treasury will enable the
Trustees to pay $500 of the principal the pres
ent year.
The committee on reclaimed meadow
swamps, and upland, made an interesting re-
port, through Hon. Rejoice Newton, their
chairman, detailing the successful experiments
of Curtis Chamberlin of scarborough, in re-
claiming lot of about II acres of swamp land,
and awarding to him the socety's premium Of
$40, which, was confirmed by vote of the So
ciety.
Hon. John Brooks was elected delegate Of
the Society to constitute member of the State
Board of Agriculture for three years.
Henry r. Keith, Adam Harrington, George
Hodges, Jr., A. G. Hill and Geo. C.. Sanborn
were appointed committee, to consider what
disposition whali be made of the grounds of
the Society for the ensuing year, and also the
proposition of Gov. Lincoln to take back the
last purchase made of him by the Society, and
to surrender the security given for the pay
ment thereof.
The Society then adjourned to meet at such
time as shall be designated in the newspapers
by the President.
MEETING OF TRUSTEES.
AT meeting of the Trustees, at the close of
the Society's meeting, the report of the COM
mittee on Manufactures, which was not ready
at the close of the annual show, was received
and accepted
A premium of Sc was awarded at the an.
nual exhibition to B. ID. Godfrey of Milford
for stallion, and it appearing by a strict con-
struction of the rules that the animal was not
entitled thereto, it was voted, in consideration
of the quality of the horse that the amount
awarded as a premium be paid to him, as a
gratuity