Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-05
City ann County anteIliornte.

WORCESTER AGRICULTURAL SocIETY.-A
special meeting of the Worcester County Agri-
cultural Society, was held at the Brick Court
House in this city, Wednesday forenoon, to
consider the expediency of surrendering the
last purchase of land by them, in extinguish-
ment of debt to the amount of $1,000. The
proposition of Gov. Lincoln to cancel his claims
against the Society, if the latter would re-deed
the land back to him, excited mucl discussion.
after which the whole subject was postponed
till the next annual meeting.
A committee consisting of John Brooks of
Princeton, c. B. Pratt of Worcester, Harvey
Dodge of Sutton, Joab S. Holt of Holden,
and A. g. Hill of Harvard, to report a list of
committee of arrangements for the next show.
1t was voted to raise a committee, consist
ing of three from Worcester and one from
each town, to be appointed by the President
and Secretary, to solicit donations. 1t was
voted that the women of the county be invited
to become members of the Society. The
meeting adjourned for three weeks, at the
same place.
A meeting of the Trustees was then held, at
which the report of the committee of arrange
ments for last year was read and accepted.
WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL So
cIETY.-The annual meeting of this society
was held at Horticultural Hall, Wednesday
forenoon, the President, d. Waldo Lincoln, in
the chair. The first business in order was the
choice of officers for the ensuing year. MIR.
Lincoln declining reelection, upon balloting
for President, every vote was given for Hon.
ALEXANDER H. BULLOCK. The remaining
officers were then elected, as follows:
Vice Presidents-John Milton Earle, Benz. But
man, John G. Mason.
Secretary-J Henry Hill.
Treasurer-Frederick w Paine.
characterization Harris.
Trustees-Stephen Salisbury, George T. Rice Ed
win Draper, William Workman, George Jaques,
VIM. Greenleaf, III. Dewey, Emory Banister, d.
Waldo Lincoln, S. II. Cotton, Jonathan Grout, Ed
ward Earle, 0. b. Hadwen. and Ichabod Wash
burn of Worcester; j. D. Wheeler OF Grafton; Jon
athan Forbush of Bolton; S. 2. Champney OF Graf
ton; Thomas w. Ward of Shrewsbury; Asa III. Wa
tiers of Millbury; and IL. Ii. Peters of Southboro'.
From the report of the Treasurer, it ap-
pears that the receipts for the past year had
been s1642 16, and the expenditures $500 81,
leaving balance on hand of SAL 65
A resolution, proposed by Mr.. Stephen S.
Foster, that there should not be offered by any
one person, at time, more than 80 specimens
of apples, nor so of pears, was discussed, but
not acted upon.
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS INSURANCE
CoMPANY.-The annual meeting of the men,
bers Of the Merchants and Farmers Insurance
Company, of this city, was held at their rooms
yesterday, at which the following officers were
chosen -
President-Isaac Davis
Secretary-Charles L. Putnam.
Treasurer-Wm. Dickenson.
: Directors-lsaac Davis and VIM. Dickinson of
Worcester, Otis Adams of Grafton A. H. Bullock of
Worcester, John Brooks of Princeton, Joseph A.
Denny Of Leicester, ohm S, Adams of -, Alex.
Dewitt of Oxford, John Z. Robinson of Lowell
Clarendon Harris, E. b. Stoddard, and Charles L.
Putnam of Worcester.