Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-08
CITY AND COUNTY.

The members were called to order by John NJ.
Earle, vice president, when a letter was read
from Hon. A. II. Bullock decling to be Il can
hidate for reelection to the presidency A
ballot being taken, vice president GEORGE
JAouEs was declared president, he having re-
ceved Is ont of 81 votes.
committee of nomination subsequently re-
ported the following list of officers, who were
then unanimously elected by BALLOT
Vice Presidents william T. Merrifed and Ed
ward Earle of Worcester Paul Within of North
bridge
Secretary and Northumberland W. Lincoln of
Worcester
Observation-Disclosures W. Paine of Worcester.
rrusees-Stephen salisbury, George ]. Rice,
John NJ: Earle Edwin Draper, William lam, Workman,
benjamin Butman, John G. Ripley, William Green
leaf Francis II. Dewey, Emory. Banistcr, ID. Waldo
Lincoln, Samuel IL Cotton, Jonathan Grout,
Charles Allen, Obediah Il. Hadwen, and James f.
Allen of Worcester, Jonathan d. Wheeler and 5.
L. Champney of Grafton, Harvey Dodge OF Sutton,
Thomas W. Wood of Shrewsbury
Auditors-Emory BAnister and Samuel II. Cotton
OF Worcester.
The annual report of the treasurer, by
which it appeared that the debt of the society
had been reduced, during the past year near
ly $500, was read and accepted. The report
of the secretary, as acting librarian, was also
read and upon motion of Mr.. j. NJ Earle, it
was voted that it be offered to the Spy for
publication.
vote of thanks to Mr.. Lincoln, for his
able and efficient services in the office of Sec
rotary, during the past year, was passed unan-
imously. And, after some remarks by Mr.
| John NJ. Earle, upon the great value of the
weekly meetings, and the Importance of MAIN
tanning them, the meeting of the society was
| dissolved
LIBRARIANS REPORT.
To the Trustees of the Worcester County
| horticultural Society AT meeting OF the
! trustees, holden upon the 18th day of Februa-
ry, \. D., 1862, it was voted to accept the re-
port of the special committee appointed to con-
slider the expediency Of removing the library
of the society to Horticultural Hall, and to
empower the committee on the library to eff.
feet such removal at their best dscretion;"
and by subsequent action OF the trustees,
Messrs. Jonathan Grout, Clarendon Harris,
| d. Waldo Lincoln, and George jacques, were
| constituted the committee Gu the library"
BY their labors the work OF transferring the
books and cases was safely and speedily ac-
compliShed.
The librarian, Clarendon Harris, Esq,
who had discharged the duties OF his
Office tor SO many years with singu-
lar efficiency and fidelity, finding it i'm
possible to continue i'll that position in the
new locality, greatly to the regret OF the board
Of trustees, resigned his place. At the re-
quest of the committee the secretary consent
ed to assume the Office, and by so doing it has
become his duty to submit to the trustees Ia
report OF the present condition Of the library
in itself and as affected by its change Of loca-
ton.
The condition of the volumes is most salts
factory. Being mostly neatly and strongly
bound, it would seem that the most ordinary
care should suffice to preserve them from in
jury. That measure Of precaution, coupled
with the good taste inscparable from member
ship of the society, has amply availed; and
it is believed that few equal collections OF
books can be shown, which have been gathered
together SO long, where so little actual dam
age is visible.
Bat little has been done to augment the col
lection upon the shelves, beyond the accept
e,a-A4. f-s4nh donations as friendship or the
briefly recited journal OF Horticulture, |
vol. quarto Florist l vol. Svo; Loudons
Encyclopedia of Plants, edition of 1866, l vol.
Syo; Revue HorticOle, 1861, l vol. Svo; Open
Air Grape Culture (Phin.) 1862, vol. 12mo.
And the following were donations Amer
lCtll It New anu universal Itanu BOOK
from ID. Waldo Lincoln; Harris on Insects.
new and illustrated edition of 1862, from the
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Agricultur-
al Report, Patent Office, 1850, from ID. p
Holloway, Esq; Mechanical Report do. 1860,
from Hon. Charles Sumner: Agricultural
Report, do. 1861, from d. p. Holloway, Esq
Transactions New York State Agricultural
Saciety, 1860, from c. l.. Flint, Esq; Tran
sactl0ns California do. 1859, from j. ID. Bald
win, Esq; Transactions Rhode Island Society
for encouraging Domestic Industry, two pam
phlets, from Clarendon Harris, ESQ.,. Ninth
Annual Report Massachusetts Board of Agri-
culture, 1861, from Charles l.. Flint, Esq.
Fifth Annual Report of Commissioners Cen
trail Park, n. y, 1862, from f. w. Paine,
Esq 1t will be noticed that the library has
but slightly increased in the mere number Of
volumes. But it must he remembered that
the works devoted to any one special subject
OF human investigation OF taste, are quite linn
lted Most writers upon horticulture,
as upon cognate pursuits, publish the
fruits of their researches in the periodicals
of the day, whose regular issue enables an
author to keep his views in all their freshness
steadily before the public mind. OF horticul-
tural magazines, it is believed that we have
suficiency. But it is not doubted that much
might be done, by the active and cordial co
many valuable and desirable accessions to our
collection. Beyond such individual aid the
undersigned can only advise continuance Of
the present method, by which the permanent
development Of the library is certainly, if
somewhat slowly, ensured. 1t is still less
likely than heretofore that many books will be
published which it will be indispensable to
procure by purchase.
BY comparison of the record for the past
year with that of its predecessors, it will be
found that the advantages of the library have
been more generally improved since its trans.
| fer to Horticultural Hall. Prior to that event
there had been, with the exception of single
year, steady and progressive dminution in
| the number of volumes taken out by members
In 1858 the number was rs; in 1859, AZ; in
1860, ~; in 1861, GA and from Feb. 9th,
| 1862, ia. In addition, the books in the Ii.
brary have been extensively used for consul
tation and reference during the weekly meet.
ings.
The committee upon the subject of re-
location of the library, in their report made
use Of the following argument:
Zone consideration of general policy
not affecting the library deserves atten-
ton This building constitutes the whole
property of the society, from which its reve-
nue. is derived. The value OF this hall as a
place of public assemblage and patronage de-
ponds, in some measure, upon the manner in
which and the purpose for which it is used
The valuable library of the society deposited
L. l..