The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE,
STATE OF THERAoMgTER To-DAY.-Six A. NJ,
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PHILADELPTIA SOCIETY FOR PRoMoTINa AG-
RIcULTURE.--A regular monthly meeting of this
Society was held this morning, at their rooms in
Walnut street, Craig Biddle, President, in the
chair.
The receipt of reports from the Agricultural
Department, also, number OF photographs of
animals were acknowledged.
IL was decided by the Society 30 have fall
sale Of stock, TO take place in the month Of oc-
tober. .u.
The following committees were appointed TO
represent the Society at the annual exhibitions of
the following named Societies, to take place
during the present month";
Chester County-Messrs @. w Harrison, Geo. Blight,
Iucss County-Messrs. John Lsrdaer Dr. King DR..
Fox, g. Biddle, W. Fisher.
STATE soeiety Easton-Dayid Landreth, J. AicGowen
J. S. HHnes, G. W. Harrison, Dr. w. II, wttmer.
burlington County-Dr. hchoheld, A. Mailiaird, John
MeGowen, G. II. shn, +, Bright.
DIR. Kennedy, after u few appropriate remarks,
offered the following, which was agreed to -
ResoUsd, That in the death Of Dennis Kelly our Society
has lo,t an old and valued member long dened esgs-
the true adyaneement OF agriculture IN Eastern Pennsy-
which made him alike the farmer and maui
isctuer the liberal heuer OF deserving friends ana the
ber efaotor OF the neighborhood In which he dwelt.
The Society then adjourned.
PARADE THIS MoRNING.-As we announced in
THE TELEGRAPH yesterday, the SGD Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived in this city at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. They were received at
the Baltimore depot by Committee of Councils
and the friends of the regiment, after which the
men marched to the refreshment saloons and
partook of a supper prepared for them.
This morning the parade took place, and at
noon the returned veterans patsed along Chestnut
street 10 Third in the following ORDER
Twenty third Resimeat-colouel Glenn.
Reception Committee or Councils.
Reception cq@eS Tg Rs5g 9 Ys,erans A's'h
Ambuauees carrying SICK ana wounded Of KeslmenI'
Henry Guards.
Returned Veterans q Old Regiment.
Noyamensng Hose Company
Ambuanees.
The line of march was then continued up Third
to Arch, up Arch to Seventh, up Seventh to Race,
down Race to National Guards Hall, where the
line was dismissed
This regiment returned under the command Of
Colonel Isaac @. Bassett. II has been about three
years with the Army Of the Potomac, and during
that time II has earned an imperishRble fame.
The hardy look Of the veterans, and the bullet-
riddled colOrs which the remnant of the regiment
paraded with this morning, well attest the fear
ful struggles in which this regiment has been
engaged.
During the past few weeks the sgd has been
stationed under Sheridan, in the Shenandoah
valley.
MONTHLY MEErNG.-The regular monthly
meeting of the Pennsylvania Horticultural So
ciety was held last evening at the hall of the So
ciety, Broad and Walnut streets. An essay on
the 'Hbenatlon and It's Relations to Horticul-
ture," was read by the Secretary, A. w. Harri-
son, Esq. The essay WAS by SIS. Rathyon, or
Lancaster, trs1. -r.n