Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-09
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4 The annual Convention of Delegate
4 from County Agricultural Societies, II
J connection with the State Board of Agri
culture, was held in the Senate Chamber
ON Wednesday, January s, 1868. The Con
. vention was called to order at about i,
O'Clock A. NJ, by Daniel Mcmillan, o
J Greene, President of the State Board. J
Il. Klippart, of Franklin, Secretary of til,
state Board, acted as Secretary of th'
} Convention. The counties were then call
ed for their delegates and reports.
), President Mcmillan then read an inter
esting and practical address to the mem
bers of the Convention. The following
gentlemen were appointed Business com
mittee: sMessrs. N. S. Townsend,s of Lo-
rain; J. F. Willis, of Madison; w.B. Nc.
Clung, of Miami, and J. Nj. Terrence, o.
| Greene. .sss
Judge Jones' sof Delswsre.s offereds'tht
following resolution, which was adopted,
after considerable discussion:
i Resolued, That in the opinion of this
4 tConyention the rule of law or decision oI
the Supreme Court of Ohio in the
case of Butler ". Peck, Q6 Ohio
MA. S.ase ReportS which ;tchpps prevents ,,a
Iown land to drain off stagnant water.
without making himself liable to damages
to the owners of the land. over which it
may pass, though. carried. in a natural
course. ought to be changed by, legislative
enactment, so as to make it lawful to con-
struct such drains without incurring LA
oiiity for damage. when proper care is
taken to do no unnecessary injury.
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mittee, reported series of resolutions to
be acted upon by the Convention. The
report was accepted and the committee
discharged. g. ~ SO
The first resolution reported by the
Business committee, was taken up and dis
cussed. tIt read as follows:G Y
Resolued. That it is expedient to change
the time of holding this Convention to
ks0me period earlier or later. Efn ~vS
The resolution was finally laid upon the
table to give an opportunity for the Con-
vention to receive nominations for mem
bersi of the. State Board, to supply the
places of the five members whose terms
had expired. The five retiring members
were: Thomas C. Jones, of Delaware !;
Nelson >. Turney, Pickaway William B.
McClung, Miami; James Fullington, Mad
ison, and William H. Grier. of Lake.
The nominations having been made, DIR
Warder, Of Cincinnati, President of the.
State Horticultural Society, was invited to
address the Convention on its reassembling
In the afternoon. - gsAs ASs y -
The Convention then took recess till
two o'clock p. m. .1uos cssS OH
x AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion Of 81. z. Mason, of Monroe, a
resolution was adopted, recommending ito
the Legislature the amendment of the act
which requires the printing of list of
awards aud an abstract of the Treasurer's
report in some ne ewspaper of the, county or
district, where county societies are held, so
as to leave it optional with the County
Board as to where all such printing shall
be done.% snsa 70 titasisaos Vsss .l.ia
The address of DIR. Warder was listened
to with great interest and attention. 1t
was a practical discourse upon the insects
most destructive to the Ohio farmer and
gardner. .CA9i1tlN
The resolution in regard to change of
time forholling the Convention, was taken
up. The question being whether it is ex-
+pedient tomake change at all, the coun-
ties were called, and the vote stood-For-a
,cbancpee Al. Aoa;nst,t 81, lllsgFa
:. The Gonvent;on. then. decided that tho
annual meeting should be held hereafter on
the, third "Wednesday, ,,,f ,o,f lamar
second sresoiut,on .renortef, Inv the
D.-~s
patby of this Convention with other As
sociations ii, this State having in charge
special interests connected with .agricul-
ture. was taken nm and adonted ,a2ll sei
Th4 stb;rdt resolution renortad bv tbe