The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
$500 A YEAR.
Communication.
For the Conserrative.

and tendency thereto, have been so
we'll demonstrated in his attacks
upon the Morgan County Agricul-
tnral Society for some time past,
again renews his falsehoods in last
weeks issue of that delectable
sheet, in commenting on the Treas
urer's Report Of the Society for the
year 1869. II is his misfortune to
have q very limited knowledge Of
tho Science ofaccounts, or, perhaps,
he might not have made himself
appear quito as ridiculous as he
has by some o! his mlsreprescnta"
tions and misconstructions of that
Report, which ho refers 10 with 30
much self satisfaction, and which
he now thinks has demolished the
stronghold OF The Secretary against
his evil-disposed tongue. 1t ia n
pity TO deprive this miserable, de-
ludcd youth Of his "swcct morsel,"
but the "truth must be told, though
the Heavens fall"
HIS statement that "tiey (tho
Society are obliged to draw tho
5000 90, allowed them by the Leg
isloture for the year 1870, to pay
their indebtedness ofthe year 1862"
is as false os his general statements
of tho opnrRtiops of tho
Society have heretofore boon.
The Society have not yet drawn
their allowance of 1900 90 for 1869,
which. when paid, will relieve them
of all Indebtedness, and leave nice
balance to begin tho present year
with. Their allowance is never
drawn in advance, and not until
after the close Of tho year and
report Of the operations oc this So
clety for the ycnr is made to tho
State Board Of Agriculture. This
will bo done on the 9th inst, after
which time tho Society will again
be in funds. The allowance COR
1870 cannot bo drawn until after
the close Of that year. The Secro-
tary never assorted that the SocIcty
was table to pay it's debts at all
times" as this malicious slanderor
represents. In one year-l869-
out OF the four years that he has
served rs Secretary, the Society
was unable to meet its obligations
by reason of important improve
men,s upon tho Grounds, but they
have all bocn cancelled during tho
present year, and the Society, by
faithful and judicious management,
is ready TO meet all ITS obligations,
and commence the now year with
q balance in its Treasury.
What better exhibit Of the fnan.
ces OF the Society, would this poor,
plt,fuI, pusilIanimous specimen Of
humanity want than this Repor: of
the Treasurer, showing that not
only ia lhe Society able TO pay all
It's premiums and expenses of tho
year 1869, but also rald in addition
thereto S112 43 unpaid premiune of
1868, and Sab 0S borrowed money
and interest; that, too, IN the only
year when the Horald Office didn't
get 10 fleece the Society in the way
of Job Printing. S525 81 paid out
by the Society, over and above the
expcuHes of 1869, for the indebted-
ness Of the year 1868, isqulte nice
sum, and 33k per cent Of the erttrc
receipis of tho year 1869 and shows
: fair financial status, and reasona-
bly, good management OF the same,
the lying assertions of the theatri
cal aapnant and mountebank of tho
Herald to tho contrary notwith'
standing.
Tho statement this bar-room
. hangor.on makes Of a proposition
the "Secretary has made to furnish
, tho Premium. List free the subse
: quent yoar," upon certain condi-
tions, is as false as his debased
mind could conceive, and in keepa
ing with his erroneous statements
Of "largost schoo;e,' ''insuiliciency
of our new school house, ,""ex -Sher'
, IF Murduck's 8 manner of ojectlng a
person from the Court house." and
, hundreda Of other willful misstate-
, meuts for which he has been bro'ght
to account duriog tho short period
his slang and school-boy effusIons
have appeared IN the Herald
, However, my experience as Secre-
, tary of the Morgan County Agri-
cultural Society has enabled mo to
devise q plan whereby the Premium
List can be furnished gratuitously
TO the Society, in much bettor form,
{ and free from the typographical or.
rOrs 1t has heretofore been subject
to in that Office under this wise-a'
ere's management, reaching grea'
ter number OF readers, and givlns
' better satisfaction, and saving to the
/ Society every year the $50 90 here
/ tofore to the Herald for publshing
. the same. This proposition l have
: mover made TO the Board in any
form, but am ready to DO so at III
n next meeting, whether or not they
desire me to continue as Secretary