The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Mercantile Library Ass0ciario,

Mercantile Library Association.
The annual meeting of the Mercantile Libra.
~ Association was held last evening at the
rooms in Harrington Block. The reports of the
several officers were read by the President.
They were more lengthy than complete. The
present membership was not stated nor the
number who have joined during the past year.
neither the number of deaths. The number
has greatly increased since removing to the new
quarters. The library contains SAT- volumes
| 1926 have been added the past year at cost Of
$566.73; $53.04 has been paid for rebinding,
and $118.0S for catalogues, which have been
distributed among the aembers of the Assoca
tion. The total circulation the past year was
$4,000 volumes; 800 members of the Assooia-
ton and 81 subscribers have patronized the IL
brary. A reading table which is we'll supplied
with reviews and magazines has been added to
the library room. The Trustees report that
they had in invested funds $3.50 O6; $4,000 have
been expended in fitting up the new rooms,
The balance in the hands of the trustees is
$3.50.
1t was voted to have an excursion to Boston
over the Eastern road the 18th inst. The fol-
lowing officers we're elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Ch w. Roberts
Vice Presidents-Chares Fl. Haskell, s B.
Graves
Treasurer-John G. Proctor.
Corresponding Secretary-Geo. C. Burgess.
Recording cretary-Albert r. Hall.
Dlrectors-Wm. G. Davis, M. B Coolidge,
Il; Kurdish, Henry Fox NJ. N. Rich.
trustee for five ye"rs-Charles E. jose
Maine Poultry Association,
The annual meeting of the Maine Poultry
Association was held in this city, at the office
OF Frederick Fox. yesterday afternoon. The
report of the Secretary and Treasurer shows
the society to be in very prosperous condi-
ton. They have about $1,000 in the bank and
owe scarcely anything.
Resolutions upon the death of the late Pres
dent, Albert Noyes of Bangor, we're adopted.
The next exhibition of the association will
be held in this city in February next.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-R. O. Conant.
VICE Presidents-E. Dana, Jr., Charles n.
Haskell, W: 2: Anterior, +. c. Nutter 6. D.
S@5ockwell, T. G. Pingree, Joen A. Lord, J. P.
Directors-R. o. Conant, e L. o. Adams. B.
81: Lewis. W. W. Stevens, w S Titon.
Secretary and Treasurer-Fred Fox
Honorary Secretaries-W. G. Davis, Port
land; Albert j. Beard, Nashua, N. H.; Philau-
der Williams, Taunton. Mass; Samuel G.
Ozark, Warwick, r. L S. j. Bestor, Hartford.
Conn; Q. A. Sweet, Buffalo, N. Y; r. M.
Griffith, Wilmington, Del; Geo. r futile.
cleveland, O.; G. B. Alairl, Peoria, Ill.,; G. T.
Ward, Grand Rapids, Iowa; E. G. Skinner,
Detroit, Mich; S. Fl. Seamans, Wamatosa,
Wis; Geo B. Bailey, San Francisco, Cal. T.
Cook, London, Eng; Sheldon stephens, Mon
treal, Can; Chas. E. Laughton, Reno Nevada;
L. s. Brown, Galveston, Tex.
Portland g. HarpswilI Steamboat Com
pany.
The annual meeting of this company was
held yesterday and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-Charles Sawyer.
Treasurer-Stephen Kicker.
Clerk-C. G. Hayes
Directors-Charles Sawyer, Nathan Cleaves
Robert Hamilton, Lore MO Hamilton, w, T.
Littlefeld.
The matter of disposing of the remainder of
the stock of the company was referred to the
directors with power.
Park Street Parish.
AT the annual meeting of Park Street Par
ish the following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year:
Moderator-H L. Paine,
Clerk. T. Neal.
Treasurer-M. A. Blanchard.
Parish Committee-Geo. P Wescott. Geo
E. Davis and F. D. Ellis.