Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-29
LOCAL SCIENTISTS.

The LinnDanS In Monthly Meeting.
The Linn@an society met on Saturday,
President J. S. Stair in the chair, and DR..
NJ. L Davis secretary. The meeting was
well attended, and much interest was
manifested. After the usual prelimina-
ries, the following donations were an
nounced:
Museum A specimen of oats from Hun
tinsdonshire, England, selected from a
growing spot in a field. A specimen of
Black Tartary oats, from the stables of
the O'Donovans, Ireland, grown Will,
vetches to support them, and cut and fed
green. Specimens of tarcs Or vetches,
Huntingdonshire, England, cut and fed
green. Two specimens of heather, from
the same locality, all Of which were col
lected and presented by Mrs. p. E. Glib
bons.
Library Contagious diseases of Ami.
mails, one vol. 391 PIP. octave, illustrated
from department of agriculture. Circular
of Information, Bureau of Education, 79
PIP. octave, from department of the in
interior. Two pamphlets on Discipline of
Schools, and Education of Crime, from the
same. Nos. 1G, II, 1S, 10 and 20, vol. 20,
Official Patent Office Gazette, from the
same. Lancaster Farmer for November,
1881. The Sugar-Bcet for November,
1881. Four book catalogues, foreign and
domestic.
Historical: A $50 bankbill On the
Marietta and Susquehanna trading COM
pany, date January 5th, 1878; a 81 bill
On the Egg Harbor bank, date Oct. 1,
1861; So bill on the Marine bank of
Baltimore, date April 25th, 1861 :; q 81
bill on tho Union bank of Reading, date
Dec. 1st, 1860; a SO bill on tho Bank OF
New Jersey, date May 1st, 1855; a 81
bill on tho Farmers and Merchants bank
of Middletown Point, New Jersey, date
May 1st, 1850. All of which were donated
by Mr.. VIM. II. Bulles. Three envelopes
containing 81 scraps of biography aud
history collected by tho curators.
DEFERRED BUSINESS.
The resolution offered by DR.. Davis at
the July meeting. was considered and
adopted, and DR.. Davis, President Stair
and G. A. Heinitsh were appointed the
committee thereon, with power to appoint
sub committeeman, either from members
or friends of the society. The object of
this resolution is to take cognizance of
such moral and material support as may
come within the experience and observa-
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interest and efficiency of the society, and
to report its progress from time to time at
its meetings.
DR.. Davis offered tho following, which
was unanimously adopted: Resolred,
That the society hold day aud evening
meetings alternately: tho evening meet
ings to be on the last Friday evening of
each alternate month at o'clock p. m.,
and that the secretary shall notify the
members OF the time and place of meet
ling
Mr.. Rathvon called the attention Of the
society to tho fact that the February
meeting in 1882 would be the twentieth
anniversary Of the society.
Mr.. II. NJ. Herr, of Millersville, was
proposed as an active member of the
society.
Mrs. Gibbons gave some interesting de
tails of the mode and manner of conduct
ing society meetings in England.
After some informal discussion tho So
ciety adjourned to meet in annual meeting
on Friday evening, December 30th, 1881.