Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-02-18
Meeting of the Axrioultural So

ciety-The Agricultural Society met at its
office on Wednesday to elect officers for the
ensuing year. A very few members were
present The President called the meeting
to order and requested the reading Of the
lreasurer's report, which exhibited the very
large Indebtedness Of the society of ST.
7285S.
The President stated that at a previous
meeting of the Executive Committee that
body appointed solicitors in all parts OF this
county to solicit funds to liquidate the bills
standing against the Society and authorized
the solicitors to give certificates of indebted
ness to those who made loans, the loans to
be taken up with the surplus funds of the
Society from time to time. He called for
the reports of the solicitors. Only two or
three answered the call
1t was suggested that the property be
mortgaged to the amount of the indebted
ness and start anew, since the solicitors
plan had been failure.
A motion was made TO re-appoint solicit
tors and continue the endeavor to raise funds
by that means. The motion was opposed
by all excepting one vote.
The question of mortgaging the property
was again considered, and it was learned
that it required three-fourths of the mem
bers of the Society to mortgage the property,
who were not present; it was questionable
whether three-fourths of the members could
be gotten together, and whether proxies were
lawfully admissible.
Then 1t was moved that the President APP
point committee of three to investigate
the law upon the subject of proxies, the roll
of members be called, those present an
swering to their names and taking the
names of those in his immediate neighbor-
hord and obtain the proxies upon the mort
gage question, and after the report of the
committee appointed the President shall call
meeting and make the result known. The
motion was unanimously adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Hender-
son, Talbot and Asa Stabler.
The election of officers was proceeded
with and resulted as follows
President, William S. Brooke:
Vice-Presidents, j. c. Holland, Col. Jas.
A. Boyd, BENZ. C. Gott, DIR. f. Il. Stonestreet,
John Broadly, VIM. C. Hazel.
Executive Committee, George r. Rice,
Dr. +. Thomas, JOS. I. Bailey, Jno. II. Gas
saway, John f. Wilson.
Secretary, Charles w. Prettyman.
Treasurer, VIM. Veirs Bouic, Jr
Mr.. b. II. Miller offered the following res
olution, which was adopted, and the meet
ing adjourned:
Res0tCed, By the members of the Agricul-
tural Society of Montgomery county, in an
nual meeting assembled, that the Senators
and Representatives of Maryland in the Ma
tional Congress be requested to use their in
tiuence TO have an amendment inserted in
the bill appropriating money for the District
of Columbia TO enable the Commissioners to
improve the lot between 10th and 18th streets
at the intersection of Ohio avenue, for the
purpose of wholesale market, as petitioned
for by number of citizens of Montgomery
county, Nd, and Fairfax, Va.
ID. That the officers of this association be
and they are hereby directed to forward
copy of the aforegoing resolution TO the
Committee of the District of Columbia of
the Houses Of Congress signed by our Pres
ident and Secretary.