The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-02-11
Adjourned Meeting of the AgricuI-
IuraI Society.

An adjourned meeting of the Hartford AZ ri-
cultural Society was held on Monday in the
Court House, with MIR. John Moorcs as presi-
| dent and Mr.. Clement X. Sewell, secretary.
The committee appointed at the meeting
held on January Sd, presented the following
| report:
To the stockholders of the Hartford Agricui-
tural and Mechanical Society: The commit
tee on reorganization appointed on January
| 3, 1898 beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
Your committe understood from the pro-
ceedings of the stockholders meeting leading
| up to the appointment of the committee, that
the duty deyolving upon it would be to ascer-
tain what arrangements might be made with
the MORTGAGE to prevent a sale of the
Society's property and to formulate such
plans might to it, seem practical and eX-
pedient in order to accomplish whatever in
the exigencies of the case was necessary TO
maintain the existence of the Institution, and
report the same'to this meeting. ~. -.
The mortgage is drawn to John g. Rouse,
trustee, for the infant children of Brckhead
Rouse, to secure the payment of $1,000. The
committee at once communicated with the
mortgage; and received reply setting forth
that since the making OF tue loan, the pro
peity had so deprecated IN value that it was
no longer sufficient security for the entire
amount, and demanding the payment Of
81 900 of the amount.
The committee knew of no way by which
the sum of 81 eco could be raised, and more
over, were informed that recent attempts TO
raise similar sum, although well directed,
had not met with success. 1t was likewise
assured that the sum Of $1,000 could not be
obtained by the Society upon mortgage, or
any other pledge OF the Society's property,
and being unable to devise any plan whereby;
the necessary sum could be raised under ex-
listing conditions, were convinced that the
ouly way by which the Institution can be
preserved, is by the reorganization OF the
Society upon some plan that viii commend
itself to those who approaching the benefits
to be derived from an annual Agricultural
Fair, desire to have an institution in the
county that will conduct such an exhibition
along lines that they believe can make it
success. Boz ..
The committee had no assurance that any
plan would be sufficiently attractive to raise
the necessary amount of money, hut believe
that it did not offer The prospective subscri-
Der.
l. An interest, equal TO the amount in
vested in the society's property, unincumber
ed by any Geb!:
2. The perpetual right to admission to the
grounds, and it is believed that if a sufficient
sum can be raised in this way, there would be
a revival Of interest in the Fair and starting
thus, free Of debt, it could be managed sue
cessfully for years to come.
With this idea in view, the committee mail
ed to each shareholder, whom it was possible
to reach, circular letter fully explaining the
stale of affairs, and including the following
assignment:
'sFor value received hereby transfer and
assign o. all my right title and
interest in and to all the shares Of the stock
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Society of
Hartford county, now standing in my name on
the books of said Society, to the endthe same
may be cancelled, and hereby appoint
20 my true and lawful attorney for me and in
my name, place aud stead to make said
transfer on the books of said Society, and to
do all things necessary in the premises to the
the end that said stock may be cancelled Us
fully and to the same extent as / might or
could do if present in person"