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On motion of John Levering, a committee of five was appointed, consist- 

 ing of T. T. Benbridge, A. Loyd, J. D. Smith, John Levering and J. J. Bing- 

 ham, to draft a constitution, by-laws and organization for an agricultural so- 

 ciety for Tippecanoe county, to be submitted to an adjourned meeting. 



On motion of Mr. A. Loyd, the following committee was appointed to solicit 

 subscribers to the association : 



Jackson township — Isaac Shelby, J. "W. Odell. 



Randolph— Thomas A. Taylor, L. Devault. 



Lauramie— Samuel F. Clark, Samuel Richards. 



Sheffield — Basil Steele, Samuel Favorite. 



Perry — Jethro "Wade, David Gushaw, E. King. 



Washington — Robert Fisher, John Cunningham. 



Tippecanoe— Samuel McCormick, William Kendall. 



Wabash— Philip McCormick, Jesse B. Lutz, Henry B. Oilar. 



Shelby — Benjamin Eastburn, George Woolfer. 



Wayne— Dr. Turner Welch, John 0. Wattles. 



Fairfield— T. T. Benbridge, Luther Jewett, E. M. Weaver, James Earl, John 

 Purdue, 0. L. Clark, H. L. Ellsworth. 

 On motion of Mr. Levering, it was 



Resolved, That the annual payment of the sum of one dollar shall be required 

 from each member of the association, which shall be a condition of member- 

 ship. 



On motion of Sanford C. Cox, Esq., M. H. Winton, W. C Wilson and Geo. 

 Kettle were appointed a committee to make arrangements for the next meeting. 

 On motion of J. D. Smith, it was 



Resolved, That a meeting of the citizens of the county be called on the first 

 Saturday in April next, to complete the organization of the association; and 

 that the several committees appointed by the foregoing resolutions, be re- 

 quested to report at that time. 



On motion, the meeting adjourned. 



LEMUEL DEVAULT, Chairman. 



J. J. Bingham, Secretary. 



TIPPECANOE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



An adjourned meeting of the citizens of Tippecanoe county, favorable to 

 the formation of an agricultural society, was held, pursuant to notice, in La- 

 fayette, on the 5th day of April. 



On motion, T. T. Benbridge, Esq., was called to the chair, and J. J. Bing- 

 ham was appointed secretary. 



The committee who were appointed, at the previous meeting, to draft a 

 constitution and by-laws for an association for this county, presented a copj 



