563 



Gate tickets, 1855, 1518 



" 1854,... ...1168 



Increase, 350 



Makinsx a difference of amount of cash received for tickets over last 

 year $55 50. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HILLSDALE COUNTY AG- 

 RICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



According to previous notice given, the Hillsdale County Agricultural 

 Society held their Annual Meeting at the Court House in the village 

 of Hillsdale, Jan. 26th, 1S56. 



Lewis Emery, President, called the house to order. 



The report of the Executive Committee was called for, which was 

 read, accepted and adopted. 



The report of the Treasurer was called for, read, and on motion, ac- 

 cepted and adopted, and both ordered printed in the county papers. 



On motion. 



The Society proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year, 

 as follows: 



President — Phineas Howard, of Allen. 



Yice Presidents — B. I. Kenyon, Adams ; F. A. Seymour, Camden : 

 L. W. Green, Pittsford. 



Secretary — F. M. Holloway, Fayette. 



Treasurer — G. C. Munro, Fayette. 



Executive Committee — Samuel Randolph, Somerset; Zebulon Wil- 

 liams, Wheatland ; Jackson Rush, Pittsford ; Azariah Mallorv, Moscow ; 

 Jesse Raymond, Wright; John M. Foote, Adams; H. F. Sutton, Jef- 

 ferson; Wm. Cutcheon, Ransom; George Alford, Amboy; H. B. 

 Tucker, Scipio; Geo. E. Dudley, Fayette; Moses Willetts, Cambria; 

 J. B. Abbott, Woodbridge; M. P. Herring, Litchfield; Laban Howard, 

 Allen; Fred. Fowler, Reading; Fred. Chester, Camden. 



On motion of G. C. Munro, 



The executive committee were requested to establish the next Fair at 



