MONTCALM COUNTY. 



FIRST REPORT OF THE MONTCALM COUNTY AGRICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY. 



Pursuant to notice, the farmers and those friendly to the advancement 

 of agriculture, assembled at the Rossman House, in the village of 

 Greenville, on Saturday, the 5th of January, 1866. 

 •^On motion, 



Josiah Bradish, of Fair Plain, was called to the Chair, and Milo Blair 

 chosen Secretary. 



After stating the object of the meeting, it was unanimously resolved 

 to organize an' Agricultural Society for the county of Montcalm. The 

 meeting then proceeded, by ballot, to elect the officers for the current 

 year, which resulted as follows : 



President — R. K. Divine. 



Vice Presidents — 0. T. Nelson, Eureka; Daniel Fargo, Jr., Fair 

 Plain; E. B. Edwards, Montcalm; Chauncey W. Olmsted, Bushnell; 

 William Patrick, Bloomer. 



Recording Secretary — Milo Blair. 



Corresponding Secretary — Josiah Bradish. 



Treasurer — Henry Berridge. 



On motion, 



The Chair appointed a committee of five to draft a constitution and 

 by-laws, to be presented at the next meeting of the Society, viz. : Ethan 

 Satterlee, Jr., Madden Macumber, Westbrook Divine, John Fargo, and 

 A. W. Maynard. 



The meeting then chose the following Executive Committee : Ezra 

 Satterlee, Westbrook Divine, Erastus Fisher, John W. Kent, C. H. 



