COUNTY SOCIETIES. 



The Secretary lias received reports from only a portion 

 of the County Societies, but from sources which have come 

 within his observation, has been able to gather the follow- 

 ing reports, some of which were furnished, on application^ 

 by officers of the Society. 



ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. 



[Abridged from material furnished by W. P. Moulton, Esq.? 

 Secretary.] 



Our annual Fair came off on "Wednesday and Thursday, 

 September 24th and 25th, as had been advertised, and, 

 with slight variation, according to the programme. The 

 copious rain of ^londay and Tuesday, as it was the season 

 for the equinoctial storm, caused many to predict bad 

 weather for the exhibition, and, of course, a partial failure. 

 But the storm ceased on Wednesday morning, and we had 

 two bright, sunny days, and the Rockingham Fair was, for 

 the fourth time, attended by a large gathering of the peo- 

 ple. In consequence of the mud in the streets, the proces- 

 sion on Wednesday morning was not so long as in past 

 years. Still it was quite respectable ; and as it was es- 

 corted by Flagg's Band of music from Boston, and the Cat- 

 tle Guard, it excited much attention. This " nondescript, 

 fantastic company," now named Cattle Guard, did service 

 on the fourth of July, under the name of" border ruffians," 

 and their change of name was appropriate to the occasion. 

 The number of town teams was three : Exeter with twenty- 



