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take a lively interest in the Society. Rev. Dr. Park, President 

 of Racine College, delivered an address peculiarly adapted to 

 the occasion, being an application of eminent literary learning 

 to the arts of industry. 



1855. The officers for this year, are : President, C. S. 

 Wright ; Vice-President, P. M. Perkins ; Treasurer, J. Scott ; 

 Corresponding Secretary, Wm. Whitely ; Recording Secretary, 

 S. 0. Bennett. Owing to some dissatisfaction in regard to the 

 location of the Fair, the attendance was not so general as was 

 desirable. The address was delivered by the Rev. J. M. Wood- 

 man, of Rochester. ]\[r. Woodman is a practical farmer, as well 

 as a member of a learned profession, and the address was able 

 and suitable to the occasion. 



1856. The operations of the Society for this year, bespeak a 

 brighter future for us, and we hope will insure our permanent 

 prosperity. 



Feeling sensibly the inconveniences of moving the Fair from 

 place to place, the officers concluded to fix it permanently. A 

 gratuitous lease of five acres of land, for ten years, was offered 

 to the Society, by P. P. Taber, of Union Grove, and the offer 

 was readily accepted. Operations were immediately commenced 

 to fence and prepare these grounds, and when the people assem- 

 bled in October, at the Annual Exhibition, all seemed j^leased 

 that we had a place " of our own, where all may come." 



There was a good show of stock, articles of manufacture, 

 ladies' ornamental work, etc., and premiums were awarded to 

 the amount of near $400. The address of N. H. Dale, which 

 was published, by resolution of the Society, I forward with this 

 report. 



The officers for 1856, are: President, P. M. Perkins; Vice- 

 President, J. Russell, Jr. ; Treasurer, J. Scott ; Corresponding 

 Secretary, S. O. Bennett ; Recording Secretary, C. S. Chase. 



The prospects of the Society, at present, are flattering, and I 

 feel confident that the report for 1857 will show a decided im- 

 provement in the condition of the Society, and some advance- 

 ment in all the arts of industry. 



Yours, respectfully, C. S. Chase, Secretary. 



