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of our industrious farmers and mechanics, with their diligent wives 

 and handsome daughters, continued to pour into the pretty village 

 through its several avenues, until the throng swelled into a multitude 

 of from 4,000 to 6,000 persons, all apparently animated with a de- 

 gree of enthusiastic feeling worthy the occasion. 



CHEMUNG COUNTY. 



The annual fair of the Chemung County Agricultural Society, was 

 held at the village ot Elmira, on the 1st and 2d of October, inst. 

 The fair was well attended, and the exhibition of stock, manufac- 

 tured articles, fruits and vegetables highly creditable to the county. 



An appropriate address was delivered by H. M. Partridge, Esq., 

 after which the following gentlemen were duly elected officers of 

 the society for the ensuing year, to wit : 



Officers — Charles Cook, of Havana, President ; Comfort Ben- 

 nett, Bigflats; Gabriel Sayre, Chemung, Ira Cole, Catlin ; Nathan 

 Barnes, Cayuta; Green Bennett, Dix; William Hoffman, Jiilmira ; 

 Arden Austin, Erin; Samuel Leverich, Southport ; James Locke, 

 Veteran ; Vice Presidents. Daniel Bennett, of Bigflats ; John G. 

 Mc Dowell, of Chemung; Abram Primer, of Catlin; Sidney S. Deck- 

 er, of Catharine; Hiram White, of Cayuta; John Crawford, of Dix; 

 Harvey Luce, of Elmira ; John A. Mc Key, of Erin ; Lewis Millerg 

 of Southport ; Reuben Tift, of Veteran ; Executive Committee. 

 William T. Post, of Elmira — Recording Secretary. Levi J. Cooley, 

 of Elmira — Corresponding Secretary. B. B. Payne — Treasurer. 



Believing as I do, that the great mass of community think favora- 

 bly of the county organization — wishing their continued prosperity 

 and usefulness — believing them to be highly conducive to the ad- 

 vancement and prosperity of agriculture, horticulture and mechanic 

 arts, and wishing to see a system adopted in their management and 

 reports to the public, that will best accomplish the great object in 

 view, in that spirit alone, I must beg leave to differ with the mana- 

 gers of the State Society in their conclusions, in relation to publish- 

 ing the proceedings of the county societies in the last volume of 

 Transactions. 



I do not object to any matter published in that volume, but believe 

 that more liberal quotations from the proceedings of county societies 

 would have added materially to its interest and value. I am not 

 willing to believe that the managers of the State Society intend to 

 submerge the county fairs into the one held by the State, and think 

 they should pursue a policy that could not be construed in that way. 



None could be more pleased with thp past management of the 

 State Society than myself, with the exception 1 have mentioned ; 

 none can wish it greater prosperity in future than I do. I believe it 

 should and will be well sustained, as a model and grand rallying 



