572 [Assembly 



^ SCHOHARIE. 



The Sclioharie County agricultural Society held its annual 

 fair at Middleburgh, October Gth, 7th and 8th. 



Tlie exhibition of stock, agricultural products, and miscellane- 

 ous articles, gave UDmistakable evidence of a growing interest in 

 the improvements of the day. The articles of domestic manufac- 

 ture were extremely creditable to the ladies of the society. 



On Friday afternoon the society met at the Lutheran Church, 

 when, after prayer by Rev. Mr. Cornell, a very able and interest- 

 ing address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Lintner, which was 

 listened to with great interest by a large and highly gratified au- 

 dience. The thanks of the society were tendered to Dr. Lintner, 

 and a copy of his address was solicited for publication, and was 

 subsequently published in the journals of the county, and was 

 read with approbation by multitudes who had not the privilege 

 of hearing it. 



Officers for 1853. — President, John P. Griggs, Schoharie; Vice 

 Presidents, Joseph J. Brown, Nicholas Russell, John Fremire, 

 George Manning, Griffin Whipple, Isaac W. Baird, Frederick 

 Shafer ; Secretary, William H. Davis, Schoharie ; Treasurer, J. 

 A. Lintner, do. ; Executive committee, Jacob Vroman, M. L. 

 Shafer, Wm. Winters, J. S. Waterbury, S. Maham. 



Extract from tiih Address of Rev. Dr. Lintner. 

 Thirty-three years ago I w^as present at the formation of this 

 society. William Beekman, tirst judge of the county, under the 

 old Constitution, was chosen president, Henry Becker, vice presi- 

 dent, John Ingold, treasurer, and Isaac Barber, secretary. Elka- 

 nyh Watson delivered an address, and I well recollect the atten- 

 tion and interest with which that address was listened to by the 

 concourse of farmers who had gathered from all parts of the coun- 

 ty, and filled the old brick church at Schuharie. The officers of 

 the society, and the speaker who addressed us at the first meet- 



