TllANSACTIOXS AT THE ANiXUAL MEETIXG. 



Agricultural Eooms, 



February 6, 1882, 7 : 30 P. M. 



President Smith called the society to order, and stated that, as 

 this, the first meeting of the session, was necessarily held at such 

 an early hour in the week that sjme of the members were unable 

 to be present, it was customary to devote the time mainly to lay- 

 ing out the work for the session and to informal discussion, yet it 

 was important, on account of the amount of the work to be done, 

 and the shortness of the time, to do all in oar power to expedite 

 the business, and he hoped the time would be improved to the 

 best advantage possible. 



Committees. — It was moved by Mr. Stickney that the presi- 

 dent appoint the usual committees, which motion was carried and 

 the following were announced : 



Committee on Order of Business. — A. Gr. Tattle, B. F. Adams, 

 Geo. Jeffrey. 



Committee on Resolutions. — J, S. Stickney, Greo. J. Kellogg, 

 Geo. P. Peffer. 



Committee on Finance. — J. C. Plumb, J. W. Wood, A. A. 

 Arnold. 



The committee to award the premiums on the fruit on exhibi- 

 tion, it was decided, should be chosen by those having fruit to 

 exhibit, and in accordance with thi?, Messrs. Stickney, Tuttle and 

 Hunt were chosen for said committee. 



Summer Meetings. — President Smith said he would like to 

 consider the subject of our summer meetings. While he regarded 

 this work as an important one, the most important the society had 

 to do, he was not wholly satisfied with the results. lie had no 

 doubt but that a great deal of good had been done, but he felt 



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