Business Transactions. 



March 14, 1888. A meeting of the Executive Committee was 

 called for this date, but in consequence of a severe snow-storm only 

 the Secretary was able to be present. 



April 6th the committee met in Lewiston to revise the premium 

 list, and the following assignments were made for the exhibition : 



Collections for home use, single varieties and displays of fruit, 

 grown by exhibitor, H. W. Brown. 



Collective exhibitions, general and county, L. H. Blossom.. 



Grapes, plums and miscellaneous articles, J. W. True^ 



Flowers, plants, etc., Charles S. Pope. 



April 16. Bv appointment the President and Secretary met the 

 Trustees of the Maine State Agricultural Society in Lewiston, and 

 perfected arrangements for the annual exhibition. 



September 11, 12, 13 and 14, Annual Exhibition. 



September 12. The Annual Meeting of the Society was held in 

 the exhibition building on the State fair grounds, at 6.30 o'clock, 

 P. M. Only a small number being present, the election of officers 

 was postponed to the time of the winter meeting for the year 1889. 



December 14. The Executive Committee met in Lewiston, the 

 Secretary of the Board of Agriculture being present by invitation. 

 Arrangements were perfected for holding the winter meeting in 

 Damariscotta in connection with the State Board of Agriculture. 

 The premiums awarded, as per schedule presented by the Secretary, 

 were ordered paid, and the accounts of the Society for the current 

 year were closed up. 



February 12, 1889. Winter meeting of the Society in Damaris- 

 cotta, President Pope in chair. The officers of the Society made 

 their annual reports. [See Treasurer's report and President's 

 annual address.] Officers were elected for the current year. [See 



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