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him as much as any member is our Society indebted for its past 

 success. As we shall never again greet his kindly appearance at 

 our designated meetings, I feel that we owe a tribute to his 

 memory, and for that purpose I ask permission to submit the 

 following resolve : 



Resolved, That in the decease of Col. Thomas Simmons, the 

 Lincoln County Agricultural and Horticultural Society has lost 

 the services of one of its most faithful and devoted friends. While 

 we cherish his memory we will endeavor to profit by his example 

 as an earnest and skillful agriculturist and earnestly recommend 

 it to others as worthy of being followed. 



Resolved, That the foregoing preamble with these resolves be 

 entered with the records of the Society and that a copy of the 

 same be sent by the Secretary to the family of the deceased. 



In conclusion I am constrained to say it is to be hoped that 

 each and every member of this Society will take more interest in 

 the future to make the Society more useful, and try and enlarge 

 its growth and success rather than being so earnest in looking 

 after individual premiums. 



At 2 o' clock on the third day. Dr. Benjamin F. Buxton of War- 

 ren, delivered an able and interesting address at the hall of the 

 exhibition, at the close of which the several Committees made 

 their reports. 



Amount of premiums offered, $425; amount awarded, $333.^5, 



W. S. Brown, Secretary. 



OXFORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This Society held its Twenty-Seventh Annual Fair on the 5th, 

 6th and '?th of October, 1869. 



In consequence of the unprecedented storm immediately preced- 

 ing the Show, many of the highways were rendered impassable, 

 which greatly reduced the number of entries and the attendance 

 of visitors. Notwithstanding this, the number of entries of neat 

 stock was as large as last year ; but the number of horses entered 

 was smaller. Improvement is to be seen in both the horses and 

 neat stock exhibited. The hay crop was below an average one. 

 The wheat crop was excellent, both in quantity and quality ; but 



