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to locate near the centre of the county, the northern portion 

 "would locate at Taunton. A vote of the society had been 

 obtained to locate at Taunton, and a portion of the members 

 deeming the measure detrimental to the interests of the society 

 as well as unfair and unjust, have, this year, with some little 

 feeling, withheld their contributions from the fair. 



At one o'clock on the second day the society with its guests 

 moved in procession to Templar Hall, where an excellent 

 dinner was served, and after doing it ample justice, were 

 agreeably entertained, for about two hours, with hearing the 

 reports of the committees and the brief but pertinent addresses 

 of several gentlemen, among whom were the Rev. Messrs. 

 Brigham and Atwood, of Taunton, and the Hon. George 

 Marston, of your Board. 



In closing this report I would not fail to acknowledge the 

 very kind attentions of the president and his pleasant family, 

 at whose princely residence I passed the nights of the 13th and 

 14th, and paid morning visits to his grounds and green-houses 

 teeming with delectable fruits and flowers, surpassing in beauty 

 and excellence, if not in quantity, all that was exhibited at the 

 exhibition of the Bristol County show. 



0. C. Felton. 



PLYMOUTH. 



Your committee to attend the annual exhibition of the 

 Plymouth County Society, has attended to that duty and would 

 report : That although this is one of the old societies of the 

 State, it is far from being in its dotage. It is in fact as flour- 

 ishing and vigorous as if its origin were but yesterday. The 

 exhibition was at Bridgewater, on the 7th and 8th of October, 

 two as good days as exhibitors or spectators could desire. The 

 grounds on which the show is held contain forty-five acres, and 

 arc owned by the society. They arc most beautifully located 

 on a peninsular formed by a river, which makes an excellent 

 fence on three sides. The grounds are diversified by hill and 

 meadow, grove and field, and in the centre on the highest 

 point, and overlooking the whole, is located the hall, a sub- 



