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the committee shall notify the delegates of all societies in the 

 county, and of other societies whose fair is held within twenty 

 miles. 



The committee on the order of business then submitted the 

 following 



report: 



1st. Reports of Delegates to county exhibitions. 

 2d. Reports of Committees on subjects assigned for essays. 

 3d. Report of the Committee on the Agricultural College. 

 4th. Miscellaneous Business. 

 5th. Appointment of Delegates. 



The sessions to begin at 10 o'clock, A. M. of each day. 

 The Committee also suggest that the committees on the 

 6election of subjects for essays and on the annual country meet- 

 ing be appointed on Wednesday morning. 



(Signed) Marshall P. Wilder. 



Leverett Saltonstall. 

 R. Goodman. 



The report was accepted. 



The reports of delegates being in order, Mr. Stone submitted 

 a report upon the Middlesex Society ; Mr. Allis upon the 

 Worcester ; Mr. Hubbard upon the Worcester North-west ; Mr. 

 Vincent (read by the Secretary) upon the Highland ; Mr. Allis 

 upon the Hampden ; Mr. Johnson upon the Worcester North ; 

 Mr. Ward upon the Bristol Central ; and Mr. Hyde upon the 

 Hampshire. 



Mr. Fearing also made a highly interesting verbal statement 

 upon the exhibition of the Hingham Society. 



After the transaction of some further business the Board 

 adjourned. 



Second Day. 



The Board met at ten o'clock, A. M., on Tuesday, His Excel- 

 lency, Gov. Washburn, in the chair. 



Present — Messrs. Allis, Baker, Birnie, Boise, Bradford, Buck- 

 lin, Converse, Davis, Ellsworth, Fay, Fearing, Goodman, Hub- 

 bard, Hyde, Johnson, Knowlton, Ladd, Loring, Moore, Peck, 

 Phinney, Plunkett, Slade, Stone, Stockbridge, Ward, Washburn 

 and Wilder. 



