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rington, Wood, Chamberlaiu, Angel, Howard, Harrison, Butterfield, Smith, 

 Gilbert, Baxter, Phillips, and the Secretary. 



Minutes of Tuesday's meeting read and approved. 



The report of Miss Minnie H. Brow, Superintendent of Division Q, Chil- 

 dren's Department, was read, showing total awards in that department $11.75. 

 Report accepted and adopted. 



Chairman Gilbert from the Business Committee, reported in relation to the 

 communication from Mr. Joslin, referred to that Committee, that the Com- 

 mittee were not in favor of having a balloon ascension, and had so decided. 



Mr. Joslin was introduced and addressed the meeting, giving terms, etc. 



It was moved and supported that the report of the committee be accepted, 

 and the action of the committee be sustained. Carried. 



Mr. Parsons moved that a committee of three be appointed to investigate 

 the propriety of selling the government bonds, now in the hands of the Treas- 

 urer, and investing the proceeds in other sureties. Carried. 



Mr. Mitchell moved to reconsider the vote. The motion prevailed and the 

 yeas and nays called on the original motion, which was lost by the following 

 vote: 



Yeas — Hanford, Reed, Mitchell, Hyde, Smith, Chamberlain, Parsons, 

 Angel and President — 9. 



JVays — Sterling, Rising, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, Burrington, Wood, Harrison, 

 Howard, Butterfield, Gilbert, Baxter, Phillips, Treasurer, and Secretary — 15. 



On motion the communication from Mr. David Clark was taken from the 

 table. 



Mr. Clark was called and stated that his entries were mailed at Lapeer on 

 the 12th inst, as stated in his affidavit. 



Mr. Ball moved that Mr. Clark's entries be accepted. The motion was sup- 

 ported. 



Mr. Baxter moved as an amendment that Mr. Clark's entries be accepted if 

 by a microscopic observation the postmark cannot be determined. 



The amendment was adopted. 



A communication from Mr. E. A. Collins, protesting against a pair of 

 matched carriage horses, entered in class 18, was read, and on motion referred 

 to Superintendent Cobb. 



Judge Marston was invited to address the meeting. The invitation was 

 accepted, and upon motion a vote of thanks was tendered to the Judge for 

 his able remarks. 



Meeting adjourned. 



J. C. STERLING, Secretary, 



FOURTH DAY. 



HiBBARD House, Jackson, 1 



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Ihursday Evening, Sept. 21, 1882. 



Meeting of the Executive Committee called to order at 8 o'clock P. M. 

 President Fralick in the chair. 

 Roll called. 



Present — President Fralick, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Han- 

 ford, Lessiter, Hyde, Cobb, Mitchell, Howard, Angel, Reed, Wood, Smith, 



