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ings. About fifty were present and were amply repaid for the courage dis- 

 played in braving the storm in the magnificent sight which awaited them, 

 his Niagara vineyard being literally loaded with clusters of that delightful 

 fruit, averaging almost one pound each, showing careful thought and 

 thorough culture. 



October 4th called the society to R. D. Graham's to discuss the late fruits, 

 where the Smock peach was shown in fine condition ; also late varieties of 

 fall and winter apples in profusion, November 3d brings us down to the 

 close of the season, with the apple as a topic. E. Chase Phillips and his 

 amiable wife greeted the several members as they arrived at their romantic 

 home in Walker, This meeting was a fitting finale to the course. The 

 interest never flagged, but was on the increase to the end. Mr. S. L. Fuller, 

 Secretary of the Farmers' Club, in a card to the Secretary, congratulated the 

 society on its success in what he chose to call our ''Swinging around the 

 circle." 



There has been forty-five memberships the past year, consisting of new 

 members and renewals of old ones. 



The society made a creditable exhibit of over one hundred plates of fruit 

 at the State fair at Jackson. 



