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music, and to the citizens for a pleasant drive in carriages over the beautiful city of 

 Brookfield. 



Also, a resolution of thanks to Mrs. and Miss Emery for the deligtful music 

 given this evening. S." VV. GILBERT, 



JOHN OAILEY, 

 C. W. MURTFELDT, 



Committee. 



SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



L- A. GOODMAN. 



Day after day, month after month we labor, seeking a livelihood or 

 a fortune — seeking the good of our own or to improve some of our 

 friends'. Continually are we following in the same line of study and 

 thought; and with what results? It seems often, after the year of toil 

 has passed, that we can see but little accomplished ; and yet so it ever 

 continues through life. 



Ofttimes it seems to the fruit-grower that nothing has been done, 

 as the year rolls around, in the way of advancing themselves or their 

 cause. And yet no permanent growth ever was made rapidly, and we 

 must ever expect it thus. We glance over the field of our work and 

 we see so much to be done, so many obstacles to overcome, so many 

 insects to fight, storms, hails, frosts, cold, drouth, floods, too wet, too 

 hot, too cold, too dry, so much work, and such small results often, that 

 I wonder not we are often discouraged. 



But look at the other branches of labor or capital, and decide if 

 you will; your decision will not be against the fruit-grower. Look at 

 our iron works, our machinery, manufactories, lumber trade, merchants r 

 speculators, capitalists, carpenters, masons, painters, railroad men, 

 commercial men, clerks in our stores, printers, lawyers, doctors. Ask 

 each one of them if all is smooth in their business. All the work and 

 worry of life in our large cities ; the jealousies, the petty quarrels, the 

 swindling, the cheating, the scamps and rascals who try to live by their 

 wits, are not to be thought of in the comparison of even routine work 

 and slaving day after day on the farm. Many thousands of our popu- 

 lation would gladly give their all for the peace of mind of our farming 

 community. 



Then let us, with an earnest will, take our place in this great con- 

 test of life and toil, equal to every emergency as it comes up, and not 

 troubling for the future unnecessarily, and we shall not fail to get our 

 reward in peace of mind and material welfare. 



