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Miller for president, but his old age did not permit him to be with us 

 at any of our meetings, as it is at least 20 miles to his residence and a 

 terrible rough road at that, he however did all he could under the 

 circumstances by sending us papers and encouraging- letters. We had 

 our standing committees api)ointed, requested them to report at each 

 meeting, in writing if possible. These reports always give material for 

 interesting discussions. Besides this we always managed to get a dis- 

 play of fruits by offering private premiums, as the society did not have 

 funds enough to offer any. Our membership steadily increased so that 

 during the summer we had some very good and interesting meetings 

 and some very fine fruit shows. Though we also had meetings which 

 turned out to be total failures on account of bad weather or the unavoid- 

 able absence of officers. 



On last Saturday, December 4, we held our second annual meet- 

 ing, at Pawells Hall, in Kew Florence, not in the log school house 

 where the first one was held. We elected new officers, adopted new 

 and strict rules which will be strictly enforced. To look back one 

 year, I have no reason to be dissatisfied with the progress of the so- 

 ciety during the year. The chances that our membership will be very 

 largely increased during the coming year is very flattering. The most 

 if not all of our winter meetings will be held in a neat hall in Xew 

 Florence. Our president, Mr. R. H. Mansfield, as well as the other 

 officers, have besides the regular by-laws adopted the following rules 

 which will be enforced. All officers must meet at the place of meeting 

 promptly, and at the hour specified, the meeting must be called to 

 order, and business must be commenced. All the chairmen of the 

 different standing committees are held responsible for a report from 

 the respective committee, which jnvst be in writing, no excuse to be ac- 

 cepted. Each member must pay his fee when it is due, if not, his name 

 will be dropped. At each meeting, persons having any accounts against 

 the society must claim them, a warrant will then be made out which 

 will be duly honored by the treasurer, but no money is to be paid out 

 any other way. A committee also was appointed, whose duty it shall 

 be to see that all of the fruit on exhibition is properly displayed. This 

 committee, upon arrival at the place of meeting must at once secure 

 suitable tables, table spreads, plates and such other items as will be 

 needed to make the display neat and tasteful. All of the fruits for ex- 

 hibition are to be turned over to this committee. Every exhibitor has 

 the right to put 'his fruit on plates, which have to be numbered and 

 recorded, but after the fruit is on the table, he nmst leave it alone. 

 After all of the fruits and flowers aie all displayed, the committee must 



