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western counties. The older and more experienced members can 

 render efficient aid by assisting the officers in helping those who 

 have not yet had experience in exhibiting to name and place their 

 fruit on the tables in such manner as to encourage them, and make a 

 creditable exhibit for the Society. 



The terms on which admissions shall be issued by the State Agri- 

 cultural Society to the State Horticultural Society is worthy of dis- 

 cussion, and should be definitely settled on some equitable basis. I 

 would suggest, therefore, 



Fourth — That after frank discussion of the question a committee be 

 appointed to confer with the executive board of the Agricultural So- 

 ciety. 



Both Arlington and York invite the Society to meet with them the 

 coming summer. 



Words fail to express just what we would wish to say in regard to 

 the loss from our midst of such a mau as D. U. Reed. Taken from 

 us without a moment's warning, it will be long before we recover from 

 the shock of his removal. He was in his prime. His cheerful face 

 and pleasant companionship has passed on. He was a light in our 

 councils and a grand oak in our horticultural forest. The good 

 work he has done can never die, but shall live on forever, a shining 

 example of what we may strive to imitate. 



Let us look forward hopefully to the year before us. Profiting by 

 the lessons of the past, let us so apply their teaching that another an- 

 nual meeting may see us far in advance of where we now stand. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



LIST OF WARRANTS PAID. 



Issued by F. W. Taylor: 



No. 459, F. W. Taylor $41 Q& 



No. 460, J. H. Hadkinson 8 00 



No. 461, W. R. Dunroy 9 00 



No. 462, J. E. Shue 5 00 



No. 463, A. J. Bowers 2 50 



No. 464, E. F. Stephens 9 00 



No. 465, F. W. Taylor 41 66 



