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CoLrMBUS IIouTicuLxrRAL SOCIETY. — At tlio aiiiiual mootinp; of the Society, bold March 

 5th, 1853, the following officers wore elected for the ensuing year: 



Pm(-*ft/.— BEXJAMIX BLAKR 



1st I7fc President. — Alex. R Glexx. 



2</ Vice President. — Anthony II. Lazell. 



Correspond! He/ Stxrctary. — Henry C. Koble. 



Pecordinrf Sccretari/. — George G. Comstock. 



Treasura: — Joseph H. Riley. 



Council. — Francis Stewart, C. P. L. Baldwin, J. "Wm. Bald^tin, and tbc President and Treas- 

 urer, ex officio. 



Garden Committee. — John Miller, for five years. 



A few specimens of fine fruits and flowers were exhibited, and Bcveral members expressed 

 tlie opinion that thus far the prospects are good for a good crop of all the various fruits, 

 and feel much encouraged to proceed in the labors and objects of the Society, and express 

 the hope that they will have the aid of citizens generally, in prosecuting the laudable 

 objects of the Society. 



IIartfoed County (Co>-n.) IIoettcultitral Society. — At tlie annual meeting of the 

 Hartford County Horticultural Society, held April 2, 1853, the following gentlemen were 

 chosen as officers for the year, viz : 



President.— -\\lUAAyi. W. TURNER. 



\st Vice President — Henry Myglut, Farmington ; 2d do, John M. Niles, Hartford ; 3d do, Dr. 

 J. S. Bltlbr, Hartford ; 4th do, Henry W. Terry, Hartford ; 5th do, Charles L. Porter, East 

 Hartford; 6th do, Xoah W. Stanley, New Britain; Tth do, "Wm. G. Cojistock, Wethersfield ; 8tk 

 do, KoRMAN Porter, Berlin ; 9th do, E. A. Holcomb, Granby. 



Recording Secretary. — Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, Hartford. 



Corresponding Secretary. — Thomas R. Duttox, Hartford. 



Treasurer. — Erastus Smith, Hartford. 



Auditor. — H. L. Bidwell, Hartford. 



Standing Committee.— Alitei Smith, Wm. W. Turner, Dr. H. A. Grant, P. D. Stillman, Joseph 

 "Winship, George Beach, Jr., Dr. J. L. Comstock, Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, J. H. Goodwin, H. W. 

 Terry, E. A. Whiting, IL L. Bidwell, Charles L. Porter, Henry Affleck, Daniel S. Dewey, John 

 M. Niles, Dr. George B. Ilawley, George Affleck, Charles T. Webster. 



Rhode Island IIoRTicuLTrnAL Society. — At the annual meeting of the Ehode Island 

 Horticultural Society, the following named gentlemen Avere unanimously elected officers for 

 the ensuing year : 



President.— JOll^S J. STIMPSON. 



Vice President. — Willi.vm S. Pattem. 



Treasurer. — Gilbert Coxgdon. 



CoiTcsponding Secretary. — J. Kingsbury. 



Recording Secretary. — John F. Driscol. 



Executive Committee. — W. S. Pattem, W. M. Snow, C. B. Manchester, James Eldred. 



Fruit Committee. — Stephen H. Smith, Owen Mason, Geo. B. Peck, John J. Stimpson, E. Bills 

 Pitcher. Lewis Dexter, James Eldred, D. II. Leonard, Silas E. Moore, John Holden. 



Floicer Committee.— Gao. Hunt, Richard Daglish, Levi Medcalf, Wm. Ne&hit, W. IL Dyer, Geo. 

 Anderson, A. Forsyth, Daniel E. Carpenter, W. M. Snow. 



Vegetable Cmnmittec.— Geo. L. Clark, S. B. Haladay, A. Reed, W. Yial, J. Palmer. 



Auditors. — James Y. Smith, Elisha Dyer, Jr. 



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