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make that work effective. It asks of you, members of the Bangor 

 Horticultural Society — it asks of you, members of the Penobscot 

 County Farmers' Club — it asks of you, men and women, members 

 of Penobscot Pomona Grange, that you join with us in helping on 

 this later phase of educational work, not only in the line in whose 

 interest we are here assembled, but also in its broader application 

 to the various industries of life. That you accept the truism that 

 "he is most entitled to public praise who best cultivates his soil," 

 is proof that you have accepted this modern idea of education. 



We are glad to join hands with you in the work, glad to meet 

 with a people who fully appreciate our aims and purposes. Your 

 presence alone is enough to give encouragement, but if you see fit 

 to add a membership to our society you will be doing a double good. 

 The fee for life membership is but $10, and that for annual mem- 

 bership $1. Some money is necessary to the work and an}' mem- 

 bership will be gladly received. 



Thanking you for 3'our invitation to meet with you, and for the 

 interest you have manifested in the meeting, we hope that our horti- 

 cultural interests will receive substantial encouragement from our 

 association, and that you will be repaid for the interest manifested. 



MR. BURR'S PAPER. 



The local arrangements for the meeting in Bangor were largely 



perfected by Mr. B. A. Burr, member of the Board of Agriculture 



from Penobscot county. It was the occasion of general regret to 



those in attendance, that Mr. Burr in consequence of sickness was 



unable to be present. For several weeks he had been confined to 



the house. At the time of the meeting his courage was good and 



he was anticipating the pleasure of being present at the opening 



exercises. His physician, however, feared the exposure and the 



excitement, and would not permit his patient to leave the house. 



The disease proved fatal, and our hearts were made sad a few 



weeks later to learn of his death. He was an active friend of the 



farmer and his influence among the fruit growers in eastern Maine 



was very great. He will be greatly missed at the agricultural 



gatherings in the State, but the lessons he taught during his life will 



endure. Cordial, ef^rnest and true-hearted the influence of his 



words and character will live long in the memory of those who knew 



him. It was a pleasure, however, to have a paper from him read 



