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TRUSTEES' MEETING. 



A meeting of the Trustees of the Society was held at Plum- 

 mer Hall, Salem, Nov. 14th. 



Present — Messrs. Wm. Sutton, G. B. Loring, J. Keeley, B. 

 P. Wa.re,.C. C. Blunt, D. Bradstreet, A. W, Dodge, F. Dodge, 

 J. EIow, H. G. Herrick, A. B. Fellows, J. D. W. French, J. 

 S. Howe, D. G. Todd, J. P. Cleveland, John Lee, J. P. King, 

 B. Griffin, E. K. Lee, R. Jaques, W. B. Morgan, J. B. Swett, 

 J. Newhall, W. E. Kimball, W. H. Patch, D. PL Stickney, J. 

 L. Shorey, T. G. Ordway, A. Sawyer, R. A. Smith, S. C. Pit- 

 man, J. Flint and C. P. Preston. 



The President, William Sutton, presided, and the following 

 business was transacted. 



The Committee appointed to audit the bills of the last show, 

 reported : 



Receipts, ... - 11271 03 



Expenses, . . . . 1261 79 



Balance, - - - - $9 34 



There are unpaid bills amounting to about $75. 



The reports of the several committees on Grain and Root 

 Crops, Cranberries, the Tread well Farm, and Destruction of 

 Canker Worms, were read and accepted. 



Mr. E. H. Payson, Treasurer, read his report, which was 

 accepted, and he was unanimously re-elected for the year 

 ensuing. 



Voted — That the report of the Committee on Essays, etc., 

 be accepted when presented by them. 



Voted — To continue the Fifty dollar scholarship in the Mas- 

 sachusetts Agricultural College to Geo. R. Dodge. 



