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The Secretary read a letter from Jobn II. Moore, ackuowlcclging 

 the resoUitions i)assed by the Society in meiuory of his father, the 

 late John B. Moore, and in behalf of himself and the family 

 thanking the Society therefor. 



The Secretary also read a letter from the Secretary of the State 

 Board of Agriculture, stating that the term of olllce of the dele- 

 gate from the Society to the Board of Agriculture would expire at 

 the close of the present year. On motion of John G. Barker the 

 present delegate, E. W. "Wood, was re-elected. 

 Daniel G. "Walton, of Wakefield, 



having been recommended by the Executive Committee, was, on 

 ballot, duly elected a member of the Society. 



Adjourned to Saturday, December 10. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, December 10, 1887. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 the President, Henry P. "Walcott, in the chair. 



The Annual Report of the Library Committee was read by 

 William E. Endicott, Chairman, accepted, and referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Publication. 



Robert Manning read his Annual Report as Secretary and 

 Librarian, which was accepted and referred to the Committee on 

 Publication. 



The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, pre- 

 sented the Schedule of Prizes for the year 1888, with the approval 

 of that Committee, certain changes having been made in it in 

 conference with the Committee for Establishing Prizes. The 

 Schedule was adopted and ordered to be printed. 



The meeting was then dissolved. 



