ANNUAL ^MEETING OF THE BOAED. 



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doath was the gentle, painless passing away of one " who had 

 so long walked hand in hand with time," and had illumined a long 

 pathway- with the light of a faithful Christian continuance in well- 

 doing. 



Mr. Taft made a report on the assignment of delegates as 

 follows : — 



Amesbury and Salisbury, 



Barnstable, 



Berkshire, 



Blackstone Valley, 



Bristol, 



Deerfield Valley, . 



Essex, . 



Franklin, 



Hampden, 



HampJen East, , 



Hampshire, . 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden 



Highlands, 



Hingham, 



Housatonic, . 



Hoosac Valley, 



Hillside, 



Massachusetts Horticultural, 



Marshfield, . 



Martha's Vineyard, 



Middlesex, 



Middlesex North, . 



Middlesex South, . 



Nantucket, . 



Ph' mouth, • 



Union, . 



Worcester, . 



Worcester North, . 



Worcester North-west, 



Worcester South, . 



Worcester West, . 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



Wm. R. Sessions. 



C. L. UARTSnORN. 



Nathan Edson. 



D. Upton. 



A. C. Varnum. 

 Ethan Rhooks. 



E. W. Wood. 



B. P. Ware. 

 Daniel E. Damon. 

 S. W. Clark. 



W. H. Snow. 

 Henry L. Whiting. 



B. DOUTY. 



S. B. Bird. 



E. F. BOWDITCH. 

 J. H. GODDARD. 



F. G, Howes, 

 h. h. goodell. 

 Geo. Crdickshank. 

 V. Taft. 



S. A. Bartholomew. 

 Wm. W. Smith. 

 Edmund Hersey. 

 J. B. Moore. 

 J. S. Grinnell. 

 Zeri Smith. 

 M. I. Wheeler. 

 J. D. Porter. 

 A. P. Slade. 

 H. M. Owen. 

 Elbridge Cdshman. 



On motion of Captain Moore it was voted that Mr. Stock- 

 well be a delegate to the Bay State Fair. 



