6 secretary's report. 



cred the practical and convincing address which is printed in our 

 Transactions and follows these reports, a vote of thanks havmg 

 1)ecn given at the suggestion of Hon. Ebenezer Torrey, and a 

 copy requested for publication. 



Other remarks were made by Eliphalet Stone, Esq., of 

 Dedham, member of the State Board of Agriculture, by Capt. 

 Farwell F. Fay of Athol, President of the Worcester North- 

 west Agricultural Society, Solon Carter, Esq., of Leominster, 

 and George E. ToAvne, Esq., of Fitchburg. 



Gen. John W. Kimball served as Chief Marshal and is enti- 

 tled to great credit for the prompt manner in which his duties 

 were performed, and all of his assistants, and the police necessary 

 for a large gathering, are heartily commended by those who had 

 the responsibility and success of the Society in their hearts and 

 on their shoulders. 



The duties of Secretar}^, who is expected to be at several 

 places at the same moment and to be able to decide every mat- 

 ter which may come up, no matter hoAv intricate, were happily 

 relieved by our worthy President, who was indefatigable m 

 his endeavors to make the annual Exhibition a decided success. 



