ate remarks, congratulating the Society upon the success which 

 has attended their efforts. Remarks were also made by Richard 

 Goodman, Esq., President of the Berkshire Society, who had 

 worked with a will all through the forenoon as Chairman of the 

 Committee on Blood Stock, having been assisted by the Honor- 

 able delegate, and Dr. Joseph Burnett of Southboro', all of 

 whom and the other members, labored like veterans, to impar- 

 tially bestow the awards. Remarks congratulatory and of an 

 encouraging spirit, were also made by Solomon H. Howe, Esq., 

 of Bolton, President of the Worcester Society. 



The Secretary of the Society presented a brief" memorial^^^ 

 eulogistic, and in honor of four of our former Presidents, who all 

 died this summer, in the short period of less than ninety days. 



Col. Ivors Phillips, of Worcester, followed the reading of the 

 memorial and paid a merited tribute to the memory of his coad- 

 jutors in the formation of the Society. 



The second day w^as devoted to an " Agricultural Horse 

 Trot," a part of the Stock having been summarily removed 

 to exhibit at the Worcester West Exhibition at Barre. 



Dinner was served at 11-2 o'clock P. M., and an address 

 dehvered by the Honorable AVilham Sprague, Senator in Con- 

 gress from Rhode Island, a synopsis of which, copied from the 

 Boston Daily Journal of Sept. 30th, we give in these Transac- 

 tions. 



After the address, the Society voted unanimously to print the 

 memorial read Sept. 28th, by the Secretary, in their annual 

 Transactions. 



They also referred all of the reports of the various commit- 

 tees, to the Trustees of the Society for acceptance. 



Gen. John W. Kimball acted as Chief Marshal, and with his 

 valuable assistants, everything passed off like clock work. 



The Fitchburg Cornet Band was present on both days and 

 enlivened the exhibition with beautiful and appropriate music. 



L. H. BRADFORD, Secretary. 



