194 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in His boundless 

 wisdom to take from our midst one of our members, Henry S. 

 Perham of Chelmsford, a man who, in the short period of his 

 membership on this Board, had shown himself well fitted for 

 the position to which he had been chosen, and had made him- 

 self highly esteemed and eminently respected by his fellow mem- 

 bers; therefore, be it 



Resolved, That we, the members of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby express 

 our sincere and heartfelt sorrow at the loss which the Board has 

 sustained by his death ; and 



Resolved, That we hereby extend our sympathy to the bereaved 

 family and friends of our esteemed associate ; and 



Resolved, That these resolutions be sjiread upon the records 

 of the Board, and that a copy of them be engrossed and sent 

 to his family. 



Henry S. Pease. 



John M. Danforth. 



Geo. W. Trull. 



J. Lewis Ellsavorth. 



Voted, To accept and adopt the resolutions as presented. 



Mr. Kilbourn, for the conimittoe on agricultural societies, 

 reported the assignment of inspectors, as follows : — 



Amesbury and Salisbury, at Amesburj, Septem- 

 ber 24, 25 and 26, F. Gerrett. 



Barnstal)le Coimty, at Barnstable, August 27, 28 



and 29, R. M. Porter. 



Blackstone Valley, at Uxbridge, September 17 



and 18, H. S. Pease. 



Deerfield Valley, at Charlemont, September 12 



and 13, W. D. Ross. 



Eastern Hampden, at Palmer, October 4 and 5, . A. Ellsworth. 



Essex, at Peabody, Sej^tember 17, 18 and 19, . N. Sagendorph. 



Franklin County, at Greenfield, September 18 



and 19, . . . . . . . . J. H. Allen. 



Hampshire, at Amherst, September 17, . . J. F. Adams. 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, at North- 

 ampton, October 2 and 3, . . . . J. M. Danforth. 



Highland, at Middlefield, September 4 and 5, . J. J. Mason. 



Hillside, at Cummington, Sejitember 24 and 25, H. A. Oakman. 



Hingham, at Hingham, September 24 and 25, . W. IL Spooxek. 



