32 



Grand total, 2075 entries from 29 out of 35 cities and 

 towns in Essex County, against 1319 entries IVom 30 

 cities and towns last year. Essex, Gloucester, Manches- 

 ter, Nahant, Saugus and Wenham did not have exhibits 

 this year. The entries were : Amesbnry, 71 ; Andover, 

 5 ; Beverly, 9; Boxford, 179; Bradford, 151; Danvers, 

 22; Hamilton, 5; Haverhill, 633: Georgetown, 33; 

 Groveland, 95 ; Ipswich, 2 ; Lawrence, 82 ; Lynn, 61 ; 

 Lynnfield, 2 ; Marblehead, 14 ; Methuen, 82 ; Merrimac, 

 29; Middleton, 9; Newbury, 115; Newburyport, 42; 

 North Andover, 136; Peabody, 37 ; Rockport, 1 : Row- 

 ley, 43 ; Salem, 19 ; Salisbury, 6 : Swarapscott, 1 ; Tops- 

 field, 5; West Newbury, 186. 



REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held in Grand 

 Army Hall, Haverhill, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1894, and 

 the following business was transacted : 



President F. H. Appleton called the meeting to order 

 at 10.30 A. M., and upon a motion it was voted that the 

 chairman appoint a committee of three to receive, assort 

 and count the votes for officers the coming year. Messrs. 

 Evans of Salisbury, Bailey of West Newbury and Pettin- 

 gill of Danvers were appointed. 



Mr. S. W. Hopkinson of Bradford moved that the sec- 

 retary be instructed to cast one ballot for Francis H. Ap- 

 pleton for president ; J. J. H. Gregory, O. S. Butler, H. 

 G. Herrick, Asa T. NcAvhall, for vice-presidents ; John M. 

 Danforth for secretary; Gilbert L. Streeter for treasurer; 

 and it was so voted unanimously. 



The secretary cast one ballot as above, and the officers 

 were declared elected. 



On motion of Mr. Butler of Georgetown, it was voted 

 that the committee chosen by the trustees to see about 

 getting plans, etc., for a permanent location for the Soci- 



