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come of the club which the small fee of membership pro- 

 vides. The club holds weekly Monday evening meetings 

 from November 1st to May 1st, which are intended to 

 provide for the social and educational wants of the neigh- 

 borhood and also for amusement. A lively interest has 

 been kept up, with a full attendance. The club has the 

 free use of a very prettily arranged hall, centrally located, 

 where from time to time discussions upon farm topics are 

 held by the members. Popular scientific and other lec- 

 tures are given by many distinguished gentlemen, who 

 kindly come for the good that they can do the club. The 

 younger members are encouraged to volunteer frequent 

 declamations, dialogues, etc., which are always welcomed 

 by the club. The young ladies have formed a Choral 

 Union, for the purpose of providing singing with piano 

 accompaniment as an opening exercise for the meeting. 

 Musical and other entertainments are frequently given by 

 friends of the clubs from other towns. A social picnic is 

 usually held in August, and the ladies of the club provide 

 elaborate refreshments from time to time as occasion may 

 require. The influence of the club has been to enhance the 

 much-needed social condition of the neighborhood. It 

 has developed and brought out much latent talent in vari- 

 ous directions. It has been a beneficence to the educa- 

 tional, social and moral standing of those communities, 

 probably more than anything else could have secured. 



The West Newbury Farmers' Club is one of the oldest 

 in the county. Their fairs, usually held in September, 

 every other year, draw large crowds of farmers and others. 

 A dinner and speeches from invited guests are prominent 

 features of the occasion. They hold ten or fifteen meet- 

 ings for discussion during the year in different parts of the 

 town, with an occasional lecture. A visiting committee is 

 appointed to inspect farms and growing crops, which are 



