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and towns last year. Georgetown, Methuen, Merrimac and 

 Naliant did not have exhibits this year. The entries were 

 from Andover, 18 ; Arnesbury, 28 ; Beverly, 811 ; Boxford, 

 30 ; Bradford, 8 ; Danvers, 333 ; Essex, 14 ; Gloucester, 6 

 Groveland, 8 ; Hamilton, 16; Haverhill, 15 ; Ipswich, 20 

 Lawrence, 6; Lynn, 104 ; Lynnfield, 2 ; Marblehead, 26 

 Manchester, (3; Middleton, 32; Newburyport, 11; New- 

 bury, 64 ; North Andover, 35 ; Peabody, 253 ; Rockport, 

 7; Rowley, 18; Salem, 374; Salisbury, 2; Saugus, 6; 

 Swampscott, 15; Topsfield, 18 ; Wenham, 58; West New- 

 bury, 39. 



REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



The Society met in the vestry of the First Baptist Church 

 in Beverly, Sept. 23, at 10 o'clock, A. M., President Ware 

 in the chair. 



Andrew Nichols was appointed secretary pro. tempo. 



The marshals with Col. John W. Raymond as chief, were 

 sworn in by the president. 



Vacancies in committees were filled. 



Messrs. Rolf, Faxon and Fellows were appointed a com- 

 mittee to receive, sort and count votes for officers of the 

 Society. 



The question of voting for the president of the Society, 

 upon a separate ticket was declared lost by a vote of 53 

 yes and 76 no. 



A vote by ballot upon a single ticket was then taken for 

 the officers usually chosen at this meeting with the follow- 

 ing result. 



FOR PRESIDENT. 



Benjamin P. Ware of Marblehead, had 95 votes and 

 elected ; George B. Loring of Salem, 21 ; Asa T. Newhall 

 of Lynn, 10 ; James C. Poor of North Andover, 4 ; Scatter- 

 ing, 4. 



