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Rev. 0. S. Butler, of Georgetown, N. D. Dodge, of New- 

 buryport, who were presented by the president of the club, 

 Mr. Samuel Rogers, in a felicitous manner. The crowd of 

 men, women and children for two hours, standing, gave 

 close attention to the remarks of the speakers, promptly re- 

 sponding with applause to any good hit made by them, and 

 the excellent music offered. The festivities were continued 

 in the evening by a promenade concert and dance in the big 

 tent, thus making all happy by this, the seventeenth exhibi- 

 tion of the West Newbury Farmers' Club. 



The Houghton Horticultural Society held its annual ex- 

 hibition at Lynn. This growing and prosperous city is 

 sometimes called the city of gardens, thus affording facili- 

 ties for a first-class exhibition of the choicest specimens of 

 fruit, more especially pears, which are grown in perfection 

 in these gardens, and their annual exhibitions are remark- 

 able for their excellence, and this year, although a general 

 scarcity prevailed, was no exception to the general rule. 

 Much attention is given to flowers also, but very little to 

 vegetables. Sociability is also encouraged in this society 

 by a banquet given in the evening of the closing day, which 

 is noted for the elegance of the repast, with speaking at 

 the close. This year's experience fully sustained the high 

 character of other years, being under the administration of 

 President Dr. J. W. Goodell. 



The Amesbury and Salisbury Agricultural Society, al- 

 though working under a charter granted by special act of 

 the legislature, may properly be considered as a branch of 

 the Essex Society. It held its annual exhibition Sept. 30 and 

 Oct. 1, F. W. Sargent, Esq., president, which was very 

 satisfactory and creditable to this young and growing soci- 

 ety, but inasmuch as a detailed statement is published in 

 its transactions, an extended notice in this report is deemed 

 unnecessary. 



The West Peabody Farmers' Club, Mr. G. H. Legro, 

 president, held an exhibition and fair Sept. 17th, and 

 although the weather was unfavorable, it did not prevent a 



