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Oxford County, Jainis K. Hammond, Paris. 



Penobscot " J. E. r>ennoch, Orono. 



Piscataquis "■ H. A. Robinson, Foxcroft. 



Sagadahoc '• Henry S. Cary, Topsliam. 



Somerset " James S. Hoxie, North Fairfield. 



Waldo " D. B. Johnson, Freedom. 



Washington " Nelson S. Aihm. Dennysville. 



York " Luther S. Moore, Limerick. 



Mr. S. L. Boardman, having announced the death of Alfred 

 Smith of Monmouth, a life member of tlie Society, was requested, 

 by vote of the Society, to prepare an obituary notice for publication 

 in the transactions. 



Mr. Gardiner announced the death of Charles Downing, and, 

 after remarks by several members, Messrs. Gardiner, Atherton and 

 Gilbert were appointed a committee to prepare and present appro- 

 priate resolutions in relation thereto. 



Announcement was made of the decease, since the last winter 

 meeting, of the Hon. John E. Godfrey of Bangor, and F. G. Rich- 

 ards of Gardiner, life members of the Society. 



Mr. Boardman, in behalf of the Committee on the Exhibition of 

 Fruit at New Orleans, submitted the following 



REPORT. 



Your committee to solicit and arrange for an exhibition of Maine 

 fruit at New Orleans, would repoit that they early organized for the 

 work before them and set about its performance with all the time 

 and ability they could command. During the time of the State 

 Fair at Lewiston, last fall, the^' made a careful study of the fruit on 

 exhibition, to ascertain who had the finest specimens of certain 

 varieties that could be obtained for the exhibition, taking the names 

 of the exhibitors and the varieties shown. At that time the mem- 

 bers of the committee held several consultations, and the}' also, by 

 appointment, held several interviews witli the Commissioners of tlie 

 State for the Exposition, and with Mr. Ham, the Special National 

 Commissioner. At that time the members of the committee divided 

 the work, and assigned certain details to each to perform. Mr. 

 Pope visited some of the best orchards in the count}' of Kennebec, 

 and personally solicited the finest specimens he could find ; Mr. 

 Prince did the same in his section, and Mr. Boardman also visited 



