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the Society and guests repaired to the hall of that organiza- 

 tion, where a generous collation was served, and the evening 

 passed pleasantly, with speeches, music, and social amuse- 

 ments. 



FRIDAY MORNING— Business Meeting. 



The Society met pursuant to adjournment, the President 

 in the chair. 



The report of the committee on the fruit exhibited at this 

 meeting was presented and accepted. 



The Treasurer presented his report for the year ending 

 December 31, 1877, which was received and referred to the 

 Executive Committee. 



The report of the Executive Committee was presented by 

 the Secretary, and accepted. 



The President announced a vacancy in the representation of 

 the Society in the State Board of Agriculture, in consequence 

 of the resignation of Mr. James A. Varney, and thereupon 

 the Society proceeded to an election by ballot, and George B. 

 Sawyer of Wiscasset was elected as a member of said Board. 



Voted, Tliiit the several Trustees be requested to furnish to the Secre- 

 tary reports from their respective counties for publication in the next 

 annual report. 



Voted, To choose one or more persons in each of the several counties, 

 to be nominated by the members from such county, to act in conjunction 

 with the Trustees as County Committees, whose duty shall be to collect 

 such useful and interesting information in relation to the subject of fruit 

 culture in their respective counties as may be in their .power, and embody 

 the same in an annual report to the Society. 



And such committees were chosen as elsewhere appears in 

 this report. 



Voted, To appoint the followins; standing committees, viz : 



On Nomenclature — ^lessrs. Henry INIcLauglilin, Charles S. Pope and 



Samuel Eolfe. 



On Entomology — Messrs. C. H. Fernald, George E. Brackett and Lyman 



F. Abbott. 



The time and place of holding the next annual exhibition 

 was discussed, and it was 



Voted, That the matter be referred to the Executive Committee. 



