Miss Hannah Haich, Kennebunk, wrought cape, Miss Sarah A. Makepeace, Saco, hearth rug, Mrs. Shadrach Stacy, Saco, hearth rug. Mrs. Isaac Gleason, Saco, glass box, Mrs. Charles Trull, Saco, chair seat and back, 25 1.00 Diploma. 50 75 Miss Julia A. Dyer, Saco, pair lamp mats and rabbits, Diploma. Mrs. Thomas Dyer, 3d, Saco, linen table cover, Mrs. Lawrence Jordan, Saco, crosha mat, . Diploma. 25 75 Diploma. Diploma. 12/1/ 121 25 Miss Caroline A. Tatterson, South Berwick, counterpane, 1 50 Miss E. M. Bradbury, Saco, hearth rug, Miss Frances A. Johnson, Biddeford, silk hose, Miss Rachel Scamman, Saco, twenty skeins stocking yarn, Mrs. Elizabeth Tatterson, Saco, net tidy, . and needle book, Miss Margery Boothby, Saco, two pieces fringe, Miss Abby Deering, Waterborough, coverlid, Leonard Dearborn, Saco, string shell baskets, 25 25 40 75 25 Thatcher Friend, Alfred, two lady's seat frames and one toilet cushion frame, Miss Sarah Came, Alfred, cushion for seat, Mrs. A. Freeman, Biddeford, lamp mat, Mrs. E. P. Dennett, Saco, hearth rug, Diploma. oy who entered unknown, Pressed Lowers. Mrs. Martha Philpot, Lyn an, Pug, Mis. Juines esmith, jr.. Biddeford, shelt tire board. Miss Augusta Deering, Saro, chair seat and back, Mrs. Banks. Biddeford, wrought ottoman seat, Diploma and 1 00 It is a source of mach gratification to the committee, to find such a variety of articles, combining use and ornament, and they indeed display in their manufacture much labor and Ingenuity. We have not time, and it would be mnecessary to mention ey ny arti de exhibited, and it is equally impossible to single out those deserving particular attention, where there is so moch that demands our notice; but we ever hope that the cesira Jaanifes.27 both by old and young to increase an interest in ho e manufbeiure, may each year grov stronger, and that a love of the beautiful may be cherished not only in preserving some of nature's own handiwork, but also in manufacturing the useful as well as the ornamental. All which is respectfully sulanitted, Mrs. AMOS CHASE, for the Committee. ACCOUNT OF THE TREASURER FOR 1852. S. L. GOODALE, in account with York County Ag. Society. Vice Presidents. ABIAL HALL, WILLIAM SWASEY, NATHAN DANE, Corresponding Secretary. A. A. HANSCOM, Recording Sec'y and Librarian. S. L. GOODALE, Treasurer and Agent. RUFUS MCINTIRE, ELIJAH HAYES, WILLIAM NOYES, 26 Trustees. BY-LAWS OF THE YORK SOCIETY, As revised at the Annual Meeting, 1853. ARTICLE 1. The Society shall meet annually, in the month of January, on such day and at such place as the Trustees shall designate; and semi-annually on Wednesday, the first day of the Cattle Show and Fair, at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, at such place as the Trustees shall appoint. Ten members shall constitute a quorum to transact business, but a less number may adjourn a meeting from time to time. ART. 2. Any person who may pay into the Treasury five dollars at any one time, shall be considered a member for life, and be entitled to all the privileges and benefits of the Society, and not be liable to pay any assessments. ART. 3. Any person paying into the Treasury the sum of one dollar, shall be entitled to the privileges of membership for the current year. ART. 4. The Officers of the Society shall be a President, four Vice Presidents, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Agent, Librarian, and five Trustees. All of the above mentioned Officers to be chosen by ballot at each annual meeting. ART. 5. The President, and in his absence, one of the Vice Presidents, shall preserve order in the meeting, state questions, declare votes, and upon application from the Trustees, shall call special meetings of the Society, appoint the time and place, and give due notice thereof to the Recording Secretary. ART. 6. The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the correspondence of the Society, according to the direction of the Trustees, and make such returns to the Secretary of State as the law requires. ART. 7. The Recording Secretary shall keep a fair and faithful record of the transactions of the Society, and present the same at every meeting for the inspection of the members. Twelve days at least prior to every meeting, he shall cause a notice thereof, stating the time, place and object, to be published in two papers in this County. ART. 8. The Treasurer shall make a faithful entry of all the moneys of the Society, from what source accrued, answer the orders of the Trustees, keep a regular account of all his receipts and disbursements, and present the same at every annual meeting for examination, and shall make such returns to the Treasurer of State as the law requires. ART. 9. The Trustees may appoint as many Solicitors as they think the interest of the Society requires, to obtain memberships, and pay all moneys which they may receive, over to the Treasurer; and they shall receive such compensation as the Trustees shall allow by vote. ART. 10. The Trustees shall superintend and direct the concerns of the Society from one meeting to another, propose improved methods of managing the Agricultural interests, appoint a Committee to assign tasks, and such other Committees as they deem necessary, publish such communication, direct what sum may be appropriated for premiums, offer premiums, draw orders on the Treasurer, audit his accounts, and at each annual meeting make a report of their proceedings, and such other communications as they think may tend to promote the objects of the Society. ART. 11. The Agent shall purchase such articles as he may be directed to, by a vote of the Society, or by the Trustees, and dispose of them under the direction of the Trustees, for and on account of the Society. ART. 12. In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity or removal out of the County of either of the Secretaries, Treasurer, Solicitors, Librarian or Agent, the Trustees shall take charge of the books, papers and property pertaining to the office thus vacated, and shall deliver the same to such members as they shall appoint to fill the office till the next stated meeting, when a new choice shall be made. ART. 13. At any meeting of the Society, such Committees may be appointed as is judged expedient. ART. 14. In the event of the failure of any stated meeting of the Society, the last Trustees are authorized to call a meeting at such time and place, and in such manner as they may think best. ART. 15. A Cattle Show, Exhibition and Fair, shall be held on the first Wednesday and following Thursday in October, in each year, under such regulations, and at such place, as the Trustees shall order. ART. 16. The Treasurer shall give a bond with sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to one thousand dollars over and above the amount of vested property of the Society in his possession, to the Trustees, to account for all moneys by him received. ART. 17. The foregoing By-Laws and Regulations may be altered at either of the stated meetings of the Society, by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present, notice of the proposed alteration having been given at the next preceding meeting. All other questions shall be decided by a vote of the majority. |