Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1858 — AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. [ARTICLE]

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The friends of agricultural improvement met last Saturday, according to agreement, and organized by electing Judge J. G. Crane Chairman. After some unimportant business was transacted, a committee of -five was appointed to nominate officers for the government of the society for the ensuing year. The committe reported as follows: President- obert Parker. Vice President-—i. C. Post. 'Treasurer —Alfred McCov. *'' cretary— Mr. Dona Idsou. And one Director for every township in the county, the most of whose names we now disremember, but if the Secretary furnishes them in time for our next issue we will publish them. The report was accepted, and the Board immediately met, appointed Messrs. E. T. Harding, W. I). Lee and Alfred Thomps >n a c-imihjttee of three to look around for a suitable location for fair grounds, and then adjourned 1 . About S4OO of stock had been subscribed, although some of the subscription papers were still out. The appearances are favorable for a good society '»