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C. Goodspeed.
D. Kellogg. William Brown.
W. B. Conely.
William E. Thompson.
Mark Jacobs.
R. S. Hayner.
W. W. Smith.
D. S. Lee.
P. Y. Browning.
George L. Gage. Charles Spencer.
J. W. Botsford.
Calvin Murdock.
John S. Bryant. J. Miller. Gaines Fuller.
A. McIntyre. William Steadman.
S. Sears.
H. H. Norton.
William C. Shaft.
Alexander Carpenter.
J. W. Kellogg.
Rev. C. Osborn. S. M. Conely. Thomas Dailey.
G. Truesdale.
L. C. Crittenden.
L. Door. W. Lewis.
David Thompson.
H. H. Hoyt. John Fewlass.
Ira Brayton.
Isaac Brown.
Hiram Goodrich.
D. D. Carr.
William Bitten.
H. H. Smith.
Hiram Wing.
Emil Beurman.
A. Wakeman.
De Witt Denton.
George Miles.
William Schaed.
J. Chamberlain.
Miss Celia Ann Conely. James McLaughlin. L. W. Kinney.
N. J. Hickey.
S. N. Winans.
John Fulmer.
George Cropsey.
Joseph Doane. D. B. Power.
Loren Boutell. D. Boutell.
Lyman Lee.
George Lemen.
J. D. Gale.
John Sigler. George Pullen.
J. P. Farnsworth.
J. A. Van Camp.
J. Fishbeck.
E. W. Woodruff.
Henry Griswold.
William Crawford. John Arms.
George Burnett. William Payne. George J. Griffin.
Thomas Dailey. John Lakin.
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William R. Griffith. Gustave Baetcke. Dr. Benck. E. Doane. I. Armes. William T. Tunis. P. S. Hendricks. Thomas Gilks.
Hiram Dickinson. Paddock.
S. H. Hazard. Charles Smith.
Ely Barnard. D. Person. E. Latson. L. Walker. Henry G. Love.
N. S. Benjamin. Jesse Hall.
Edward Beurman.
David Dickerson. William Davis. Stephen Dailey.
Caleb Sawyer.
M. W. Randall.
E. D. Morse. O. Morse.
A. Angel.
C. L. Myers. A. Maltby.
P. L. Smith.
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John Graham.
John R. Mason.
J. Case.
Hiram Wing. Moses Fuller.
G. N. Barker.
John Bush.
Eli Annis.
M. W. Randall.
Ralph Fowler.
James Barber.
John Hartman.
William Osborn.
Mark Jacobs.
W. L. Webb.
E. Watrous.
€ J. F. Jennings.
John Euler.
J. M. Holden.
Richard Walker.
Daniel Pierson.
Luther Jefferds.
Isaac Smith.
C. Goodrich.
Perry G. Ross. James Clark.
F. A. Grimes.
D. Kellogg.
M. Chubb.
Richard Berhnes.
F. Baetcke.
H. N. Lewis.
G. H. Chambers.
H. H. Hanse.
John Laughlin.
W. S. Russell.
William Elliott.
John Hooper.
David Hazard.
Henry George.
The board of directors (composed of the pres- ident, secretary, and executive committee of the society) held their first meeting March 12, 1853, at Howell, on which occasion, after adopting a code of by-laws, the board " Resolved, That the first annual fair of the society be held in the month of October next, in that township in the county which will raise and pledge to the board of direc- tors, on or before the last Saturday in April next, the largest amount of means towards defraying the incidental expenses of the said fair," and the sec- retary was instructed to open a correspondence with citizens of the several townships upon that subject. At a meeting, held pursuant to adjourn- ment on the seventh of May, the board " Resolved, That the time for receiving offers and proposals with reference to the place of holding the first annual fair be extended to and until the fifteenth of June next," and, after some further business, adjourned to that day ; when, upon reassembling, it was by the board " Resolved, That whereas the township of Brighton has offered the largest sum (one hundred and forty dollars) for the location of the first annual fair at that village, that the said first annual fair of the society be held at said village of Brighton on the sixth and seventh days of October next."
The fair was accordingly opened at Brighton, at ten A.M., on Thursday, October 6, .1853, under direction of William R. Cobb, chief marshal, and continued during that and the following day. The exercises of the second day embraced a grand plowing match at nine A.M., election of officers of the society for the ensuing year at eleven A M., and at two P.M. an address by the Hon. George W. Peck, immediately after which came the reading of
the reports of the several viewing committees, and the announcement of their awards. A list of persons to whom premiums were awarded at this first fair of the society, being regarded as of some interest to the farmers of the county, is here given as follows :
Field Crops .- E. N. Fairchild, Jacob Fishbeck, wheat; H. H. Smith, " Marion wheat, a new va- riety ;" A. Monroe, corn; O. Morse, potatoes.
Cattle .- William Sexton, P. L. Smith, J. B. Hammond, Jacob Fishbeck, Daniel Case, W. W. Smith, Ely Barnard, Rev. Mr. Osborn ; J. W. Bots- ford, F. Fishbeck, Charles P. Bush, J. Monohan, C. Sawyer, W. B. Kellogg, D. B. Power, working oxen ; C. A. Jeffries, two premiums on Durham cattle.
Horses .- W. C. Shaft, H. G. Love, stallion ; T. Holloway, H. H. Norton, brood mare; D. D. Carr, W. E. Thompson, D. S. Lee, F. Monroe, Floyd Williams, Hiram Wing, Thomas Dailey, T. Hollo- way, colt; K. S. Bingham, P. L. Smith, span of matched horses ; I. P. Bingham, E. Deidmer, single horses; Captain P. E. Tuhn, full-blood mare; Cap- tain P. E. Tuhn, matched pair trotting horses.
Discretionary Premiums on Horses .- Kanouse & Fuller, stallion "Young Duroc ;" J. R. Goodrich, stallion " Black Hawk ;" F. Monroe, C. Smith, span matched colts ; J. Cole, G. C. Fuller, C. Corson, E. Latson, W. E. Thompson, colts; A. Tooley, span matched horses.
Sheep .- P. Y. Browning, best French buck ; S. W. Twichell, second best French buck; J. Cran- ston, Merino ewes; K. S. Bingham, Merino ewes (Spanish); L. C. Crittenden, buck lambs (Spanish); William Brown, buck lambs (Leicester and South- down); I. & J. F. Jennings, ewe lambs (Spanish); H. Goodrich, ewe lambs (Spanish); Bingham & Olds, French Merino bucks.
Swine .- Royal C. Rumsey (two premiums), C. L. & R. C. Crouse (two premiums), L. B. Fonda, A. Angel.
Poultry .- J. H. Galloway, Shanghais; N. J. Hickey, Cochin Chinas; N. J. Hickey, Chitta- gongs; Fred. J. Lee, Dorkings.
Farm Implements .- D. Kelly, Nelson House, William Placeway, Hannibal Lee, K. S. Bingham, D. Thompson, L. B. Fonda, W. C. Woodward, Ira Brayton, N. Toncray, Israel Arms.
Butter and Cheese .- T. Bridgeman, D. Gallatian, D. Case,* butter; J. F. Jennings,* cheese.
Sugar and Honey .- J. Ridenger, best ten pounds of honey ; N. Chrisler, second best ten pounds of honey ; M. W. Randall, maple-sugar.
Domestic Manufactures. - First variety : T.
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Bridgeman, Miss Jane M. Gallatian, B. Carpenter, Miss C. Twichell, Miss E. Carpenter, Mrs. E. An- nis, Mrs. J. R. Mason, Miss A. C. Isbell, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Osborn,* Mrs. J. M. Murray .* Sec- ond variety : John Miller, William Waits, James Swiney, W. R. Griffith, Ira Brayton .* Third va- riety : L. Walker, L. Judson, A. Hubbard.
Fruits and Vegetables .- R. Lyon, J. Brown, H. Wing, apples; R. Lyon, S. M. Conely, peaches; N. S. Benjamin, quinces ; W. S. Conely, pears ; Gustave Baetcke, grapes ; D. Boutell, G. W. Crop- sey, L. W. Kinney, T. B. Brooks, R. S. Hall, Loren Boutell, T. Bridgeman, R. S. Hayner, C. S. Crouse, O. Morse,* Thos. Gilks,* Dr. Benck,* vegetables.
Plowing Match .- William White, first premium for best quarter-acre plowed ; A. P. Dickinson, second premium.
The financial result of this fair was quite satisfac- tory to the society, the receipts and expenditures being as follows :
RECEIPTS.
Subscription by citizens of Brighton $140.00
Sale of membership tickets. 424.00
" single tickets. 94.44
" fruit donated.
8.24
Donation by C. L. & R. Crouse
10.00
$676.68
DISBURSEMENTS.
Expense of preparing Fair-Ground ... $168.41 Amount of premiums awarded ........ 145.00
paid W. B. Smith, for print-
16.00
and expenses.
25.00
Other expenses of fair .. 38.57
392.98
$283.70
Value of lumber left on hand
100.00
Excess of receipts over expenditures.
$383.70
In March, 1854, the society resolved that its second fair should be held at Howell, provided the citizens of the place should pledge to the society the sum of two hundred dollars towards defraying the incidental expenses. In case such pledge was not given on or before April 15th, the fair was "to be held in that village in the county whose citizens shall pledge the highest amount." On the second of May the subscription of the people of Howell was laid before the board of directors, "which was deemed a compliance with the terms of the offer made them, and it was voted that the second an- nual fair of the society be held at Howell." N. J. Hickey was appointed marshal, and authorized to select grounds for the fair, "by and with the advice of Nelson G. Isbell and Elijah F. Burt, who are hereby appointed a committee of the board for that purpose."
* Discretionary.
The ground selected was the public square in Howell, and the fair was held there on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, October 3, 4, and 5, 1854. The address was delivered by the Hon. F. W. Curtenius, on the last day of the fair.
At the fair of 1853 no premium had been awarded for the best cultivated farm, but in this second exhibition that premium was awarded to Alva Preston, who also secured the same prize at the fairs of 1855 and 1856.
At the settlement with the treasurer at the end of the year, that officer made return of a balance of four hundred and ninety-four dollars and forty- three cents in his hands, and the marshal returned a net amount of one hundred and one dollars and seventy-five cents. This was turned over to George W. Lee, treasurer for the ensuing year, and thus the society commenced the year 1855 with a fund of five hundred and ninety-six dollars and eighteen cents, besides six dollars in uncurrent money and twenty-three dollars in notes and orders.
In 1856 the fair was given to the village of Howell, in consideration of a subscription by the citizens to the amount of one hundred and fifty dollars. The exhibition was held on the eighth, ninth, and tenth of October. A. W. Smith, mar- shal. It was also held at Howell in 1857, one hundred and twenty-five dollars being raised there by subscription. In the awards of this year the two-hundred-acre farm of Joseph Rider, Jr., was especially mentioned by the committee "as an example for the farmers of Livingston County to work after."
The fair of 1858 was held at Brighton on Wed- nesday, Thursday, and Friday, October 6th, 7th, and 8th. Spaulding M. Case, Marshal.
In 1859, citizens of Brighton sent in to the executive committee of the society two proposals to secure the location of the exhibition of that year at their village. The first was an offer of one hundred dollars in money, and the second a written proposal, signed by Ira W. Case, C. W. Barber, F. D. Acker, and N. Kennedy, offering to inclose a suitable ground and erect all necessary buildings as directed by the officers of the society. The last-named proposition was accepted, and the fair was held at Brighton on Tuesday, the twenty- seventh of September, and the two following days. On October 14th, in the same year, Elijah F. Burt, Almon Whipple, and Nathan J. Hickey were ap- pointed a committee "to look out suitable ground for permanently locating the annual fairs of the society at or near the village of Howell."
In March, 1860, the following action was taken by the directors of the society :
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"Resolved, By the board of directors, that they per- manently locate their fair at or near Howell, provided the citizens of that place raise and secure a donation of four hundred dollars towards paying for six acres of land (said selection of land to be made in the vicinity of Howell), and that the citizens of Howell have until the fourteenth day of April instant to raise the above- named amount.
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"Resolved, That in case the above resolution is not complied with by the citizens of Howell, that the secretary advertise for proposals from the several vil- lages in the county, and that the society hold their fair for 1860 at the village in the county where the citizens thereof raise and secure to the society the largest amount toward defraying the expenses of said fair,-said proposal to be made to the secretary on or before the first day of June next."
The necessity for prompt action by the people of Howell was now apparent, and a number of citizens of the village promised that the necessary amount should be raised. Upon this, on the twenty-eighth of March, the directors voted to purchase six acres of land near the toll-gate, east of the village of Howell, for the sum of five hundred dollars, to be used as a permanent fair-ground, "provided the citizens of Howell raise and pay to Mr. Whipple four hundred dol- lars towards the same, and that the citizens of Howell have till the eighteenth of April next to raise said amount." On the second of June fol- lowing, the board of directors received the dona- tion of four hundred dollars in compliance with the above-named conditions, and closed the con- tract with Mr. Whipple for the six acres of land near the toll-gate ; paying over to him the amount of the donation, and agreeing to pay him the bal- ance of one hundred dollars by the first of Febru- ary, 1861. The amount was paid to Mr. Whipple before the time specified, and he conveyed the land to the society by deed dated January 14, 1861. This was the first of the several purchases by which the society has acquired its present fair- ground; the subsequent purchases of adjoining lands having been made from Mr. Whipple, Mr. S. F. Hubbell, and McPherson & Mills.
The ground purchased from Mr. Whipple was fenced and prepared, and some buildings erected, all under supervision of Nathan J. Hickey, mar- shal for the year, and on the twenty-sixth, twenty- seventh, and twenty-eighth days of September, 1860, the society first held its fair upon its own grounds. Since that time the annual fairs have been regularly held here. The fair-grounds are very eligibly located, on the north side of Grand River Street, a short distance east of the compact portion of the village of Howell, but within the
corporation limits. They embrace an area of about twenty acres, containing a half-mile track and the buildings usually found in grounds devoted to agricultural exhibitions. On the seventeenth of May, 1866, the fair-ground was leased for a term of thirty years to the Livingston County Horse Association, to be used for its meetings and fes- tivals, the Agricultural Society, however, retaining the right to use it for the annual fairs and other meetings.
The first annual sheep-shearing festival of the society was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, the fifteenth and sixteenth of May, 1866. The attend- ance was not very large, on account of the unpro- pitious state of the weather, but the festival was regarded as very successful, several of the best flocks in the county being represented. Several champion shearers entered the ring and contested for the premiums, which were awarded as follows : first premium, A. A. Brockway, Green Oak; second premium, D. Dailey, Putnam; third premium, - - Eaton, Oceola. No proper record of the weight of animals and fleeces was kept.
Since that time the annual sheep-shearing fes- tivals have been continued, but less interest is felt in them than when they were first inaugurated.
In the report of the board of directors of the society for the year 1876 (after the purchase of the last addition to the fair-grounds) they mentioned that the expense during the year had been great, owing to the purchase of land, and fencing the same, rebuilding cattle-sheds and sheep- and swine- pens, and erecting a ticket-office, and they add : " We now have about twenty acres of choice land, which, with buildings and fixtures, are worth at least six thousand dollars. . .. The number of life members having certificates and entitled to the same to this date is four hundred and fifty-six." On the thirty-first of January, 1878, the number of life members of the society was four hundred and eighty-three, and at the present time (October I, 1879) is four hundred and eighty.
The recent location of the State society fairs at Detroit, and the custom of holding them a few days earlier than those of the Livingston County society, has undoubtedly injured the latter to some extent, but their fairs continue to attract a very large attendance, and that of the present year yielded to the society the handsome sum of four- teen hundred and nineteen dollars.
The principal officers of the society from its or- ganization, in 1853, to the present time, have been :
1853 .- President, Ira Jennings; Treasurer, W. A. Buckland; Secretary, Elijah F. Burt; Executive Committee, Nelson G. Isbell, E. J. Hardy, A W. Olds, James M. Murray, Jolin How. gle
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1854 .- President, Ira Jennings; Treasurer, Ely Barnard; Secretary, Nelson G. Isbell; Executive Committee, John R. Goodrich, Elijah F. Burt, Austin Wakeman, James M. Murray, P. L. Smith. 1855 .- President, Robert Crouse; Treasurer, George W. Lee; Secretary, L. K. Hewett; Ex- ecutive Committee, John R. Goodrich, Job Crans- ton, Royal C. Rumsey, P. L. Smith, Ralph Fowler.
1856 .- President, Robert Crouse; Treasurer, W. C. Rumsey ; Secretary, Elijah F. Burt; Ex- ecutive Committee, R. D. Power, F. G. Rose, J. B. Rumsey, L. K. Hewett, Ely Barnard.
1857 .- President, Nelson G. Isbell ; Treasurer, William McPherson; Secretary, Elijah F. Burt ; Executive Committee, P. L. Smith, David B. Power, F. G. Rose, C. L. Crouse, Daniel Case.
1858 .- President, N. G. Isbell ; Treasurer, Odell J. Smith; Secretary, Elijah F. Burt; Executive Committee, Francis Monroe, Ira Jennings, S. G. Ives, J. Kenyon, Jr., E. N. Fairchild.
1859 .- President, Ely Barnard; Treasurer, F. J. Lee; Secretary, Lyman Judson; Executive Com- mittee, J. F. Jennings, F. Grisson, J. R. Mason, E. N. Fairchild, C. L. Crouse.
1860 .- President, Ely Barnard; Treasurer, F. J. Lee; Secretary, Lyman Judson; Executive Com- mittee, J. F. Jennings, F. Grisson, Austin Wake- man, E. N. Fairchild, C. L. Crouse.
1861 .- President, Austin Wakeman ; Treasurer, B. H. Lawson ; Secretary, Henry P. Crouse ; Ex- ccutive Committee, F. Grisson, Isaac H. Smith, Daniel Case, Joseph Rider, Jr., H. H. Norton.
1862 .- President, Austin Wakeman, Tyrone ; Treasurer, William B. Smith, Howell ; Secretary, Henry P. Crouse, Hartland ; Board of Directors, Daniel Case, Howell; Samuel G. Ives, Unadilla ; Joseph Rider, Jr., Genoa; Ephraim J. Hardy, Oceola; H. H. Van Leuvan, Brighton.
1863 .- President, Ephraim J. Hardy, Oceola ; Treasurer, William B. Smith, Howell; Secretary, Henry P. Crouse, Hartland; Directors, Francis Monroe, Howell; K. W. Bingham, Green Oak; E. N. Fairchild, Marion; Samuel G. Ives, Unadilla ; H. H. Van Leuvan, Brighton.
1864 .- President, Ephraim J. Hardy, Oceola; Treasurer, William B. Smith, Howell; Secretary, Henry P. Crouse, Hartland; Directors, Sylvester Andrews, Howell; William Ball, Hamburg; K. W. Bingham, Green Oak ; W. S. Conely, Brighton ; E. Buckle, Howell.
1865 .- President, James M. La Rue, Putnam ; Treasurer, William B. Smith, Howell; Secretary, Elijah F. Burt, Howell; Directors, John Sigler, Putnam ; Sylvester Andrews, Howell ; E. J. Hardy, Oceola; E. N. Fairchild, Marion ; Albert Tooley, Genoa.
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1866 .- President, James M. La Rue, Putnam; Treasurer, William B. Smith, Howell ; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa; Directors, William Ball, Hamburg ; William F. Lemen, Hartland ; Francis Monroe, Howell; M. D. Carr, Putnam; W. R. Melvin, Howell.
1867 .- President, K. W. Bingham, Green Oak ; Treasurer, N. J. Hickey, Howell ; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa; Directors, M. D. Carr, Putnam; William Ball, Hamburg ; H. C. Cady, Brighton ; B. W. Cardell, Howell ; E. J. Hardy, Oceola.
1868 .- President, Francis Monroe, Howell ; Treasurer, L. C. Smith, Howell; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa ; Directors, S. Andrews, Howell ; E. N. Fairchild, Marion; Ebenezer Kellogg, Oceola; Daniel Case, Howell; Asa Van Kleeck, Genoa.
1869 .- President, Francis Monroe, Howell; Treasurer, Orin H. Winegar, Howell ; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa; Directors, Daniel Case, Howell; H. P. Crouse, Hartland; K. W. Bing- ham, Green Oak ; John Meyer, Genoa; F. Webb, Putnam.
1870 .- President, Sylvester S. Andrews, Howell; Treasurer, Asa Van Kleeck, Howell; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa; Directors, Linus Reed, Marion ; William White, Howell; Lewis Meyer, Genoa; E. J. Hardy, Oceola; Chas. Curtis, Marion.
1871 .- President, Ira D. Crouse, Hartland ; Treasurer, Asa Van Kleeck, Howell ; Secretary, Albert Tooley, Genoa; Directors, William White, Howell ; E. J. Hardy, Oceola; Linus Reed, Mar- ion; Lewis Meyer, Genoa; H. G. W. Fry, Oceola.
1872 .- President, Ira D. Crouse, Hartland ; Treasurer, James A. Preston, Howell ; Secretary, B. F. Batcheler, Oceola ; Directors, William White, Howell; Stephen Teeple, Putnam ; Linus Reed, Marion ; Lewis Meyer, Genoa ; R. Wrigglesworth, Cohoctah.
1873 .- President, Edwin B. Winans, Hamburg ; Treasurer, W. H. Newell, Howell ; Secretary, B. F. Batcheler, Howell ; Directors, E. W. Grant, Mar- ion ; D. F. Crandel, Howell; Francis Monroe, Howell; Myron Mitchell, Marion; D. O. Taft, Oceola.
1874 .- President, Edwin B. Winans, Hamburg ; Treasurer, H. G. W. Fry, Howell ; Secretary, B. F. Batcheler, Howell ; Directors, J. A. Preston, Howell; William White, Howell ; Charles Fish- beck, Genoa; Myron Mitchell, Marion ; Jacob Sigler, Pinckney.
1875 .- President, Charles Fishbeck, Genoa ; Treasurer, H. G. W. Fry, Howell ; Secretary, Al- bert Riddle, Howell; Directors, William Ball, Hamburg; P. T. Gill, Genoa; E. W. Hardy, Oceola; E. B. Hosley, Oceola; L. K. Beach, Marion.
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1876 .- President, Charles Fishbeck, Genoa; Treasurer, H. G. W. Fry, Howell; Secretary, Al- bert Riddle, Howell; Directors, B. F. Andrews, Oceola ; James Harger, Marion ; B. F. Batcheler, Marion ; P. T. Gill, Genoa; S. W. Dickerson, Marion ; A. M. Wells, Howell.
1877 .- President, William Ball, Hamburg; Treasurer, Charles Curtis, Howell; Secretary, Frank O. Burt, Marion ; Directors, B. F. Andrews, Oceola; B. F. Batcheler, Oceola; P. T. Gill, Genoa; James Harger, Marion; A. M. Wells, Howell ; Halsted Gregory, Howell.
1878 .- President, William Ball, Hamburg ; Treasurer, Charles Curtis, Howell; Secretary, Frank O. Burt, Marion ; Directors, B. F. Batch- eler, Oceola ; Giles Lee, Green Oak; James Har- ger, Marion ; H. Gregory, Unadilla ; A. M. Wells, Howell ; B. F. Andrews, Oceola.
1879 .- President, Myron Mitchell ; Treasurer, Alexander McPherson ; Secretary, Frank O. Burt ; Directors, B. F. Batcheler, Oceola ; Giles Lee, Green Oak; James Harger, Marion; Halsted Gregory, Unadilla; A. M. Wells, Howell; E. B. Winans, Hamburg.
THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY HORSE ASSOCIATION.
This association, having for its object the pro- motion of improvement in the breeding of horses, was organized April 1, 1866, the following-named persons being the original share-holders, viz :
Sardis F. Hubbell.
Harvey & Coleman. E. McGunn.
Frederick J. Lee.
Elbert C. Bush.
Orin H. Winegar.
W. R. Melvin.
Dennis Shields.
Henry H. Harmon.
Royal H. Rumsey.
H. P. Wheeler.
Isaac W. Bush.
G. Tucker.
L. D. Smith.
John H. Galloway.
Almon Whipple.
Charles Bailey.
William L. Wells.
Henry H. Norton.
L. L. Wing,
I. C. Huntley.
William McPherson, Jr. Leander C. Smith.
Nathan J. Hickey.
Alexander McPherson.
D. Embury.
V. R. T. Angel. John M. White. L. Haynes.
H. E. Cady.
K. W. Bingham.
Mylo L. Gay.
A. Teasdale.
L. K. Beach.
W. W. Carpenter.
William Sexton.
J. H. Wilcox.
N. A. Smith.
Charles W. Barber.
D. Case.
The first officers of the association were :
Sardis F. Hubbell, President.
Charles W. Barber, Secretary. Alexander McPherson, Treasurer.
Vice-Presidents.
Isaac W. Bush. Nathan J. Hickey. Fred. J. Lee. Henry H. Norton.
On the seventeenth day of May next following the organization the association leased, for the term of thirty years, the Fair-Grounds of the Liv- ingston County Agricultural Society, and on these grounds their meetings and festivals have since been held. The enthusiasm and public interest in these periodical gatherings was great during the first few years, but has declined latterly, though they are still well attended, and regarded with favor by the people of the county.
The present officers of the association are :
Benjamin H. Rubert, President. Sardis F. Hubbell, Treasurer. Leander C. Smith, Secretary.
Vice-Presidents.
L. K. Beach. N. J. Hickey.
Fred. J. Lee. R. H. Rumsey.
THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSUR- ANCE COMPANY.
This company, formed for the purpose of insur- ing farm buildings and property, and no other, has now been in existence for more than sixteen years, and has proved so eminently successful, so advan- tageous to those interested in it, that it is regarded with much satisfaction and pride by its members and the people of Livingston County.
It is admitted that the formation of the company was due to the efforts of Elijah F. Burt, of Ma- rion, in greater degree than to those of any other person. The first meeting to take into considera- tion the formation of such a company was held on the twenty-fourth of January, 1863. Articles of association were agreed upon and entered into, and E. F. Burt was appointed secretary pro tempore. On the twenty-third of February, 1863, the first public notice of the corporators was published. On the twenty-third of April following, the com- missioners appointed by the Secretary of State re- ported that the corporators had complied with the statute, and on the second day of May the secre- tary filed with the county clerk the certificate of the Secretary of State, with papers required by law, which authorized the company to proceed to the election of permanent officers and the transaction of the business of insurance.
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