This section is from "The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste", by P. Barry, A. J. Downing, J. Jay Smith, Peter B. Mead, F. W. Woodward, Henry T. Williams. Also available from Amazon: Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
At the annual meeting of the Hartford County Horticultural Society, held April 2,1853, the following gentlemen were chosen as officers for the year, viz:
Henry Mygatt, Farmington; 2d do, John M Niles, Hartford; 3d do, Dr. J. S. Butler, Hartford; 4th do, Henry W. Terry, Hartford; 5th do, Charles L. Porter, East Hartford; 6th do, Noah W. Stanley, New Britain; 7th do, Wm. G. Comstock, Wethersfield; 8th do, Norman Porter, Berlin; 9th do, E. A Holoomb, Granby.
Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, Hartford.
Thomas R. Dutton, Hartford.
Erastus Smith, Hartford.
H. L. Bidwell, Hartford.
Alfred Smith, Wm. W. Turner, Dr. H. A Grant, P. D. Stillman, Joseph Winship, George Beach, Jr., Dr. J. L. Comstock, Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, J. H. Goodwin, H W. Terry, E. A Whiting, H. L. Bidwell, Charles L. Porter, Henry Affleck, Daniel S. Dewey, John M. Niles, Dr. George B. Hawley, George Affleck, Charles T. Webster.
At the annual meeting of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society, the following named gentlemen were unanimously elected officers for the ensuing year:
JOHN J. STIMPSON.
William S. Pattem.
Gilbert Congdon.
J. Kingsbury.
John F. Drisool.
W. S. Pattem, W. M Snow, C. B. Manchester, James Eldred.
Stephen H. Smith, Owen Mason, Geo. B. Peck, John J. Stimpson, E. Bills Pitcher, Lewis Dexter, James Eldred, D. H. Leonard, Silas EL Moore, John Holden.
Geo. Hunt, Richard Daglish, Levi Medcalt; Wm. Nesbit, W. H. Dyer, Geo. Anderson, A Forsyth, Daniel E. Carpenter, W. M Snow.
Geo. L. Clark, S. B. Haladay, A Reed, W. Vial, J. Palmer.
Auditors - James V Smith Elisha Dver Jr.
At the annual meeting of the Hartford County Horticultural Society, the following gentlemen were chosen as officers for the year ensuing, viz:
WILLIAM W. TURNER, President. HENRY Mygatt, Farmington; John M. NILES, JOHN S. Butler, HENRY W. Terry, Hartford; Charles L. Poeter, East Hartford; Noah W. Stanley, New Britain; Norman Porter, Berlin; E. A. Holooms, Granby; Salmon Liman, Manchester, Ties Presidents. Gurdon W. Russell, Recording Secretary. Thomas R. Dutton, Corresponding Secretary. P. D. Stillman, Treasurer. H. L. Bidwell, Auditor, H. A. Grant, Joseph Winship, George Beach, Jr., John H. Goodwin, H. L. Bidwell, Henry Affleck, Daniel S. Dewey, G. B. Hawley, Geo. Affleck, Charles T. Webster, H. D. Welles, William F. Tattle, Standing Committee.
The annual meeting of this Society was held on Saturday, April 4th, and the following persona were chosen as officers for the ensuing year:
WILLIAM W. TURNER, President John M. Niles, Dr. John S. Butler, Henry W.Terry, Hartford ; Henry Mygatt, Farmington; Charles L. Porter, East Hartford ; Noah W. Stanley, New Britain ; Norman Porter, Berlin; E. A. Holcomb, Granby; Salmon Lyman, Manchester; 8. D. Case, Canton; and Dr. H. A Grant, Enfield, Vice Presidents. Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, Recording Secretary. Thomas R. Dutton, Corresponding Secretary. Peter D. Stillman, Treasurer. H. L. Bidwell, Auditor.
Standing Committee, - Joseph Winship, George Beach, Jr., John H. Goodwin, H. L. Bidwell, Henry Affleck, Daniel S. Dewey, Dr. George B. Hawley, George Affleck, Charles T. Webster, H. D. Wells, Wm. F. Tuttle, E. A- Whiting.
President, Gurdon W. Russell, M.D. Vice-Presidents, J. S. Butler, M.D., H. W. Terry, Hartford; Henry Mygatt. Farming-ton; Wm. F. Comstock, East Hartford; N. W. Stanley, New Britain; Norman Porter, Berlin; Sheldon Moore, Kensington; Salmon Lyman, Manchester; E. A. Holcomb, Granby; H. A. Grant, M.D., Enfield; S. D. Case, Canton; T. C. Austin, Suffield; Howard S. Collins, Collinsville; B. F. Seward, Southington. Corresponding Secretary, Thomas R. Dutton. Recording Secretary, Mason C. Weld. Treasurer, P. D. Stillman. Auditor, Seth H. Clark.
The Rhode Island Horticultural Society have sent in their list of premiums for the exhibition in June.
At the annual meeting held April 7th, 1860, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Gnrdon W. Russel, M. D. Vice-Presidents, J. S. Butler, M. D., Edward Bolles, A. W. Birge, Hartford; H. W. Mygatt, Farmington; N. W. Stanley, New Britain; Norman Porter, Berlin; Sheldon Moore, Kensington; Salmon Lyman, Manchester; E. A. Halcomb, Granby; H. A. Grant, M. D., Enfield; S. D. Case, Canton; T. C. Austin, Suffield; H. S. Collins, Collinsville; B. F. Seward, Southington; E. H. Phelps, Windsor; Sherman'steele, West Hartford; Win. G. Comstock. East Hartford; Josiah Atwood,Newington. Corresponding Secretary, D. S. Dewey, Hartford. Recording Secretary, Mason C. Weld. Treasurer, P. D. Still-man. Auditor, S. H. Clark.
 
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