is now serving in 1901.   The members of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, who have represented this Society, are as follows: Geo. M. Baker of Marshfield, who served many years as its first representative, then Hon. Daniel E. Damon, of Plymouth: George J. Peterson, Lysander S. Richards, John H. Bourne, Walton Hall, of Marshfield; and the present occupant in 1901, is Henry B. Turner, of Norwell; term three years.
   The debt of the society at present, 1901, is about $3,200.   It was considerably larger, but the bequest of the late Hon. Nathaniel H. Whiting, amounting to about $1,800, reduced it to the present moderate sum.   This debt is secured by notes signed by several of the directors and friends of the society.   The society has been unfortunate in having its hall partly wrecked twice by severe gales.   In its early history the hall blew over while in the process of erection, and it was again partly wrecked in the great gale of 1898.   In both instances the building was rebuilt through the efforts of zealous friends of the society, who raised enough money for the purpose.   A new grand stand was built a few years ago, during the administration of Ex. Gov. Emery, then President of the society, at an expense of about $3,000, half of which was raised by popular subscription.   A half mile race track for horse trots was built nearly quarter of a century ago.
   The following are the officers in 1901: Col. Hiram A. Oakman, President; Walton Hall and Capt. Albert T. Sprague, Vice Presidents; Herman Kent, Treasurer; Israel H. Hatch, Secretary; Lysander S. Richards, Auditor; and a board of eleven directors as follows: H. A. Baker of Rockland; T. B. Blackman, Chas. F. Church, Walter E. Damon, Winthrop T. Hall, Barker Sprague, Lucius Thomas of Marshfield; Walter T. Osborne, James W. Sampson of Norwell; Otis Standish of Pembroke, and Frederick Cole of Scituate.   Member of the Board of Agriculture, Henry A. Turner of Norwell.