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2nd mo[nth] 24th 1872 [February 24, 1872] The Club
met at Belmont, the residence of E. P. Thomas

At 4 P. M. most of the members were on the place although
some were rather tardy about getting into the house

Wm S. Bond was appointed foreman, Roger. B. Farquhar was
absent and we had as guest Wm J. Thomas Richard T Bentley
Samuel P Thomas & Joseph. T. Moore. after reading the minutes
of the last meeting held here we started out for a walk we
first went to the barn yard the cows though few in numbers were
of good quality apparently, our host thought it was not worth
while to go into the barn.

We next went to try the cross cut saws they were tried
several times by several parties and there were several opinions
expressed, but nothing very decided seemed to come from the trial

The pigs 3 in number looked first rate especially one
through [sic] bred Chester that was clean and white

We next went to a marsh that is being cleared of the trees
and bushes preparatory to being ditched.

2nd mo[nth] 24th 1872 [February 24, 1872] The Club
met at Belmont, the residence of E. P. Thomas

At 4 P. M. most of the members were on the place although
some were rather tardy about getting into the house

Wm S. Bond was appointed foreman, Roger. B. Farquhar was
absent and we had as guest Wm J. Thomas Richard T Bentley
Samuel P Thomas & Joseph. T. Moore. after reading the minutes
of the last meeting held here we started out for a walk we
first went to the barn yard the cows though few in numbers were
of good quality apparently, our host thought it was not worth
while to go into the barn.

We next went to try the cross cut saws they were tried
several times by several parties and there were several opinions
expressed, but nothing very decided seemed to come from the trial

The pigs 3 in number looked first rate especially one
through [sic] bred Chester that was clean and white

We next went to a marsh that is being cleared of the trees
and bushes preparatory to being ditched.