Show SOCIETY REACHES GOOD AGE formed in 1810 for protection of owners of live stock against thieves that very ancient organization tho the society in dedham for apprehending horse thieves held its ninety third annual meeting and banquet in dedham ham last night U t was announced that the total membership is now and the mem be ship since the society nas as first organized has been there is a balance of 1202 9 in the treasury J varnum abbott acted as toastmaster and remarks u ere made by several prominent members the life of the society is figured from june 1 1810 a date which appears in a small time yellowed Ned book in aich the first treasurer kept his accounts it is thought however that its history goes back further but unfortunately the clerks books of record of ye early days have been lost or accidentally de sti oyed in the early days lays cattle and horse threes infested tho tile towns in and around dedham and the farmers and others suffered greatly from their depredations As a result the live stock owners formed the tile society for their mutual protection if an animal was stolen there was concerted action on the part of every member for the apprehension of the thief in more modern days the society meets once a year enjoys a banquet and devotes its annual income to charitable purposes it is belle believed cd that there are only six other societies of a similar character one each in medfield and milton mllton neither active the norton mass horse thief detective society one in walpole N H which holds its eighty fifth annual meeting in january ono one in worcester and the dark clark county live stock protection society of new now moorefield ohio which has been in existence about seventeen years boston transcript |