Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-01-28

$6O6,45
Paid for premiums S257,25
" acct S allowed 1888 3O3, SO
Balance IN the Treasury, 1902, 80
The following gentlemen were elected
officers of the Society.
JOHN PORTER ESQ, of Hartford
President
JOSEPH w. CoLBURN, ESQ, OF
Springfield, and SOLON DANFORTH
ESQ, of Barnard, Vice Presidents.
Charles Marsh Jun, of Woodstock,
Secretary.
Eliakim Johnson, Of Woodstock, Treas,
urer.
Voted, That the Constitution be so a
mended that each town in which there
are five members, shall be entitled to have
one manager, and each town having ten
or more members shall be entitled TO two
managers.
The to!lowing gentlemen were appointed
Managers for the several topns.
Barnard, Lorenzo Richmond, Joseph
Bowman.
Bethel, John Moody
Brdgewater, Gilbert White, Charles S
Raymond.
Cavendish, Ryland Fletcher, Samuel AID.
Chester, Haskell Weston.
Hartford, Samuel Mutt, John L. Lowering
Hartland, Thomas T. Burnham, William
Walker.
LudlOw, Ryland Haven, Augustus Ross
Nor,rich, John Wright, S, c. Simonas.
Pomfret, Eben'r Bridge, OTIS Chamberlln
Plymouth, Hiram d. Moore.
Sharon, John S. Shepherd.
Springfield, Henry Closson, Abijah Mil
Ter.
Weathersfeld, Charles Jarvis.
Windsor, Chapman Swain.
Woodstock, John A. Pratt, Daniel Ran
som.
Voted, That when five persons in any
town in which there is no manager ap'
pointed shall join the societv,they may ap'
point one Of their number to act in thai
capacity.
Voted, That hereafter the Treasurer ant
Secretary shall not act as managers.
The toliowiag standing committees Uere ap
pointed
ON AGRICULTURE.
Henry Chosen, Springfield; Samue
Mutt, Hartford; Eebenezer Atwood, Bar
nard. -.
On manufactures and The Mechanic arts.
Daniel Taft Jr, Woodstock; A. G
Dewey, Hartford. James Whipple.
ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
Aaron LoveIand, .Norwich; AbIjhh Mile
Springfield; Daniel Bowen, Feathers
field,
ACCOUNTS.
Norman Williams, Lyndon A. Marsh
Phlo Hatch Woodstock.
Votcd, To amend the 1l,h Article G
the constitution by striking out the word
without competition so that it shall rea
mo premiums shall be awarded, unles
the committee to whom the claim is sui
milted shall adjudge the same TO be highl
meritorious.'
On the report of Committees, the fol
lowing premiums were awarded:
Committee on Farms.
To Nathan Cushing ofWoodstock, fo
the best cultivated farm, $40
To Daniel Denison of Har,land,
second premium on farms, 8,O
To Joseph w. Coburn, of
Springfield, third premium on farms, 60
For the Best Winter Wheat.
To John Porter Hartford the LIST
premium IS 7-8 bushel per Acre, SO
To Elias Bates, Harlland the Cd
premium, % bush. per acre, 40
Best Acre of Spring Wheat.
LIST premium to Elias Bates, Hart. .
land, 80 bushels So
ID " to Crosby Miller, Pom
fret, 81 Id bushels, 4,C
Best Acre of Indian Corn.
LIST premium 10 J. l.. Lowering,
Hartford, 10 bushels sound corn
per acre 81
I'd premium 10 Eben'r Bridge,
Pomfret, 4,C
Sd " 10 Gardner Winslow,
PomIret, 100 bushels per acre, 81
' Best acre Of Oats.
1st premium to Alba Simpson,
Norwich. SO 3-4 bushels AZ
Cd premium 10 James Weston,
Springfield, so bushels 81
= Committee on Roots.
To Nathan Gushing Woodstock
premium on Ru,a Baga 81
To Oliver H. Mckenzie, Wood
stock ,dpremium on Beets 81
To Gardner Winslow Of Pomfret
LIST premium on potatoes o.
To Ora Paul Of Pomlret second
premium on potatoes 81
$ Voted that the secretary be directed
!: furnish copy of the proceedings of Il
meeting for publication, to each of I
: newspapers printed in the couhty.
JOHN PORTER,
- President.
CHARLES MARSH, Jp, Secretary.