St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-05-30
Floyd County Agricultural Society.
ST. CHARLES CRY. Nav %. 1861.

ST. CHARLES Cry, May 25, 1861.
The Board of Directors of the Floyd
County Agricultural Society met this
day agrceably to adjournment.
The President, Geo. Wyatt, being
absent, and having declined to serve,
the meeting was called to order by M.
w. Raymond, Vice President, who ac-
ted as President.
The office Of Secretary being va.
cant, by the removal of Mr.. Carver
from the County, Mr.. Hildreth was
elected to ill the vacancy. Mr.. II.
thanked the Board for the election,
but stated that it would not be con-
venicnt to serve, and asked to be ex-
cuscd.
The Office of President being also
vacant, r. n. Mathews was elected as
President for the current year.
On motion it was
Toied, To pay Mr.. IIildrcth's bill of
five dollars for Printing Premium List
for 1861.
Voted, That the Board proceed to the
appointment of Awarding Committees.
The following Committees were ap-
pointed
Ifcld Crops-Jamcs CoIcy, Charles
ii. Young, Ashbury Baltimore.
Vegetables and Eruas.-Hcnry Wa
dy, Isaac MAIDEN, II. w. Humphrey.
Orcharding.-John w. Burroughs,
Sanford Harwood, j. w. Smith.
Farming Implements White,
Harvey Nyc, Benjamin Darland.
Horses Isl Class.-R. c. Horr, l..
G. Burroughs, r. NJ. Waller.
Uorses-2nd Closs.-Danicl Maho.
ney, - Billings of Niles, Ira Dean.
CatAe.-Sanford Harwood, Norman
A. Rice, Washington Whitney.
Sheep and Wool.-E. II. Morrison,
John Blunt, John Chapman.
Spinc.-Milo Gilbert, Dexter Rice,
Charles Smith of Marble Rock.
Fouls Tisdalc A. Hand, Jacob
Whitbeck, Sylvanus Ireland.
Dairy.-Aldcn Flint, Mrs. Charles
Arthur, Mrs. Harvey Nye.
Sugar and Honey-Joseph B. Daw-
ley, Mrs. Maxwell ireland, Mrs. A. II.
Bailey.
WheelnrigM-A. II. Bailey, S. O.
Page, Hiram Rosenkrans.
Cabinet and Joiner Hork.-Llewellen
Whitney, NJ. Ireland, George E. Clark.
Useful Manu- features. George West
field, John Kellogg, Daniel Wood.
Househoid Mann fractures. Mrs. r. w.
Humphrey, Mrs. 5. Harwood, Mrs. A.
b. f. IIildrcth.
Ladics' ornamental Urk.-Miss o.
i've o. Cheney, Mrs. Charles Smith,
Mrs. NJ. G. Cook.
Proriaons-A. B. F. Hildreth, Mrs
a. Baltimore, Mrs. II. NJ. Brown.
Fine Arts.-Mrs. John Chapman,
Mrs. l.. G. Burroughs, Mrs. j. Knight,
Mrs. j. NJ. Stowe, Miss Celeste Hal
stead.
Miscellaneous--E. b. C. Wright, Geo.
Nossor, l.. S. Horr.
Plo'ciag Matrh--M. G. Cook, Alan
son Lambert, Il. L. Gilbert, j. NJ.
Stowe, n. butcher.
E1omiaing Committee on Field Crops.
M. G. Cook.
On motion,
Voted, To proceed to locate the place
for holding the next Annual Fair.
A. II. Bailey, Director for Rockford
township, stated that if the Fair
should be located at Rockford the citi-
zens of that town would fit up the
Fair Grounds and furnish Exhibition
Rooms free Of expense to the Society,
whcreupon it was "...
Voted, That the Bird Annual Fair be
held at Rockford OH Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the 18th, 10th
and goth of September, 1861.
The Board then appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen as
OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
Marshal.
L. G. Burroughs, of Floyd.
-.-. Assistants.
Samuel Pearsons, of Rockford,
S. o. Page, Of st. Charles City.
Superintendent Of Vegetable Department.
Horace Stearns, of Rockford.
ASSISTANT
James Franklin, Of Rockford.
Superintendent Of Household Manufao-
lures, Fine Arts, DC.
l.. S. Horr, of Marble Rock.
Assistant.
A. II. Bailey, of Rockford.
Chaplain.
S. p. Laduc, of Rockford.
| Orator.
j. G. Patterson, of St. Charles City.
COMMITTEE of arrangements.
Henry Wady, John S. Childs, Dam
iel Mahoney.
On motion it was ~
Toted, That Mr.. Hildreth's rcsigna-
ton be accepted.
James Jackson was elected Score.
tary for the current year.
On motion it was .-..#.
ResOtred, That the American Agri.
culturalist newspaper be ordered for
distribution as premiums.
ItcsOlred, That N. G. Cook be author.
thorized to obtain memberships and
receive the fees for the same and
that he be requested, also, to use his
best endeavors to promote the gene
raj interests Of the Society while can
vassing the County in the examination
Of Field Crops, &c.
Resolred, That the different Bands
of martial music in the County be in
vitcd to furnish music at the time of
the Fair, and that their necessary ex-
penses be paid by the Society.
ReS0lred. That there be nrinted I50