Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-10-02
Grant County Agricr itural So
ety-Secretary' Report.


the following report Of the "acts and do
ingsv Of the Grant County Agricultural
Society, during the past year, is herewith
published.
The Executive Committee ofsaid Socie-
ty met at Lancaster on the goth day OF
February last, and prepared Premium
List, and made other preliminary arrange
ments for the holding of the Annual Fair,
on the 18th and 10Th days Of September,
A. d. 1861.
In pursuance of said arrangements the
Fair was opened on the said 18th day Of
September, and 426 entries for competition
were made with the Secretary,
On the said 18th day Of September and
pursuant to notice, the Society met at the
Court House in Lancaster, a: Z o'clock, p.
M, for the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year; and to transact such other busi-
ness as might be laid before the Society.
Tie election resulted in the choice of the
following officers
Presidents. +. elise.
Vice Presidents-AbramC earns, Henry
UT.
Secretary. w. Blanding.
Treasurer-T. NJ. Barber.
And the additional members to the Elk
ecutiye Committee were elected as follows,
viz:
Philip SliIliam of Hazel Green; Vim.
Humphry of Patch Grove; w. w. Fields
of Fennnlore; w. w. Wright Of Potosi /;
Orris Mccartney, ST., of Cassville.
The following resolutions were then
passed:
Resolved, That the Executive Commit
tee be, and the same are hereby authorized
| hereafter, to pay The Secretary q this So
ciety, sum not exceeding twenty-five dol
lars. for services annually rendered to the
Society.
ReSolred, That committee Of three be
appointed by the chair to draft amend
ments to the Constitution, and report the
same for adoption at the next annual meet
ing of the Society.
Pursuant to the last resolution, the chair
appointed Messw. Henry UT, Abram
earns and L. A. Beyans. to act as said
committee.
The Society then adjourned.
The Fair was re-opened on the 10th,
the result Of which may be seen from the
list of premiums awarded as heretofore
published, and from the statement of fl
nances herewith submitted.
| 1t is perhaps proper here to state that
just prior to the holding of the Annual
Fair, Capt John B. Calls, who was elect
ed Treasurer Of the Society, at the annual
meeting in 1860, resigned his office and
left for the seat of war; and to fill the va
cancy, the Executive Committee appointed
VIM. N. Reed, Esq, Treasurer Of the So
ciety.
Herewith is submitted the respective re-
ports of each Treasurer:
RECEIVED BY TREASURER CALLS.
To appropriation from the State, 500 90
PAID OUT ny TREASURER CALLS.
By balance due Treasurer at last fair SO 20
By 10 per cent loss currency ~ "
By expense of securing hay ~ 10
By paying J Warner old premium 90
By paying Meyer Co., old bill So-55 10
Balance il hands of Treasurer CALI. 81 %
RECEIVED BY TREASURER REED.
To amt from annual memberships $3.50 90
do do gate tickets .F- 1853 50
do do Secretary Seer q ' IS So-s6ee 43
PAID OUT BY TREASURER REED.
By lumber from Potosi SIS 90
do ) Barnet hauling lumber 90
do F B Phelps, sundry labor - s 90
DO 4 Raad, for scraper 90
do J Cafnae y. carpenter work 70
DO DO A Van ~ Aleu- ss carpenter enter Work ! %
do do 90 gate keeper soo
do sundries for service during the fair 10 10
do Ribbons to designate awards 90
d. ] Jones' for books, postage, sc, . 90
do J Cover, for printing 81 20
do Paying prems . perpuhlished list ss7 IS
do do Holloway, on fair grind IS 00-$eo5 95
Balance in hands Of Treasurer Reed 5000 As
From the foregoing it appars there has been received
during the year the sum total Of $766 43
Total amount paid out 721 05
Balance due the Society SIS IS
1t may be Interesting to the friends of
the Society to know, that, although it is
but six years since the organization was
formed, the corporation now owns Real
Estate, which with the improvements there
on, has cost the Society somewhere very
nearly $4,000, and upon which there is
now but about S40.OO owing; ana IL is
expected that the Society will soon be able
to meet that demand from the amount of
claims she now holds.
phe Grant County Agricultural Society
now seems to be no longer an experiment,
but one Of the permanent institutions Of the
public. Its influence in stimulating 10
progress and improvement is already man
fest throughout the county in every de-
partment Of agriculture and mechanic arts,
and we trust The day is not far in the fu-
lure, when the Society from its increased
abilities, will be able to give greater stimu-
Ious by holding out larger inducements TO
competitors than heretofore.
JAMES A. JoNEs, ]. E. DoDaE,
Secretary. President
Lancaster, Sept. so, 1861.
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"A Minister'S Card.
The subscriber, for some years a laborer
for Christ's cause at Cassyille, takes this
method for publicly acknowledging The nu-
merous personal and pecuniary favors ex-