Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-09-11
Floyd County Agricultural Society.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS.

! MEETING OF DIRECTORS.
Pursuant to previous notice the
Officers and Directors of the FLOYD
County Agricultural Society met al
the Supervisors Room in the Court
House on Saturday, Aug 30th, at one
o'clock Z. NJ, the President, James
Colcy, in the chair.
The accounts of NJ. G. Cock as form
err Treasurer of the Society being un,
settled, Messrs. Coley and Raymond
were appointed a special committee
to effect q settlement.
Mr. Raymond stated that the citi.
zens of Floyd had appointed commit
tees to make preparations for the FAN
to be holden at that place on the Gath
and 25th of September, 1862.
On motion, NJ. w. Raymond, An.
drew Rice, and f. II. Morrison were
appointed a general Committee of Ar
engagements to prepare grounds and
rooms for the exhibition of articles
entered, and VIM. Montgomery, Ira
X. Lee, and Sidney Stickney, "a com
mittee to prepare suitable trotting
course.
On motion of Mr.. Hildreth, it was
Resolred, that a Chief Marshal be
appointed with an assistant from each
township. whose duty shall be to es.
cort the several delegations from each
township to Floyd where they will be
received by the Chief Marshal and es.
corted to the proper grounds.
Sidney Stickncy, of Floyd, was ap.
pointed Chief Marshal.
The following named gentlemen
were appointed Assistant Marshals
from the several towns
St. Charles-D. NJ. Ferguson.
Rock Grove-Jackson Rowlcy.
Observation-Disclosures Smith.
Union-Benjamin Darland.
Ulstcr-Edward Crowcll.
Rivcrton-Jamcs NJ. Howard.
Nilcs-Timothy Billings.
Cedar-Isaac MAIDEN.
Rev. !. ID. Rust, of Floyd, was APP.
pointed Chaplain, and Hon. f. c. Bow
doin, of Rockford, Orator of the day.
Superintendent of the Stock De-
B. Van Steenburg, and
Elisha Crowcl.
Superintendent of the Fruit and
Vegetable Department-Jacob Whit
beck and Mrs. Burnham.
Superintendent of Household Man
ufactnres, Fine Arts, &c.-J. NJ. Stowe
and Mrs. ii. l.. Clough.
1t was also deemed advisable to
add a Sale Department to the Exhibi-
ton, and Mr.. John Chapman was APP
pointed Superintendent Any persons
having stock of any kind, wagons,
implements. or any thing else
which they may wish to sell or ex-
change for property, are request
ed to bring their articles TO the Fair
and they will be entered in the Sale
Department free of charge. Articles
thus entered cannot be allowed to
compete for premiums unless they are
also regularly entered for exhibition
by a member of the Society but all
persons having any trading stock !"
are requested by Mr.. Chapman to en-
ter it for sale in his department, and
i is believed that this department
nay be made a valuable aid to the
farmers of the county.
Citizens Of Floyd county, to you we
ook confidently, to make our Fourth
Annual Exhibition the best that has
yet been held in the county. The di-
rectors have done all that they can
10 they have offered you large pre-
niums on all articles that you mann
'acture or produce And if You will
enroll your names on the Socicty's
books. pay your doiiar.-it will admit
wives and babies, and en-
title you to enter as many articles as
you wish, bring along your horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep, and let your
wives bring their butter, cheese and
everything else You have, no matter
f you do not draw the first premium,
son may the second, and if you do not
iraw any, everything You enter will
add to the interest of the far.
The citizens of Floyd will make
ample provision for all who attend,
aud il is hoped that each Marshal will
strive to bring in the largest process
sion from his own town.
J V. w. MONTAGUE, Scc'y.