Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-01-17

Inc OuCio'y lbou Pio0S0u0u W viz Nho'0
, of officers, when the following wer
chosen:
President-Hon. JOHN WEST.
Vice President-Edmund Phelps.
Secretary. W. Bryant.
Corresponding secretary-H D. Bryant
Treasurer-H. s. Kelsey.
Marshall w. Doty.
Assignor of Stock-Sanford Slocum.
DIRECTORS:
.Stowe-R. R. Wait, D. A. L, Parker
Geo. A. Harris.
Winslow Wheelock, G. W
Fitch, E. Allen.
Hyde Park-Abel Smalley, N. A. Cleave
land, WIN. H. Hyde
Waterviue-M. Mcfarland
Johnsm,-S. G. Waters, N. Scribner,
W. H. Hadley.
Cambrdge-Chauncey Warner, q. c.
Chadwick, NJ Marvin.
BelUidere--Jerre Shattuck.
Eden-Capt. Chas. Blake.
Wo!cott-E. M. Clifford, Alger Jones.
Elmore-A. R. Bailey, A. NJ. Kelley.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Geo. W. Hendee, and wife, Geo. May
aud wife, E. W. Cram and wife, |. OWN
nell and wife, G. W. Fitch and wife
The two most prominent awarding CON-
mi.tees we're appointed
On Horses-G. A. Barrows, Morristown,
Geo. A. Harris, Stowe, Gilman Sh erwin
Hyde Park. "..
On Cattle-Wm, Cheney MOrristown !;
R, G. Hill, Elmore; Abel Smallcy, Hyde
Park.
The Rev. Mr.. Herrick. then became a
member of the Association, and proposed
to lecture upon the subject of agriculture
in the several towns 10 the county the
present winter. Notice will be- given by
the Corresponding Secretary to some one
of the directors Of each town when Mr.,
Herrick will lecture in such town.
After remarks by several gentlemen
present, the Society listened to the fol-
lowing
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY;
The Agricultural Society of Elmore,
having assumed that importance that the
public demanded more convenient and
central place to hold its fair,-therefore
it was proposed by the directors to unite
with Morristown and hold their Fair a,
Morrisville. A Society was formed un.
der the name of 'Morristown and Gilmore
Agricultural Society with view of max.
ing it County Society, holding its fairs
at Morrisville. The citizens of Morris
town entered upon the work at once A
beautiful and elevated field was selected
and leased. and $500 subscribed by The
people of Morris.own for fitting up the fai,
ground and constructing tfotting course
in its ncnter, and in less than five weeks
a Playground was fitted up with all the
modern improvements, including a trot
ting course, and was ready for the fail
which was held on the Goth and Dist O.
September last ,
The first day was pleasant and fine
at an early hour tbe people from all part
of the county began to flock in. many o
them bringing their offerings to some o
the departments of the fair. At A. NJ
the marshals were at their headquarters
the chief assigning to his assistants thei
respective fields OF action and a NOR
gentlemanly. obliging and efficient office
could not be found than Mr.. Geo. V. Doty
as chief-marshal. The Society was yer
fortunate in securing the services of tina
gentleman and his two assistants, Messrs
Dodge aod Drennan.sTo much praise car
not be given them for the able manner i
which they discharged their duties o
those two days: they seemed to be RICH
men in the right place.
"The committee Of arrangements were c,
erywhere to be found. seeing that the PR
: gramme was everywhere being carried OF
At 10 o'clock the stock had mostly arrive
upon the ground--Mr. Abel 'Smalley {
Hyde Park, with the largest number