Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-01-08

Vermont State Agricultural Society
Annual Meeting.

The Vermont State Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting at the Court House
in Middlebury on Wednesday, Jan. LIST, Hon.
John Gregory of Mortified presiding.
Hon. Joseph W. Colburn of Springfield,
the last President of the Society, agreeably
to previous invitation, delivered an interest
ing address, giving historical sketch of the
Society and discussing the question whether
it had accomplished any good in the improve
ment in the various breeds of animals and
articles of husbandry useful to the agricul-
fnrists Of U~--e-t, ead presenting the So
eial advantages of agricultural exhibitions,
and in conclusion paying fitting tribute to
the memories of Julius A. Beckwith, Col
Charles Cummings of Brattleboro, David
Hill of Bridport. Gen. E. B. Chase of Lyn
don and Victor Wright, ESQ.,, of Weybridge,
earnest and active friends of the Society, who
have deceased since its organization.
A series of resolutions relative to the death
of Victor Wright, Esq, were reported by a
committee of the Board of Directors, consist
ing Of Messrs. Henry Clark, Joseph w. Col
burn and Pitt w. Hyde, which was unani-
mously adopted after appropriate remarks
by l.. l.. Wright, Esq, of Weybridge,
Samuel P. Nash of New Haven and Henry
Clark of Rutland.
j. W. Colburn, the Treasurer, presented
his annual report, of which the following is
an abstract:
Receipts for the year, $4,527 81
Disbursements. 1859 S5
Balance, 1857 rs
On hand Jan. l, 1868, S,O94 90
Total amount in Treasury, SS,661 IS
On motion of Hon. III. G. Root, the Presi-
dent appointed the following named gentle
men to nominate officers for the ensuing year
III. G. Root, Bennington Edwin Hammond
Middlebury; w. r. Sanford. Orwell J. w.
Colburn, Springfield Crosby Miller. Pom
fret Henry Hayward, Rutland s. G. Hol-
yoke, st. Adams.
Col. E. ). Stowell of Cornwall, made re-
port as a delegate to the meeting of the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association recently
held at Pittsburgh, Penn.
Hon. Geo. W. Grandey of Vergennes, ad-
dressed the Society in spirited and able
speech, upon the general interests of agri-
culture in the State.
III. q. Root, chairman of the committee on
nominations, presented the following list OF
officers, who were severally elected:
President-JOHN GREGORY, Mortified
Vice Presidents KEYKs, Newbury
HENRY G. Roor, Remington HENRY S.
MoRsE, Shelburn; WV. R. SANFORD, Orwell.
Treasurer-JosEPH w. CoLBURN, Spring
field.
Secretary-IESKf CLAhh, hutIanu.
Directors-Edwin Hammond, Middlebury;
Elijah cleveland, Coventry George Camp
bell, Westminster Henry Hayward, Rut-
land VIM. Q. Brown, Fair Haven N. B
Stafford, White River Junction Henry B
Kent, Dorset Crosby Miller, Promfret
Lawrence Brainard, Jr., st. Adams; David
Goodell, Brattleboro Pitt w, Hyde, Hyde
vile E S. Stowell, Cornwall; James A
Shedd, Burlington Henry Chase, Lyndon
George A. Merrill, Rutland; S. G. Holyoke
st. Adams C. Horace Hubbard, Springfield
On motion of Hon. III. G. Root, the Societ.
adjourned =,
a meeting of the Board of Directors will
be held at Burlington on the evening of Wed
nesday, February 18th. to make list of pre-
miums, and fix the location of the next an
nual fair. Ill. o.