Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-12-28
REMARKS OF COL. MERRILL.

secured eSSadpiration- m1re aud tor his, it
I gs9ns ~ Ss g now 4 sa 4s t gs r,~ l ag
10 The intcres4 and success OF tie Vermont state
4 griculfural Society, therefore
4'rc-idenl, ~ Hon Henry Kcycs = worthy III anil
Will ever e led ia hiehes esteem by his colleagues
ia < an enerFl.aJ never tire,i-v,t6 a fr,u purpose
evenly halanced, that while DE listened % the
,u which he was fearless o. act, honest tnJ true.
loyal 60 iriends and duty.-these are the quaItIe-
Frsairef, That what he was % our Society % he-
comes us 70 he, and bowling q tAc shadow or me
Tor IN. memor,-his goo'i deeds sud his uuy..rg.ue
Rs.5Irsf That we tender % tle family of the ,le-
ceased our cordial - muauiy iu tHe death ut hu--
band and father, whose presence ever brought a,i-
aeartl.
Hon. John Gregory in seconding tile re-o-
.lutiOns, spoke As follows
MIR. GREGoRY,s EEMNEKs.
M President ~ ciu- one 81 tlie oldest members
g. the Ner'i',i -,l.s A-lS S 81 sf.
Sesoluuous as they "a 6re~- doubt TIE feelings
and sentiments 81 all Whu are connected Nlth thl.
society. Another member 90 our board ll~ ralt
tae great debt of nature and sc are called uIea a.
consider tle mutaoilii2 "I aug e iiilN ihils~ since
It, organization death haas taken from eur society
four Alnd, genial men, llll, Wright, Chase aud
kvycs, AZ beloved and respected, and thus one a.-
ter another We are fast iaus IKE iie scar ant sci-
low leaves OF autumn
In the death OF President heye~ this society eau
not but feel that they have lost one ~ MS most Wall
NJ men
director ui thi7 board hc mas oerh SiH con slant
in attending it, meetings, and always took % lively
interest ln i7 ploctetluS-- AND We cannot out
have seen ln MS ncNoiedhcss 7" the tuiat no
tcrc-t- OF his state, lu hl- promptuc-s Co have ev
cry llluE connected Win tAl~ society -fcrt-t and
well accomplished, hi- urbauiIy ct ~ptrit treating
all even those who differed from hmm. vljh respect
sul courtesy. was what made hun popular
manager oi one OF lie iAiieal- yt uii7 -tt'ri anu
ruIcafcI linn ta the hearts ut adj who knew hmm
iiy li- Aiud iufiiaiion the members Ni ul- board
have ENJOY ed q number 81 pleasant exc ur-ious over
his road, and even last August many 81 ms made
pleasant imp into The queens aomlnlons-ouly re-
GREETING MS absence, he being necessarily called 10
the funeral oBsequicS OF a friend and brother. But
ne has passeasway, gone 10
d. The uudiscovered country, nom whose bourne
No traveller returns
lie has len "a large circle Of friends % mourn their
loss. In many places Will be be MISSED, and
aud abiding an interest. Nomore shall We receive
his hearty greeting no more see ms friendly su'lv
OF faithulness 10 friends, ot generosity 10 enemies,
and Will ever bc recognized as one "t NcrmonI-
most energetic ami thorough business men.
AZ we conlen plate ms many virtues, let MS seek
10 initiate all that good IN has life, all that was
noble in IN, dis position. And though ne VIII no
more mingle his voice with ours IN ueyIsIug meas
ures Tor the prosperity OF our society dear % hlm
mise Is ordinary loss TO rs and the agricultural
interests Of our state keeping hum Ia retneIn-
brance, labor, he ud, Tor the groNst and
perpetuity of tins, our beloved institution, and new
~ forget that
. - one adequate support
For the calamIties OF mortal life
Exists, one only-an assured belief
Ina Nthe procession OF our late, however
StA.ed or sad, l. ordered 10y Beng
benevolence ami power,
lasting purposes embrace
p converting them Go good
hs were then unanimously
& officers were elected for the
,-Henry G. Root, Bennington.
Isidents-Henry 5. Morse, Shell
lliam X. Sanford, Orwell Crosby
ret; Henry Chase, Lyndon.
Joseph W. Coiburn, Spring
Henry Clark Rutland.
Edwin Hammond, Middle
Coventry George Campbell,
Henry Hayward, Rutland
White River Junction Hen
Dorset; Lawrence Brainerd. St
avid Goodell, Brattleboro Edwin
Cornwall; James \. Shedd. Bur
orge A. Merrill, Rutland q.
bard, Springfield; 5 G. IIolyoke,
Lemuel Drew, Burlington.
committee-N. B. Stafford, George
James A. Shedd.
ling of the Board of Directors will
1t the Island House, Bellows Falls,
tday, January 25th, 1871, at three
* Pm, to fix the location and make
arrangements for the next annual fair: