Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-20

at the church, next Thursday evening.
The public are invited Col. Charles IL.
Joyce of Rutland will deliver an address.
Rutland County Agricultural so-
ciety.
The Rutland County Agricultural So
ciety met in annual meeting at the Viii
lage Hall in Rutland on Wednesday,
January 10Th, 1870, at one o'clock p. M,
Linsey Round President of the Society
in the chair; Henry Clark, Secretary.
Linsey Round made statement of the
financial transactions of the Society with
which he had been connected.
Received 366 certificates of
Life membership, $3,660.O0
Received from sale of hay, 23o.OO
Cash of A. D. Smith, Treas
urer, ooo.oo
Total, $4,39o.0o
Treasurer. 81. $4,000
Certificates unaceounted for9 9O.OO
Paid certificates, 49.OO
Discount of one dollar Zach
on 8 certificates, 900
the Fair. $500
Paid to the Treasurer, 10000
Paid for grounds, 2,6S7,10
Total, $4,191.00
society of $4,000
A. d. Smith, Treasurer of the society,
presented his annunl report, which is as
follows:
RECEIPTS.
Received FOR 425 member
ship tickets, S4,250.OO
Received for hay crops of 1868. 23S 90
Received of franklin Billings, HAAS
Received for season tickets and
entrance fees for trotting, 444 TO
Received for gate fees, 1.01S57
Total, $6,O78.70
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid for Fair Grounds, $3,968.6
Paid old premium certificates, 5l575
Paid for premiums at the Fair, 1872 20
Paid for help and for stamps. 20 so
Total, 1891 40
Leaving a balance on hand, 1907 81
Due for hay crop of 1868, 7400
Fund in the hands of Franklin
Billings after paying e9-
penses, 1O4.7O
Balance in Treasurer's hands, 1886. SO
IN nation IS Ta,nao NJ ba
report of the Treasurer was adopted
Mr.. Jesse L. Billings from the Board of
Auditors, made verbal report OF the cor
rectness of the Treasurers and Board of
Trustees accounts The society then pro-
oeeded OF the election of officers which re-
suited as sfollows: Mr.. Clark declined a
reelection, but the society declined by q
vote to excuse him.
PRESIDENT.
l. Howard Kellogg, Benson
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Henry f. Lathrop, Pittsford.
Seneca d. Townshend Wallingford.
SECRETARY.
Henry Clark, Rutland.
TREASURER.
Augustus D. Smith, Dainty.
AUDITORS.
Jesse L. Billings, Rutland Judah Hs
Round, Tinmouth; @. c. Pierce, Claren-
don.
RoARD OF TRUSTEES
John W. Cramton, Rutland
Porter Benson, Clarendon
q. Nearing, Brandon.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Benson-Rollin C. Gleason.
Brandon-E. d. Hines
Castleton-J. S. Benedict
Decentralization Aldrich
Chittenden-Hiram Baird
Danby-J. G. Williams
Fairhaven-Joel W. Hamilton.
ubbardton-Seneoa Root.
Ira-Bradley Fish.
Middletown-E. W. Gray.
Mt. Tabor-Gideon S. Tabor.
Mendon-Henry Pike.
Mt. Holly-Wm. Billings.
Pittsfeld-Charles W. Brigham.
Pitsford-George N. Ayers
Pawlet-Warren Hewlett.
Poultney-F w Moseley.
Rutland-Miner Hilliard
Sherburne-DanielW w. Taylor.
Shrewsbury-S. F. Smith
Sudbury-James M. Ketehum.
Tinmouth-Don Baxter
Wells-Wesley Rowe.
Wallingford-JohnS s. Emery.
West Haven-R. O. Abel.
Fl. f. Lathrop, from the committee on
field crops presented the following report
The committee on field srops report as
follows:
We award to E. E. Clark of Tinmouth,
the first premium on wheat, $500.
On rye, to E. E. CLARK of Tinmouth.
the first premium, $500
As the next fair is the twenty-fifth an
nual exhibition of the Rutland County
Society, on motion of Henry
Clark it was
Voted, That committee of five be APP
pointed to make arrangements for the ,
quarter century anniversary of the Rut- .
and County Agricultural Society, to take
place on the evening of the first day of
he next ann al fair. ]
On motion of Jesse L. Billings, it was,
Voted to pay Linsey Round, one hum
lred and fifteen dollars, for his expenses
md services as the agent of the society
n procuring life memberships and secur- I
ng to the society the fair grounds.
On motion it was,
volea to pay Linsey Round, forty dol.
ars ior the expenses of the Jericho Band g
The President announced as the I
Committee to make arrangements for
he Quarter Centennial anniversary of