Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-02

These terms accepted and France will
Aa lrf 10 reconstruct her government as
.h- e., fit The terms Of the surrender
Ale -,yese md will not probably lie made
s4.ilr by the King who Is doubtless like
.lhur mouorch~-a thoronEh believer in
The o'3 ~doca ITO the yictors belong the
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vermont state Agricultural Society.
a meeting Of the Directors Of the YER
mont ST lte Agricultural Society was held
1t the Island House, Bellows Falls, on
Wednesday, Jan 25th, Hoa. VIM r Sam
lord, Vice-Pre-idont, in the chair
Directors present were, ]. ". Colburn,
John Gregory, Geo a Merrill Henry
Hayward, f. g Stowal. s. c. Holyoke,
lance A Shodd, LemueI s Drew, George
c .mpboll, Henry Chase, Elijah Clcave-
itn1, Cro-by Miller, n. B. Saf,rd, Henry
$. Morse and Henry Clark
The question of the location Of The next
9tate Fair was frat consider a Partial
propositions from Rutland and White
River Junction were presented As
no definite proportions were made the
Botrd apPointod a locating committee
consisting of Hon. +. W Colburn of
Springfield. Hon. John Gregory of North
dvld, and James A. Shedd of Burlington.
Yha committee were empowered TO re-
eajve proposals from any town in the
State for holding the next annual fair.
The proposals must b. presented to the
committee within the next thirty days.
The following persons We're appointed
aupe,tuteHdents Of the various depart
unnts
Jane, a. Shedd, Burlington, General
superintendent Samuel Everts, Cornwall,
Il Mechanics Hall; VIM. H. Root, Bur-
ington, of Floral Hall Henry Hayward,
Rutland, Of Cattle; Henry N. Newell,
3heIburua, of Sheep II. B, Kent Dorset,
If Horses
At tha Gloss Of the afternoon session, on
cotton. Henry Clark, John Gregory, ].
W Colhurn, wer3 appointed = committee
to present resolutions of respect TO the
memory of Hon. Edwin Hammond, to be
presented at the opening Of the evening
session.
The first order of the evening session
wn, me reception of the report of the
committee on resolutions relative to the
death Of Hon, Edwin Hammond, with
+ddroases relative thereto, which We pub
fish ny request
REMARKS OF HENRY CLARA, AND RE~O.
LUTIONs.
Nh. Preadent "A second time death
use Invaded our circle Another seat at
our boala H. vacant The head was re-
moved, and now 8 wise and most valued
nruh-r and counsellor haa obpyed the
summou1 hat awaits Us all IL is fitting,
therefore, that we should pause in the
midst Of our deliberations TO pay tribute
80 the memory of one who has 50 long
held rank with ia in the maintenance of
5nl society and its prosperity. In the
death Of Edwin Hammond the Vermont
State Agricultural Society sustains no
ordinary loss. He was among It's frat
projectors, earliest officers, most faitbful
friends Whether clouds and darkness
over4hedowed our horizon, or the hreezes
If prosperity bore us onward in the tide
Of ruonrss, he always stood firm and
iuirhful as a eentinel at his post He had
received the biIheat honors the society
7Oald he-tow, and to him this mark of
'a7or wae among the proudest jewels Of
his life, retiring With that unconscious
- I IL u,
tie gel for the honor md usefulness Of
this society, to whose interest he WAS so
devotedly attached.
The event which we deplore is not, in
sotne Important respects, common one.
The life OF Mr. Hammond has been of
vnlue to society, of benefit to his kind, bis
State md country. He improved the pow
era God had given him, and lived under q
iust responsibility Of them, by becoming
tha orneshotor Of his fellow men. The
iphuencea Of mia life extended beyond his
immediate family, beyond the town and
state vt his residence, and became ma
r'nua', from his lehors in a field of scien-
tifC endeavor that few men have had the
courage n enter, but which proved snc-
o-sSful and of immense value to Lis conn
trympD. Endowed with intellectual pow
-r-, fertile in reeources, and so varied in
practical WORKINGS that he was enabled
to place himself IN The front rank Of
American sgriculturists With - mod
=sty aud simplicity of character, he was
IA the same time self-reliant. Ia him
ihis quality hore 10 relation t. the pre-
sumption which springs from vanity, nor
the con adsnce engandered by oonceit, It
was that manly self-reiianre which had
its source in tho conscious possession OF
powers adequate TO meet the occurring
emergencies of HIS position. Il was this
faculty that made him so useful in our
Gounsels. There are valuable lessons of
3hs'ruetion and encouragement to be
asaWn by all from his life, which will
o'oh teonr to US in our future proceed
.'ss' s.lu lead III to miss his counsel and
ol'ae presence in our deliberations In
oenaii OF the Committee I now present
use following resolutions for the consider.
stion of the Board
"HEEFAs The Directors OF the varr.,,+ st.4,
agricultural Society hare heard with ,-ofo,, :, :
regret OF the death of Edwin Ham,nona 49, 80
tne members Of this Board, and sinc.re,v Az.
PioIIns MS loss; therefore be it
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