The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-17
Vermont State Agricultural Society,

Vermont State Agricultural Society.
The following was among the impor.
tant business transacted at the late meet.
ing of the Directors of the State Agri.
cultural Soiety at Brattleboro
1t was voted that the entrance fee of
ten per cent. be required on the whole
amount of premium, on stock horses class
lst, both classes of matched horses, gen.
tlemen's driving horses, matched and fan.
cy, matched horses.
All eotries for races to be made with
Henry b. Kent, Superintendent Of
horses.
The following was adopted on herd pre-.
mums
That all herds shall consist of one bull
not less than one year old two cows
two 2.ycar old heifers two ycarling
hcifers and two calvei.
A sweepstakes premium of gold med.
al is to be offered for the best buck and
ten mcrino ewes and silver medal for
the second best. The same is offered on
the same number Of Cotswolds.
a premium was also adopted for South.
down sheep.
A committee was also appointed to ar
range for the exhibition of fish on the
grounds at the next exhibition.
1t was voted that no stock should re.
ceive a premium unless owned by the ex.
hibitor three months previous the fair.
Hon. Elijah Cleveland offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which, after an amend
ment, was adopted
Resolped That Judges of animals having a
hcrd-book pedigree, must examine the COED and
bad points of all animals offered for premiums,
and in every case award the premium to the ami
nal showing tho greatest number of good points.
Hon. John Gregory, of Mortified, of.
fered the following resolution, which was
adopted without dissent:
Resolrrd, That it is the sense of the directors
of the Vermont State Agricultural Society, that
all pool-selling," which we have never allowed
at our fairs, but which has been allowed at some
of the county and town gatherings, and dance
houses " and "games of chance" should not be
permitted, and our general superintendent be in
structcd not to rent grounds for such purposes,
they being in violation of good morals, and dis
gushing to all sensible people.
The following superintendent and COM
mittees were appointed
General Supcrintcndcnt-Jamcs A.
Shed, Burlington.
Mechanics IInll--Samuel Everts, Corn.
wall.
Floral lIall-Jonas Wilder, West Ru.
pert.
Shecp--Albro T.. Perkins, Pomiret
Cattlc-IIenry Hayward, Rutland.
lIorscs-Henry B. Kent, Dorset.
Finance Committec-N. b. Stafford,
: White River Junction; Crosby Miller,
pomfrct James A. Shedd, Burlington.
On Committees-Geo A. Merrill,
Henry Clark, Henry Hayward, Rutland;
II. G.. Root, bennington John Gregg.
~, Mortified,
On National Centcnnial--Ccorg A
Merrill, Henry Clark, Rutland Henry
Chase Lyndon.
On Revision of Ticket System Geo
A. Merrill, Henry Clark, James A
Shedd.
On Diplomas and Mcdas-IIcnry
Clark, Samuel Everts.
a Bio TnING-A California gentle
man tells me that the great claim fol
= SD 000, 900, filed by S. l.. NJ. Barlow
as attorney at record against Mexico, be-
fore the claims commission, was, at thu
bottom, the work OF Caleb Cushing, who
= has been for several years retained by tht
Mexican government, and was thus play
ing on both sides. This astounding claim
j.. has probably some foundation at law
: but little in equity. 1t arises out Of ,
T. grant made by Comonfort, the predeces
; sor Of Juaroz, president OF Mexico. to al
) American who undertook TO survey OF
; the American plan, the northern state
: Of Sonora, Sinaloa, Durango and Lower
!; California. For this work he was to re
= cevc the incredible amount of every al
: ternatc section Of land He is said t.
: have taken a few instruments, drawn {
!; few base lines and meridians, and ther
l. stocked" his claim, so that consdcrabl,
) money has been Put into it, and men lik'
j. Barlow, Butler, Holiday. the Schells an,
: others, have become parties to it, thinly
+, Disgusting their preparations for aDnexa
ton by picking orchil in that region, -,
e vegetable dye which gives lilac hue II
u silk and cloth. Rumor has it that tn,
l. president and his friends are not unac
e quainted with this bold scheme of plum
der, and, as the bond is very lax which
unitcs the southern states of Mexico will
those covered by this grant, it is charged
that beneath this claim lies one of III,
> most imperial games Of land stealing ye