Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08
Washington County Agricultural Society.

The annual meeting of the Washington
County Agricultural Society was holden,
rs per previous announcement, in the
Court House, yesterday CTuesday) after /
noon. The meeting of the Directors, for
the closing up of the unfinished business
of the Society, was holden in the forenoon,
and was largely attended both 10y the Di-
rectors and by members anxious to see
that the board of directors adjusted the
matters brought before them in an equi-
table and honorable manner to the Society
and the parties in interest
The regular meeting of the farmers was
the most numerous we recollect ever to
have attended since this Society had its
organization. The numbers of horny
handed gentlemen with hay seed in their
hair was simply delightful to the eyes of
an experienced agriculturist, like the writer
of this article We noticed prominent
among these our genial legal friend, Fisk
of Mortified. who farms it skillfully and
remuncratingly in Blackstone and Coke
fields. and our smiling Doctor of the same
town, who owns the finest Jersey cow in
ten counties, and therefrom draws tactical
richness daily, besides indulging in an
occasional milking of cream from the
official udder, which under his persuasive
and skillfuI manipulation cheerfully gives
down il treasures One hundred and
thirty members joined the Society be-
fore the election of officers came off
This is nearly three times the usual num-
Der Joining at such meeting, and augurs
we'll for the success Of the next Fair.
The first business that came up in order
was the report of the Treasurer. This had
been previously audited by President w.
5. Martin, and printed. 1t appeared the
items had not been given in sufficient de-
tail to suit some inquiring minds, and the
Treasurer was subjected to a cross fire of
questions in respect thereto. He good
acknowledgements allthese interrogatories
and with such apparent satisfaction to a
large majority that the report was unani-
rnously adopted as presented.
4. ID. Arms offered a resolution to have
in effect the constitution changed so that all
orders shall be drawn on the Treasurer by
the General Superintendent under the di-
rcction of the officers of the Society. Also
that no article or animal drawing a first
premium shall thereafter be entered in the
same class and draw lower premium,
which was adopted. On motion of d. b.
BoSworth, seconded by d. b. Wheelock,
it was voted that the Board of Directors
consist of two persons from each town
embraced in the Society. The meeting
then voted to proceed to the election of
officers for the ensuing year. a motion
for the appointment Of committee to
present Il suitable list to be voted for
was tabled. and thereupon the officers
were elected separately by ballot, and al
most unanimously, rs follows:
WILLARD S. MARTIN, President,
PHMANDER RIFORD, Vice President.
w. c. WHITE, Secretary.
CLARK KING, Treasurer.
ALBERT DwINELL, Auditor.
Barre.-W. c. Nye, H W French
Berlin.-D. b. Bosworth, f. T. An
drews
Cabot.-A. NJ Foster, L. c. Fisher.
Calas-I s. Dwinell, j, X. Toby.
Duxbury.-Myron Graves, l. T. Perry.
f. MONTPELIER b. Stevens. Stepher
Arms.
Favston.-A d. Bragg, VI. Strong
D;tI-ip o,a
land
Middlesex.-Wil lam Chaplin, c, c.
Eaton.
Moretown.-E. W. Bisboe, A. f. Love
Montpelier.-A, o. Cummings, N. c
Northfeld.-J IL Rawson, George
Nichols.
Orange.-A. S Martin, Chauncy Cutler
Plainfield.-Joseph Bartlett, f. Foster.
Roxbmy.- b circuit, F. 7. Snow
Worcester.-Adin Miles, Ira A. kelton
Woodbury.-A P. Town, o. d. Town,
Warren-E. \. Eldridge, G.. w. Bragg
Waitsfield.-L. G. Joslyn, Pardon Bush
nell
Waterbury.-D Hopkins, s r. Huse
Williamstown.-Albe Martin, Eliial
Kathan.
The act incorporating the Washington
County Agricultural Society, passed b
the Legislature of Vermont, was called up
briefly discussed. and then passed for fuI
Their action some future time. The tim
and place for holding theineXt Annual Fai
and the premiums TO be offered will be III
ranged at meeting of the officers ana Iii
rectors to be holden Mt 4 subsequent day
The best of feeling. and most generous
rivalry for the success Of the future fair
and concerns of the Society, pervaded tn
entire meeting. The farmers of Washing
ton County are not eNcelled in any goo
respects by the agriculturists as Il Who'll
of any of her sister counties And sue
meetings rs the one holden yesterday wi
enable them long to maintain this pre- EN-
inence.
\ FARNERs' MEETING, under the ausp
ces of the Vermont Board of Agricultur
Manufactures and Mining, will be holde
in the Brick Church at East MontpeHe
this week. commencing at 10 o'cIo,
Thursday, and ending Friday evenin,
Gov. Converse, Prof, Collier. Messr
Douglass, Jameson. Hoskins, and others
the State Board are expected to be presen
and to make addresses as occasion m;
present. The opening address of WELDON
will be made by Hon. Addison Peck
East Montpelier, Thursday forenoon,
NJ Foster, ESD, of Cabot, will read a ?
per entitled Growing and Selectir
Seeds In the evening DR.. J. S Spal
ing of Barre will read an essay on . T
Educated Laborer." The first paper to