The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-03-23
Addison County Council Of
Changers.

A request Of the members of Unity
Grange, Of New Haven, tc other Oranges
of Addison county to meet them in session
at New Haven to organized County
Council, was responded to by several of
the different grarges, on Wednesday,
March II. At 10 o'clock. AM. the meet.
ing was called to order by the Master,
f. A, Smith, the other officers taking
their respective seats. A committee of five
was appointed by the Master to draft a
constitution and bylaws as basis to or.
ganize County Council. The following
bylaws were accepted and adopted:
ARTICLE l. This association shall be
called the Addison County Council Of
Patrons Of Husbandry.
ARTICLE 2. The objects of this coun.
Gil shall be to extend acquaintance and
friendship among the farmers of the
County and aid each other in their mate.
rial prosperity as it can be done by com.
bination.
ARTICLE g. Those Oranges shall be
members that elect representatives and
vote to adopt these bylaws subject to
alteration or amendment by the council.
ARTICLE 4. Each Grange is entitled
to be represented by the Master and his
wife (if she be matron) and four repre-
sentatives elected by the grange, two
brothers and two sisters. These represcn.
tatives are the voters in the council and
shall hold their Office for the same time
as officers in the subordinate Grange
ARTICLE 5. One of the representatives
shall be elected by the Grange as n
member of the county business committee.
ARTICLE 6. When the council so d.
rect, the business committee shall nomi-
nate county business agent who shall be
confirmed by two.thirds vote of the
council. His duties shall be defined and
limited by the business committee.
ARTICLE I. Officers shall be the same
in number and station as in the subordi-
nate Grange.
ARTICLE 8. Meetings shall be held
once in three months with such Oranges
as shall invite them, or at places deemed
convenient and profitable, commencing at
10 o'clock, A. NJ.
ARTICLE 9. The Lecturer shall have
in charge the arrangement of subjects for
discussion and remarks at every meeting.
The first hour of the afternoon session
shall be especially devoted to discussion.
ARTICLE 10. The amendments of these
bylaws can be made at any meeting
of the council by two-thirds vote Of the
representatives present.
After accepting and adopting the above
bylaws committee of five, for the nomi-
nation of officers of the Council, were ap.
pointed by the meeting. The committee
made the following report Master, +.
A. Hasseltine. New Haven Overseer, j.
II. Sprague, Weybridge; Steward, o. p.
Mead, Middlebury Assistant Steward
G. G. Lee, Lincoln; Chaplain, N. N.
Parker, Bristol; Treasurer, T. Bailey,
Bridport Secretary. G. W, Read, Add
ison Gate Keeper, John Adams. Ferris
burgh Ceres, Mrs w. Hunt, Waltham
Pomona. Mrs. NJ. ID. Parmelee, Bristol
Flora, Mrs. j. w. Halliday, Middlebury;
Lady Assistant Steward. Mrs, G, c. Lee,
Lincoln.
The above report being accepted the
officers were called to take their rcspec-
tive seats A committee of five were ap.
pointed as business committee, consisting
of +. C. Smith, New Haven; Robert
johnson, Middlebury; Gordon Tucker
Lincoln Charles Wright, Weybridge
II. d. Stewart, Bristol.
After several minor questions were dis
cussed the following subject was intro
duced by Bros. Jameson and Scarf to be
discussed at the next meeting: Resolved
that it is possible and advisable for the
farmers of Addison county to raise corn
enough for the use of the County.
Speakers: r Gage, Addison w. II
Matthews, Cornwall j. A. Child, Wey,
bridge.
L. A. HAssELTINE, Master.
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