Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-11-10
state AgrieuI tUraa Meeting.

The annual meeting of the State
Agricultural and Wool Growers As.
ISOLATION was held at the Brooks
House, Brattleboro, on Wednesday,
the Sd INST. Quite large delegation
of representatives and agricultural
men were it attendance from all parts
of the State.
1t is now twenty-five years since
this Association was organized, when
ex-Gov. tlolbrook was chosen its
President, Which Office he held for
eight years. The Society has been
exceedingly prosperous aud though
its annual State exhibitions has been
the means OF awaEe ning deep inter
est i'll agricultural and stock.raising
pursuits throughout the State. The
Association has, as rule, adhered to
the rotation practice, by changing an
nually the location o. their fairs, to
which the success of the Society is
more or less attributable. Brattleboro
presents her claims for next year, aud
undoubtedly they are sufficient to war.
rant the Committee, who meet in
Burlington, Dec. q, in selecting this
town for the centennial exhibition.
The meeting was organized at 10
O'Clock, when the following resolu
tons were read and adopted -
Resolped, That the decease of Hon. David
Goodell, Il member of this Board, the YER
mont State Agricultural Society mourn the
loss of one of their most efficient promoters
and the Board of Directors a valued. efficient
and faithful co-worker, whose counsels, ever
conservative and judlcous, have tended to
increase the prosperity of this Society and
promote the interests of agriculture in our
Commonwealth.
ReSOlyed, That this Board tender its con-
dolence and sympathy to the family of our
late brother, and assure them of the high
esteem in which he was held by us by a
transmission of copy of these resolutions,
20 he entered upon the records and published
in the newspapers of the State.
Resolced, That in the death of Henry s.
Morse, of Shelburn, late member Of this
Board and for many wears the efficient Su-
perintendent of its annual exhibitions, the
Vermont State Agricultural Society loses a
member who in the prime of his years rem
dered valuable service and accomplished
much in placing The Society upon the firm
foundation on which it now rests
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year, most of whom
were in attendance President, Geo.
A. Merrill, of Rutland Vice-Presi-
dents, Henry Chase, of Lyndon: G.
II. Hubbard, of Springfield II. j.
Kent, of Dorset ; II G Holyokc, Of
st. Adams. Secretary, Henry Clark,
Of Rutland. Treasurer, N B Stafford,
of Hartford. Directors, L S Drew, of
Burlington, Henry Chase, Of Lyndon
Z S Stowell, of Cornwall J II Shedd
Of Burlington II G Iiolyoke, of St.
Adams w r Sanford, of Orwell
II G Root, of Burlington; II B
Kent, of Dorset c Fl Hubbard, of
Springfield Crosby Miller, Of Pom
fret Geo. A Merrill, of Rutland !;
George Davis, of East Montpelier I;
Richards Bradley, Of Bratteboro !;
Henry Cleveland, Of Coventry II II
Baxter, Of Rutland p S Benjamin,
of Wolcott A G Harris, OF Shore
ham, and George Campbell, Of West
Westminster.
President Merrill offered the follow
ing: -
Res0Iced, That the termination of the con-
necton of the Hon. Elijah Cleveland with
the Society we, the Association, and in be-
half of the Vermont State Agricultural So
ciety and Wool Growers's Association, de-
sire to express our appreciation of his long
and faithful services, and our regret that the
inirmities of age make it desirable, on his
part, to be relieved from further service.
We congratulate the Society that he has to
give us, in the election of his son, man
who we believe will be of value to the So
ciety, and who will also perpetrate among
us the memory of an honored father
ResoIoed, That copy of these resolutions
be forwarded to Mr.. Cleveland
The Directors adjourned, to meet
at Burlington, Dec. 2lst.