The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
Rutland County Agricultural Society.

Edtt0T RutlaHd GlObe The annual
meeting of the Rutland county agricultural
society, in Rutland, on Wednesday, was
perhaps one of the largest and most inter
esting meetings ever held by the society.
The m%eetingrwas called at village hall, but
that hall being in a kind of preparatory
state for some other purpose, Mr.. Cramton,
proprietor of the Bardwell house, very
kindly rendered his fine hall for the meet
ing. This hall has now an easy entrance,
although well up, is well ventilated, light
ed, and warmed by steam. 1t is one of the
best halls in the county, and all feel CRATE
full to Mr.. Cramton for his courtesy, and
the interest and aid he has ever shown the
society.
The discussions, though sometimes warm,
were in the main well conducted and or
derby, and there was much good feeling
apparent on the returning prosperity of the
society. 1t was pleasant TO see so many of
the good citizens of the county present
such men as DR.. Sheldon of West Rutland,
who by long years of active industry and
economy, having secured a competency,
has now retired, if l may use the express
sion, to his favoritc pursuit of agriculture I;
the venerable Townsend of Wallingford,
still buoyant under his eighty-fve years of
industry and thrift, comes ten miles
through the deep SHOWS to annual meeting,
which he has attended without a single
omission for thirty years, and during
that time, his hne wooded sheep have add
ed much to the attractions of the annual
fairs of the society. Seneca Townsend as
ISOLATED with his father in raising fine
wooded sheep, a constant attendant of the
meetings of the society from its organiza-
ton eX-President Benedict of Castieton,
whose remarks are always listened to with
marked attention eX-President Smith of
Dandy, who has done earnest work in, and
honored every Office Of the society eX-
President Lathrop of Pittsford, whose
timely remarks so often allay partisan ran
cor, always more or less incident TO pop
ular meetings DR.. Cook of Mendon, for
many years the hard working and efficient
secretary of the society, and many others
of the bet citizens of the county. In such
company may not one feel proud that he is
q member of Rutland county agricultural
society, and feel assured the society is des-
tined to live through long years Of %increas-
ing prosperity end usefulness? The reso-
lutiops presented by Vice-President Clark
on the death of Secretary Round and ex-
Trustee Benson, and go unanimously
adopted by the meeting, were appropriate
and merited, and the remarks of many on
the occasion were feeling and expressive.
The remarks of DR.. Cook of Mendon, were
particularly touching, and when he
recalled the memory of the late
Hon. Zimri Howe, so long treasurer
of the society in its earlier years, and 9th.
or good men that were wont to be present
at our meetings, with words of encourage
ment, but will be there no more forcYeri
a shade of sadness fell upon the hearers.
But the memory Of the efforts of these mer
will endear to vi the society they did SC
much for. The success of the society de
ponds largely upon the trustees, and al
able board has been selected, of which Mr..
Franklin Billings of Rutland, being chair
man, becomes the superintendent Of the
fair grounds" "The right man in the right
| place"
OF course the society makes some mis-.
takes and has seasons of depression, bul
backed by the good citizens of the county,
will arise from its troubles with renewed
energy and usefulness. A MEMBER.
January Is, 1877.