The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-06


evening was enc OF the most animated
Of the winter series. The programme for
this week Is as follows: President, W. +.
Clement; Sec, Lucinda Ferguson; Music,
Alice Page and Gertie Patch; Recitation,
Mabel Deuio Defamation, Fred Snyder;
Select Reading. Cleora Crowell; Song,
Eta DEMO; Critic, Abbie Allen; Ques-
ton: Resolved that riches are more de
sired BY mankind than honors. Dispu-
tants, DIR. Hendrick and Mrs. Geo. Water
man.
At the annual meeting ofthe stOckhold-
ers Of the Lamoille Valley Fair-Ground
Company, held in Morrisville, January l,
1878. the following directors were chosen
for the year ensuing; Geo. W. Hendee
and A. B. Smith of Morristown, II. X.
Waite and A. c. Slayton Of Stowe, C. 5.
Page and +. A. Smalley Of Hyde Park,
Alger Jones and z. S. Benjamin of VOL
colt, L. II. Doty and w. w. Delano of
Gilmore, Sewell Newton and Noah Serb
ner of johnson, L. p. Mudgett and w. III.
Griswold of Cambridge. w. S. Pond of
Eden. Auditors elected Wv. NJ. Small
of Morristown, II. J. Harris of Stowe,
ii. d. w. DOty of Hyde Park. At the
directors meeting, held at the office of
Niles & Thorpe in Morrisville, January
18th, 1873, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
II. r. Waite, of Stowe; Vice-President,
A. b. Smith of Morristown; Treasurer,
c. S. Page of Hyde Park; Clerk, A. A.
Niles of MOrrisville. The next Fair of
said company is to be holden Tuesday
and Wednesday, Sept. 18th and 18th, 1873.
Vermont papers please copy as to the
time of holding the Fair.
Programme of meetings Ofthe Board of
Agriculture. At Bakersfield, Tuesday
and Wednesday, February 5th and 9Th,
1878: Tuesday afternoon - Opening Ad-
dress, Z. G. Start, Bakersfield; How can
we best save and apply Manures? Ora
Paul, Pomfret; Surface Manuring, j. II.
Mead, West Rutland. Tuesday evening
Mixed Farming, f. X. Towle, West Berk-
shire; Parasitic Fungi, Dr. II. A. Cutting,
Lunenburgh. Wednesday morning-Su-
gar Making, w. o. Brigham. Bakersfield !;
Plows and Flowing, V. A. Gilmore, Bak-
ersfield; Grass Crop, Lyman Newton,
East Fairfield. Wednesday afternoon
Pasture Lands, Z. d. Mason, Richmond /;
Artificial Butter, II. NJ. Seely, Middle
bury; Butter Making, Dea. s. II. Dow,
Enosburgh. Wednesday evening Edu-
Bakersfield; Farming Us. Professions, DR..
W. II. Giddings, Bakersfield. At East
Hardwick, Thursday and Friday, Febru-
AIRY 18th and Sth, 1873: Thursday after
noon Opening Address, Henry Blake,
East Hardwick; Fertilizers Preservation
and Applications j. K. EMERSON, Peacham
More about Fertilizers, o. Paul, Pomfret.
Thursday evening-Why are our Farms
Mortgaged? G. r. Drew, North Danville
Sermons OH Stones, II. NJ. Seely, Middle
bury. Friday morning-Profts of Yer
| llOliL ~
Grass, j. H. Mead, West Rutland; Edu-
cation: Its Advantages to the Farmer, NJ.
V. B. Hathaway, Hardwick. Friday af-
ternoon-What do we Know of the Cow
A. X. Drury, Greensboro; The Dairy, G.
S. Fassett, Enosburgh; Home and
Foreign Markets for Dairy Products, E..
D. Mason, Richmond. Friday evening
Maple Sugar Making and Marketing, A.
NJ. Foster, Cabot; Self Culture as Con
dition of Personal Enjoyment, Pres. c. B.
Hubert, Middlebury.
No. All are invited to take part in the
) discussions. The P. & o. Railroad give
return checks in case full fare has bee
paid one way.
&S~ The meeting for johnson is an
| nounced for next week Tuesday md
Wednesday.
, Since the above was in type we have
, received the programme for the meetings
at Johnson, which is as follows:
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
l. First Words, H.A. Waterman, johnson
O. Fertilizers Their connection with the Grass
DR.. H. p. Wakefield, Morrisviile
= 3. Discussion How can Vermont Farmers real
ize better Results from Manurcs?
j. II. Mead, West Rutland Ora Paul, Pomfret
TUESDAY EVENING.
' 4. Woman's Work, Mrs 7. j. Baker, johnson
5. The Vermont Plow, II. NJ Seely, Middfebury
, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
] s. Fruit Culture, Harmon Morse, Cambridge
n I. Size not an Index of Merit,
A. Chapman, Middlebury
s. Emigration,
Rev. c. A Huntington, Olympia, W. I
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
8. The Needs of the Dairy,
q. s. Fassett, Enosburgh
10. Discussion: Long Wool Sheep Husbandry
: WEDNESDAY EVENING.
n II. Mixed Farming, E. r. Towle, West Berkshire
l. II. Education of Farmers Boys,
l.. b. Sherwin, Hyde Parl