St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-01-23
Agricultural Society.
ANNUAL MEETING.

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The annual meeting of the Caledonia
Agricultural Society was held at the
town hall in this place on Tuesday, the
goth. There was a large number of
farmers and others present, netwith-
standing the storm. The meeting or
ganized with Abial R. Hovey, president,
in the chair, and |. w. Sanborn, secre-
tary.
After some so persons had Joined the
society for the coming year by paying
fifty cents each into the treasury, a
committee on nominations of one from
each town represented was appointed.
On calling the roll, 10 towns were found
to be represented.
The treasurer's report showed premi-
ums paid to the amount of 1912. Of
this sum, S774 was received from the
Fair Ground Co.
A discussion arose as to whether the
society should pay premiums on arti-
cles which the committee overlooked :;
and it was voted to go by the commit
tees awards in payment of all premi-
ums. 1t was moved by A. j. Willard
that all members of the Fair Ground
Co. be members of the Agricultural So
ciety without payment of the half dol
lar, as most of the money is furnished
by the Fair Ground Co. Motion lost.
In the afternoon the report of the
committee on nominations was made as
follows:
President-Abial R. Hovey St. Johns
bury.
Vice PreSidents-Asa S. Livingston,
St. Johnsbury; Cloud Harvey, Barnet.
Secretayy-I. w. Sanborn, Lyndon
vile; Asst. N. NJ. johnson, floral hall,
st. Johnsbury; C. d. Brainard, Dan
vile.
IreaS.-C. NJ. Stone, st. Johnsbury.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Barnet-James Roy, Peter Lindsay,
VIM. Roy, Moses Gilfillan, B. S. Dow,
VIM. Adams.
Burke-David Trull, c. w. Rowland,
c. II. A. Humphrey, A. C. Farmer,
Asahel Bundy, G. w. Woodruff.
Cabot. c. Fisher, A. M. Foster,
n. R. Abbott, E. Clark.
ConcOrd-A. X. Quimby, Hubbard
Hastings, Sullivan Ranney, Richardson
Graves.
Danville-Chas. Wilson, iona. Batch
elder, j. G. Varnum, VIM. RusslOw, F.
Palmer, c. L. Morrill,, M. j. Morse,
Moses Currier, Frank Stocker.
Groton-Geo. Davis, Hosea WEIGH,
John Orr, j. Morrison.
Greensboro-G. N. Drury, ]. B. Cook.
Hardwick-W. D. Bronson, Henry
Blake, w. H. Bailey, Frank A. Fay.
Kirby-Russell Risley, P. w. Russell,
Geo. Ford.
Lyndon-Joshua Bemis, c. D. Bige-
low, p. B. Graves, w. P. Houghton, w.
A. Bemis, /. H. Hall, A. o. Bemis,
Joel Sanborn, Henry Chase.
Newark-E. Woodruff, O. C. Wood
ruff, L. B. Hall, j. H. Cheney.
Peacham-J. R. EMERSON, E. B.
Gates, W. B. Mclaughlin, VIM. Lynds.
Ryegate-J. H. Currier, NJ. R. Gray,
j. F.Nelson, James Nelson.
st. Johnsbury-Wm.H Higgins, A. S.
Livingston, t. c. Fletcher, N. NJ. John
son, E. P. Allen, j. G.. Hovey, L. C.
Mathews, L. P. Cheney, N. P. Bowman,
AFRO Starks, w. B. johnson.
Sheffield-S. c. Otis, c. Simpson, w.
Brown, Walter Chase, Salma Davis, H.
w. Buchanan.
Stannard-A. Weed, Joseph Clark.
SuttOn-H. A. Blake, N. K. Camp
bell, A. H. Ball, B. NJ. R. Wiley, D. S.
Frost.
Waterford-E. A. Parks, G.. L. Da-
yison, Willard Kinney, G.. R. Barker,
w. M. Hovey, E. E. Hovey, Willard
Hill, L. d. Freeman.
Walden-C. J. Bell, E. Osgood, John
| Wnltcner, ". ID. Wilson.
Wheeleck-Chas. Rogers, W. H. Da-
Wis, j. G. Gray, Thomas Chandler.
The above officers were elected, and
it was voted that the Executive Com
mittee meet at the Avenue House on
Tuesday, Feb. 10, at half-past ten
o'clock, to revise premium list and
make arrangements for the next fair.
j. r. EMERSON moved that the State
Dairymen's Association be invited to
hold their next annual meeting in this
place, Carried, and the secretary au-
thorlzed to extend the Invitation.
James Roy wanted the time of next