The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-01-20

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Annual Meeting Of the Vermont Atwood
Merino Sheep Club.
The annual meeting of this club was
held at Middlebury, on Wednesday,
the 18Th instant. The meeting con-
vened at the Addison House at p.
M. the President, Hon. w. G. Smith,
of st. Adams, in the chair.
After tho reading of tho minutes of
the last meeting by the secretery, Mr..
George Hammond, of Mlddlebury, the
treasurer's report was read. The re-
port showed the amount on hand, JAN
uarv ~, 1881, was S408; receipts du.
ring the year, s537.10; total, $9A5.1
The disbursements had been for salary
of secretary, committees and incide ntal
expenses, S290,58. leaving q balance
in the treasury of $65462; due from
members, $594.87; total assets, 81 ,249.
SO. The club has no debts.
On motion, the report was accepted.
The president, Mr.. Smith, then
made brief address to the club, ex-
pressing the great satisfaction afforded
both himself and the club by the
smooh manner In which the business of
the club had gone forward the past
year. Its affairs seem to be In very
prosperous condition; the work on the
register lie very nearly completed and
the book nearly ready for the printer;
the membership of the club has in.
creased very materially during the past
year, and, what Is especially notewor-
thy, the character of the entire MEM
bership Of the club Is such az to give
assurance of prosperous future.
The election of officers for the ensu.
Ing year followed. MIR. L. y. Drew, of
Burlington, moved that committee of
three be appointed as a nominating
committee, and Messrs. Drew, Russell
and u riswold were appointed by the
chair.
Pending the report of the committee,
the secretary presented his report, as
follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Club:-It is now q little over three
J years since the Vermont Atwood Me-
rino Sheep club first organized in this
room, with fifteen members. What
has been accomplished in that time you
all well know. am glad to state that
the enterprise has been put upon ba.
sis of the most substantial character
and its ultimate success fully assured
With close attention to its interests
aud Judicions management by its man.
} ayers, nothing can prevent its becom.
ing an organization of great power
and one that will be known through
out the world and command the conf.
' dence Of all. There are now about
eighty members, and new applications
are coming in nearly every day from
different sections of the United States
The object of this club il to promote
e the general interests Of the Spanish Me
rino sheep of the country, aud particu
|, larly hat famous family the At
woods, which stand 30 high ani
. which are so much soaght after and SC
( widely known throughout the civilized
: world. 1t is not the purpose Of thil
, organization to battle with every othel
club or association, or to try to breal
them down, or dis courage their breed
r ing; but to build up, and mako 4
f standard and try to advance the inter
ests OF oil. What will help one class o.
sheep men will belp another directl,
or Indirectly; and this land is toe
broad for any one institution to think
e they can run i. all and crush all others
@ Up to this time the expenses of the
club have been light. The receipts, tc
=. the closing of this year, are S1029 .01
I the disbursements, $374.49. There IL
Q due the club from members, S594.87
r which, added to the receipts, less the
disbursements, leaves the assets of the
club 81 ,249.30.
This year will be one of moro ex
3 pense, from the fact that the first vol
3 uma of the register is to be published
The manuscript is all prepared and
nearly ready for the printer, but 1t hal
: been held back to let others como il
who are anxious to be In the first vol.
, ume. 1t is In such shape that q new
man can take 1t up and 90 right along
without any trouble. ] have acted al
your secretary since the organization
OF the club, and have done my best Ia
promote its interes and success.
have received 500 for services, which
l am satisfied with, as did not take Il
for q money making business, but to
help get up work that will 60 down
a. q standard authority to generations
! to come. 1t has now come to that
. point where It will require great deal
, Of care and attention from the secre.
. tary, really more than can afford to
, spare, and perfer not to act as such
aud hope you will see fit to put In some
, one else.
All the members present objected
, to Mr.. HammoDd's resignation, and
. hoped he would reconsider his purpose
, to resign and accept the Office for the
ensuing year.
Z Mr.. Griswold moved that the sec.
rotary be paid one hundred dollars for
t services the past year.
ii On motion of Mr.. Gage of Addison
Z the motion was amended TO read two
hundred dollars aud SO carried. II
was also voted that his salary for the
8 coming year be four hundred dollars
, The committee on nominations then
! reported the following officers for cleo
|, ton: President, Worthington c.
Smith of St. Adams; vice-president,
Henry Harrington of Keeler's Bay, VT;
r directors, II. j. Jones of west Corn
wall, Henry Thorp Of Charlotte, s. G..
, Holyoke OF st. Adams.
On motion of Mr.. S. b. M. Cowles OF
q New Haven, the report was accepted
D and adopted, and the gentlemen were
/, declared elected.
The secretary called attention 10 the
dilatoriness Of the members in return
ing numbers and records OF transfer;
oil SO IN regard to lambs, which caused
great Inconvenience, and suggested
. that single set Of numbers be use
for rams and ewes.
. Mr.. Jones of Cornwall inquired con-
corning the right Of O member to walt
awhile before returning his record OF
transfers on selling to parties Outside
4 the club.
The secretary thought that transfers
= should invariably be made 10 the party
a sold to, and returns be made within
tho rannired TINA A diRcuasion fnI.