Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11
VERMONT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Eighth Annual Meeting mt N1iddIcbury
oft"e Vermont uerinO sheep Breed
efs' AssOCiattOn

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Eighth Annual Meeting mt Middlcbury
oft"e Vermont ucrino sheep-Brced
ers' AssOciation.
The eighth annual meeting Of the Vermont
Merino Sheep-breeders' association was held
at Middlebury on Wednesday in school house
hall, with the president, Milo b. Williamson
OF Middlebury in the chair The hall was
comfortably filled by the large number of
members and spectators present, of whom
there were In all about 800 With but few
exceptions oil the prominent sheep-breeders
not only of Addison county, but of the rest
OF the State as well, were on hand and many
prominent sheep men from other States were
also present. Among the latter we're the
following gentlemen: General Lester B.
Faulkner of Danvillc, Livingston Co. N. Y,
b. Chadwick of Ohio, ID. p. Dewey, Grand
Blanc, Michigan, S. j. Wright, Toledo,
Ohio, Byron Chadwick, Licking county,
Ohio, NJ. Ii. Durk Portland, Me-, William
Ball, Hamburger, Mich, l.. Townsend, Pa
vilion Center, N. Y.
President Villa nson, upon calling the
meeting to order, called for the sccretary's
report, which was then made by the secre-
tary, Albert Chapman Of Middlebury. Mr..
Chapman asked for the indulgence of the
association for his short and imperfect re-
port, which, he said had been written before
daylight that morning, as he had been so
driven with business, that he had not been
able to write his report before, and hence
was unable to make so full ono as he had
desired. During the year, MIR. Chapman
said, there had been 1872 new applications
fol- membership, six only of which had been
rejected, thus adding during the year 1876
new members to the number belonging to
the association on Jan. /. 1888, which num-
Der was 1920, 50 that at present there are
1909 members OF this association, four mem
bers having withdrawn during TIE year.
This number is scattered over twenty-one
States, and there is one member who lives in
Australia. Slightly more than, one-half or
just $50 of these belong IN this State.
Fifty-ive of the new members belong in
Vermont, 10 in New York, "a in Michigan,
5S in Ohio, and the remainder in five other
States. During the year the committee on
pe1grees held 15.mcetings 1853 new flocks
were accepted, large proportion of these
being made up of the increase from register
ed sheep. The receipts for the past. year were
about $500 greater than for the year previous
and the expenses somewhat larger. The in
creased expenditures leave much smaller
amount Of cash in the treasury, but the prop
erty on hand, debts due the association,
g.c., Iea'c '"c s assc's dul'G as lalse as 'n
January y 1000; AS IL Is lnteIueu W
lssue tne tnllu voiuu,e vi the re-
polts Oh Tue association curing lhe year. II
wou'u oc NECESSARY " co''ucV Viie ihenloel-
ship ices rom olu lhc.lptrs 'Ils year, solle-
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previous yesrs. inc new tatln ia"' wnlcn
"enI l9lo eaect Oh July ISL lasl hau liau u
depressing Tnec' on t,ie wool luuustrY oi tne
country Inns associa,lon mao uonc all IL
coulu 10 prevent lnc reuuc.ion III uuties, Tue
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auly naV1 peen no "'s'',e ics.sla'.oni ani .Hi
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