The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-15
Second Annual Meeting
Ofthe Vermont Merino sheep Shearing As
ISOLATION.

The Vermont Merino strengthening
association held its second annual meet
ing at the Addison House on Wednes-
day, Feb. l3. 1t was called to order by
J. l.. ButtOph, president of the asso-
citation.
j. y. North of Shoreham. president of
the Addison County Agricultural society,
brought up the proposition, in behalf OF
the agricultural society, to incorporate
the name of the Vermont Merino Sheep
Shearing association into the name of the
agricultural society.
After some discussion it was agreed by
the officers of the agricultural society to
abide by any action that might be agreed
upon by the officers of the shcaring asso-
citation.
Mr.. North was then voted an honorary
member of the shcarng association.
Harrison +. Dean of West Cornwall.
secretary of the association, read his re-
port, which was rs follows:
sECRLTARY'S REPORT.
We have been prospcred the past year. our
shearng was success. doubt If in any country
there could be collected AS many superior AM
mails. Ii was the best exhibit ever made in tho
state, and II we improve, we have got some thing
to do. Our September show was very fine most
of the ieadiug tlOcks were re PRESENTED II Is OF
great advantage to have suitable building; IL
Is due Vermont we should have it, our friends
from abroad appreciate it; we have II nearly
paid for. There is deficit of 1G.1l, and all rN-
penses paid the past year. hav spen. some
money and a good deal of time Ia get this organ
zatiOn in u prosperous condition. We are leav-
ing Il record to be handed down that viii do the
coming generations good. The shearIng record
has not been gotten up in as elaborate 1orm "a |
would have liked, for want of time and means.
There Is merit enough in 1t and the association,
50 that every member should have an 1ppurtuni-
ty to insert plates OF ms sheep ana honorable
mention made OF his flock, whether he Is
an exhibitor Or not. You need a new secretary,
one that can devote more time,anu then pay him
Tor it, 1t Is attended with great teal OF anxiety
To get each mans report of ind vldual sheep, and
have Ii printed Without an error. | feel very
grateful to every member OF this association Tor
their appreciation, Your president, MIR. But
tOlph, has been very active III bringing this aSsu-
citation to II financial success; we are under obli-
cations to him for it. An al-wise Pro idence
has seen Iii 10 remove two of our members the
past year, Mr. Luman L. Clark OF Addison, and
Judge Thurman Brookins Of Shoreham. Mr..
CLARK spent his whole time an means IN the en-
deavor TO sustain Ncrmonts hardearned repu-
tatGon Ia the line wooded sheep interest.
HARRISON i. DEAN, SeCy.
The treIsurer's report was as follows
TREAsURER's REPORT
We have "A membership o. 22s; 30 members
have paid so each; have paid sou each; lGl
have paid from 81 to SIS each; II members have
paid - each; % have paid their annual dues OF
nual dues.
Whole amount received as assessment,
as annual lee OF $500
Expense OF sheep shcaring, April lss3 7s.4l
EXPENSE Of printing record, 2O-UO
Amount paid smith X Allen, 52l Ou
Balance due on building, 1851
Mounds in treasury,
l.. f.. MOORE, Treas.
The report was accepted and adopted.
Officers of the association for the en-
cIin alA II 4
that the presiden- appoint committee
of five to nominate the officers of the AS
ISOLATION. The following gentlemen were
appointed l.. L. Moore of Shoreham.
ii. c. Burwell of Bridport, F. II. Far.
rington of Brandon, j. j. Crane of Bid
port, j. Il. Stickney of Shoreham The
committee reported the following names (:
For president. }. l.. Buttolph of Middle
bury; e-presidents,-N Rich of Shore
ham. A. Ii. Hubbard of Whiting; see
rotary, III. f. Dean of West Cornwall.
treasurer, l.. +. Moore of Shoreham
directors. NJ. B. Williamson of Cornwall.
j. Il. Stickney of Shoreham, ID. W. Prime
of Brandon, l.. ). Burwell of Brdport,
Charles Wilherell of Cornwall; John IL.
Mead of West Rutland, Geo. Hammond
OF Middlebury.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted aud adopted.
1t was voted to hold the third annual
shearing on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April /, = and 3, 1884.
1t was voted that those who wanted
stock rams shorn in August should mott
fly the executive board, who would APP
point committees to witness the shearing
and record the fleece at the owners resi-
dence, the same as heretofore.
1t was moved and carried that it
should be left with the executive board
to make any changes and additions neces-
sary in the constitution and rules of the
association. The vote SO far as related
to the constitution was afterwards re-
cinded. The meeting then adjourned.