The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1885-01-16
Annual Fair Meeting

Agricultural Society to whom this
paper is mailed, will please take no.
tice, and it IL earnestly hoped each
officer and director will take special
pains to canvass his locality, and sec
that the best efforts are put forth to
make the coming fair moro profitable
to the farmers and firesides through
out the entire county and towns, that
are associated with us from Caledonia
County and Grafton County N. H.
No list Of the directors will be pub
lished other than this. Preserve.
Subjoined is a report of the meet
ing at Trotter House, Jan. 18th.
Pursuant to call of the Secty. o
meeting convened at the Trotter
House on above date at 2 o'clock p.
m. for the despatch of business.
Meeting called to order by The presi-
dent, W. H. Gilmore in the chair.
Secty's. report read, accepted and
adopted. Treasurer's report read,
accepted and adopted.
Matter of town teams came up,
S. A. Eastman presented a'protest
that inasmuch as Bradford, did not
have nine yoke Of oxen, should not be
entitled to compete. After a discus
sion, in which S. A. Eastman pre-
sented the protest and r. E. johnson
made an explanation in regard to his
buying the disputed yoke in Lyme, N.
H., with the express understanding
that he could return the cattle by
loseing $40. on the same, which he
did. A discussion followed warmly
contested by several gentlemen, which
resulted in the following vote:
| Voted to leave the matter OF pre,pi-
ums to the old committee, consisting
of judges, Parker Wright, p. X. Rob-
iuson, d. T.. Hale.
Proceeded 10 election OF officers
with the following result:
W. H. Gilmore, President; Henry
Whitcher, LIST V. President; Harry
W. Reyes, End V. President; J. II.
Jones, Secty. !; Charles Jones. Treas.
F. r. Chamberlin, Genl. Supt. Dan
Rowland, Marshal. Auditors, J. B
Pickett, Oliver Rogers, Geo. W.
Chamberlin.
Committee to present a board OF
directors, j. B. Pickett John Ed
wards, Thos. f. Bond, Ira II. Gill
bert. John H. Sawyer, b. F. Ordwav,
L. w. Robe.
Voted to elect a committee of three
to repair the grounds and keep them
in order, as follows: John H. Saw
yer. Moses Flanders, John Hartwell.
The committee presented the follow.
ing as directors to serve in the several
towns for the ensuing year:
BRADFORD, J. H Peters. iona.
Johnson. j. H. Sawyer, +. +. John
son, H. E. Parker, johnson Golden,
Joseph W. Bliss, John G. Stearps,
John B. Pickett.
CoRINTH, Ira H. Gilbert. j. X.
Knight, Vic Richardson, A. S. Parker,
Everett Sawyer.
NEwBURY, O. B. Rogers, John
Edwards, G.. w. Chamberlin. Chas.
Eastman, A. NJ. Peach, S. A. East
man, Frank KimbalI, John Smith,
Geo. A. Sawyer, J. b. Wilson.
THETFoRD, f. S. Cook, w. A.
Dodge, c. G. Heaton, Frank Wilcox,
F. M. Bond, E. NJ. Fullington.
TopsHAM, B. F. Ordway, H. B.
White, E. w. Eastman, A. 5. Bedee,
A. w. Eastman, r Fl. Foresythe.
FA1RLEE. H. w. Albee, w. H
Long, j. W. Morris, II. p Warren.
WASHINGTON. p o. Huntington,
VIM. Newman, VIM. Worthy
ORANGE, Lewis Hutcheason. Frank
Curtis, Geo. Cook. David Houghton.
GRoroN, F. B. Hall, Robert Darl.
ing, Hosea WEIGH, Parker Renfrew.
CHELSEA. f. r.. Hyde, John A.
Stanley, b. F. Dickinson, Willie
Scales, J. F. Hemcnway.
WILLIAMSBURG, Clement Little,
q. A Hall, j. NJ. Seaver.
BRA1NTREE, Geo. w. Flags, G.
L. Spear.
bROOKEIELD, y. v. feck, II. y.
Kibbey.
STAFFORD, H. e. Hatch, Daniel
o. A. Clogston, Charles
Chandler.
RANDOLPH, j. B. Mead, A. S.
Hall, Perkins Flint.
TUNBR1DGE, w. B. Porter, A. H.
Crosby, f. S. Folsom.
WEST FAIRLEE. Henry b. Quimby,
Thos. E. Bond, M. NJ. Miller, P. X.
Robinson.
VERsu1RE, Silas Titus, D. F. Long,
C. c. Cotton, VIM. Kendall.
RYEGATE, Hugh Gibson. A. F. Car
ter, j. b. Nelson, A, NJ. Whtelaw.
BATH, N. H., Chas. Jackman,
Henry Carbee.
HAvERnILL, VIM. X. Wallace, Geo.
Butler, Il. :. Bailey, Robert Meserve.
OXFORD, Parker Wright. j. X. Carr
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