Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-12-25
SHENANDOAH COUNTY AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY.

change in the presidency was desirable,
and vote after vote WIS taken on prelim-
mary questions.
Ii soon developed that there was ma
chine ina motion. So ended the meeting, /
leaving the organization Us it was.
During the meeting there were thirty /
five votes cast 10y Mr. Robert j. Walker
aud eighteen 10y MI Howard Lacey for 1
MI %. Cabel Maddux, but tie opposition
to Mr.. Maddux was quite sufficient to de-
feat him, and adjourned tie meeting.
Judge Allen Immediately called "A meet
mc Of the Board Of Directors and to them
he rendered his resignation. There was /
no other course for gentleman like u. c.
Allen to pursue In this matter, no poll
tics ,gcro involved. lie left all, ~ it should
d.. io be determined whether he OF some |
ono else should I've chosen president Of the |
" Society" Let the report speak for the
present
Rrronr OF President II. G.. ALLEN.
10 The Sioclholders Of the Shenandoah Conn
~ igricrihUoi >ocidg
GcaiI,mca On the 18th day of last Au'
rn,i the Shenandoah Agricultural Society |
was organized under it's charter by the |
selection Of myself az president, and Of tho |
other officers provided for in It's charter OF |
iucorporation. A code of bylaws was |
then adopted, one of which provided for |
an annual meeting TO Ice held on the Mou+
1 day before the 2nd Tuesday in each De- |
cember. A number of tue stockholders |
met ON that day in tie Court House; no
ouorum was found TO bo present and on
motion the meeting adjourned TO meet
here to-day. quorum being now pres
emf I will proceed to make my report Of
the Affairs Of the Society since its organ
ilation.
You directed ne at the meeting in An
gust to apply 10 the Circuit Court to have
the charter Of the Society amended so as
TO provide for twelve directors, instead Of
five as originally provided for. This ! did
at the September term, and the amendment
was made.
The additional seven gentlemen elected
AT your August meeting became directors
under the resolution then adopted.
Under the eigth section Of the charter
AS amended suggest that you adopt the
bylaws passed al the August meeting as
Constitution with some notifications
and additions. ! would suggest change
I'm Art. y. II seems 10 me that under tic
law. minority OF the stock should always
have the rieht 10 amend the Constitution.
II +. needless 10 bind ourselves 10y any re-
siriciions such ~ are contained IN this Ar
ticle. Necessary amendments might sug-
gcst themselves at any annual meeting
which conld not be- adopted "A the Article
now stands, because Of the notice required,
although the amendments met with nnan-
imous approval
/ would also suggest an amendment TO
Article NJ. in order TO iiV the place for
holding the annual meetings. There may
question arise rs 10 the regularity OF any
/ meeting until lhls ~ ""h''
There are other amendments TO these
bylaws which might bee proper when
Constitution is under consideration. which
presume you'll adopt to-day
In regard othe workings of the society
since IFS organization up TO this time.
f The Board Of Directors purchased from
Mr.. Ella Heller, for $1,000, II acres of
, land ON the Furnace Road about one mile
distant from Woodstock. for which she
executed deed to the Society. OF the
purchase money for this land there have
been paid 500. leaving balance due OF
. s325. Thcy purchased in addition thereto
fifteen acres Of Charles Burner for Sl,ooO,
of which there have been paid three hum
drcd and seycnty-iyo dollars, leaving a
+ balance due of sG25. OF the II acres pur-
chased Of Mr.. Heller they sold and con-
viewed to John s. Hoshour five acres for
s275.O0. which amount was paid to Mr..
Chas. Burner 10 being part Of the S''2'.oO
above referred &c. The Society therefore
, holds twenty-five acres Of Land for fair
b grounds on which there are unpaid Sl'o.oO.
There have been two assessments made on
fine stockholders each of 30 per cent on
, each share The whole amount paid IN
D money and in work mp to date aggregate
q slG55.37. Of which S3lG3G have been paid
e I'm work. The stock subscription amounts
r. to 30 shares equal 10 S5,-75, if paid mp.
P There should have bccn realized from the
assessments already made s2i00o. rs !
4 have stated only ,lc15H have been real
/ lied from them and This although num-
70 ber Of The subscriber, have paid mp their
e. stock in full This has especially been
e. the case with number of stockholders
k who have paid their subscriptions in full
{ I'm labor. Il is needles, to say that tie
u success of our Society is dependent on tho
G prompt payment 10y the stockholders Of
c the assessments when made The lndcbt-
y educss Of tie Society az this time amounts
e 10 $500. oO. which includes $3.50 on land
8 and amount Of about $500 owing for lun-
. her 10 bc used in fencing and on build
y iugs.
Il I'm conclusion. gentlemen, JEFF me say
= that if the persons interested in agricnl-
{ turc in Shenandoah county viii give MS
IS material aid orr enterprise will prove a
il success. No county in the Valley Of Viz
Il qinia is in q better condition financially
q than ours our farmers, as rule, are in
O tclipent. industrious, and thrifty. The
& Weld of agricultural products in Shcnan-
y doah is greater than that Of any county IN
r. the Commonwealth, taking into consider
o ation the acreage Of arabic land. We oc-
o cupv a central position IN the shenandoah
Valley. our fair grounds are located at
q point cqudistant from Stanton at it'
e southern end, and Ilarper's Ferry at It's
Ie northern end. No better scheme can he
r. devised 10 advertise the great advantage
r. that We possess as an agricultural commu
ne nifty than to build mp iirst-class agrlcul
10 tural fair. 1t is for You, gentlemen, to
" determine whether the enterprise shall
At languish and finally perish in its infancy
G, or whether it shall become the pride o
10 your county.
- From the Pastor o the OXilet Baptis
church, Philadelphia, Pa: ] was 80 tron
" blcd with catarrh il seriously affected my
re voice. One bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm
10. did the work. My voice is fully restored
B. I. Liepsner
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