Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-05
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting Held Thursday -T Tn,
Proceedings-Oh Elected

Annual Meeting Held Thursday The
Proceedings-Ohlc Elected.
The Vermont State agricultural society
held its annual meeting at the Van Ness
house Thursday morning, with Henry
Chase, the president, in the chair, and
Henry Clark as secretary. Hon. .Josepb
&. Parker, the treasurer, presented hi.
annual report as audited by the committee
on finance, which was accepted and adont
ed. The summary Of the report .hnvy tbo
assets s3l,OlS.l4, net assets 50, 1852. 81 cain
SI33.G0, receipt of the State sociotv fro,,
JOINT falr OF 1855, S2O1s1. The a.srfs in
inc main consist IN the stock and bnuds nf
the Champlain Valley Agricultural a..o-
s citation Henry Clark by request nrn..,'t
| ed the following resolutions
IphefcnS, Since the last annual mcctiny. nm,
VINO was associated with tho ,uciafv ~ 90
years ana II ears its treasurer. mas hGrn ~
dcn.y removed ~ death, 1t is proper that
memorial trlputr should be made of this
/ event. therefore he IL
RnSoired, That m the dccca,c of Hon. Noat
H. SalVrd, the Vermont State A1rcutura,
soc'rty mourn the loss Of a faithful and en-
Gent officer, uH esteemed associate and A cit.-
zen respected in the public and private roa-
lions OIL lite and thai We tender our sympathy
iuu ColdOlt h't 10 tn" family uPOu th, sad
and father.
Resoicod That this minute be entered upon
ll' i'N'l'iS OI inc society. a cert flied cpuV
communicated to the family and published n
the pubic press.
The resolutions were unanimou,lv
adopted. Ou mOtlOn of George Ham
mona the president appointed a. commit
zee 10 nominate Il list OF officers for the
ensuing year George Hammond of Mid.
dleOUry, George \. Merrill oil Itutlaud
Henry g. Root of Bennington. Cyrus ".
Npauldlng of Burlington, Hervey Spencer
OF Burlington.
The nominating committee presented
the following list of officers who were
duly chosen by DallOt
Presldeut-llenry Chase of Lyndon
lce-pre-idcuts- john W Cramton at
futIand, Joseph C. Parker Of Quechee.
Iuilus y. North Ol SuOreman, Silas G.
Holyoke Of st. Adams
;SetretaiY-H Henry Clark Of Rutland.
Ireasurer-Joseph c. Parker of Que
Hoard Board of Directors-IIenry &. Root Of
Bennington, George A. Merrill OF Rut-
Iihd' lllam r. Sanford OF Or
vel, Crosby Miller Of Pomtret.
henry Is. kent OF Dorset, James y. Shedd,
i;emuel >. Drew Of Burlington, G.. Horace
Hubbard OF Springfield, George Davis OF
East Montpelier, Henry e. Cleveland OF
coventry George Hammond of Mildle.
bury, Charles II. Campbell Of Westmin-
lister West Charles j. Bell Of East Hard
wick, John y. Baxter Of Rutland. Gilman
Moulton, H. IL Mcintyre Of West Ram Ram
dolph, George W. Hooker of Brattleboro.
George 7. Childs OF st Albans.
Finance committee - CrOs by Miller
james y. Shedd, George A. Merrill.
Col. George y. Merrill was appointed
rs agent to cast the vote OF the
society at all meetings OF the
Champlain Valley Agricultural As,ocla-
ton. Johu W. Cramtuu. Joseph c.
Parker, George A. Merrill, Juliu, \.
North and Henry q. Root We're appointed
a committee to locate and make arrange
ments for the fare of 1857 Crosby Miller
was appointed to make settlement and
adjust all accounts between the society
and the Champain Valley Agricultural
Association.
On motion the following named mem.
hers were recommended to the Lhamplaln
Valley Association for election rs drec-
tors on the part of the Vermont State Az
ricultural society Henry Chase, Henry
&. Root Crosby Miller, George 4. Ner-
rtll, John W. Cramton, l.. :. Drew, James
y Shtdd.
y general conference of informal nature
WAS held in reference to the interests ana
management of the joint exhibitions. All
the points discussed We're referred to the
committee on location to consider IN CON
curreuce with the executive committee OF
the Cnamplain Valley Agricultural assoc
citation The society then adjourned with
out day.
Annual Meeting of the Champlain Valley
Association.
The annual meeting of the stakeholder,
of he Champlaiu Valley association wa.