The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-06
State Agricultural Society.

The annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural Society was held at the Van Ness
House, Burlington, on Thursday evening of
last week. The secretary read a memorial
on the late Colonel George A. Merrill, and
resolutions upon the latter and the late 5. &.
HOlyolle were adopted, Hon. H. G.. Root
explained the relations between the state
society and the Champlaiu Valley AssOcia-
tiOn. 1t was his individual opinion that
there should be a change in the manner OF
dividing the proceeds. All the money
realized above the current expenses should
be devoted to paying OFF the Indebtedness
of the Champlain Association, without re-
gard to the four per cent on the plant for
the association or the state sOcietys divi-
dends. The latter held half of the stock
and its members We're as much interested
in raising the stock to par as the individual
members of the association The state So
Ciety had saved money and it was bound TO
look after both sides of the state. 1t could
have just such an interest in an association
east Of the mountains as il had at Howard
Park and thus avoid all cause for jealousy,
while at the same time it would retain the
interest and sympathy of the community.
The expense of the directors meetings
held during the year should also be
borne by the joint fair. He thought the
society should allow its money to acCumu-
late until it was able to secure grounds
on the east side of the mountain in the same
| manner as it is interested in Howard Park.
/ Hon. Crosby Miller introduced resolution,
/ which was adopted, to the effect that the
State Agricultural Society propose to the
| Champlain Valley Association that in fu-
/ ture the net proceeds of the joint fair be ap
| Piled first, to the expense of the direction
/ of the Vermont State Agricultural Society,
] not to exceed 800 per annum; second, to
/ the liquidation of the debts of the Cham
| plain Valley Association, the balance, after
| the Indebtedness is cancelled, to be devoted
] tn IiVi1enlS on the stock. The chair aD-
pointed the following committee to meet a
similar committee from the Chanplain AS
sociation to arrange the terms on which
future fairs will be held: II. q. Root, Crosby
Miller and DIR. II. II. Mcintyre a com
mittee appointed by the chair nominated
the following directors, who were
elected George w. Hooker of Brat
teboro. John W. Cramton of Rutland,
Julius \. North OF Shoreham, Joseph &.
Parker of Quechee, Henry g. Root of Ben
nington, William r. Sandford OF Orwell,
Henry Chase of Lyndon, Crosby Miller of
Pomfret Henry b. Kent of Dorset, James
A. Shedd of Burlington L. S. Drew of Bur
lngton, G. Horace Hibbard of Springfield,
George Davis of Montpelier, Henry G.
| Cleveland of Coventry, George Hammond
of Middlebury, Charles II. Campbell OF
Westminster, C. j. Bell of Walden, John
n. Baxter of Rutland III. ii, Mcintyre OF
Randolph, George T. Childs of st. Albans
G. NJ. Wnslow of Brandon and George X
Russell of Bellows Falls. The directors
subsequently elected these officers; Presl
dent, George w. Hooker of Brattleboro
vice-presidents, John w. Cramton of Rut
land, Joseph e.. Parker of Quechee, julius
n. North of ShOTeham and George Davis ol
Montpelier; secretary, Henry Clark of Rut
land; treasurer, Joseph G. Parker of Que
chee; finance committee, Crosby Miller, III
G. Root and III. III. Mcintyre. The following
committee was appointed ON the place tol
holding the next fair: IL. II. Mcintyre, j
G. Parker, II. G.. Root and Henry Chase
The society then assembled to hear the re
port of the committee which had conferred
with the committee from the ChampaiI
Valley Association. 1t was reported tha
the resolution considered by the society haC
been amended and agreed to, the only
change being in the second clause, whlcl
was made TO read " to pay over To the treas
urer of the Champlan Valley Association
any balance of net receipts, to be used b,
said association in the payment Of any debt
or other obligations" The protest OF Bur
bank & Williams of Coventry was consid
cred but not settled They say they cal
prove that the horse entered as Abe G,
which won second money in the two-fort.
: guaranteed purse, was shipped from Roches
. ter, n. H., 60 Montreal, and brought thenc
to Burlington, and that his real name !
7 Charles A"
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY ASSOCIATION,
! The Champlain Valley Association hell
/ its annual meeting in the afternoon OF IN
same day. The treasurer, John Il, Lavelle
reported that the receipts OF the last Join
exhibition were $40, ,56i45, and the expense
: 81 ,220 81, the net proceeds being F3,3i3.I q
. Hon. III. G. Root reported in regard TO tn
: relations of the two societies., and com
2 mittee of conference was appointed. III
following directors were chosen; ES