St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-02-11
PLANNING FOR THE FAIR.
Meeting of the Executive Committee.

Meeting of the Executive Committee.
About a score of the members of
the executive committee of the Gale
donna Agricultural society met IN
the Board of Trade rooms Tuesday
forenoon to plan for the fair next
fall.
The first matter to be brought up
was the election of the officers of the
of the Fair Ground company to
choose marshals and police. The
first superintendent to be chosen was
that of Floral hall. 1t was the sense
of the society that lady be chosen
for this place, and it was voted to
choose a committee, consisting of
three ladies and two gentlemen, to
choose a superintendent and officers
for Floral hall and to revise the en-
tire premium list for this depart
ment Mrs. E.. L. HoVey, Mrs. N.
M Johnson. Mrs. S. ]. Hastings,
Cloud Harvey and E. E. Sargent
were chosen on this committee.
These general superintendent were
then chosen: w. S. Hastings, Me-
chanics hall, fruit and vegetables:
A. c. Farmer, cattle and sheep; Will
liam Clement, swine; A. A. Miles and
]. c. Underwood, poultry; 5. Hast
ings, children's department. A. ].
Higgins, butter and cheese; ]. d.
Gould having declined a reelection
as superintendent of horses, it was
left with the presidents of the two
societies to choose his successor.
These special superintendent were
then chosen: E. A. Parks, horses;
w. B. Johnson, cattle; S. ]. Hastings,
sheep; A. A. Pierce, Mocha MICS hall,
fruit and vegetables.
The only change in the regulations
was in rule 9, which now reads: Age
of stock is to be given in months or
years by the exhibitors in all cases.
There was quite lively discussion
over the issuing of exhibitors tickets
for ladies, but no change is likely to
be made. 1t developed in the discus
sion that somebody had ordered 200
tickets printed last year above
what the secretary ordered; that
there were about 1900 exhibitors
tickets used and that there were only
about 800 exhibits in Floral hall
In regard to having no entries
made after the fair opened it was vots
ed not to refuse late exhibitor until
the president of the Agricultural
society had passed judgment on the
case.
There was no change in the preni
ums on oxen and steers and the only
change in blooded cattle was drop
ping all premiums for Polled Angus.
On motion of S. j. Hastings it was
voted to offer special premiums of
$40, SO, So and 81 for the best dairy
cow by actual butter test. S. J..
Hastings, w. B. Johnson and John
Coucher were appointed to arrange
for this.
1t was also voted to give the boys
exhibiting in the children's depart
ment tickets as well as the girls.
No action was taken on a letter from
Ira G. Smith Of St. Johnsbury East,
urging that all premiums on Ayrshire,
Devons and Polled Angus be dropped.
Some change was made in the
premiums on sheep. The subdivision
of "horned dorsets" was stricken out
entirely, and the premiums on grades
was made the same as on blooded
sheep.
In the poultry division the ten dol
lar premium awarded was made to
cover "the largest and best collections
of pigeons" etc; and an addition of
So, 50 and 81 for the largest and
best show of poultry.
In the department of swine the
third premium of 81 for boar one
year old and the third of So for boar
pig were stricken out, and fourth
premium of So added for SOW and
pigs.
The rest of the premiums offered
by the society are the same as last
year.
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