St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-21
FAIR GROUND MATTERS.
Annual Meeting of the Caledonia A eri-
cultural Society and the Caledonia
Fair Ground Company.

heavy snow storm and the grip
prevented a large attendance, but
considerable business was trans
acted aud several changes made in
the officers of the Fair Ground Co.
The Agricultural society.
This meeting was called to order
by the president, William Higgins,
and the treasurer's report read by
Mr.. Ide. The receipts were $137S,
including $1O8O received from Fair
Ground company and 1886 from
membership tickets. The principal
expense was for premiums, $1143 be-
ing paid out for this. There was a
balance in the treasury of $61.8S.
These officers were then elected:
President, William Higgins, St. Johns
bury
bury; c. ]. Bell, Walden.
Secretary and treasurer, n. NJ. John
son, St. Johnsbury.
Assistant secretary and treasurer,
Chas T. Walter. St. Johnsbury.
Auditor, Arthur F. Stone.
Executive committee-Barnet, James
Roy, Cloud Harvey, ]. D. Gould, B. S.
Dow, William Adams, ]. S. Kenerson,
Moses Gilfllan.
Burke, c. T. A. Humphrey William
Belden. A. F. Farmer, w. B. Godding, L.
A. Darling, D. B. Gushing, F. A. Brewer,
Fred Gaskil.
Cabot, L. c. Fisher, A NJ Foster, E.
L. Clark, g. M Webster.
Concord, A. K. Quimby, Sullivan
Ranney, G. S. Howard, D. H. Morton, G.
l. Higgins.
Lyman Stevens, w. L. SWEET, James
Stevens, r. J. Cole, c. D. Brainerd, George
B. Davis, F. r. Palmer, Edward Batchel-
der
Groton, H. c. Clover F. NJ. Page, T.
B. Hail, Albert Whitehill
Greensboro, 6. n. Drury, ]. B. Cook,
Andrew Hill.
Hardwick, w. D. Bronson, F. A. Fay,
w S. Bailey, T. 6. Bronson, w. L. Dow,
c. Clifford.
Kirby, M. L. Hovey, w. P Russell, P
H Graves, George A. Chase.
Lyndon, Joshua Bemis, w. A. Bemis, A.
o. Harris, l. H. Hall, A. O. Bemis, A. T.
Evans, w. l. Powers, L. B. Harris, John
Coucher Henry Chase, E. H. Hoffman,
E. c. Carpenter.
MarshGeld, Evans M.Crillis, l.. D
Mute, Charles Shepherd, Samuel Cole.
Newark, o. c. Woodruff L. o. Sleeper,
Willie Way, w. E. Hill.
Peacham, James Esden, B. F. Varnum,
T. R. EMERSON, Fred Hartman, c. B.
Taft, c. F. EMERSON.
Rvegate, M. R. Gray, M. H. Gibson,
w. J. Nelson, w. ]. Gibson, N. H. Riker.
st. Johnsbury, A. S. Livingston, E. P.
Allen, w. B. Johnson, F. A. Hovey, A. A.
Pierce, A. Whitney, B. B. Spaulding,
David Trull, W E. Peck, A A. Miles, T.
c. Fletcher, E. L. Hovey,, A. ]. Hig-
gins, l. 6. Smith, ]. c. Underwood, ]. 6.
Hovey, Geo. w. Story.
Sheffield, c. B. Simpson, 6. w. Ches1ey,
o. w. Chesley, Salma Davis, Walter
Chase
Stannard A. Weed, H. Patch.
Sutton, N. K. Campbell, A. H. Ball. D.
E. Ruggles, Francis Barker, o. NJ. Fogg.
Waterford, E. A. Parks, w. c. Hill,
FETCH Rufus Remick, L. B. Church, F. w.
Brown, E. E. Hovey, S. B. Horr, B. K.
Graves, E. P. Carpenter, S. S. Stoddard.
Walden, c. J. Bell, John Whitcher, D. S.
Cox, E. E. Osgood.
Wheelock, Chas. Rogers, w. H. Davis,
J. 6. Gray, Hollis WEIGH.
The principal change in the board
was the election of a new secretary
anu llCdSulOl ~ SuSNOSO 1<l1lOIC L
Ide, resigned, and the election of a
new assistant secretary and treasurer
and an auditor, a new office for this
society. Judge Parks in nominating
N. M. Johnson, now of Claremont,
n. H., said he was coming back to
St. Johnsbury and would be an
excellent man for this position. The
matter of choosing other assistant
secretaries was left with n. M. John
son. 1t was voted that the fair
should be held the week following
the state fair 1t was also voted to
hold meeting of the executive COM
mittee in the Board of Trade rooms
three weeks from this date. The
meeting then adjourned.
The Fair Ground Meeting.
This society met in the same place
in the afternoon with President E. A.
Parks in the chair. Treasurer Will
liam Higgins read his report, which
showed a balance in the treasury OF
$27.S2. The present Indebtedness OF
the society is about $3.50. These
directors were then chosen for the
year ensuing:
Franklin Fairbanks, Sc votes; E
A. Parks, Waterford 90; George w
Story 81; William E. Peek 90; E. L
Hovev IS; Elmore T. Ide 90; Viii
Fam Higgins 90; 7. c. Fletcher "a
L. B. Harris, Lyndon, 80; N. NJ
johnson 80; Cloud Harvey, Barnet
90.
These members of last years boarc
received the number of votes agains
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