Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-25

PROCEEDINGS AT TIE ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino sheep Breeders association was
held at the lower room of the town hall
here on Wednesday, with about 30 of the
members present.
! President II. +. Sanford of West Corn
wall called the assemblage TO order at
IL o'clock. The report of Secretary c..
a. Chapman of Ferrsburgh was read.
Pending its adoption there was some
what prOtracted discussion, participated
in by the secretary, Edgar Sanford of
West Cornwall and T.. \. Bissell of East
Shoreham, on the prOpriety of allowing
members whose dues were unpaid to
record lambs. Mr.. Sanford was not in
favor of so proceeding, but Mr.. Bissel
could see no harm in it. The report of
the secretary was then accepted and
adopted. as were those of Treasurer +.
II. Harrington of Brandon ana Auditor
| C.. NJ. Remele of Middlebury. 1t APP
peared on inquiry that the item of S32j.9l
of liabilities in the auditors report was
Tor salary due Mr.. Chapman at the time
of his death. and is still unpaid.
Officers for the current year were
elected as follows-all of them by accla-
mation: President, II. +. Sanford /;
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and c. NJ. Remele of Mddlebury; secre-
tary, G. A. Chapman of Ferrisburgh {;
treasurer, F. II. Earring ton; directors,
Cyrus II. Smith of Townine, Byron
Smith of Addison, /. L. Hamblin of
Cornwall and V. V. Blackmer of Orwell :;
pedigree committee. T.. n. Bissell of East
ShOreham, G. p. Crane of Bridport and
Lewis A. Skiff of Middlebury. These
are last years officials with the eXcep-
tion of Vice-President c. NJ. Remele,
whose father, w. X. Remele, declined a
reelection to that office.
Then came long debate over the sec
retary's salary. Mr.. Chapman thought
he could not afford to do the business for
less than S400 year and pay the office
rent and expenses, especially in view of
the fact that the necessity of being in
Mlddlebury every Monday prevented him
from accepting profitable engagements
as starting Judge at races during the
summer and fall. He finally accepted
the Office at salary of $500 on condi-
ton that he might accept such engage
ments regardless of their interference
with his office days, he to give notice of
his proposed absence, when practicable.
through the REGISTER.
This section of the bylaws was put
into the hands of the executive board
for amend dment; Members who have
40 lambs to record are considered con-
ditional members. They can make
transfers, but are not entitled to vote"
Following are the reports presented;
sECRETARY's REPORT.
| have col ected during the year Sl9l 80
and have paid out s7O.S4. Adding my salary
OF 500 to the latter sum makes II total OF
Sl7Osi which, deducted from the receipts,
leaves n balance in my hands OF so 9t;
OF the 40 members who had not paid their
dues tor 1893 "A year ago, 5S have paid up. We
have collected dues back in lSg2 OF $22 b. We
have suspended 1874 members, ten have with
drawn and two have died. We have added
three new members, leaving us lG2 of whom
just halt. or 81, are paid up tor 1894 in their
dues and are in good standing mt this meet
ing. They are nearly all men who will stick
are good and probably nearly all will pay, as
they have sent in their lambs and paid
therefor. | think that the rece pts tor the
coming year will fully equal those OF the year
just closed ana should the business brighten
will overrun little.