Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-01-18
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The Shenandoah County - culturs
Society held their annual melting las
Saturday, for the purpose Of electinl
Ulcers for the ensuing year. The Pfesi
Sdent aud Secretary having positively re
fused to accept the offices which the,
have heretofore held, the following
officers and Directors we're elected for TIE
ensuing year:
President, Capt S. H. Bowman.
V. Pres. R. NJ. Lantz.
Secretary, Geo r. Geary.
Treasurer, Geo. W. Koontz.
Dirsctors.-Msjor J. H. Newell, ]. II.
Msphis. H. G. Huff, N. NJ Rhodes, l.. s.
Walker, L. c. KDIesloy, A. Bemis, H. G.
Magruder. NJ. NJ. Campbell, Isaiah Bow.
man, J. w. SaDtmler and Clarke Max
we'll.
Capt. S. II. Bowman, the newly elected
President was the Capt. of c. SD Va.
Infantry. After the war, he went to
work and by close industry and good
management, attained a high rank among
the successful business men Of this coun-
ty. If he will use the same energy and
tact in the management of the affairs Of
the Society, they wsre very fortunate in
securing his consent to serve as President.
Mr.. Geo. r. Geary, the newly elected
Secretary 10 q young man Of excellent
moral character and good business habits.
He will, we have no doubt, prove an ex-
cellsnt Secretary and while accomms-
dating to the public he will take good
care of the interests of the Society.
A resolution authorlsing the Directors
to borrow a sufficient amount of nsney
to pay the premiums and indebtedness OF
the Society was passed. The entire in
debtedness of the association, including
mortgage debt is something less than
than fifteen hundred dollars.
The Society has been one of the most
successful IN the State. While the Direc.
tors from the start have had debt to
embarrsss them, they have so msnagsd
the affairs of the Society, as to give credit
able exhibitions and to generally satisfy
the pablo. They have never advertised
any features that they did not make full
arrangements to exhibit. On one oc
sasisn, the parties contracting with the
Society failed TO put In an appearance
and on others the attractive features were
probably not as great as was expected,
but no fair in the State has surpassed it
ia the selection of attractive features.
Occasionally sslfsppointed bosses vsuld
eldsavOr to take the management of the
Fairs upon their own shoulders and dc
tate how the Fairs should be conducted,
but they soon learned that they were Out
of place and permitted the officers to
conduct the business.
The Society has mover failed to pay
their premiums. WhsneYor receipts were
insufficient, they did not hesitate to
borrow a sufficient amount, as they will
do this year.
Under the new management, we see ne
reason why the society should not be
even more successful.
There are over two hundred Itockhold-
ers in the county. Their unite support
and influence woull secure success to any
enterprise.
A union of all the Fairs in the ShenaR-
doah Valley is very important TO all Of
then. If the fairs of Augusta, Rock
ingham. Shenandoah and Frederick were
held on successive weeks, inst preceding
the Hsgerstown and Frederick City
Fairs, there would be a Succession of six
fairs which wsuld be attended by large
display of stock and a large number Ct
horses. All the fairs would be improved
and together they would advertise the
resources OF this far famed Shenandoah
VALLEY, as they have never been adver
tised before. More attention to the de-
velopment Of improved stock, and less to
amusements, wsuld certainly pay the
county generally. Let us all pull to-
gethsr and determine that we will have
fair this tall, that has never been sur
passed in this Valley.