St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-18
PLANNING FOR THE FAIR.
Annual Meeting of the Two Societies.

donia Agricultural Society was held
in the Board of Trade rooms Wednes-
day morning at 10 O'Clock with
President Bell of Walden in the chair.
After the usual reports were read
these officers were elected:
President, c. J. Bell, Walden.
Vice presidents, |. H. Hall, Lyndon,
Geo. M. Gray, St. Johnsbury.
Secretary and treasurer, Arthur F.
Stone. St. Johnsbury.
Assistant secretary, {. D. Brainerd,
Danville.
Auditors, ]. D. Gould, Passumpsc AL
bert Harris, St. Johnsbury.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Barnet-Wm. Roy, Cloud Harvey, J. D.
Gould, B. s. Dow, J. S. Kenerson, Moses
GiIfllan, H. A. Gilfllan, J. S. Bandy.
Burke-C. T. A. Humphrey A. c.
Farmer, W. B. Godding L. A. Darling,
Byron Humphrey, Isaac Remis.
Cabot-L. c. Fisher, A. M. Foster, E.
L. Clark, G. NJ Webster.
Concord-G. S. Howard, D. H. Morton,
G. |. Higgins, F. A. Brewer, Willie Ran
ney, M. L. Reed.
Danville-D. K. Wakefield, Vim. Glenn
ent, VIM Russlow O. N Drew, w. L.
SWEET, James Stevens, P. ]. Cole, {. d.
Brainerd, Geo. B. Davis, F. K. Palmer,
Edward E. Batchelder, {. l.. Stevens, H.
B. Ward.
Groton-fienry Glover, F. NJ. Page, T.
B. Hall, A. Whitehil.
Greensboro-James Young, J. B. Cook,
Andrew Hill.
Hardwick-W. D. Bronson. F. A. Fay,
w. s. Bailey, Cornelius Clifford T. G.
Bronson, W, l., Dow.
Kirby-M. L. Hovey, P. H. Graves,
Geo. A. Chase, w. P. Russell, Geo. o.
Ford, E. H. Harris, W. w. Grout.
Lyndon-J. Bemis, W. A. Bemis, A. o.
Harris, l. H. Hall, T. N. Vail, F. w. Sils-
by, A. T. Evans, W. l. Powers, L. B.
Harris. John Coucher, Henry Chase, E.
H. Hoffman, E. c. Carpenter, J. E. Simp-
son.
Marsh6eld-Evans McCrillis, l.. D.
Mute, Chas. Shepherd, Samuel Cole.
Newark-O. c. Woodruff, L. o. Sleeper,
w. E, Way, w. E. Hill.
Peacham-James Esden, B. F. Varnum,
! J. R.. Emerson, Fred Hartman, c. B.
Taft, G. F. EMERSON.
Ryegate-M. R. Gray, NJ. H. Gibson,
N. H. Kicker, Geo. G. Nelson, w. T..
McLam.
St. Johnsbury-A. S. Livingston, E. P.
Allen w. B. Johnson. F. A. Hovey, A. A.
Pierce, Chas. Whitney, B. B. Spaulding,
w. b Peck, A. A. Miles. T. c. Fletcher,
E. 1lIovey. A. ]. Higgins, /. @. Smith,
]. {. Underwood, S. s. Emerson, William
Higgins, ]. G. Hovey, Geo. w, Story, E.
T. Ide. Geo. M. Gray.
Shefield-C. B. Simpson, g. W. Chesley,
Salma Davis, Walter Chase, o. NJ. In
gals, o. w. Chesley.
Sutton-A. H. Hall, D. E. Ruggles,
Francis Barker, G. NJ. Campbell.
Walden-John Whitcher D. S. Cox, E.
E. Osgood.
Waterford-E A. Parks, w. c. Hill,
Willard Kinney, S. j. Hastings, S. S.
Stoddard, L. B. Church, F. W. Brown,
E. E. Hovey, S. B. Horr, B. K. Graves
E. P. Carpenter, W. S. Hastings, F. W.
Hastings.
Wheelock-W. H. Davis J. c. Gray,
Hollis Welch.
1t was voted to hold a meeting OF
the executive committee in the Board
of Trade rooms on Wednesday, Ian.
30, at 10 O'Clock to arrange the
premium list.
E. l.. Hovey gave notice that at
the next annual meeting he should
bring up the matter of dissolving the
Agricultural Society. The meeting
then adjourned.
The Fair Ground Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Caledon
ia Fair Ground Company was one Of
the best attended in the history of the
association and unusual interest was
taken in the voting. President Liv.
ingston called the meeting to order
and tht treasurer's report was read
and accepted, The report showed
that $6327.36 had been spent and
that there was balance due the
treasurer of $3.50. The treasurer
added that if he had not paid some
of last years bills there would be
about 5000 now on hand instead O
a deficit.
The chair appointed Carl NJ Spen
GER, Arthur F. Stone and John T
Richie telers and the balloting com
menced for the new directors. Two
tickets were in the field. The frs
contained the old board of directors
with one exception, and consisted o.
the following names, Franklin Fair
banks, T. N. Vail, William Higgins
Elmore T. Ide, ]. 9. Hovey, A. S. Liv
ingston, c. A. Sylvester, ]. D. Gould
Cloud Harvey, |. H. Hall anc
Arthur F. Stone. The Other
ticket had these names, E. A. Parks
T. n. Vail, E. F. Griswold, T. R
Stiles, w. E. Peck, F. w. Silsby, w
A. Taplin, w. S. Bailey. G. W. Story
E. L. Hovey, F. w. Estabrooks.
1t was principally battle of prox
, les and all but II out of the 125
, shares were voted upon. The result
of the vote was as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, ia
Necessary for choice, SO
, T. N. Vail received la, Franklin
( Fairbanks, William Higgins, E. T
. Ide, !. G. Hovey, A. S. Livingston, ]
D. Gould, Cloud Harvey and Arthu
F. Stone each 81, c. A. Sylvester ant
+, LII. Hall each 60. The above namet
gentlemen were declared elected. Oh