The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-29
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past year, and S998.1S expended, leav.
ing balance in the treasury OF $22S.91.
The officers for the year ensuing, all
reelected, are as follows: President,
Frank Kenfeld of Morrisvllle; vice
presidents, G. E. Chids OF Weybridge,
g. J. Bell of Walden, Alney Stone of
Westford, j. S Northrop of Fairfield,
W. II. Parker OF Cambridge, +. l..
Bass OF Randolph, Josiah Grout of
Derby, A. M. Foster of Cabot, G. d.
Whitman of B.attleboro and NJ II.
Miller of Pomfrel; secretary, A. j.
Croft of Enosburg; treasurer, V. l.
Spear of Braintreo.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the citizens of Montpelier for the use of
the hall, the railroads Of the state for
reduced fare, Congressman Powers for
his efforts in ascertaining the situation
as regards the sugar bounty and COM
munlcating the same to the association,
and to the hotels of the city for reduced
rates.
THE AWARDS.
The following prizes and premiums
were then awarded:
EssAYs.-First prize, Sc, for best essay on
" How to produce the most per tree at the
lowest cost per pound of best quality of
maple sugar and syrup" j. A. Chaplin; sec
ond prize, 81, @. A Hawley. First prize,
So, essay on " Bounty or tariff-Which best
subserves the interests of maple sugar
producers?" e. r. Towle; second prize "a,
Mrs. Lura G. Peck First prize, SO, essay
upon the quality and quantity of maple
products" ID. N. Farrand; second prize not
awarded.
PAIL OR TUB SUGAR.-First premium, So,
Perry Chase of Fairfield; second, S., A 8.
Moody of Moscow; third, 81, w. II. Kelton
Of Glover; fourth SO, N. W. Hawthorne of
Barnard.
STIRRED SUoAR.-First premium, SO, z.
P. Walbridge of Cabot; second, 50, II. A.
Rogers of Cabot; third, 81, Alpha Messer Of
Rochester.
CAKE SUGAR.-First premium, IS, G. l..
Parmenter of East Montpeier second, So,
Mrs. Zina Chase of East Fletcher;
fourth, So, e. j. Hooper of Fairfield.
MAPLE SYRUP.-First prize, So, Frank
Kenfield of Morrisville; second, So, James
Patch of East Fletcher; third, 3d. III. ID.
Camp of Orange.
BEST SAP-SPoUr.-First premium So, A.
M. Foster of Cabot; second, SO, l.. r. Tabor
Of Westford.
BEST BUcKET-CovER.-First premium, s.,
G. III. Grimm of Rutland; second. So, A. 8.
Moody of Moscow third, 50, L. R. Tabor of
Westford.
MAPLE CANDY.-First prize, So, Mrs. L.
X. Osgood of Rutland second, SO, Miss
Nellie Grimm of Rutland third, 50, Miss
Ida Rogers of Cabot.
MAPLE CAKE.-First prize, 81, Mrs L. X.
Osgood of Rutland; second, SO. Mary A.
Leland of johnson; third so, Mrs. Perry
Chase of East Fairfield; fourth, 81, Mrs.
W. W. Chase of East Fletcher. 1.-THE prizes
on these two classes were awarded by
committee Of Montpelier ladies-Mrs. L.
Bart Cross, Mrs. Fred Blanchard, Mrs. j.
M. Boutwell, and Mrs. G. s. Whittier
SwEEPsTAKEs-Premiu for best assort-
ment OF packages, style of putting up and
quality combined: First premium, $40, l..
X. Osgood of Rutland; second, &c. T. B.
Barney of Underhill; third, 81, W. w.
Chase of East Fletcher.
NOTES.
GEORGE W. OLMsTEAD of Waitsfield
showed glass jar of maple sugar, made
in 1898, which was exhibited at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. 1t was as
white as any graduated sugar ever
manufactured.
A SECTION of rock maple was
shown by j. A. Chaplin of Middlesex
that attracted much attention. 1t was
slab from block that showed where
the tree had been tapped many years
ago with an inch-and- a-half auger, and
also by cutting a cash with an axe.
Both Of these had been entirely grown
over for half century.
1.-THE best hall in the state of Ver-
mont for an exhibit of the Dairymen's
or Maple Sugar Makers convention"
said Treasurer Spear to a WATCHMAN
reporter. Mr.. Spear voiced the senti-
ment of every exhibitor present, all of
whom were loud in their praises of the
accommodations and opportunities for
fine display which they found in
Armory Hall.
ALTHOUGH the sugar and syrup
made in the evaporatOrs manufactured
by the Vernon Farm Machine Com
pany of Bellows Falls did not scoop
nearly all the prizes, as was the case at
the convention one year ago, their
exhibit was highly creditable to them.
The evaporators, draw tubs, etc., which
they had on exhibition were very thor
oughly inspected by hundreds of in
terested farmers, and the good points
of these inventions were lucdly ex-
planned by the wide awake agent of the
NohhPobJ'
G. H. GRIMM of Rutland must either
give G. L. Parmenter of East Mont.
pelier his check for $50 or cry baby
On the printed programmes distributed
through the hall is an advertisement OF
G. H. Grimm & Co. of Rutland, offer
ing prize of $50 in cash to the maker
of ten pounds of cake sugar made from
maple sap that will score higher than
the samples they exhibited that were
made with Champion evaparator. The
premium list shows that Mr.. Parmentel
scored higher than did Mr.. Osgood Of
Rutland, or any one else whose cakes
were made from sap boiled in Cham.
pion evaporator. Mr.. Parmenter does
not use Champion.
IT needed just such bright wit al
is w. W. Holden of Mortified to keer
the convention in good humor. Hi,
facetious speech at the time the cost o.