Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-02-06
Meeting OF the Agricultural Society.

Society. after postponcmcnt on ac-
count of stormy weather. held its
annual meeting Tuesday. The at
tendance was not large. President
!. l.. Montague was in the chair.
The report of the treasurer showed
an Indebtedness of S459.II, due in
part to expenditures for permanent
and to the increase in
premium checks. The report. which
was adopted, showed:
Cash on hand Jan'y, lSsi, ~ %
RecriptS 1919 10
S3Oj3 81
Bills paid. @l3ll I'd
Premium checks paid, 1919 26
The Floral hall building, in which
the general public is considerably in
tereStcd. was again discussed. The
committee appointed last year-C.
III. Markham. George Aitken and IL.
(. Acknowledgment that it had
looked over the ground and made
some estimates. but in view OF the
of the treasury could make
no recommendation further than that
the hall should be replaced by new
building.
The old board of officers was re-
elected:
prcsdcnl---J. L. Montague of
Woodstock.
Vice Presidents, =. l.. Davis of
Pomfrct. fl. {. Lockwood Of Wood.
stock.
Trcas,rcr-lI. {. Lockwood.
Nominating Committee - Geo.
Aitkcn. Woodstock : E. W. Graves,
East Barnard: NJ. II. Miller. Pom
fret: c. W. Cowcn, Qucchec; ]. II.
Leonard. IIartlaud.
Members of the board of managers
were then elected 10y the representa-
tivcs of the different towns.
In the afternoon the nominating
nominated new members
tor the awarding committees.
y motion requiring that all live
stock be entered not later than
Thursday preceding the fair was
adopted.
THE MANAGERS MEETING.
The meeting of the board of man
ayers Wednesday was marked by
discussion: if it became
a trihc warm at times the fact is
partly attributable TO the high tenn
ocraturc of the board room. The
,rumhling was good-naturcd enough
md the business was transacted
without much friction. The tenor
If the meeting was economy. still
here was little cutting done in rcvis-
ng the premium lists.
The list of officers wa, completed
" the election OF the old board of
auditors. the committee of arrange
ncnts remaining practically the
same. &. III. Markham was rc-clect-
I'd general superintendent and there
we're no changes among the other
superintendent.
The old question of PAGERS vs..
rioters started the usual discussion
II which most of the members took
/ hand. n proposition to divide the
separating trottcrS and
PAGERS, was not considered placti-
able, both on account of the lack of
unds and for the reason that while
he races were confined to Windsor
county horses there would not be
lorScs enough to fill both classes.
In revising the premium list races
Nos. and 5 were struck out, and
No. made to read. "opcn to all
mares or geldngS." y
lew purse is offered. open to trot-
ing stations, mares or geldings
hrcc wear, old and under. mile
Keats. best in 3. no horse in this
ace to he allowed to enter other
aces.
There has been considerable i'll
ceiling developed over the privilege
Flowed one pair of draft oxen t,
compete for both purses offered bv
he Society. and this year Il change
$ made in order to remove this
,ourcc of dissatisfaction. i'm place
If one 4 purse is offered. open to all
oxen in Windsor county. Purse No.
is for best yoke OF draft oxen in
Windsor county without reference to
size or age, premiums awarded to
;okcs pulling heaviest load. Com
octitors for one purse are excluded
rom entry in the other.
In the town team purse, the first
premium WAS reduced from SIS to
$40.
Some radical changes We're made
IL regard to awarding committees on
horses. There has formerly been
of three for each class.
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