The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-21
VOL. 80
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. rA
Al the Annual Meeting on Saturday r. W.
Smith was Elected President.

Dld SOuhtJ al
and Mechanical Association was held
at the Court House Saturday after
noon. The meeting was called to
order at two o'clock by the President
John S. Mensch. He stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting and asked for the
nomination and election of chair
man. +. B. Hartmans name was
offered, and was elected chairman
without any opposition. He thanked
the members for the honor conferred
upon HIM and Immediately went on
with the business, the next being the
selection OF two secretaries.
G.. NJ. Quick, c. +. Randall and J.
c. Rutter, Jr. were nominated. Mr.
Rutter declined the nomination and
Messrs Randall and Quick were un-
animously elected. Mr. w. B. Allen
was elected Reading Clerk. Mr. Allen
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were approved. The roll of all
members IN good standing was then
called. One hundred and three out
of hundred and ninety-six perpetual
members were present, and thirty-six
out of forty-nine members paid annual
dues for 1896.
When the salary question was
reached, Ellis Ewes, Ex- President of
Millville, offered and moved the
adoption of the following resolution,
seconded by William Krickbaum
ReSoiOrd: That it is the sense Of
this meeting and the board be SO in
structed that If the income for any
year be not sufficient to pay all the
fixed charges, interest and premiums
awarded, the amount after paying all
fixed charges and interest, shall be
applied on premiums pro rata to the
end that no more Indebtedness shall
be incurred.
The motion made by A. P. Young
to amend the resolution so that when
the income is not sufficient to pay the
premiums, the salaries of the officers
be cut pro rata was put to vote and
lost.
Mr.. Young moved that the salaries
of the officers be cut down twenty-five
per cent, but the motion received no
second, whereupon X. c. Ent moved
and it was seconded that the salaries
remain the same as last year. Some
fthe members requesting to know
what the salaries are, the salaries
paid last year were read.
President, per annum.. ...$75.oo
Ex. Committee, per annum. . 5000
Treasurer, 10000
Secretary, I25.oo
Librarian, 5000
Auditors, per day. 800
The question was put and carried
that the salaries remain the same.
The next was the nomination and
election of officers.
r. w. Smith of Mifflinville, and H.
v. White of Bloomsburg, were named
for President. Mr.. White declined,
and Mr.. Smith was elected.
Five persons were placed in nomi-
nation for Vice President, and w. A.
Evert and T. ID. Strauss were appoint.
ed as tellers. The result was as fol-
lows:
Stephen Petit of Scott. ...1a7,
A. c. Greasy of Centre, ....IaA
Elliot Adams of Briarcreek, ..I43
I. II. Reeder of Franklin, 100
Thomas Mensch of Franklin, !. 90
The first four having The highest
number of votes were elected.
c. H. Campbell, Harry Barton ant
Thomas Hagenbuch were appointed
tellers for the. election of an Execu
tive Committee, six nominated and
three elected. 1t resulted as follows:
+. P. Hagenbuch of Centre, los
l. B. Ikeler of Greenwood, :. 78
E. H. Sloan of Orange, :. 81
Harry Deighmiller of Hemlock, II
William Mericle of Madison, .. 20
+. W. Heller of Millville, :. 50
The first three were elected.
The following officers were all elect
ed without opposition:
Treasurer. c. Brown, Blooms
burg; Secretary-A. N. Yost, Blooms
burg; Librarian-W. B. Allen, Blooms
burg; William Masters, ]
B. DeLong and w. H. Snyder. Mem
Der of State Board--H. V. White.
Hon. w. T. Greasy was reelected
to assist the County Committee il
organizing institutes in the county.
Chandlee Ewes, a member of tn
State Board for the past nineteen
years thanked the Association 70
sending him as their representativ.
for so many years.
The Board is to decide how man
days the fair shall be held.
The business of the meeting com
plete d. il was declared adjourned