St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-21
FAIR GROUND MEETINGS.
The Agricultural Society Votes to Disband


The annual meeting of the Caledonia
Agricultural society was held in the di-
rectors' room of the Merchants bank on
Tuesday morning. Eleven members of
the society were present, a marked de-
crease i'll attendance from previous years.
President George M. Gray presided and
the treasurer's report showed that the
premiums paid out amounted to $916.64
and there was balance on hand ot $1.07.
The receipts included $212 from entrance
fees and membership tickets, the balance
OF the money being furnished by the treas
urer of the Fair Ground company.
The following officers were then elected:
President, B. K. Graves, Waterford.
Vice presidents, T. G. Bronson, East
Hardwick, F. A. Hovey, St. Johnsbury.
Secretary and treasurer, Arthur F.
Stone, st. .Johnsbury.
Auditors, Albert Harris, F. H. Shep.
herd.
After the officets were elected the mat
ter was brought up of winding up the
society's affairs provided the Fair
Ground company would take entire
charge of the fair. The matter was fully
discussed by all present and all felt that
if the Fair Ground company paid all the
bills they ought to have entire charge Of
the fair. The result of the discussion
was the passage Of the following 1esolu-
ton:
Resolved, That if the Caledonia Fair
Ground company decide this afternoon
to run the fair Of 1898 then this meeting
of the Caledonia Agricultural society
shall be null and void with all it's pro.
ceedings; and said society shall be dis
banded; if the Caledonia Fair Ground
company decline to run the fair then these
proceedings to remain.
The annual meeting of the Caledonia
Fair Ground company, which was held
in the afternoon, was much better at
tended. President T. R. Stiles presided
and the report Of the treasurer was first
given. The sale of new stock did not
quite pay the ociety's old debt and the
directors were Obliged to expend nearly
$500 on permanent improvements. Not
withstanding the fact that there were
three good days the receipts could not
quite meet the expenses of the fair and
the balance of the debt. There is there
fore about 5000 debt on the property at
the present time.
The president appointed nominating
committee and they reported this ticket
for directors: T. R. Stiles, T. N. Vail, W.
w. Grout, H. N. Turner, Harry H. Carr,
]. c. Gray, Frank H. Brooks, Arthur F.
Stone, W. A. Taplin, w. A. Kicker, F. S.
Hartman. These gentlemen were elect d
directors and B. K. Graves and Albert
Harris were chosen auditors.
Quite spirited discussion then arose
over issuing tickets to stockholders
Some favored the present plan, Others
wanted the number reduced and there
was strong sentiment for having every.
body pay for ticket one year and see
if the society could get out of debt. The
whole matter was left to the adjourned
meeting, Feb. 1, 1898, at 100 p. M,
when every stockholder will have
chance to vote on the proposed change.
The secretary will send out ballots this
week and if the stockholders cannot at
tend the meeting they can express their
preference by mail.
The society voted to accept the propo-
sition to run the fair of 1898 as nearly as
possible along the lines of the fairs of
previous years.