Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28

We have received Is applications for mem
bership during the year, nine of which have
been accepted, while four are under con
sideration by the committee on pedigrees.
one member has withdrawn. There have
been no suspensions except possibly, a very
few self suspended ones, under No. of the
bylaws. one thousand nine hundred and
one lambs have been presented for record
the past year against 1923 in l595-a good in
crease. | congratulate the members OF this
association upon the return to fairly pros
porous business in our industry. With good
advance in the price of wool, there will
surely be a large demand for heavy y-shearing
sheep, and heavy shearing sheep means the
Vermont Merino always.
LA. sKIFF, Secretary.
Middlebury, Vt, Jan. 26, lS9S.
Mr.. Skiff stated that since Jan. l $ll9.-
30 had been paid the Albert Chapman
estate-Sl00 on the principal and $40 80
interest-leaving balance due of 1925 81.
The reports of the auditor, G. A.
Chapman of Ferrisburgh, and of the
treasurer, F. H. harrington of Brandon,
were also submitted, as follows;
AUDITORS REPORT.
MIDDLERURY, VT, Jan. Is, 1898.
have examined the accounts of the secre-
1ary and treasurer for the year 1897, and find
them correct, and as the secrctarys report
covers the ground, therefore do not 90 into
details. find that the secretary has pald
out $l0.S6 for repairs on Office, and, owing
10 the extremely low salary out of which he
has paid the rent, would recommend that
that this sum be allowed him.
Respectfully,
G. y. CHAPMAN, Auditor
TREAsURER's REPORT
BRANDON, Jan. 10, 1898
Vermont Merino sheep Breeders associa
tion in account with f. III, Harrington, Treas
Irer.
Cash on hand Jan. 1897 ................... sl6Oo
Receipts for the year, nothing...........
Feb. lG, paid L. ~ Bissell acct. expense
as delegate to Washington........... 1000
Balance on hand Jan. %, ls9s -.... ..... 500,
f. II. FARRINGTON, Treasurer.
All the above reports were accepted
and adopted without debate. Secretary
Skiff said that his written report covered
only the calender year 1897. Since the
current year began there had been paid
the Chapman estate the Sll9.5j before
referred to and some funds had come in
so that there was $50 to $50 on hanC
now. Mr.. Skif also said that he haC
paid out for office rent and expenses the
past year about SSS.
The election of officers came next
The following were chosen; President
c. f. Abel of Orwell; presidents
j. j. Crane of Bridport and G. NJ Remelt
of Middlebury; secretary, Lewis A
Skifl of Middlebury; treasurer, +. II
Harrington of Brandon; directors, Cyrus
ii. Smith and Byron Smith of Addison
Ira l.. Hamblin of Cornwall and c. A
Chapman of Ferrlsburg; committee Oh
pedigrees, +. y. Bissell of East Shore
ham, c. p. Crane of Bridport and J. T
Stckney of Shoreham. These are tn
old officers with the exception of Mr.
Remele, who succeeds George II. Smtl
of Addison as vlce-president.
The salary of the secretary was, ol
motion of ii. L. Sanford made the sam
as the previous year, $500, the secretar,
to pay out of it the rent of the Offic
and the cost of fuel, lights, etc. In re
ply to a question from |. l.. Hamhlin o
Cornwall, Mr.. Skiff said that the pros
poets for the coming years business wer
excellent. Several applications for men
bership in the association had been re
ceived within few days, some of theI
from the West; and everything indicate
revival of interest in'the association
work.
r n Resell called for John = Ra
of HemlOck Lake, n. y. and reQueste