Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-14
FAIR ASSOCIATION.
ANNUAL MEETING AND;ELECTlON OF
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.

Frank c. Dyer Resigns the Secretaryship
The Last Fair Not Financial Sue
cess-List of Officers for the Coming
Year-An Amendment Passed.
The Annual meeting of the Addison
County Agricultural society was called
to order in the parlors of the Addison
House at 10 80 o'clock on Thursday, Jan.
.6, President II. f. Sanford of West
Cornwall in the chair. Secretary f. c.
Dyer presented his report, which was
accepted and adopted, as was also the
report of the treasurer. The secretary's
report was as follows:
sECRETARY's REPORT, 1898
Gentlemen The SD annual fair of our so.
ciety, held Sept. I. and O. 1897, was not sue
cess financially. The exhibits were large
and very fine. All of its features were as
good as we could ask for, except the atten.
dance, and that, of course, was the primary
cause of its failure financially. OF course the
society is aware that at our last annual meet
ing we were in debt, and John +. Weeks and
myself personally assumed it with the under
standing that the note should be paid out of
the first receipts of the fair which was done.
We found after the necessary expenses were
paid that we could not pay the premiums in
full, having less than $4OO left. Mr.. weeks
and myself declined to assume the indebted
ness again, and no one else was willing to do
so; consequently the executive board voted
to pay the premiums pro rata, using what
money we had. haYe always been opposed
to such proceedings and for that reason
fhelped shoulder the indebtedness for two
years, hoping to get out of debt each sue
fceeding year; but under the circumstances
felt justified in supporting the action of the
executive board this year. OF course it hurts
the society and makes exhibitors feel un.
kindly toward the management; but if any
one can suggest any different way out than
the one we took, | am sure the society
would consider IT, even at this late day. l
have no suggestions to make regarding the
future except this: would recommend that
the matter of holding fair in 1898 be in
definitely postponed. think that tle force
of this suggestion can be readily seen. 1
wish to express my thanks to the honorable
gentlemen of the executive board and all of
the officers and members of the soc ETY. for
the support given Te during the years that
have served as secretary, and as now retire
from the oflice the society has and Will always
have my support and best wishes
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK &. DYER, Secretary.
January 6, 1898.
Then followed the election of officers
For president, Levi c. Sturtevant of
/ Weybridge nominated A. w. Wilcox of
Bridport. and Ira l.. Hamblin named l..
f. Moore of Shoreham. \. w. Wilcox
received - votes and l.. f. Moore 2l, and
/ Mr.. Wilcox was declared elected The
| following officers were then elected bv
reclamation vice-presdents L. f. Moore,
Shoreham, and w. \. Lawrence, Bristol ;
secretary, c. 5. Dana, New Haven ;
treasurer, A. p. Roscoe, New Haven.
In pursuance of the following amend
ment to the constitution, the officers
named were elected:
There shall be board of three auditors
elected at each annual meeting TO audit all
accounts against the society.
Officers elected to fill positions j. \.
James, Weybridge; Il. II. Preble, Shore
ham; L. c. Sturtevant, Weybridge.
1t was decided to hold a meeting of
the executive board on the first Wednes-
day in February.
The following directors were elected
Darwin Rider, Mddlebury; John f.
Weeks, Salisbury; E. n. Bissell, Shore
ham; w. L. Hamilton, Bridport; C. A.
Chapman, Ferrisburg. The meeting
then adjourned sine die.