The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-25
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Columbia County Agricultural, Hor-
tcul.urai and Mechanical Association.

The annual meeting of the mem
bers of the Columbia County Agri.
cultural Society was held in the Court
House on Saturday, January 20, 1900.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock p. m, by President E. H.
Sloan.
II. V. White was elected chairman
Harry S. Barton and A. N. Yost were
elected secretaries, and c. G. Yetter,
reading clerk The chairman made
some pointed suggestions as to farm.
ers' institute work and recommended
that a farmers institute be held on the
day of the annual election in connec-
tion with same.
The minutes of the preceding an.
nual meeting were read and approved.
The roll of membership was called.
I27 perpetual members, and S. mem
bers in good standing answered to
roll call, making $50 in attendance
out OF 2o6 members.
As the treasurer's report was print
ed and placed in the hands of men,
bers, the reading of same was dis
pensed with.
The matter of fixing salaries for
ensuing year being the next business,
on motion of o. T. Wilson, duly sec.
onded, the salaries to be the same as
last year.
The election of officers was then
proceeded with. +. II. Sloan was
nominated for president. There be-
ing no other nominations, the reading
clerk was authorized to cast the bal
lot of the Society.
The following were nominated for
vice presidents John w. Bowman,
Stephen Petit, l. B. keller, C. f.
Adams,A. &. Greasy and ]. +. Reeder.
The chairman named as tellers to
count the vote; G.. +. Wilbur, J. w.
Hidlay and H. Mont. Smith.
A. n. Yost was nominated for sec
retary, ]. c. Brown for treasurer, and
w. B. Allen for librarian. There be.
ing no opposition, the reading clerk
was authorized to cast the ballot for
the nominees, and the chair declared
them elected
For executive committee, f. p.
Hagenbuch, w. J. Hidlay, Henry
Deighmiller, Elisha Ringrose, A. r.
Henrie and Thomas Mensch were
nominated. w. H. Eyer, VIM. H.
Stahl and F. f. Miller were appointed
tellers to receive and count the vote.
William Masters, J. B. DeLong, f.
f. Low and John Scott were nomi-
mated for auditors. The chair ap-
pointed F. B. Hartman, +. ID. Straus-
er and w. A. Evert, telers.
H. V. White was elected member
of the State Board of Agriculture for
the term of three years.
w. T. Greasy was elected to repre-
sent this Society in the organization
of farmers institutes.
While the several telers were count
ing the vote, the advisability of hold
Ing farmers institute in connection
with the annual meeting was discussed,
and on motion of A. P. Young, duly
seconded, the executive committee
was authorized to prepare a program
for a farmers institute, to be held in
the forenoon of the day of the annual
election.
The vote for vice president re-
suited as follows: c. f. Adams, I3S,
Stephen Petit, 1872, A. c. Greasy,
us, l. B. keller, 90, ]. T. Reeder,
o2, and J. w. Bowman, So. Messrs.
Adams, Petit, Greasy and Ikeler,
were elected.
For members of the executive COM
mittee, F. P. Hagenbuch had no
votes, Henry Deighmller, oa, w. J.
Hi1ay, 9I, A. R. Henry, 81, Elisha
Ringrose, 63, and Thomas Mensch,
AZ. Hagenbuch, Deighmiller and
Hidlay, were declared elected.
The vote for auditors was as fol-
lows; William Masters, IIo. J. B..
DeLong, ia, F. f. Low, 76, and
John Scott, IS. Masters, DeLong
and Low, were elected.
There being no other business to
transact, the meeting, on motion, ad-
journeG.
HARRY S. BARTON,
A. N. YosT,
Secretaries.