Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-13
SUGAR MAKERS MEET.
LARGEST Attendance on Record ano
Many Entries.

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Many Entries.
The ninth annual meeting oithe yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers association
opened two days session at Burning
ton Tuesday afternoon of last week.
the attendance being the largest in the
history Of the association.
Mayor Hawley delivered an address
of welcome, which was responded to
by I. G. Bronson of East Hardwick
President Victor |. Spear delivered the
address Of the afternoon and Miss An
ME L. Messer, daughter OF Alpha
Messer, of Rochester, spoke ioi
thirty minutes, giving her experience
with the maple sugar exhibit at the
Pan-American exposition. by lar inc
largest and greatest variety OF sugar
and sugar utensils ever shown at a
similar meeting in Vermont was on
exhibition.
w. L. and d. Carlton of West New
burg showed fine samples OF sugar ana
syrups. l.. X. 0sgood Of Rutland eX-
hibited sugar, syrups, CONNECTIONS,
cake. made and frosted with maple
sugar, the exhibit being made realis-
tic by profusion OF autumn leaves.
V. / Spear of Randolph, I. b. Barney
of Burlington and others had fine eX-
hibits
At the business session V. |. Spear
of Randolph was elected president; a.
j. Croft of Enosburgh Falls, secretary :
Alpha Messer of Rochester, treasurer
IL. w. Vail of Randolph, auditor.
The adjourned meeting Of the YER
mont Maple Sugar Makers market
was held at the Van Ness House
Thursday. The affairs Of the market
were discussed at length and the IL
nancial condition found to be satisiac-
tory, there being over $500 on hand.
A dividend OF per cent was declared.
Officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows President, Alpha Mes
ser Of Rochester; vice president, NJ,
II. Miller of Pomfret; treasurer and
manager, V, !. Spear az %I,andolph
clerk =, L, Bo.s Of Randolph auditor,
H. W all of Randolph.
The report Of the Pan-American com
mittee,a as presented by President Spear,
showed that the receipts from the eX-
position sales were S2,56l.62, while
the expenditures were S74.47 more.
The report OF Mr.. Messer, the treas
urer, showed the total receipts to be
S1,O362s. The expenditures were
81, OSf.22, this amount including the
appropriation from the association Of
800 to cover the expense of the Pam
American exhibit. This leaves a bal
ance of $500, which, with the state
appropriation, amounts to S505.O6.
The Judges of the syrup were Geo.
L. Soule of Fairfield, +. l.. Bass of
Randolph, j. A. Stewart OF Rutland
and OF the sugar and artistic display,
A. b. Beeman of Fairfax, Mrs. +. H..
Bass of Randolph and M. IL. Miller OF
POmtret.
The prizes awarded were as fol-
lows Cake sugar, first prize, ii. Is.
Chase, West Fletcher, score 10, SO;
third, IL. b. Chaplin, Middlesex, % (;
pail sugar, first prize, George Soule,
Fairfield, 80, Sc; tub sugar, first, +. G..
Boshaw, Stowe, SO; syrup in glass,
first, Perry Chase, East Fairfield, Sc /;
maple candy, first, l.. X. Osgood, Rut-
land, score 100, So; second, Miss An
ME Messer, Rochester, 80, 81 third,
G. B. Gilchrist, Dorset, 81 Maple cake,
first, Mrs. L. X Osgood, Rutland,
'.score perfection, So maple sugar,
first, Alpha Messer, Rochester, 100 SO ;
second, w. w. Chase, East Fletcher
80 -, 81; third, James Patch, East
Fletcher, SO, 81; fourth, g. NJ. Watts,
Gold Brook farm, Stowe, 81, Sl2; ar
tistic display, L. X. Osgood, Rutland,
S15 largest and best display of sugar
and syrup, Dudley Carlton, West New
bury, Sl5; second, Mr.. Shattuck and
son, Eden; utensils, first, Leader Evap-
Grafton Co., Enosburg Falls, Sl5.