Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-01-22

Profits Ct the Last Fair Were over
s3ooo-coI. Estey Refused to Serve as
Treasurer and Col. H. E. Taylor Was
Elected.
The annual meeting of the Valley Fair
association and the advisory board of
directors was held in the Brooks House
Wednesday. 1t was the first meeting
since the association was organized under
its charter, and there was an unusually
large attendance, numbering not far from
200. President G. w Pierce called the
meeting TO order and Secretary G. l..
Stickney read the call. The secretary
then called the roll of stockholders and
the president declared that "A quorum
was present Treasurer J. G.. Estey
read his report, which was accepted and
adopted Following are some of the fig
ures which IL contained: Balance on
hand Feb 20 1903, $2233.Os; receipts on
the first day of the last fair S3G55.45; re-
ceipts for the second day, s7169 25; paid
in premiums $4977.90, expenses and pre-
miums, S93S9.33; total receipts of the
fair, 12,39S.43; net profit of the fair,
SO; profits of the dining ROOM 500;
balance on hand, $i306.l On motion of
ID. E Tasker the secretary cast a ballot
for the old board of officers who were
elected. Col. Estey then resigned as
treasurer and nominated as his sue
cessor Col H. +. Taylor, who was elected.
on motion Of G. l.. Durham vote of
thanks was extended to Col Estey for his
efficient services, whereupon Col. Estey
said he did not feel like taking the
credit TO himself, he would not have
been able to do the work without the as
sstance of the late Wells Z. Jones. F.
J.. 1oughton moved an amendment to
the constitution so as to come within the
statute which requires that the directors
Of corporation shall be elected by the
slaalf1
c. a. Harris suggested that the as
sociation consider the advisability of hav-
ing an automobile display in connection
with the next fair as the Vermont Au-
tomohile club will meet in Bratteboro
At that time. The chair announced that
he would appoint committee to consider
that suggestion. Committees We're then
appointed to consider ways for improving
the various departments, and at
o'clock the annual banquet was served
During the banquet Leitsngers or
cheStra furnished music and at its close
there was a solo by +. ii. Miller and re-
sponses to toasts as follows: Sanitation.
Dr. II. ID. Holton; wire pullers. c. c.
Fits; our light harness horse as a type,
DR. n. L. Wood; the worlds fair at St
Louis, c. NJ Wnslow of Brandon sec
retary of the Ayrshire Breeders as
ISOLATION; what l know about farming
I1. w. Gibson; the Fair ladies' Col H. E.
Taylor; our young stock, Principal H. Il
Whitaker
On returning to the parors the COM
mittees appointed at the forenoon ses-
sion made suggestion for improving the
various departments. One of the Wis
itors was Frank Amidon of Richmond
n. IL. Il think the premium in the gem
tlernen's driving class ought to be about
$40 more" said he, "and I'll give the SO
right here now So saying. he drew a
$40 bill from his pocket and handed it to
I int.
partment. Another visitor was F. L.
Hamilton of Salisbury, secretary of the
Addison County Agricultural association
c. a. Evans of Claremont, who was elect
ed one of the superintendents of the
| agricultural department, is superintend-
ent of the agricultural department of the
New Hampshire state fair held at Con-
| cord.
Following is a list of the officers elected:
President, George w. Pierce of Brattle-
boro; vice presidents. DIR. n. p. Wood of
Northfield, Mass. and Senator T Nelson
| Hastings of Walpole. n H: secretary,
c. L. Stickney; treasurer. Col. H. E.
| Taylor; general superintendent, r. A,
| Taylor; executive committee. j. \. Tay-
| lor, II. G. Clark. +. L. Houghton. G. w
| Pierce ard James F. Hooker; directors.
| all of the above named officers; depart
ment observation-disclosures. c. d.
Noyes and f. NJ Angler; cattle. H. G.
| Clark and II. j. Richmond dairy p s.
Eames and Q. T. Ware. sheep and swine,
F. a. Sargent and ]. C. Newton; poultry,
| ID e Tasker and w. F. Goddard: floral
hall, II. w. Sargent and C. F. R. Jenne:
agricultural hall, A. w. Roel and C. A
| Evans of Claremont n. H.; mechanics
| hall, +. II. Akley; bench show, r. c.
| Bacon and w. j. Pentand, jr.; food show,
Miss Lillian Higley; school exhibit H. X.
| Whitaker; auditors, II. B. Chamberlain,
| G. l. Durham and II. p Wellman. A.
| oslo
| intendents of agricultural hall as he
| has moved away from town, and II. C.
Rice was succeeded by w. j. Pentland,
jr., on the bench show, Mr.. Rice being
| secretary of the newly organized Valley
| Fair Kennel club.
2s.