Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-22
VALLEY FAIR ASSOCIATION
STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Col. J. G. Estey Resigns as Treasurer
and Col. n. e. Taylor is Chosen in
His Plaee.--Finanoial Report Shows
Balance Of $2,233.08.

next fall will be better than ever
again The dates for this years fair
are Sept. 2S and 30.
The meeting was called to order by
President George w. Pierce The call
was read by the secretary followed by
the roll call OF stockholders and the
report of the treasurer. which showed
that there Is a balance of s2.233.0S.
This makes the association much bet
ter situated financially than ever be-
fore and will allow many improve
ments that have been needed for sew
eral years. Following are the more
interesting items In the treasurer's re-
port:
Total receipts sl2,S9s.4S
Expenses and premiums 9,SS9.33
Profit 3009,lo
Receipts lst day 365o.45
Receipts End iqy 716s,25
I Recelved from cigar privilege 1870
Received from sale OF soft drinks 1862
Received from sale OF score cards 52.23
Share In dining room profits 10000
/ Amt. paid out In premiums 4sf7so
Expenses 4fll45
The next business was the election
of officers for the ensuing year, and
7 d. f. Tasker moved that the secretary
/ he empowered to east ballot for the
/ old board, This motion was carried
and the entire old board was reelected
but Col j. Gray Estey, treasurer, stated
/ that he should be obliged to resign,
and nominated in his place Col. II. b.
/ Taylor. who was unanimously chosen
4 on motion of G.. l.. Durham, Col Es-
/ tey was rendered vote Of thanks for
( his efficient service, the latter respond
/ Ing that credit of the work was due in
/ large measure to the late w. p. Jones.
/ The list of officers including the de-
partment superintendents. who were
/ chosen unanimously, is as follows;
| President, George w. Pierce: vice
presidents, Dr. n. p Wood OF North
| field Mass, and Cen T. Nelson Hast
ings OF Walpole, n. H.; secretary, G,
l.. Stickney; treasurer, Col. II. f. Tay-
lor; general superintendent, ]. A. Tay-
lor: executive committee, G. w. Pierce
III. q. Clark, +. l.. Houghton and James
! r. Hooker. Department superinten-
dents Horses, C. D. Noyes and Il. M.
z
| Richmond: dairy. p. $. Eames ana y.
II. Ware: sheep and swine. n a. sar-
gent and j. C. Newton: poultry, u. u
4 Tasker and w r. Goddard; floral han,
III. w. Sargent and c. #. r. JENNIE: ag-
ricultural hail. A. w, Roel and c. A.
Evans OF Claremont, n. H.; mechanics
hau. E. II. Akley: bench show, r. G.
Bacon and w. J. Pentland, jr; food
show, Miss Lillian Higley; school ex-
hibit. III. X. whitaker; G. L. Dunham,
II. p. wellman and Fl. B. chamberlain
were appointed auditors.
f. T. Houghton offered slight
amendment to article T. section l OF
the bylaws, empowering the officers
as directors of the association. the
amendment was simply TO ensure the
legality Of the corporation, and was
passed without comment
Charles A. Harris, president OF the
Brattleboro automobile club, said that
the state club had accepted an invita-
ton to meet here at the time OF the
next Valley Fair. and suggested the
adoption of an automobile exhibit as
one of the features. G.. l.. Dunham, Z.
A. Harris and j. G. Estey were ap-
nointed a committee to take this mat
Ter in charge and report to the exc
cutive committee.
Secretary Stickney then read hst
of committees appointed to take charge
of the revision of the premium lists Oh
the different departments, and the time
before dinner was spent in committee
work. During the dinner music was
furnished by Leitsinger's fun orchestra
new feature of the annual meet
ing were the post prandial exercises
presided over by President Pierce. Dr
II. d. Holton was the first speaker
making a few remarks on the sanitary
conditions of Vermont. Z. ii. Miller
followed with a vocal solo and {. T.
Fits then gave a short but witty dis
course on wire pulling" DR.. N. r
Wood spoke interestingly on the his
tory of the American trotting horse;
G NJ. Winslow of Brandon. president oi
the Ayrshire Breeders association
talked on the agricultural department
of the st. Louis exposition; f. L. Ham
ilton secretary of the Addison County
Agricultural society, extended greet
ings from that organization; and II
w Gibson, H. X Whitaker and III. r.
Tavlor also made brief remarks.
The remainder of the meeting was
spent in hearing the recommendations
of the committees appointed TO re-
wise the premium lists in the different
J departments. Few changes were rec
commended in most of the departments
although it is likely that the bencf
show will be greatly improved as ap-
nlication has already been made tt
conduct the show under American Ken
mel club rules and there is hkeiihooo
that the Valley Fair will be one o.
circuit of five dog shows inciudlnl
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