Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-01-30
WINDSOR COUNTY FAIR.
Meeting Of the Board Of Managers

! Meeting Of the Board of Managers
| The meeting of the board of man
gers OF the Windsor County Agri
cultural society was held ut Gran
Army hall Friday, Jan, -, begin
ming at 10 a. M. ]. E. Montagu,
WAS IN the chair.
| Officers We're elected as follows:
| Auditors. George +. Thompson. William
z. Vaughan. Woodstock Asa L. Fuller,
The Superintendents General superin.
tendent, Charles II. Markham horses. Orlan
o. Thompson cattle, Charles X. Thomp.
SON sheep, A. Z. Fuller; swine. A, q.
Holt; poultry, James Aitkon floral hail
William @. Vaughan; vegetable hall, w. +.
Washburn mechanics hall. W. II. Seaver;
forage. II. q. Lockwood.
Agenc for care OF grounds. II. G.. Lock.
wood.
,Asen, to let hueks,er privileges; +. A..
thompson.
Agent to distribute help tickets, +. c.
Emmons.
Committee ON extra attractions (siOO ap.
propriated) the president, vice presidents
ami secretary.
III. {. Lockwood urged that in.
stead Of tight'rope and trick-dog per.
tormances and similar Tree shows,
the society should increase the
premiums, secure more exhibits and
arrange for special stock features, AS
Il means of adding to the general
interest Of the annual tair, and his
motion to that effect was adopted
after some discussion.
Following further suggestions, Mr..
Lockwood, George Aiken and ID.
6. Spaulding were appoited COM
n,ittee to draft resolution creating
another class of draft horses. The
resolution, which was adopted,
reads:
:, That TIE last-year draft horse classes
shall stand ~ Ut present. and an additional
class be created. to be judged entirely for
appearance. size. soundness, excellence of
points and walking quit to be tested on the
truck, with empty wagon, and loaded for
single horses 10 be not less that 1000 pounds,
and for pairs not less than 1000 pounds.
Premiums to be same as in the previous
class. tor pairs, $5 and 81; for single draft
horses, ~ and rs.
President F. S. Mackenzie presi
died. at the afternoon session.
On account of the recent growth
of exhibits of Devon and Durham
cattle, it was voted to have two com.
mitfees for the first five classes of
cattle. For the first, second and
third classes the committee is w. II
Seaver, Frank S. Atwood and
Charles Fl. Maxham; tor Devon and
Durham cattle, ID. 6. Spaulling, 5.
S. Winslow and Andrew !. Hard
ing.
1t is probable that poultry will be
shown in a much more presentabie
and pleasing way than it has hilh-
erto, as the subject OF. providing
uniform coops was very iavorab,y
discussed and the matter left to the
the discretion of the president, sec
Rotary and superintendent OF poul-
try.
a change was made in, the rules
for the boys farm produce exhibits,
as it was the impression that the
young men had been receiving too
much in comparison with the grown
folks. 1t was voted hat the six reg
ular premiums remain as at the last
tair; that age limits he fixed be-
tween eight and fifteen en Ia 'sit ,, =
ned.
The superintendent Of the butter
and cheese department, W. E. Per-
kins Of Pomfret, was authorized to
provide suitable cold storage for
the. exhibit. AT the request of the
Judges in this department, f. l..
Davis, +. S. Billings and 6. |. Will
cox, they were authorized to en-
ploy an expert Judge if they thought
best to do so.
The fair this year will be held
Turing the third or fourth week of
September.
The society voted to continue
me nhership in the National rrnl.
ting Association.
-Four hundred dollars was appro.
priated for the use of the committee
on extra attractions.
E. Montague said that payment
Of several special premiums award
ed on swine at the fair of 1909 was
not allowed by the officers, and in
further discussion it was shown that
the officers withheld payment be-
cause they could not find proper
warrant for it.
On motion Of George Aitken it
was voted that those special pre-
minms be paid, but that hereafter
no special premiums be paid until
they have been passed upon BY
vote of the board of managers; but
the committee is authorized to rec
ommend gratuities tor meritorious
swine not eligible to the established