The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-11
PREMIUMS
AWARDED
For Excellence In Sugar
Making.
DIARYMEN'S CONVENTION,
Called to Order Yesterday Afternoon :
Various Addresses Women's
Auxiliary Met Last
Evening.

Montpelier, Jan. 1.-THE premiums
awarded for exhibits at the Maple Sugar
Makers convention were decided yes
terday afternoon, and are as follows:
Class Maple syrup in tin, first,
D. A. Kneeland, Waitsfeld, 90; second,
e. A. Hawley, Buck Hollow, o5; third,
&c. L. Mcmahon, Stowe, "a; fourth,
George Sprague, East Brookfeld, 93.
Glass BAaple syrup in glass; First,
II. II. Templeton, East Montpelier, 80.
Glass C-Pail sugar First, g. a..
Laird, Cabot, 9S; second Forrest d. Cha
pin, MiddIesex, 90. In this class Gov.
c. j. Bell had an entry for score only
which scored 90 but received no pre-
MUM.
Glass D--Tub sugar: First, F. II.
Wright, Stowe, 95.
Class E-Cake sugar: First, Chas. T.
Satrord, Clarendon Springs, 9s; second,
III. b. Chaplin, Middlesex, 90.
Glass GStirred sugar: First, Wal
| ter J. Perry, Cabot, 100
| Class H--Maple candy: First, III. II.
Foster, Cabot; second, Mamie Walbridge,
Cabot.
Glass Largest and best display OF
sugar and syrup by producer; First
lE. r. Walbridge, Cabot, 30.
Class K--Best artistic display Of maple
goods; Dudley Carleton, West Newbury
100.
Glass I4-Sugar utensils: First, G. H
Grimm, Rutland; second, Leader Eyap
orator company, Burlington.
Because of incomplete entries many
premiums were not awarded.
The officers elected we're as follows
! President, Perry Chase, Fairfield; vic
president, Josiah Grout, Derby; secre
tary, A. J. Croft, Enosbnrg; treasurer
III. W. Vail, Randolph; auditor, n. Il
Miller, Randolph. The same board 3
trustees were elected as last year.
Dairymen's Association.
| The Dairymen's association was calle'
to order yesterday Afternoon by Il. c
Bruce, president. The Rev. Guy g. Lam
1 son offered prayer. Mayor f. M. Corr,
gave the address of welcome, to whicl
Victor |. Spear of Randolph responded
Treasurer T. L. Davis report showed
small sum in the treasury. j. F. Cow
iern's paper on "Some Creamery Trou
blesH was read by the secretary, afte
(which discussion was entered inte
"Cool Curing of Cheese" was the subiec
OF paper BY j. A. Ruddick of Ottawa.
/ In speaking of the Grout bill, Nh
Bruce, the president, said he is in fayo
of ii and believes it is a great help I
{ the farmer, that in part it has practical
! taxed imitation butter out Of existenci
J The government revenue has been dt
creased by the new rates, but it is nc
to be expected that the law will
7 changed or repealed if the farmers {
the country demonstrate their interes
2 in the matter. He called for united e
fort BY dairymcn in their own inte
i est not only in this matter, but
I all.
e Women's Auxiliary Meeting.
The meeting Of the Women's AuxiliaI
to the Vermont Dairymen's Associate
was held in Annoy hall last evenir
and was well attended Mrs. Charl
ILePage of Barre was In the chair. Mus
for the occasion was furnished by Will
: er's orchestra, while Mrs. Kate Il. TIE
lrill of Montpelier gave several pleasal
readings.
& Governor G. ]. Bell addressed the NEE
I ing for about ten minutes, making
!. earnest plea for keeping the boys I
+ the farm He thought that there
n opportunity for financial success {
(, farmers in Vermont now as former
!, and that the dairymen's association
u one Of the aids which tend TO raise t
I standard Of agriculture
g The main address OF the evening "
I delivered by Win Templer Becker
II Schenectady, n. ", who kept his au'
e. ence interested until 10i30 o'clock,