Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-27
VALLEY FAIR ANNUAL MEETING
Further Business Transacted Last
EridaY-After Dinner Speeches.

Further Business Transacted Last
Friday-After Dinner Speeches.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Valley Fair association
and the advisory board of directors
of that organization was concluded
last Friday by dinner ut the Brooks
house. The business transacted nj
the business session, In addition To
that given In last weeks Reformer,
consisted of the election OF the fol-
lowing department superintendent
Horses, G. ID, Noyes and II. Nj. An
gier; cattle, III. q. Clark and II, j..
Richmond: dairy, =, $. Eames and o,
r. Ware; sheep and swine, f. A. Sar-
gent and George Thomas, jr; poul-
try w. +. Goddard, c. b. Crowell and
f. d. T.. Stowe; floral hall, ii. w.
Sargent and c. +, II, Jenne; agricul-
tural han, A, w. Roel and c, a.
Evans; bench show, r. c. Bacon ana
IL. C. Rice; mechanics hall, II. ID.
whitney and A. w Rockwell; food
hibit, Hobart X. Whitaker. The
opinion of the advisory board of di :
rectors was taken relative to having
a three days fair the coming fail
and the vote was almost unanimous
AGAINST such n change, Several men
spoke against the change and gave
their experiences nj fairs where the
three-day plan was used This con-
sensus of opinion Is interesting In
view of the fact that the executive
committee was unanimously in favor
of a three-day fair at a meeting held
two weeks ago.
During the dinner which was
served at | o'clock. music was tur-
nished by Leitsinger's orchestra ana
a male quartette composed of r. "
Morse, w. S. Stearns, A. 5. Thomp-
son and a. H. Brasor. The post
prandial exercises were in charge of
President George w. Pierce, who
made few preliminary remarks rel
alive to the connection of the grange
with politics. Governor Charles j.
Bell was then introduced and spoke
briefly on the agricultural resources
of Vermont, etc. There was some
question as to whether j, l.. Martins
subject was What / Know about
Farming or What | Don't know
About Farming, but as he devoted
most of his time to a discussion or
immigration the dispute made no dif-
ference. James +. Hooker gave
short but enthusiastic speech on
what the Valley fair means to Brat
tleboro, saying among other things
that 1t may be possible to induce
President Roosevelt to attend next
fall. Walter f. Ranger state super
intendent of education, talked inter-
estingly on the relation of the school
to the home and the necessity of har-
mony between these two institutions.
N. G. Williams Of Bellows Falls
smoke on the subject, Love Feasts,
and c. NJ. Winslow of Brandon told
Of Vermont's part in the ST. Louis eX-
position.
During the afternoon the superin-
tendents of the different departments
discussed plans for the next fair, ami
several minor changes were recon-
mended These will go to the exec
utive committee for approval
The following new members were
chosen to the advisory board of direc
tors f. w Mcclure, j. L. Roess' w
L. Thomas, T.. f. Reynolds j. g.
Baker, H. L. Stafford, II. G. smith
C. A. Barber, d. H. Stafford, II. II.
Howe. c. A. Boyden, w A. Harris
f. f.. Mather, f. A. knight, A. T.
stowe, II. D. Thayer, r. L. Frost
Brattleboro: Henry Holbrook, Palmer
Mass: r. D. Newton. Ware, Mass:
f. G.. Rogers, West Dummerston:
George Underwood, Swanzey, n. Fl
w. II. Caldwell, Peterboro, n. H; A.
p. Childs, Bennington; f. r. Perry
Walter II. Perry Edward Megrath
C. " Paddock, Fl. c. Paddock, 1r
Claremont n H; C. S. Willard. John
Clark. A. M. Corser, Putney; w. Fl
Austin. VIII Spaulding, p. ]. Davis
Chester; C. J. Bell, East Hardwick;
w, r. Ranger, Montpelier; j. Edward
Bailey, Montpelier F. A. Davis, w
N. Pike, Hinsdale. n. H; w, A.
Kicker st. Johnsbury; Chas. Downer
sharon: r. b. Galusha, Royalton; D.
H. Morse, V. l. Spear, w. Fl. Vail,
Randolph: F, w. Agan, Ludlow:
Henry Carpenter Rutland; Frank
Billings woodstock; o. w. Daley,
White River Junction; NJ. o. Howe
J. Fl. Underwood. Newfane: w. Fl.
Mann, West Dover: C. o. Kimball. c,
II. Grout, w. Fl. Taft, West Towns
bend; Daniel Sherwin, jamaica S.
II. Bellows, Marlboro; John A. Legs,
w. H. Barrett, R. c. Ingraham, Gull
ford; Arthur Martindale L. w
Brown, South Vernon; DR.. e. r.
Campbell, n. G. Williams, Bellows
Falls; Fred r. Ryther, Dover; 20 p
Melendy, South Londonderry: Frank
Worden, West Halifax: ]. H. Merri-
field, Williamsville: w. G. Wright,
George walker, r. !, Lame w Ot,,iiii
ster: Harry f. Wood, Windham;
Frank Robbins, South Windham;
RI. J. Hastings, Athens; c. A. Post,
C. r. Davis, Chesterfield. N. H.; John
A. Joslin, Spofford, N. H.; NJ. A.
Brown, A. L. Childs Wilmington; A.
G. Barnes, Drummer; Edward Conkey,
Amherst, Mass. Joseph Weeks, jr.,
G.. f. Frink, Springfield, Mass; A,
f. David Warwick Mass; E. L.
Swan, Athol, Mass.