The Newtown bee., 1905-12-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF THE NEWTOWN AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

SOCIETY.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the NewtoWn Agricultural
society was held on Tuesday afternoon,
December 10, at the Brick building,
and only II were present. 1T was a
very harmonious meeting. President
r. g. Mitchell called the meeting to
order at 2 As O'Clock and the warning
was read by the secretary, P. H. Nc
Carthy, which was as follows:
The annual meeting OF the Stockholders OF
the Newtown Agricultural Society will be
held at the Brick bui ding. Newtown, on Tues
day. December 10. 1905. at 80 m, 70 hear
to take action in regard to reducing the num-
Der OF director. from Is to II; the election OF
directors and doing any Other busln,ss that
Dated at Newtown. Conn. December H.
P II Mccarthy. Secretary.
President Mitchell asked for the re-
port Of the previous meeting or year
ago, which Secretary Mccarthy read
had passed in which Secretary McCar-
thy gave some good sound advice,
touching on the little interest which
was felt in Newtown over the fair.
His report was as follows:
The fair Of 1905 was the tenth mile
stone in the life OF the Newtown
Agricultural Society, and whether it
will continue another decade is ques-
ton which is seriously occupying the
minds of the officers. Why should
this condition exist? In the first place
there seems to be lack of interest
and cooperation in anything of local
nature. People seem to think that
when they have accomplished all that
per tainS to their individual affairs
they have performed all that is re-
quired of them. But is this true? Are
we not bound by moral obligations to
extend a helping hand to anything OF
public nature which has for its pur-
pose the enlightenment, the advance
ment and the betterment of the COM
munity where it exists? What is
there that offers more opportunity
along these lines than a properly con-
Quoted country fair, where may be seen
abundantly. and artistically displayed
the product of the soil and the genius
of man. According to the last census
Newtown contained 5000 people, ana l
think it safe to say that aside from
the stockholders not more than 20 per
cent passed through the gates during
the three days Of the fair. And yet
they think the fair ought to succeed.
The exhibits, of which We never had
anything to surpass in the history of
the fair, were made almost entirely by
people of other towns; yet Newtown
is supposed to be an agricultural COM
munity. / might 20 on and give other
facts but 1 think have given enough
to show the lack of public spirit which
exists.
Respectfully,
p. III. Mccarthy, Sec'V.
Treasurer Henry G.. Curtis gave a
satisfactory report and the secretary
and treasurer's reports were accepted.
The action on reducing the number of
directors from Is to IL was tabled.
The next business was the election of
directors. Fred 9. Eckart of Bridge
port and George B. Beers of Newtown
resigned from the hoard and vote OF
thanks was extended for their services.
The following directors were elected
to serve another year: T. e. Platt,
G. G. Peck. H. G. Curtis, Edward Tay-
lor, P. H. Mccarthy, r. G. Mitchell,
G.. B. Taylor, H. H. Peck, W. M. Rey-
nolds, q. F. Duncombe, G. f. Taylor,
D @. Peck, g. G. Norris Allison P.
Smith was elected in place of Fred G.
Eckart and Robert H. Beers to succeed
George B. Beers There was some
talk about renewing the leases and
about the fine imposed by the Nation
al Trotting Association, but the mat
ter was left in the hands Of the direct
ors to do as they thought best in both
instances. 1t seems too bad that more
of the stockholders were not present.