The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-02-09
Annual Banquet Of Local Or
ganiZatiOn Last Evening
WAS DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR
One Hundred and Thirty-fye Represen-
tatives Of the City Sat Down to
Spread and Enjoyed Each
Others Company.
what care we for battIe d buIIetsg
" IItHt AFtIf y y ILl F1UIIFFNtkI IUf 2
AS long as the country's IN clover


What care we for political rows
AS long as the country's IN clover
And that ii good for the eowsg
The above verses comprised the motto
for the City Farmers club at their see
ond annual banquet held last evening
AT thc Hotel Northern, and IL rightly ex-
pressed the sentiment which prevailed
throughout thc evening Very rarely
IL there seen Ill this city an occasion
where 80 fully a representative body Of
the best citizens of Barre are gotten
together as was present last evening
as The guests Of the City Farmers club,
d club which Is composed mostly OF
members who are in business in the
city and own farms outside. And the
club il to be congratulated on their
splendid gathering OF last evening and
on the rousing success of their second
annual banquet
The most cordial and jolly feeling pre-
dominated throughout the evening.
business cares were thrown aside and
forgotten for the time and each one
entered into the spirit of the occasion
with a will and there was not a dull
movement tsilbertson's orchestra rem
dered music in the parlor upstairs dur
ing'the wait before the spread was ready
and also helped to keep up the spirits
ot the company during the banquet.
There were f35 people seated at the
tables and the supper which the pro-
prietors, Noonan & Harrington, served.
was excellent aud was highly enjoyed
by everyone.
After the company had supped their
fill and cigars were passed, President
Donald Smith, Of the Smith Stock farm,
called for order and introduced the even.
ing's toastmaster, whom he said was
farmer, as it ii understood that the gen
tleman a few years ago purchased a
back farm iii Williamstown with the
idea that there was d grand opening for
q quarry on the place. but 1t proved that
the opening was not grand one.
Toastmaster ]. Henry Jackson still has
the farm DR. Jackson's abilities AZ
toastmastnr are we'll known to everyone
in Barre, and he was entirely himself
last evening
Before announcing the first number Of
the programme, DR.. Jackson said shat
the City Farmers club was much alive.
ous work of the members Of the club
during the past year will be rehearsed
during the evening, he declared. Some
have done a little work in horticulture.
some IN Horticulture and others have done
work this evening with the menu. We
think with sorrow of one brother who
was with us last year, the late Fred
B. Mudgett. who so ably assisted in the
toastmaking. Farmer c. s. Emery Of
Chelsea, who was with us last year. said
the tOastmaster, has been given a fat
government job and will live happily
from now on. Another who honored us
with his presence was Governor Bell.
whom we know heartily endorses our
work and who also Knows if he wants
TO 90 to Congress or anywhere lse all
he has TO do Is to make il known to this
club and he viii get there.
j. e. Grifiiths was then called on BY
the toastmaster for song and he re.
spondcd in a very ENJOYABLE manner and
was encored.
II think by inviting you and me, Mr..
said City Attorney j. w.
Gordon, who was first called on for
toast, 'it appears that the farmers still
need the lawyer to get them into trou-
bic and the doctor to get them beyond
it," / think that as we look over this
company and smell little of the barn.
we make the same mistake that Pat
did when he first came over to this eoun.
try. He and Mike were sitting III d
room together when fire company went
whirllng BY the house. the engine beIch-
ing forth fire and smoke Pat Jumps up
quick and looks out and says to his
brother, Look quick, Mike, they're NOV.
ing Hades. Three loads have Just gone
by.' Mr.. Gordda concluded his remarks
by reading an original poem as follows
Poet J. W. Gordon's Contribution.
The City Farmers bravely plough and
sow and reap,
Though not in furrowed fields, but
busy mart and street.
Their hands are lily white, though not
III washing sheep,
But cutting coupons in their cosy of.
fee seats.
They never feed the pigs or pack away
the pork,
They never reap the grain, or put the
corn in shock.
They never use the hoe or fertilizinp
fork,
They never pick up stones but gather
up the rocks.
A strong and bold and honest yeomanry |
are theyi
They tell how long ago they tanned
tho widest colt,
And cut tho biggest swath and pitched /
the quickest hay.
They tell It large until they give our
faith jolt
For them no eowhide boots, but shiny
leather shoes
For them no whiskprpd chin. but I
cleanly shayeH face.
Ihey worry not whatever weather comes
and goes
They are the iolliest lot that ever
yet . pace.
They know the pedigree Of ey'ry rac.
ing horse,
They know the breed whose milk with
water mixes best.
The cream they use The most is in the
spigots force, T