Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-01-26

SUPERINTENDENTS OF FAIR
FEW CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT
OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.

OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
stockholders VIII Hereafter Receive
Detailed Statement from ofiicers 10
Days Before Annual Meeting-Names
Added to Board Of Directors.
In addition to the principal officers
elected at the annual meeting OF the
Valley Fair association last week Fri
day the following department superin-
tendents were chosen: Horses, Z. Nj.
Angler and G. +. Gilman; cattle, II. G.
Clark and II. j. Richmond; dairy, L. ).
Eames and o. T. Ware; sheep and
swine, +. A. Sargent and G. Z. Thorn
as. poultry, W. r. Goddard and +. d. b.
Stowe; floral hall, II. W. Sargent; ag'
ricultural hall. A. w. Roel and c.. A.
Evans; mechanics hall, Z. d. Whitney
and A. W. Rockwell; food show, Miss
Lillian Higley; pet stock, l.. NJ. Kenes-
ton and Harry Haywood; school exhib-
IL E. T. Howard. Miss Marguerite
~ Tucker. T.. Burr Smith and Wesley
p Minis. Ii was voted to leave the
matter of superintendent for the bench
show TO the Valley Fair Kennel club,
subject to the approval Of the exeeu-
tive board of the association.
President George W. Pierce, IN dis
cussing the present condition of the as
sociation. stated that there was no
cause for alarm over the small deficit.
The executive committee, he said, had
made some mistakes in increasing the
nremiums so much in certain depart
ments but il would not do TO reduce
them to what they formerly were. MIR.
Pierce advised reduction of $500 in
the advertising appropriation, redae-
tion in the cattle premiums and IN the
nurses offered for the tr0tting. He al
so favored making rule to prevent
the association receiving more cattle
than il can accommodate. He said he
Thought the vaudeville should be re-
plaeed and more work put into getting
good horses for the. track events. In
closing. Mr.. Pierce said there was no
likelihood that the stockholders would
ever receive dividend but that that
was not the purpose of the association
IT. r. Lawrence argued in favor of a
system of accounting whereby 1t would
ba possible to know the exact number
of people in attendance each day OF the
fair. and the exact profits from the dir,
ferent sources Of revenue. He offered
the following resolution, which was
passed unanimously:
Resolved: That the stockholders
elect a board Of auditors to meet
II days before the annual meeting
of the association and verify and
examine the accounts of the OH
Gers which shall then be printed
ard mailed e. e8Ei stocShoider or
the association 10 days previous to
the annual meeting
In pursuance of this resolution u. y.
Chamberlain. G.. L. Dunham and h. I.
WeIlman were chosen auditors.
J. Martin offered an amendment to
fhe bv-laws making the executive
hoard elected BY the stockholders, and
the chair appointed Mr.. Martin, J. r.
Hooker and L. r. Adams nominating
committee to prepare list of eandl,
dates This committee substituted
the name of l.. E. Holden for that OF
F. l.. Houghton, resigned, and the ex-
ecutiye board was elected as given IN
The Reformer of last week. At the
close of the election the chair appoint
ed n list of committees to revise the
nremiums in the different departments
and report after dinner.
About 200 stockholders and directors
partook of the dinner, which was serv-
ed al the Brooks House dining room at
q clock. Leitsinger's s orchestra fur
nished music. After dinner short
speeches were made by Prof. Harry
HAYWOOD of Mt Hermon school, Rev
Il. NJ. Keneston of West Brattleboro,
DIR. f. R. Campbell of Bellows Falls and
DR.. II. d. Holton of Brattleboro. Prof.
HAYWOOD spoke of the methods used IN
conducting the western fairs and urged
the need Of interesting young men IN
the work. Mr.. Keneston told several
good stories and offered toast to the
Valley Fair-''the fairest Of all falrs.
DR.. Campbell commented on the work
of the fair as an educational institution
and related number of amusing anee-
dotes. At the request of President
Pierce. DR.. Holton took as his subject
tuberculosis and gave a description OF
the methods used in fighting that dis
ease.
The following names We're added to
the advisory board of directors; W.
B. Warren, F. H. Miller, A. G. Jones, A..
A. Fairbanks and o. J. Hale of Hall
fax: E. E. Perry, A. P. Carpenter, W.
Fl. Hevwood. DR.. L. S. Edwards and +.
R. Mann of Brattleboro; G. P. Aldrieh,
F. S. Pier, Fl. J. Field of Greenfield; a.
G. Gallup. F. Z. Henry and E. D. Con-
vers of Guilford; H. g. Everleth OF Put
nev; A. L. Wheeler of Wardsboro, e. y:
Davis of Newfane, H. c. Bruce of
Sharon. G. S. Smith and ]. 0. Bruce OF
Hinsdale. N. H.; H. NJ. Roberts OF
Jacksonville: Dr. J. r. Bement OF
Orange. Mass; E. L. Welcome of West
Chesterfield. N. H.; Atwood Sargent
z. A. Edison and P. A. Edison of Ches'
ter: G. P. Newton of Bernardston; D. K
Cole of Keene, N. H.; F. E. Nesmlth
of Surrey, N. H.; H. w. Brigham OF
Winchester, N. H.; F. R, Mann of VII
mington and D. NJ Cobb of Wardsboro
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