Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-05
ANNUAL MEETING
Of SagadahOC Agricultural
And Horticultural Society.
Medium Sized Gathering as No
Contests Were Scheduled.
Treasurer Smiths Republication
OF 0fficers--Salaries Raised.

Brunswick, Me. Dec. 4.-(SpeciaD.-
The annual meeting of the Sagada-
hoe Agricultural and Horticultural
Society held at the court room, Mon
day noon, was we'll attended, although
by not as large number of members
as usual. as no contests We're on.
President Edwin c. Patten of Tops
ham presided John R. Stanwood, the
secretary, read the report of the last
meeting.
Treasurer Lyman E. Smith made
the following report;
Receipts-Balanee from year 1910
$57.59; received from two membership
fees, 1910, 5000; received from grass
on fair grounds, $500; State stipend,
1908, s120S.47; State stipend. 1910.
sl160.23; loans on demand notes, $1050;
first day, 1911 fair, $1522.25; second
day, 1911 fair, $463933 third day, 1911
fair. $2744.4S; total, S12.S71.35.
MISUNDERSTANDING and sup
lies. $1151.05; labor in all departments.
$1165,S6; advertising and printing,
$490.24; police and marshal S1S550;
gate tenders and ushers $4,000: straw
and grain, $12S.1S; insurance on build
ings, S212.52: assistance in secretary s
and treasurer's offices, SSS.95; races and
| other attractions, s2S16.10; officers sal
aries and expenses, SHOP, "a; premiums
| and mileage, $3122.75; general ex-
penses, $252.35; total, $1l,52720.
Balance on hand. Dec 1, 1911, sS44.15.
| The only liabilities OF the society are
| unpaid premiums amounting to $3.50.
In his annual report President Pat
ten thanked the members for their
active interest during the past year.
He said that the year started with a
debt of about $500. The horse and hay
| barns We're moved to new locations at
| a cost of about $500 A new COW barn
and 30 new horse sheds We're built at
a cost of about $500. 1t cost over 500
| to clay the track and the grandstand
| had to be strengthened, in addition
| to the usual repairs. In spite of all
| these expenditures the fair society is
| now ahead of the game and with the
| State stipend for this year will have
| about $1,000 in the treasury. There are
| many more Improvements which are
| badly needed.
Hon Frank S. Adams of Bowdoin
| asked when improvements were need
! ed and President Patten said that the
| old horse sheds are to be removed and
the gully which they occupy will be
| filled up so as to make a new fakiI
| ground. The present grounds oecu-
| pied by the fakirs il is proposed to
! have to handle the crowd and also for
| the proposed poultry building and the
| building for the exhibition of agricul-
| tural machinery, etc. The present
| room under the grandstand occupied
by the poultry it is proposed to use
for the exhibit of dairy implements
and also to accommodate the faIlirs,
| who at present occupy valuable space
in the main exhibition building.
| The election of officers resulted as
| follows, there being no contests: Pres
ident, Edwin e. Patten of Tepsham;
vice presidents. Capt Alfred s. Dun
ming of Brunswick, James H. Millay
| of Bowdoinham and Frank S. Adams
| of Bowdoin; secretary, John Il. Stan
wood Of Brunswick; treasurer, Lyman
r. Smith of Brunswick; executive
| committee, Alvah II. Donnell of West
| Bath. Daniel Brown of Richmond.
/ Harry E. Peterson of Brunswick, E..
/ l.. White of Bowdoinham and Hiram
| j ollldn Oh t1dIpSNel, dlullpiS, II d L E
| Booker of Brunswick and Adelbert j.
| Hutchinson of Brunswick.
Upon motion of Hon. Frank S.
| Adams of Bowdoin, a committee con-
sisting of President Edwin c. Patten
of Topsham. Past Presidents Harvey
j. Given of Brunswick, Judge Lewis
| T. Fulton of Bowdoinham and John
f. Buker of Bowdoin was appointed
TO have a plan drawn of the fair
| grounds on which shall be designated
| all future improvements which the
| society may need, so that the officers
| of the future may have a regular plan
to go by,
| Upon motion of Judge Lewis r. Full
| ton of Bowdoinham it was voted to
| increase the salaries of the secretary
and treasurer from $50 to s75.
| Ralph Patten of Topsham, Major
| William r. kimball of Bath. Hon
| Frank s Adams of Bowdoin, John f
| Buker of Bowdoin and others discuss
ed proposed methods of improving the
| fair grounds and the exhibits.