Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-30
FAIR AUGUST 1920, 2l, y
Nearly 200 Subscribers for Stock Meet
and Organize. Vote to make Admis-
sion Price 35c. G. r. Hamblet
made Secretary.

Nearly 200 subscribers for stock in
the new fair organization were pres
ent in Seaver's hall Thursday after
noon to discuss various points in
connection with the coming fair and to
choose officers and transact other busi-
ness.
H. T. Seaver was made chairman
of the meeting and Wallace H. Gilpin,
clerk. 1t was moved that the clerk
appoint committee TO draft bylaws
and constitution to be presented to
the meeting and he appointed c. H.
Root of Craftsbury, U: w. Brown of
Bloomington, A. P. Bean of Glover,
A. N. Vance of A lbany and G.. E.
Hapblet of Barton.
While this committee was at work,
the question of the admission price
was brought up and discussed. Some
thought SO cents ought to be charged,
others said 25 cents was high enough,
but finally, on motion to make the
price of single admissions 35 cents, and
children under IL years of age. Is
cents. compromise was reached and
it was voted to make IS cents the gen.
eral admission price. The chair being
in doubt, rising vote was called for
and it showed 66 in favor of these
prices and 20 opposed. 1t was then
voted to make the admission price of
teams IS cents and automobiles 20
cents, or two regular admission
tickets. The matter of parking prices
for automobiles and teams was made
rs cents for teams and so cents for
automobiles.
These points were quite thoroughly
discussed as were other subjects, when
the committee on bylaws was ready to
report. Their draft of a constitution
and bylaws was accepted with
little comment and adopted. The
name of the organization is merely the
Orleans County fair
The capital stock is set at $40, 900,
divided into 400 shares of $25 each.
and no one shall hold more than ten
shares, and no stockholder shall have
more than one vote. The bylaws call
for Is directors. a secretary, treasurer
and two auditors, and from the board
of directors shall be elected president
and vice president. The following list
Of directors were selected: H. T.
Seaver, Barton; C. H. Root, Crafts
bury; A. N. Vance, Albany: A. P.
Bean. Glover; F. M Sears, Irasburg
U. w. Brown, Evansville; VIM.
! Nelson, Charleston; H. L. Todd,
Morgan; Armour Anderson, Glover: T.
w. Silver, Greensboro A. H. Bartlett
! Newport Center; A. C. Aiken, North
| Troy; VIM. Smith, Sheffield; Frank
Parlin. Orleans; H. w. Burnham,
Westfeld. C. E. Hamblet, who was
for several years very successful as
secretary of the old organization, was
made secretary; F. u. Pierce treas.
urer and F. A. Hunt and w. w. Reir
den, auditors.
1t was the sentiment of the meeting
| that four days. fair be held.
At the directors meeting hello
Immediately after following adjourn
ment of the meeting, H. T. Seavel
was chosen president and C. H. Root
vice-president. The directors ther
Immediately took up, the many
matters of detail connected will
arrangements for the fair to be helt
August 10, 20. Fl and %. While som,
thought these dates too early, the fac
that competing fairs took all late
dates until late in October made thes'
dates almost compulsory for this year