Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-01-09
FAIR ASSOCIATION MEETS
Me N bers Gather to Hear Reports
and Elect Officers.


purpose of the meeting was the election
of officers for the ensuing year, and to
act on reports of committees. The
meeting was followed by an entertain
ment by vaudeville artists from the
White Theatrical Agency of Boston.
The officers elected for the coming
term we've:
President, Judge John E. Weeks; vice
presidents, Col. S. A. Ilsley, and w. c..
Hack of Orwell. H. E. Bissel of Orwell,
who has been in service of the society
for sixteen years in short speech de-
clined to accept a nomination for the
office of second vice president owing to
with regret that the meeting accepted
his resignation, for Mr.. Bissel has been
a very active and efficient officer in his
connection with the society. Mr. Bissel
concluded his remarks by nominating
his successor, Mr.. Hack. Secretary
Dyer, who was unable to be present
owing to illness, was reelected to fill the
secretary's chair for another term, as
was slso c. f. Rogers, the treasurer of
the society. The old board of auditors,
j. A. Fletcher, c. A. Chapman, j. NJ.
Burke were re elected w. A. Lawrence
was reelected to the board of directors,
as We're John Donnelly of Vergennes
and /. (. Avery of Ferrisburg. d. F.
McCauley Of Shoreham was elected to
succeed Vice President-elect Hack.
Director Donnelly introduced resolu-
tions of sympathy and regret at the
illness and consequent absence of Secre-
tary Dyer and Director w. A. Lawrence.
Copies of the resolutions were sent to
the respective homes of the gentlemen.
Col. lsley gave a very interesting
talk in which he explained the change
in the manner of selling membership
tickets and took the responsibility of
the change upon himself. He intro
duced motion to the effect that the
old method be hereafter held to, which
was accepted by the vote of the meet
ing. Il was also moved and carried
that the dates of the next Agricultural
fair be held on the last tour days in
August as in recent years -25, 26, q
and rs.
Judge Weeks in long address said
that the responsibility Of the office of
president becomes greater each year
especially as the fairs in the last few
years have not been altogether success
ful financially. 'In l90S,' he said
there was a b lance after the fair of
S3lOO making at that time a total
surplus of 5000 outside of property
owned by the association on the fair
grounds. Great expenditures, how
ever, have been necessitated in recent
years, in the maintenance of buildings,
resurfacing the track and other re-
pairs. The extent of these improve
ments would have been impossible, he
stated, but for the material patronage
of Col. llsley. Until this year there
has been balance every year since the
resurrection of the county fair. Ad-
ditional expense was incurred this year
in holding four days fair. The ex-
penses of the first day exceeded the
income by over $1,000 The results,
however, were particularly good for
never before has there been such
large exhibit of cattle or such a success
full and complete hall exhibit. The eX-
penses of the fair f 1918 We're $500
more than any previous year. Today
the society stands with a shortage of
money with which to do business. The
cooperation of the people is necessary
and the society is confident that the
people will respond to their appeal.
The first financial cooperation that the
people have given the county society
committee was this year in their pro-
posal to erect and improve buildings for
the cattle exhibits.
Mr.. Weeks also brought forth a new
and evidently very feasible plan which
he has been considering for some time.
He proposed that the elementary
schools of the county of Addison unite
in a school children's exhibit.
In response to the suggestion Col.
llsley offered to defray the expense of
erecting new building for such an
exhibit The printed report of the
as tended was accepted
Through the generosity of Col. Ilsley
a very interesting entertainment by
artists from the White Theatrical
agency of Boston followed the annual
meeting. The members of the meeting
were particularly favored by the violin
ist, Elmer c. Adams, who is this week
Bostonians at Keith's
theatre. The entertainment opened
with sketch The Village Fiddler"
by the Hawthorne Duo, consisting of
Messrs. Lovejoy and Osgood. Mr..
Cutler gave several monologues, mainly
of humorous nature, accompanying
at the piano. He was well
received. Mr. Adams gave several
selections, including Schuman's compo-
sition Dreaming" Mr.. Osgood gave
a few good impersonations OF famous
men and a laughable sketch entitled,
"a armer's Trip to New York.
The entertainment was concluded by
a sketch by the Emerys entitled "The
Rooster's Spring" Llovd Gale of Mid
dlebury college acted as accompanist.
At later meeting of the board of
directors of the Addison County Agri-
cultural society, in connection with
college and the bureau of
animal industry of the United States