Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-03
FAIR MEETING.
Agricultural Society Raises Price
of Admission Tickets-Lsrse
Attendance Applauds Col.
llsley and Address of
President Weeks.

large attendance and 1t is estimated
that between $50 and 400 were present.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Judge John E. Weeks.
The first business to come before the
meeting was the reading of the report
by Secretary F. C. Dyer. in which it
was recommended that rule be adopted
limiting exhibitions of poultry to Ver-
mont product. Heretofore exhibitors
flon other States have exhibited poul-
try at the fair which, had been bred by
experts and against which Vermonters
could not compete successfully. This
ruling was desirable in order that Yer
mont money might go to Vermont poul-
try exhibitors. In the matter of admis-
sion the board of managers recommend
cd that the price of single admission
tickets be raised from 35 cents to so
cents. Secretary Dyer paid a tribute
to the memory of the late William A.
Lawrence, former president and direc-
tor and staunch supporter of the soci
ETY.. The report was accepted and
adopted.
The next business to come before the
society was the report of the treasurer,
C. F. Rogers, which had been printed
and passed among the audience. This
report showed that receipts for the
fair of 1915 were $12, 1892, while the ex-
penses were S13, 084. The general ac-
count showed receipts of $2,41O and
expenses of S2,353. Assets December /,
1915, were given as follows: Cash on
hand, $156; securities, $1,000; bills re-
ceivable. $3.50; notes, $75 a total of
S., 78l. To offset this are notes to the
amount of 50, 800, which leaves the net
assets at 81, 481.
In the matter of receipts for the fair
it appeared that there was received
from general ticket sales So, 800; grand
stand 25c seat tickets, 81 1919. so; men,
bership tickets, $l,061; race entries,
81, 694. 50; poultry entries, $267; ground
rents 81 ,4l5.23. Among the items in
the expense account are the following:
Paid for races, $4,010; premiums,
SO, 909; amusements, 81. 108. so. Deficit
in fair account, $l91. 46. The election
of officers was the next matter to be
disposed of and which resulted as fol-
lows: President, John E. Weeks; 1st
vice president, Col. S. A. Ilsley; I'd
vice president, w. C. Hack of Orwell
secretary, F. G. Dyer of Salisbury;
treasurer. C. F. Rogers of Mddlebury;
assistant treasurer, A. w. Eddy of
Middlebury; auditors, j. A. Fletcher,
c. A. Chapman and j. NJ Burke. Di- |
rectors for three years: William Noonan
of Panton, Frank E. Foote of Corn
wall, P. H. Norton of Addison, and |
Harry V. Sears of Monkton. Truman
c. Varney was elected director to
serve out The unexpired term of the
late William A. Lawrence.
A meeting of the executive board
will be held in January to appoint the
remaining officers and superintendent
for the different departments.
On motion of Col. Isley the dates for
the next fair were set for August 20,
80 and 81, and September l.
D. F. McCauley of Shoreham called |
attention to the fact that there had
been a deficit each year for the past
theee years. He believed the only way
to remedy this was to raise the price of
general admission tickets to so cents
nd re fn
made by Mr.. McCauley and seconded
by j. c. S. Hamilton to this effect was
carried unanimously. The rules were
also changed so that hereafter only Ver-
mont poultry will be eligible for prem
iums.
In accepting the Office of president
for another year, Judge Weeks spoke |
briefly. He spoke of the great changes
and improvements which had taken
place since 1902, and gave credit for a
large share of them to Col. Ilsley. Com
parisons had been made, he said, be-
tween Rutland and Middlebury fairs,
but it should be remembered that the
city of Rutland alone had more people
than Addison county, giving the Rut-
land fair a great advantage when it
came to getting out crowd. He felt
gratified at the splendid spirit shown at
the fair of 1915, and believed that it
was the duty of the members of the So
ciety to do all in their power to make
next years fair success, to show their
appreciation for what Col. Ilsley had
done, if nothing else.
This concluded the business meeting
of the association and the rest of the
time was taken up with a very enjoyable
entertainment which consisted of
musical specialties, sketches and i'm
presentations. During the entertainment
cigars were enjoyed at the expense