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Subseription $150 A.Blanchard Presidient 0f Durhasm Central Fair ai meeting of the DXurham 'Iculturai Society was held fternoon in; the Townshipý With l ose ltw enty imem-1 Socielty present. MVr. C. irig president, chaired the! th Ï. C. Gamey uo2ing as1 Di- it was Learned at ýthe meeting frm )14 E.. A. L. Morton that the fair tbis ill, G. year, wJiil be held on Se4pItember Il aidi A. 1. 12. egts to the annual Convention, e, T. -were gix cai power to nmake arrang- R. R. mients for at least three rides at the ).J. 1959 fair ini Orono. Ilt is i t he conven- fion il v as pointied out that Contacts chair can be mce 1-H. Mlr.C.,iligini address.ing thfe Dn-group statedthltie had been pleased E.wtth the 19 58 editioni of th fair. 1)1bal, L, G. 1,c said, been a tremirenidous job in get,- A. 1. îing tle- Agricu1tral Building ready Johni- and al o i preparing the groUnds. Tlhe F.W. projce : as conipkted, painted an.d liar- was a gre,-at asset. le was certain that the fair can be improved and ýwî11 Lstan, be. lis uetos inchided a parade t, B. with sonie floats along with the fiand. MTIR 5fr.A. Bklanchiard was appointied lb ,W.approac'h thie Dainigtoni Counicil con- iston, erIllte annual grant. a, D. Mfr. J. C> Gameoy gave the financiali report wiis elsewhecre printed in1 this edlibj"Ilonf t'he paper. Hle waS gladj C{ar- Ito report thlat the building account was Ca- learedd that a balance of $380231 q. E. exstedl for the Society. eGi, l'le addition of the new hiorse harns, Iicks,:il was pointed out, had addecl greatly e, C. W 'the groundfs and ih waS also no1te2d h, F. thiat thee Raid brothers hiad miade vast 1. F. imïprov ements. to the race track, by f lilingfin.lw cornýers wthtruck 1oad,ý !(f earthl. A dsuso ensued on w'hther thie ~ arshould dkop flhe sheep, and swine! thIis year. An entertainment committeat was appoinjted. Rt was clecided to again run the square dance competition buf it was stressed tJhàt it must 'be unçier the com- trol of the Agricultural Socidety. Mr. A. BlIanchard, the incoming pres- idenf, outlined higl,ýhligbtýs of an Agi- cuturai convention and pointed out thaiI a srvyaken lhad show» that flowerehis gained the most at- tention aIt te fairs. This exhibit was followed hy hors-2ra g ahdcattleý He aIso said that g reateuphasii; s'loulI be pdaced on tNie use Jol1ocal talent for etramn etrs MUie aiso pitdOutt liat 15 fairs lhad closed out dutringÏ the year due to lfiq- ancalreaon. V.rany ha_ veld togot County Fairs. A inotion ,was earried to hold a Fièlid Crop Comixetibion again th1s ye ar ja Oiats and that tbey w'ouldi conitinue wýithi the Commercial Division in appIes Thie need opf urthier grandstand space was brougPjht np but no action' was taken. A vote of thajnks was expressed by [lie enttre m-ieeting. to MVr. C. lIig whýlI hiati orked niost diligently dupinug the past two ye-ars as president in pro- mioting the Orono Fair. VestryMeeting The annual Ve'strv mnpeinýýof S nla was ýoth feit ,ported thiat the the Gronio Fair' largest an4d that selves cramiped owvra blc Sýamuel r-eportedi on thie I lield in the Twsi m of a dramiatic cnet said, hiad neted a amal lyS, last year, slle said rates are a, flollov evnnwas .812Rebekah The reguilar meetin., teýnd in inacrean tSamuel ctte l wvere keenl1 i Night -Priday. Sal ie Ran a ver" gales. 1959 Ig on1 înec ni andi DîcL Ir lighits, as on.are to tamrrizecl of y-Qars. pres- 1I Orono. w'henl a one CourIse 3.5 1.2 3.0 1.5 attefidce