EAST BIDEFORD. P E ISLAND _ , July 213$; l9‘l7

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HE FIFTH Annual Meeting of the East Bidefsrd Silver Black , Fox Company, Ltd, was held ’at Ellerslie an the Third Wed-i ~ , _ nesdayin Junelast notice having been given to all slisrshplders . , ~_ in the last annual report. » y ‘

An increase of sixteen pups was reported by the Premdent for WWW the year 191? . ‘

The Company killed and Inarksted through the Fur Sales _ - Board 4 fox pelts; three of these have been Sold and reallzecl the sum of S832 83.1713 fourth is still lingerie} and the Fist Sales Board have set a price on this skin of $225 0!}

The Campany had the misfortune of losing a its: by death in ” the spring of 1917, ths skin ml which realised this: sum 0: S59; 01 ‘

it was decided to accept the offer of G 8.8119113 :to lurniSIi pails care for and feed the Gnmpany s faxes for the war beginniiig , Sepleiilher ist 19W, is September Ist,1918 for $85.00 per pair; _ he to recsive in addition the sum of S500 per pup fer every pup successfully raised to maturityg

It was this spinls‘nfif ‘thfimest‘ing that the (imam gradually increase the» numlier of breeding foxes, selling enough is :1 yes- pauses and fpossible pay a small dividenil V

A The ski Board sf firestorm were électsd fun the epsning year

Our next AnnualMeeiiing will he} held (iii the Third Wednesday 7 a,” , in June, 1916 This is the only notice 3769" ssill mews of the _

By amnnnt receiver? for skins ” »: l . Paid Gareifiker sit 1915-1916 3 sold - £89186 accnuni - Cash iii Bank 16.96 Balance _ ‘ ’

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sweeping foxes ‘ -, _ 3553;060:9999 ‘leaiics ails minim: spam) valued ‘ it}? Balsam ) _, S

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An account of the Annual Meeting Of the East Bideford Silver Black Fox Company, Ltd. held on July 21, 1917. ——FROM PAULINE MILLAR COLLECTION

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