The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-13
which this man. Bowen, has claimed to
possess.
Vermont Editors and Publishers As
Ion

iuc TOuIth hunudl mtcti1g vi tne
Editors and Publishers Association was
held at the Bates House, Rutland, on
Tuesday evening, June Sth, Hon. 4. P.
Walton, President of the Association,
presiding ID. Webster Dixon, Secreta-
ry.
The following named gentlemen were
present
Il. b. Whiting, st. Adams.
G. G.. Benedict, Free Press and Zines
Burlington.
A. N. Swain, Times, Bellows Falls.
G. M. Chase, Union, Lyndon.
@. NJ. Stone, Caledonian, st. Johns
bury.
Luther o. Greene, Standard, Wood
stock.
Lyman +. Knapp, Register, Middle
bury.
j. NJ. Poland, journal, Montpelier.
Hiram Atkins, Argus and Patriot,
Montpelier.
H. G. johnson, Vermonter, Vergen-
mes.
P. p. Ripley, Eagle, West Randolph.
Orville S. Bliss, Georgia.
G, II. Baker, St. Adams. Il
John Cain, Courier, Rutland.
j. X. Mclean, Independent, Rutland.
Henry Clark, Herald, Rutland.
H. G. futile, Herald, Rutland.
The proceedings of the last meeting
were read, after which business was sus-
pended, to listen to the literary exercises.
The President introduced Col. Albert
Clarke, of the st. Adams Messenger and
Transcript, who delivered well pre-.
pared and suggestive essay on 1.-THE Du-
ties and Rights of Editors and Publishers
A. A. Earle, editor of the Barton
Standred was then introduced, who read
an excellent poem full of meaning and
sentiment, which gives the musings at the
twilight hour on the banks Of the noble
Connecticut, mirroring the future from
the past, entitled: "By the Connecti-
cut.
We shall gladly reproduce Mr.. Earle's
effort in our columns, at an early day.
The following named gentlemen were
present, and became members of the AS
ISOLATION Albert II. Tuttle, Herald,
Rutland; Chas. NJ. Bliss, Free Press,
Bennington Justus Cobb, Register Mid
delbury; G. W. G. Coke, Christian Mes
senger, Montpelier f. H. Phelps,
journal, Fairhaven; j. w. Wheelock,
Freeman, Montpelier.
The following gentlemen were also
elected members !: VIM. II. Lord, DID,,
journal, Montpelier; Muhlon Taplin,
Argus, Montpelier Chas. c. Morse,
Morrisville; F. D. Mussey,
Free Press, Burlington.
The Association then elected the fol.
lowing officers
PRESIDENT.
Hon. f. p. Walton.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
+. B. Whiting.
c. M. Chase.
II. G. johnson.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
II. D. Hopkins, Montpelier.
RECORDING SECRETARY.
ID. Webster Dixon, St. Adams.
TREASURER.
G. NJ. Stone, St. Johnsbury.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
E. p. Walton, Montpelier 6. &.
Benedict, Burlington ; Hiram Atkins,
Montpelier.
The following are the appointments for
the next meeting:
Essayist, c. NJ. Chase Of the Lyndon
Union. Substitute, Hiram Atkins of the
Montpelier Argus.
Poet, j. S. D. Taylor of the st, Adams
Messenger. Substitute, H. G. johnson
of the Vergennes Vermonter.
Burlington was designated as the place
Of the next annual netting, on the second
Thursday of June, 1872.
1t was voted that in case the New
England Press Association made an ex-
cursion, the excursion of this Association
be postponed, and the annual meeting be
held on the excursion trip.
The Association then spent several
hours in discussing business affairs and
matters pertaining to the craft.
Friday morning the Association made
an excursion to the marble quarries, and
then took an excursion train on the Hur-
lem Extension to Manchester, where they
dined with Hon. F. II. Orvis, editor of
the Manchester Joarual, at the Equinox
House, returning to Rutland at 6p. M,
and spending the evening at the residence
OF Henry Clark, ESQ.,, editor of the Her.
aid.
The members of the Association,
through the courtesy of Superintendent
Wilson of the Rutland 4 Washington
Railroad, took special train for the
marble quarrics of West Rutland, where
they spent pleasant and profitable hour.
On their return they accepted an invita-
ton from Superintendent Faulkner Of
the Harlem Extension road who had a
special train in readiness, to take trip
to Manchester where they arrived at l
O'Clock p. m. Carriages were in waiting
and the party was conveyed to Manches-
ter, to the popular summer resort of Hon.
Franklin Orvis, the Equinox House.
Mr.. Orvis had provided a sumptuous
dinner for the party including in its bill
of fare, all the delicacies Of the season.
The number of those who sat down at
the table was above fifty. After the con-
clusion Of the repast few post prandiai
speeches were made and the following
resolution was most heartily and unani.
mously passed,
Resolped. That this Association here
by tenders its most hearty thanks to Hon
Franklin II. Orvis, our host of the Equi-
nox House, for the generous and elegant
hospitality which he has extended tc
Superintendent James r. Faulkner and
the Harlem Extension Railroad for the
courtesy of their special train; to Assist
ant Superintendent Y. V. X. Wilson
and Tho Ranooalaar and Saratooa Rail