Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-06-11
The Editorial Meeting.


utive Committee. The Association me
in the pleasant parlors Of the America
House, Burlington, Wednesday evening
june 4th, and was called to order b!
Hon. L. p. Walton. President. In th'
absence Of d. w. Dixon. the Recording
Secretary, Capt. Albert Clarke was ehOs
en- Secretary pro tempOre.
The following members answered t.
their names:
E.P. Walton, Q. W. Willard, A
n. Swain, J. W. WheelOck, J. c. W
Coke, Henry Clark, Albert Clarke, c. NJ
Chase, Q. NJ. Stone, II. d. Davis, Hiram
Atkins, J. NJ. Poland, John Cain NJ
TaplIn, Justus Cobb, A. II. futile, A. C
Tuttlc, D. NJ. Camp, Royal Cummings
o. S Bliss, p. p. Ripley, Chas. G. Morse
A. n. Merchant, G. II. 3igelOw, and G
G.. Benedict.
The record of last melting was read.
The President announced that the cd
printing press, once. used by Bepjamii
Franklin, in reference to which report
was read by Mr.. Greene of Woodstock,
at a former meeting, and action taken to
secure its preservation, by the Associa'
ton, had been received, and was now N
Montpelier in care ofthc Sergcant.at-arms
of the State and that as soon as one or
two missing pieces could be supplied, it
would be set up in the State House.
The following gentlemen were proposed
for membership Of the Association, and
we're duly elected ,-R. S. Warner, Ed
itor and publisher ef the Ludlow Gazette;
Il. A. Stewart, of the Newport Express
a. STANDARD; w. W. Atwa;er, Editor
and Publisher of the Vermont Witness;
Miss Frances L. Aiken, Of the Argus g.
Patriot; Rev. I'll. A. Spencer, Of the
Christian Messenger; 4. Henry Wiley,
of the Randolph Eagle" L, W. Rowell,
proprietor of job printing Office, St. Johns
bury.
On motion of Henry Clark, John Cain
Esq, having ceased his active connection
with the craft, was elected an honorary
member.
On motion Of j. NJ. Poland, Col. E. NJ.
Brown having left the State to become
Editor of a Yankton, Dakota, paper, was
elected an honorary member
On motion further routine business was
postponed, and the Association proceeded
to listen to the address by Mr.. Chase of
tho Lyndon Union, which, by the way,
was very practical and interesting
The poem by John Cain was well re-
cGised by the Association, and votes OF
thanks were rendered to both Mr.. Chase
and Mr. Cain.
After the adjournment the members
visited the city hall where the "Hay.
makers" was being performed by the
Burlington Harmonic Society; Tut only
to witness the closing scenes and the
brilliant tablcau.
The Queen City Band afterwards sere-
naded the Association and were happily
complimentcd by Mr.. Atkins and Mr..
Clark.
Thursday morning, the citizens of Bur.
lington invited the members 10 an inspec-
ton Of their beautiful city and its attrac-
tions, taking them in carriages to the COL
lege, Green Mount and Lake View Gene
teries, &C., from 8 o'clock to 1920, when
tho party took the splendid new steamer
Vermont for Ticondoruga. AT this place.
W. e. Baldwin's coaches were in readiness
to convey tie party to Lake George. In
passing the ruins of "Old IT," Mr.. Bald.
win ordered the coaches to halt and then
gave an address that combined as much
history, eulogy and cloqueuco in as few
words as We ever listened to. Lake George
is distant from Lake Champain, about 5
miles and the road rough AMI billy, bu t
was reached in due time, where the propel-
Ter "Ganouskie" awaited our arrival.
This neat little boat is commanded by Capt.
A. Hulctt, resident of Vermont, assisted
by his daughter. The captain owns a
farm where he resides when his boat is ice.
bound, but in the summer, his wife and an.
other daughter manages the fair while he
and this one take the boat His daughter
took the helm part of the way, and steer.
cd the boat as steadily as her father The
lake was vetcd beautiful one by all or
board. and the trip was enjoyed to the full
lest extent. An American eagle paid hi,
respects to the party by flying within shoot
ing distance for several minutes, giving al
ar opportunity to see aim. Many of tn,
islands in this lake have fine summer resi-
dences on them. and their, occupants FREE
a salute as the boat passed.
The Fort William Henry Hotel wa
reached about sunlown where the excur
sionists were handsomely received AM
entertained EA