Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-07-21
Vermont Editors and Publishers
Association.

| The Vermont Editors and Publishers
Association held their seventh annual
meeting last week, their first meeting
being held at the st. Johnsbury House,
Wednesday evening, In this it is de-
signed to give the official proceedings OF
the Association only, reserving for anoth'
err article an account of the excursion.
The attendance was somewhat larger
than last year and included several new
members. On calling the roll the fol-
lowing named members answered to
their names G. G. Benedict, c. w.
Willard, A. N. Swain, G. M. Stone, Luz
Their o. Green, j. M. Poland, ID. M.
Camp, III. b. Davis, A. A Earle, Royal
Cummings, l.. w. Rowell, Charles G.
Morse and S. b. Pettengill. After
reading the minutes of the last meeting
by ID. M. Camp, secretary pro tenn, the
following named gentlemen werepresent-
ed and duly elected members of the as
ISOLATION: Rev. A. Chandler of the
Brattleboro Record, j. Halsey Cush-
man of the Bennington Banner, Hiram
A. Huse of the Green Mountain Free
man, w. ID. McMasters of the Wood
stock age, l.. b. McClintock of New
port, E. j. Hyde of the Wallingford
| Standard, Charles +. Mech of the Yer
mont Farmer and William S. Dana of
Woodstock.
A committee was appointed to nomi-
nate officers for the year ensuing and
the annual address was then delivered
by S. B. Pettengill of the Rutland Her
aid. The subject of his address was the
whitening of the individual as hero,
and the growth of the individual as
common man, and the bearing of this
change in modern society upon current
literature. 1T was received with very
general favor and interest. Besides the
members and their wives there were al
so present several prominent gentlemen
of St. Johnsbury and other portions of
the state, among whom were Hon. L.
P. Poland, Hon. Horace Fairbanks, Col.
Franklin Fairbanks, DR. Billiard and
ladies and Col. Veazey and wife and
Rev J. G. johnson of Rutland, and
many others.
1t was voted to hold the next annual
meeting at Bennington, and on motion
Messrs. Pettengill, Green and Benedict
were appointed to report resolutions on
the death of j. w. Wheelock who has
died since the last annual meeting. The
meeting then adjourned to meet at the
Summit House on Mt. Washington
Thursday evening.
On Thursday evening met in the par
lor of the Summit House, and the of
ticers for the year ensuing were elected
as follows President, Hon. 4. p. Wal
ton Vice-presidents, Joseph Poland,
Albert Clarke, A. H. futile recording
secretary, S. B. Pettengill; correspond
ing secretary, L. 0. Greene; treasurer,
G. M. Stone; Executive committee, E.
2. Walton, j. A. Cushman, A. N. Swain.
Orator for next year, Hon. E. ?.
Walton, and the selection for poet was
left to the executive committee. Mr..
Pettengill from the committee on the
death of Mr.. Wheelock reported as fol-
lows
| WHEREAS. Joseph Wilson WheeIock editor and
| publisher OF the Green Mountain Freeman, and
publisher OF the Vermont Christian Messenger has
deceased since the last meeting of this association
ResoiUod, That we recognized Mr.. Wbeoloek as a
valuable member of this association, who. by his
attendance and interest in our meetings, and his
| success. We knew Mr. Wheelock also as a most in
dustrous and efficient member of our craft who won
MS way from apprenticeship as printer to the con
troll OF one OF the most influential newspapers in the
state ana We knew him personally unpre-
LENDING modest gentlemsn Of genuine worth and a
| faithful friend. We sincerely mourn his decease
and assure his family OF our sympathy with them in
hssotped, That the secretary transmit to Mr..
Wheelocks family copy of these resolutions.
Mr.. Benedict offered the following res
olution, the adoption of which he recon-
mended, and after an expression of views
by others and on motion of j. M. Pc.
land it was adopted, viz:
WHEREAS. There is no more reason why the pub
fishers of newspapers should be expected to furnish
valuable advertising to the various political com
mittees than that staioners should be called on Il
furnish stationery, or landlords tho rents of hall
free gratis for nothing, therefore,
Resotped. That in the opinion Of this association
g publishers should make moderate charge for pub
fishing calls for conventions and eaueuses,
Mrs Helen E. Willis, sister of Sen
ator Twitchell, of Louisiana, died at In
dianapolis, Ind, on Sunday. She wa
with her brother at the time of the at
tempted assassination, and had started
E with him for their former home in thi
State She was the last of four sisters
all of whose husbands have been kille,
5 in Louisiana for being republicans, an,
|. her death is directly traceable to tn