Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-21


Bellows Falls Times; the Wallingford
Standard; the Newport Express the Gale
DOMAIN and the Vermont Farmer of ST.
Johnsbury; the Morrisville Citizen; the
Bennington Banner: the Lamoile Neios-
dealer, and the Burlington Free Press and
Times. County conventions on the 18th IN
Ru tland and Franklin counties prevented
the attendance of some of the Rutland and
St. Adams editors who have commonly been
present at these reunions. Most of the
party reached ST. Johnsbury by clock on
Wednesday, and an hour or two was spent
| in riding about that thrifty village, and
visiting the great scale works Of the Fair
banks Company, the Athen@um, with its
library and picture gallery, the princely
gif, Of Hon. Hor ace Fairbanks TO the vii
lage of St. Johnsbury. and the mobiles. indi-
yidual beneiaction thus far known in our
State. and other objects of interest. The
party were quartered at the ST. Johnsbury
House
The ANNUAL NETTING
took place at O'Clock in the parlors
Of the hotel, the Pres ident of the Asso-
citation. Hon. E. p Walton. in the chair.
Hon. L. P. Poland, Hon. Horace Fair
bank and Col. franklin Fairbanks. DR..
| e. B. Billiard, John Paddock, Esq, and
other prominent citizens Of ST. Johns
/ bury had been invited to attend the literary
exercises, and were present, some Of them
with their wiyes The Grafton was by 5.
/ B Pettengill. of Rutland. lie discussed
/ the Relations Of the Individual to Society
| in our day, noting the especial importance
given TO the individual as a man, as
distinguished from the ancient hero.
| Private virtues have nowadays become
public. Our political parties demand
candidates whose character shall be
their platform The personal over
rides ell other consi derations. In journal
! ism this leads 10 the personal gossip, the
| chronicling OF the everyday matters and
small-potaloisns Of private life. the
frequent " scandals OF our Gay.
While rot spplauding OF approving
this tendency, the speaker found in 1t
some justification for the personal character
OF modern journalism. and bis view seemed
10 be that the current would work itself
clear in time. The discourse was illustrated
by apt quotations from Thackeray. Words
worth's SlnnetS on Scandal, and other
authors. |. was listened to with close in
tere.t and followed by applause, and vote
Of thanks to the speaker.
The poet, Rev. o. q. W heller. Of Grand
I,ie. having failed - keep his appoint
ment. this closed the literary exercises. and
the Association proceeded 10 business.
On successive motions, Messrs. Benedict,
Poland and Earle were appointed a commit
tee to nominate officers for the year ensuing,
and Messrs Pettingill, Greene and Stone
committee 10 select an orator and poet for
the rext reunion. The following were pro-
posed tor mem bership Of the Association and
were duly elected members Rev 4. Chan
der. Br4iileber9 Hse9r@ ~ -, T"Sbn-@n
Bennington Banner; ". d. MeMsster
Woodstock Acc. L. B. McClintock. New
port Express. E. J. Hyde, " allineiord
Nandara {. E. Mech. Vermont Farmer
" ) Dana. Woodstock Standard
Mr. Benedict, from the committee ap-
pointed lasi year. on the subject Of com
pensation FIR publishing the laws desig- |
mated for publication IN the papers. report
ed that IN consequence Of the death of the |
chairman Of the committee. Mr.. j. W. |
W heeiock. the committee were not prepared /
to report. On motion, the committee was /
discharged, and new committee on the 1
the subject was appointed, consisting of |
H. A Atkins, j. VI. Poland. and q. &. |
Benedict.
The subjec; Of the place for the next an
nual meeting and reunion being taken up,
Mr. Cu,hman, Of Bennington, suggested
the propriety of selecting Bennington, and
Of holding the meeting OF this Association
in connection with the grand celebration
Of the Battle of Bennington. to be held in
that town August 10Th, 1877 and on mo-
ton. il was unanimously voted that the
next annual meeting be held at Benning-
ton, the time to be fixed, as usuals by the
Executive Committee.
On motion. Messrs. Pettengill, Greene
and Benedict were appointed committee
to report resolutions Of respect TO the mem
DRY of j. W. Wheelock. The annual meet
ing then adjourned TO meet Thursday even
ing. on the summit Of Mount Washington.
Thursday morning opened bright and
warm. After breakfast. carriages provided
by citizens of st. Johnsbury were in wait
ing at the hotel. and the party spent an
hour and half ID riding about St. Johns
bury. The beautiful cemetery ; the new
water works by which water Is to bepump-
ed from the Passumpsic River for the sup
ply of the village the schools. including
the fine academy and boarding house. the
gift Of Thadiels Fairbanks the soldiers
by Larkin Il. Mead; the scale
works. ard the fine places and grounds of
Hon. Horace and Col Franklin Fairbanks. ,
with their fountains and flowers and con-
seryst)ries and graperies and peach houses,
not the least interesting of these being |
he tropical green-hOus3 of Col. Fairbanks,
illed with palms and tropical vines and
are leaf plants. which require a constant |
neat o! 95 : in order n thrive, and contain a
ng pine-apples ripening On the pines '
we're among the things and places of in G
crest hastily inspected. At half past nine I
be party took special car, courtecusly '
furnished by Mr.. W. IL. Bryant the capable I
gent of the Vermont Division of the Port I
and and Ogdensburg Road, and were off /
or the White Mountains. \ run of less I
han three hours brought them 10 the e
win Mountain House This house. noted a
: the fayOrite Summer retreat Of Mr.. T
5eecher, who whatever else ne knows or I
nows not, is entirely aware what fine air v
nd good table are, Is at the western Dor a
al OF the W bite MOuutsins and is one of a
he three we'll known hotels 1.-THE Junction D
louse At White River junction, and the c
win Mountain aud Crawford houses e.
mong the mountains kept By A. I. &O.F. ii
aaron. 1t IS large and we'll appointed 81
ouse, with accommodations for slme 300 d
uesis- The Twin Mountains. which form c
art OF the advance guard Of the rost of NJ
reat peaks beyond, rise In full view in d
ont. The day, as We have since learned, Of
as one OF almost unprecedented hea. 4
Natr In
esh breeze from the mountains swept =,
trough the broad balls and piazzas, and =
one felt oppressed The Msssrs. Barron d
ere both here, and greeted their guests 4,
18th baronial hospitality. Dinner was o.
rived at one. ard specially nice one it al
as. The Twin-MOuntain House pri des ar
self upon Its table and in the abundance vi
the substantials and luxuries provided,
I'd its superior cookery, it may claim high er
NIX among summer hotels, if this was a as
mple meal. In honor Of the centennial on
ar, little flag was folded into each tn
Ipkin; and everything, from the soups to In,
e strawberry short-cake and nuts and en-
isins, was served with particular nicely. of
tier dinner the party took stages for the tiy
Sc OF Mount Washington. At present, lei
d for few days to come, travellers RELY be
stages, to fill the gap between the rail- in
Mount Washington. But an extension me
the Boston. Concord and Montreal, and 90.
and o railroads. has been in process of to
during the past year and will wa
in running order in a week or so, which GU
Il take passengers to the very foot of the the
mint railway. While the rest dned, Mr.. an,
a Barron and Mr.. Greene had gone
cad to try and arrange for car and en-
le to take the party at least a portion of Th
, distance but they failed in their er- Ho
i'd and fell back on the stages as afore- the
d. Il is no hardship, however. in tine the
ather. to take the top OF a Concord coach We
.wn by six spanking black horses, for q ant
' miles and though the day was warm, its
n there, and the route up hill almost all big
way, all who secured outside seats, and WI
ne Of the insiders. found the twelve miles the