The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
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Resolutions and Election OF Ofiices by the
Vermont SCISSORS Drivers.

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Resolutions and Election OF Offices by thu
Vermont Scissors Drivers.
| II was very meagre report Of the proceed
| ings OF the Vermont Press association, after
left here Thursday morning, that we were abl'
| to give last week. When the Scribblers go
down TO Block island they were not In condi
ton to send back many news reports.
At the business meeting at the BROOKS
House Wednesday evening, President Swain o.
the association was Instructed to appoint a
committee of five to meet and confer the nex
day and report list OF officers for the nex|
year.
For this committee he selected A II Tuttle OF
Rutland, L 0 Greene OF Woodstock, Il J
Humphrey Of ,Poultney, II Davenport OF
Brattleboro and D w Dixon Of " Adams
As Davenport did not 60 on the excursion, Hi
ram Atkins Of Montpelier was substituted for
him and the committee reported the following
us the ticket which was elected for the next
year:
President, A II futile of thcRutland Herald,
Vice Presidents, g g Bennedct OF the Burling-
ton Free Press and Il Humphrey OF the Poult-
ney Journal, Recording Secretary, Geo Il Sci.
leck of Brattleboro, Corresponding Secretary, ID
w Dixon of the Montpelier Waterman, Treas
urer, c M Stone Of the st Johnsbnry Caledonia
Executive committee, l. o Greene OF the Wood
stock Standard, d NJ Camp of the Newport
Express, H q Dewing of the Montpelier Argus
and Patriot. After dinner Thursday at Block
Island, carriages were provided and the Yer
monters were shown the features OF interest up.
on the island, including the light house, the old
windmill after primitive methods OF construc-
ton, and other characteristics OF this sea grit
town.
After their sumputous banquet. toasts
were responded to by Rev Or Gibson
johnson of New London-a former Yer
monter-by Gov Harrison OF Connecticut.
hC ado a wary hau1eOyna cnppCh of commit.
ment to the Vermont members OF the quill pro.
fession, as well as by whole people, and by
Justice Miller of the United Statee supreme
court who said that Vermont and her people
stood high in Iowa and other western states.
and mentioned many eminent men now living
10 the west who went from the state. Mrs "A,
die Bidwell Gibson of Bellows Falls recited
''Mary's Singing Lesson" or bird song, in
which she received the hearty applause OF the
assembly, and on the home voyage she enter
tanned them again with fine selection.
After breakfast Friday morning about thirty
went on a trip on steam yacht belonging to
the hotel, but heavy sea few miles out caus.
ed great discomfort to some. They were al
able however to eat hearty dinner, after
which the whole party embarked for home on
the same steamer 1t came on. On board the
steamer these resolutions were unanimously
adopted by the association
l.-Recognizing fully, as we do, th couite-
sizes extended on every hand to our association,
which have made this, its sixteenth annual ex.
cursion SO eminently pleasant and enjoyable,
we desire heartily to express our appreciation
of all these favors. First of all we desire to
thank the Central Vermont railroad, the Con-
necticut river railroad the Passumpsc railroad,
the Bennington g. Rutland railroad, the New
London railroad and the New London steam
boat company for transportation, and to all the
and employees of these various COM
ed. To Nicholas Ball, proprietor, and 5
Marden, manager of the Ocean View hotel,
Block Island, and thanks are due and most
heartily rendered for the regal entertainment
provided us and for all those attentions which
made out stay at this beautiful resort SO pleas.
and enjoyable.
2.-1bat we acknowledge our Indebtedness to |
the craftsmen of Brattleboro who so royalty |
entertained us during our sojourn there and we |
assure them that the occasion will be held IN |
as the pleasantest and most en- |
joyable In the history OF the association.
3.-That in our retiring president, A |
Swain, ESQ, we have 6fAfaithful offHer, an |
able editor and true A4Gh-equally beloyedhy |
The older members of the association to whom |
be has been as an elder brother, and the young;
Or members who look up to him as to father
Tor counsel and example. We wish in this pub
lie manner to express our appreciation of bis
faithful service in behalf of the association.
4.-Realizing that the pleasant enjoyment OF
his occasion is largely due to the we'll directed
Efforts of our executive committee we desire to
express to them our heartiest thanks for their
Efficient services.
DIN CAMP, J
G NJ STONE, Committee or tesolutl0ns.
RI HUMPHREY,
The Massachusetts Press association, which
vas holding its annual meeting and xeursion
- fho mo
Ind invitations ~
A N Scain, Pres VI Press Association -
The Mass Press Association presents its COM
ailments to the VT Press Association and hopes
hat this communication is not in'errupting
With intrusive talk the grand majestic SYM
,honies of ocean. We start for the Vineyard
md Nantucket Saturday. Our latch string is
ut for any or all Of you,
EDITOR Holyoke Transcript, Pres Mass Press
association.
To which response was made thusly: i
VIM S Loon,is, Pres Mass Press Associatio'b
7olyoke, Mass :-Compiment of the Vt Press
association to the Mass Press Assoejshor-
hanks for your kind Invitation. W eeAre out
NO hundred strong and should be glad to give
huge pull at yo1r latch string, but have Just
cen to dinner and as consequences the island
sinking and we must hurry away, and wish
GU great joy with Martha and old Nantuck.
A n SWAIN,
res Vt Press Association.
The nations sufferer on Mt McGregor was
OF forgotten. This resolution of sympathy be
lg forwarded by telegraph:
TO Gen U S Grant, Mt McGregor The
ermont Editors and Publishers Association,
mid the festivities of its annual reunion, re-
lembers with deepest sympathy the nations
iptain and leader in his hours of suffering,
nd tenders to him the united wish and prayer
Its members,-that relief and strength and
cart and hope and all good things for This life
nd that to come may be his.
ea-a AN SWAIN,
res Vt Press Association.
The sea was rather too rough for the boat
de and the return home. But large number
the editors and ladies took it in, and the sea
'ok it out of good many Of them y
The guests of the association held a meeting
q the steamer on the return trip. Judge Yea
" was chairman and Col Geo W Hooker Sec
tary, and the latter was deputied to express
the association their hearty thanks for the
,urtesy and attention received from the asso-
alton, and which duty Col Hooker very hap.
ly discharged.