Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-17

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cious friend, hut II vigorous aud sometimes
OpponCt
NOst OF those whom ] have named. and
many Others their u>sOci dcs, whom | have
MOI famed, having finished the work that was
giNcu them to do have passed oNertO The Other
side. only II few moments in advance rs 1t
We re-, of us who lingCr on the hlthcr shore.
Many of them were men of cmcnlnt ability,
ripe scholarship and profound curncstnCss Of
purpose; and all fthcm laRorcd diligently and
faithfully in the vineyards they were set to
cultivate. Certainly, If high and honorable
untcCCdrnts imp So corresponding aims and
obligations ON those that come after, surely
Won. the linCul descendants of those men, rs
it were, have grave dstics ANA responsible
ties resting urOu you. For me, personally,
with my face for the moment turned to he
past, you have, for me, Kind OF dual exist
turC. As the representatives and successors
OF the noble men of whom have spoken.
whose familiar forms | seem to 80" almost
with the physical eye, sitting there III the
midst OF You, and whose rlghtIu places You
seem to me almost to u-urp, Elcc yuu with
feelings of deep soclnnit, inspired ~ tue
brief retrospect i'm which have iuHulgcl
lRlt as actor, in the living pros"ut-jrs pu.cnt
OF the intellectual and moral forces iactur,
that are slowly but surely evolving higher.
and vet higher standards OF Character aud
OF dutN-wr give NOl double welcome to
our Inequalities ana our hearts.
This graceful and happy address was
listened to with the closest interest and
received with hearty applause. President
Swain responded, in terms of cordial
The observation-disclosures followed. TO "The
State of Vermont" Lieut.. Gov. Ormsbrp
responded, alluding to the characteristics
of NcrmOnters, and imprONi ing the OcCa-
sion by an earnest admOnition that our
commonwealth be not permitted to fall
behind other States in the most important
matter of common school education. An
allusion to Senator Edmunds and Mr.
Phelps as sons of Vermont who do high
honor to their native state, was received
with hearty applause. To 80. The Press, -
Il. &. Benedict of the FREE PRESS was
called on to respond, and spoke of the
dignity and responsibility of the Press
adding II word OF acknowledgment of the
lOrdly hospitality extended To the Associa-
ton and closing with the sentiment: "The
welfare and prosperity of BrattlebOrO,
with its lovely homes. its large-hearted
citizens its governors, past and to come,
its journals known throughout the land,
It's industries famous round the world
EStcy pcrpctud." The judiciary brought
Judge NeaZey to his feet, III some genial
and humorous remarks. closing by calling
ON Mr. BHtChcdcr as Il prospective member
# the judiciary to respond. Mr.. BatChcl
der rose rather reluctantly, for he had
Oeen asked To speak to the toast to the
ladies. and having prepared himself iOI
that, did not care to be switched of on to-
my other subject Nor was he, for after
4 preliminary word or two, ne launched
INTO and delivered his speech about the
Iaircr halt Of humanity, in right gallant
style. \ sentiment to "thc clergy" was
responded to by Rev. j. Il. Bartlett, of the
ChrjNtt0H Messenger. who told some neat
stories and closed with Il tribute to the re
ciprocal usefulness of the press and
clergy. Hon. j. VI. Tyler spoke for Brat
tleboro,' and depicted in a humorous
view its virtues and beauties. sketched its
history from i9i to the present day, and
tt,f i,,,, Il
most earnest, and in some RESPECTS best
speech Of the evening was made by thai
veteran teacher, Principal Bingham, of
the BrattlebOro high school. He paid Il
Just tribute to the devoted labOrs of Sec
rotary j. :. Adams, in former years :;
urged greater attention to the needs and
demands OF the common schools, and
bespoke the aid of the press in the effort
to elevate the standards and work of the
public schools
EN-Gov. Proctor spoke tothe concluding
toast, The Ladies'" and kept his audi
tors in prolonged roar of laughter by
his dry humOr. He said the only thing he
feared from the Press was the truth, and
that he must add that they gave him no
excess of that Finally Mr.. Atkins spoke
Of the honor and influence Vermont had
won in all the walks of life, and i'll both
of the political parties, and rashly banter
ed Col. Hooker on his efforts in behalf of
Is not easily taken aback, and in the cN-
change of compliments which followed he
did not come of second best. About mid
night the company broke up. after what
was acknowledged by ali To he the hand
soonest reception ever given to the assO-
citation since its organization.
on for Block Island.
The arrangement of trains compelled an
early start next morning, and at ) o'clock
the party was under way to the seaside.
Block Island rises from the deep sea about
fifteen miles east of the eastern end of
Long Island, and about the same dis
lance out from the coast of Rhode Island,
of which State 1t forms part
1t is seven miles long by four broad
and has permanent population
of over a thousand souls and a larger
number of summer visitors, attracted by
its cool and agreeable temperature. Well
up from the water, on its treelesS shore,
stands the great Ocean View hotel, which
was the point of destination of the party.
This was now swelled by Brattleboro edi-
| tors and guests, to the number of twenty
or thirty, and must have numbered in all
about two hundred persons. The Cen
| tral Vermont management and the New
| London Northern railroad furnished a
| special train OF four fine passenger coaches
| for the ride to the Sound. At Palmer the
party breakiaSted and arriving at New
! London at $3.50, the party embarked on
the staunch and cOmmodious steamboat
! Block Island of the New London Steam
| boat company. The ocean trip of forty
miles past Osprey Beach, Watch Hill and
| Fishers Island To Block Island was a very
pleasant one. The cool, fresh sea breeze
| was in delightful contrast with the heated
| al al "a