News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-23

Resolved, That we fully appreciate the
musical programme presented at the ban
quet in, Boston, Friday evening, July 10,
and would extend our hearty thanks to the
Appleton Quartette, and to John Dana Shep-
herd and Martha Dana Shepherd for the en-
joyment afforded in listening to their choice
and finely rendered musical selections and
We would also thank the cultured Minnie
Marshall for her highly entertaining recita-
| tions.
Resolved, That in the death of Hon. E. p
Walton, who has passed from earth since our
last annual meeting, this association haslost
one OF its founders, our craft experienced
and valued member, and our state worthy
patriotic and useful citizen. Having hon
ored him in life, we will continue to hold him
IN honored remembrance
Resolved, That missing once more from
our annual gathering the presence of our es-
teemed brother and former treasurer, G. NJ
Stone, we desire to place on record our sense
, of loss in his death, of the value of his long
and faithful service an officer of this asso-
citation, and of his worth a man.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the records. and that the Secretary be
requested to send copies to Mrs. Walton and
Mrs. Stone.
Upon reaching Boston the COM
pany again repaired to the American
House. While a few left for home
many remained and spent the day in
various ways about the city. Several
accepted an invitation to witness an
association baseball game between
the Boston and Cincinnati clubs, the
famous Mike Kelley being a player in
the latter club. In the evening, upon
invitation of Gov. Page, about 100
visited the Boston Museum and wit
messed the play of "Niobe"-a very
interesting comedy. After the play a
number visited the city hall and in
spected the fire-alarm system.
Tuesday morning a large portion
of the party left for home, those re-
naming devoting the day to business
and sightseeing. In the evening
party witnessed "The Last DAYS of
Pompeii," at the Boston Ampithe-
atre. This proved to be one of the
pleasantest events on the list. The
Grecian and modern games, the erup-
| ton of Vesuvius, the destruction of
the city and the brilliant display of
fireworks, making it a very interest
ing entertainment.
Wednesday morning, with the Their
mometer well up in the nineties, and
considerably tagged out, the rem
nant of the excursionists left for
home. A wait of a couple of hours
at Bellows Falls, during which time
a call was made upon the genial pro-
prietor of the Times, was the only
halt of any duration on the home
ward trip. Reaching ST. Johnsbury
it was with no small degree of pleas
ure that we recognized the familiar
voice of Conductor Parkhurst of the
st. j. & L. C. road, as he called out
All aboard !! q" A couple of hours
more and we were again in sc Spunky
Lamoille."
NOTES.
The well known paper houses of
John Carter and A. Storrs & Bement
| Co., had representatives on the look
out for their Vermont patrons
Every courtesy possible was shown
and the Green Mountain lads felt
that they had fallen into good
| hands.
Brer. Davis and Hon. Henry Bal
lard struggled manfully for suprem-
acy as the best story teller. Were it |
not for the tact that Davis is news
paper man we should be inclined to |
yield the palm TO Ballard, but as we |
never go back on the craft, Davis |
takes the cake.
The election of Brer. Humphrey as
the President of the Association was
the unanimous choice of the mem
bers, and Twas slight recognition of
the eminent service he rendered the
fraternity in his efforts in behalf of
the publication of the laws in the
legislative session last fall.
How the party appeared away from
home is best shown by the fact that
at the close of their business meeting
on the steamer to Boston, a Boston
party enquired who they were. When
told that they were Vermont news
paper men he exclaimed, Why, |
thought they were a lot of minis
| tersl'
Perry, the genial reporter of the
Boston Herald, was with the COM
pany throughout the entire trip |
He is good company, and can eat
more steamed clans than any other
man in Massachusetts. We are I'M
der obligations to him for lesson in
how to eat CLAIMS as they do in
Bosting."
Brer. Davenport of the Brattleboro
Reformer enjoyed at least one solid
feast while absent He devoted some
two and one-half hours to the clam
bake dinner at Nantasket, and for
that time turned his attention from
the needed housekeeping" in Yer
mont politics to things of an escu-
lent nature
To the untiring efforts of the exec
utive committee, Messrs. Parker,
Forbes and Humphrey, is due great
credit for the success of the eXcur-
sion. They labored early and late,
in season and out Of season, and |
succeeded in making this the most
pleasant excursion in the history of |
the Association
Politics were given the go-by, but |
little being said about the senatorial |
question. The only direct allusion |
to it was when r. j. Humphrey was
elected President of the Association. |
He remarked that he would not have |
been more surprised had the Govern
or appointed him Senator, and he
didn't know but that might follow.
The visit of few while at Ply
mouth to the office of the Old Colony |
Memoir was decidedly pleasant.
Their call upon the fair compositors
might have been prolonged had there
been as many of the latter as there
were visitors. As it was some of the
party left the scene very reluctantly.
The Memoir is model newspaper,
has a we'll equipped Office, and judg-
ing from appearances is we'll man.
aged.
Those members who failed to at
tend this gathering missed one ofthe
pleasant events-and they are indeed
very rare-in newspaper life. Con
tinual digging and drudgery is to a
large extent very necessary in a news
paper office; but we do not believe
any of those who stole the time from
their business found on their return
home that things had gone to the
bugs because they were absent. Ma
ture demands rest from labor and