Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-07-23
EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS.

The 27th annual mo0UlnS OF UH0
Vermont Press association was held
in Burlington, July IL, with thirty
members present. The president of
the association, G. S. Forbes of st. Al
bans, presided and Secretary T. M.
Tobin of Swanton kept record Of
the proceedings. The following new
members were elected: w. S. S. Buck
and F. w. Sault of West Randolph,
O. L. Bourne of Cambridge, w. III.
Cook of Poultney, L. B. Bullock of
Lyndonville, George Atkins of Mont
pelier, W. S. Tuttle and FL. O.. Car
penter, Jr., of Rutland, D. A. Rowe
and w. B. Howe of Burlington.
There was a general discussion Of
various topics of particular interest
to the members of the association. By
a vote of 81 to 1 it was found to be the
sense of those present that the papers
of the State adopt the advance pay
ment system, beginning Jan 1, 1895.
Messrs. B. S. Barrett of the Burling-
ton Earth, L. P. Thayer of the West
Randolph Herald and L. Ell. Lewis of
the Morrisville NeeUs and Citizen were
appointed a committee to consider
advertising rates and report at the
next meeting. Messrs. George At
kins of the Montpelier Argas, A. F.
Stone of the st. Johnsbury Caledoniao
and w. B. Howe of the Burlington
Free Press were appointed a commit
tee to secure, if possible, just COM
pensation for publishing the acts of
the Legislature of 1894. The execu-
SO amending the constitution of the
association that the annual meetings
shall be held in the fall Or winter, the
question of a summer excursion to be
report was accepted. Messrs. w. B.
Howe, a. F. Stone and L. III. Lewis
were appointed a committee to nomi
nate officers for the ensuing year.
Their report was accepted and adopt
ed, as follows:
President-G. FL. Blake Of the Bar
ton MONITOR. fFGFs7FfEEY
I First vice president George Atkins
of the Montpelier Argus.
Second vice president-G- T. Childs
of the st. Albans Messenger.
Secretary-L. @. johnson of the
Burlington Clipper.
Treasurer-W. E. Hubbard Of the
Brattleboro Phenir.
Executive committee-L. P Thayer
of the West Randolph Herald, @. S.
Forbes of the st. Albans Messenger
and E. G. Tuttle of Rutland.
1t was found to be the sense of the
meeting that the next excursion Of
the association be made to Quebec
and the Saguenay river in the sum-
mer of 1895.
1t is understood that the next busi-
ness meeting of the association will
be held in October, 1895, and the Off
GERS elected last week will serve un-
til that time.
The larger share of those present at
the business meeting, with invited
guests, and also the New England
Woman's Press Association, who
were on an excursion of several days,
Thursday morning on the
steamer Reindeer, for trip on the
lake to spend the night at the mag
hotel, Champlain, at Bluff
Point.
The ride Thursday morning was
without incident until Isle La Motto
was reached at noon. Lunch was to
have been served on the spacious
grounds of Hon. n. w Fisk and ta-
bles had been set for the entire party.
Rain began to fall just before the
steamer reached the dock and it was
necessary to remove the tables to
the house. A portion of the lunch
was put up by Coon in neat packages
and taken along on the seamer. Mr.
and Mrs. Fisk furnished tea and coffee
and entertained the party very hand |
somely at their beautiful home. The
literary and musical entertainment
which followed the banquet at Hotel
Champlain, Bluff Point, Thursday ev-
ening, was rare treat, much enjoyed.
the heavy rain Fri
lay morning, a number went through
Ausable Chasm. Lunch was sent
over to Port Kent and eaten on the
Reindeer.
The party returned to Burlington in
season to reach most of the Vermont
owns that evening. The thanks of
he whole party are due to the eff
,ient officers of the association for
he enjoyments of the trip.
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