The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-07-27
Interesting Meeting OF the Vermont His
tOrical Society.
From the Springfield Republican,

The second special meeting of the Yer.
mont Historical Society at Brattleboro. ON
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. has
been an occasion of great interest as well to
the associates OF the Society as to the ci,i-
zens Of the hospltable and beautiful village
OF Brattleboro.
On Monday evening, Gov. Hall. the Presi-
dent OF the society. was received at the COM
modous town hall bv a large concourse of
ladies aid gentlemen who came to paw him
their respects : ard the officers Of the socie.
ty were serenaded by the Brattlboro cornet
band (CharicS Newman, leader.) whose mu-
SIC was OF superb character. \ favored
few had previously enjoyed the delightful
privilege eft meeting under the roof of Ros-
well Hunt, Esq, who, with his kindred, have
rare and attractive mode of dispensing a
graceful and high favored hospitality,
honor which awakened in my memory remi-
niscences of the oldcn time when the great
est and best of men tasted Of the profuse
hospitality for which the "llunt Mansion" has
long been famous.
On Tuesday morning the members of the
Historical Society and large number of la
dies and gentlemen assembled at the town
hall and listened to an able and elaborate adj
dress from Gov. Inland Hall, in which he
set forth the objects of the society and dis.
cussed in mastery manner the controversy
of the New Hampshire and the unwarran,a-
bic conduct OF the authorities ofthe province
OF New York in regard thereto. lie was fol-
lowed by highly finished and interesting adj
dress on the Early Poets of Vermont. b,
Rev. Pliny ii. White of Coventry. W. in
which he spoke Of the life and literary char
acter of Thos. Rowley ofDanby, Josias Lyn-
don Arnold Of St. Johnsbury, and koyal w.
Ter of Bra,,leboro.
Late III The afternoon the Governor was
escorted by a cavacade ofseventy horsemen
mounted on good Vermont horses, through
several streets of this beautiful village. The
Governor occupied a seat in an elegant
barouche, accompanied by Hon. Daniel Kel-
logg, Vice President of the society, Hon. G.
Folsom of New York City, and Hon. Frede-
rick Holbrook of Brat,leboro /; and the dis
play was imposing and highly creditable to
Capt. John Wolcott Phelps, Gen. George b.
Kellogg and Col. S. NJ. Waite, who Differed
the cayalcade and to all who took any part in
it.
In the evening the society and a large num-
Der OF guests were entertained in munifcent
st! lie at the elegant mansion of Hon. George
Folsom of New York City and Brattleboro.
who is one oflhe most active members of,he
society, and the able chairman of the Board
OF Managers. 4 torch-light procession of
the tiremen of Brattleboro, composed of three
companies of about seventy each, in front of
MIR. Folsoms residence, which overlooks
large common, was most attractive feature
in the proceedings ofthe evening. The ban
ners carried by the tremen indicated "Wel-
comes to the Governor and 10 the Vermont
Historical Society,"" The Brattleboro cornet
band discoursed delightful music all the eve
ming, and after series of imposing evolu-
tons, the firemen were addressed by the Gov
ernor TN his own behalf and on behalf of the
Historical Society.
On Wednesday morning. after some mat
tiers of business had been attended to, an adj
dress was pronounced by Hon. Hampden
Cuts of North HartlanG, VT, on the life and
public services of the late VIM. Jarvis, for
mery consul to Portugal under President
Jefferson. The matter as we'll as the manner
OF this interesting speaker gave great pleas
ure to large and delighted audience of la
dies and gentlemen. Rev. Pliny H. White
was persuaded to favor the society and the
large audience with delivery Of paper on
the Runaway Pond in Glover. His paper
was received with frequent bursts of ap-
plause' as he gave graphic account of this
curious item OF Vermont history, interspers-
ing his narrative with amusing and mirthtul
anecdotes.
The society made several appointments of
corresponding members, as follows Hon.
) Ohm Rose OF Montreal, c. E. ; Hon. c. w. |
Babcock, Lawrence, X. L. DIR. J. G. Hol-
land, Springfield, Mass. Asahel C,app, New
Albany Ind. Gen. J. Watts Dcpyster, Two
Ii, New York.