Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-07-27
Vermont Historical Society.

The special meeting of this society at
Brattleboro, on the 18th and 18th insts.,
was one Of the most successful meetings
lit has ever held. The audience was
large, and included not a few persons of
the highest social and literary eminence
in the State. The people of Brattleboro
did themselves honor by the honors they
paid to the society in general, and to its
distinguished president, Gov. Hall, in
particular A public levee at the Town
Hall, two levees at private houses, cav
airy escort, torchlight procession, and
several serenades by the Brattleboro
Cornet Band" we're among the means
by which they expressed their welcome
to the Governor of Vermont" and swell
come to the Vermont Historical Society,""
which were notices on transparency
borne in the torchlight procession.
Two days were pleasantly and prof.
tably spent in the exercises of the society
and the accompanying social enjoyments.
On the first day Gov. Hall read an ad-
dress on the early controversy between
Vermont and New York" 1t was a
thorough exposure of the illegal and
fictitious claim set up by the authorities
of New York to the territory now en-
braced within the boundaries of Yer
mont, and complete proof, from cotem-
poraneous maps and documents, that the
settlers on the New Hampshire Grants
had law, as well as equity and justice on
their side. The position taken in the
address was so fortified by facts and ar
guments as to carry with it the weight of
a judicial opinion.
Gov. Hall was followed by the Rev.
Pliny H. White of Coventry, with a
paper on "the early Poets of Vermont .
which the Times says, was full of With
cisms and apt quotations that kept a roar
of laughter and applause, during the hour
it occupied in reading" In the after
noon there was an excursion to the site
of Fort Dummer, in the south part OF
Brattleboro, where the first permanent
settlement of Vermont took place; also
the sites of Forts Sawtell and Bridgman
in Vernon, connected with which were
some affecting "reminiscences. It was at
the latter place that Mr.. Caleb Howe
was killed by the Indians, and his wife.
Mrs. Jemima Howe, was taken and car
RED into captivity. The buryins ground
containing her remains, with the tomb.
stone erected to her memory, was also
visited.
On the second day Hon. Hampden
Cuts of Har!land delivered an address
on the life and public services of Hon
VIM. Jarvis" late of Weathersfeld, and
formerly Charge de affairs at Lisbon
1t contained much interesting matter, anc
was delivered with that graceful and eff
tective elocution for which Mr.. Cuts i.
SO distinguished. Rev. Pliny H. White
then read paper on the Runaway PonC
in Glover, ID respect to which the Pho
n'r says, the narrative was delight
, fully told, and was received with frequen
bursts of applause as he gave a graph,
! account of this curious geographical
: geological and historical phenomenon, in
terspersed with some mirth-provokint
, anecdotes"
; A number of valuable books, pam
phlets, and manuscripts, were presente,
by various resident and corresponding,
members. Nearly fifty persons becam,
members of the Society," very mate
rial addition to its numbers, respectable
lty and funds. Taking it all in all, thi
meeting afforded very great encourage
ment TO those interested in this Soci
, ETY., which for many years having Ian
guished almost unto death, has removes
It's youth, and seems to be in the hial
road to prosperity and usefulness. Ma
Is have q glorious foture.