Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-15
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE YER
MONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY


| The Rev Pliny II. White, Of Coventry, read
well prepared and highly interesting sketch
Of Col Barton who captured an English
General at Newport, Rhode Island, during
the War Of the Revolution and afterwa,d
settled in Barton, and from whom the town
| derived its name. Like some other promi-
nent Ntrmonters he was in Jail limits a con-
| siderable portion of his life, having been kept
/ on the limits at Danvillc, but unlike most Of
/ the others he was released at the urgent soli-
/ citation Of Gen. Lafayette, while on his visit
/ to this country in 1925, and through means
| furnished by this distinguished friend Of A.
merca.
Henry Clark, ESQ, Of Poultney, read valu-
/ able paper on the early history Of that town.
| In preparing an address for the centennial
/ celebration Of the charter of the town of
| Poultncy last year he bad access to a large
mass of material, unfortunately since destroy
| ed, which he wrought with rare skill into an
/ interesting town history.
The Hon. Hampden Cults read very ex-
celIently prepared biographical sketch Of the
/ late Hon. Paul Spooner, of which we give
/ the following abstracts
Paul Spooner was born in New Bedford,
/ Mass, then Dartmouth March 20. 1745.-
/ lie acquired a good education at Petersham,
/ Mass. About l76S he removed to Hartand,
/ W., and entered upon the practice of the me-
deal profession. He was chosen in June
| l775, member Of the lroyincial Congress
which met at New York. In III, he was
appointed High SnefiH Of Cumberland Coun-
/ (which office be declined. Dr.. Spooner
was member of the Council Of Safety lie
was Town Clerk Of and Representative from
the town Of Ilartand Probate Register and
Judge Of Probate, and in 1882 was elected
Lieut. Governor Of the State, and 1856 was
made Chief Justice of Vermont
On motion the following gentlemen we're
elected members Of the society Rev. viii
liam Clark. West Brat,leboro' Rev. Clark
F.. Ferrin, Hnesburgh Gen Frederick W.
Hopkins, Rutland.
On motion. the Hon. Willard Fillmore. OF
Buffalo, ~ Y, aud Hon. Charles Hudson, Of
Lexington, Mass, were appointed Honorary
Members of the Society
An ancient resolve passed by the Colony Of
Massachusetts Bay August Is, l775, an org
inal copy Of which was presented to the Socie.
ty 10y Capt. h. w Clarke, L. S. Army. was
ordered to be published in the newspapers of
Vermont as having especial significance and
importance at the present crisis of our Nation.
al Affairs.
The following was presented by the Hon
George Folsom, l.. l.. D. Of BrattIeboro' and
adopted
A noble statue Of Ethan Allen having
been executed at the expense of this State b,
native sculptor Mr.. Larkiu Goldsmith Mead
ir., Of Bratteboro', Resoived that this Soeie
ty take pleasure in commenting this admira
bic historical monument as choice work %
RI 4 of a..
It's illustrious subject SO closely identified
with the revolutionary history of Vermont.
The Society passed the following resolu
tion on motion Of Jas S Adams ESQ, Sec
rotary OF the Board of Education:
Resided, That we commend to the atten.
ton and encouragement of our citizens, tn,
Vernon. Historical Magazine recently under
taken and now partially completed
Collecting from sources that will ere lops
be inaccessible, vast amount of historic
matter that is now useful and soon will be-
come invaluable; its own intrinsic worth. as
well as the persistent energy and praise.
worthy perseverance with which it has been
prosecuted all reo,ss.nead the enterprise tc
our approval and to general encouragement
and support.
THURspAY MORNING, July II.
Henry I Tuckerman, Esq, Of New York
city, author Of the "Optmist" and other pop.
ular works, iead a genial, scholarly and elab
crate paper upon Civilization in North Amer,
lea; which was highly pleasing to an oppre
catiye audience.
The following gentlemen were on motor
elected to membership
Hon. William Capp, Burlington Rev
Francis w NTH. Henry X. Adams. Worth.
lngton c. Smith, Edward a. Smith, Col. Geo
Sannard, ST. Adams Hon. Alfred Keith
Sheldon; Nelson Fl. Arlington, Bakersfield
Jason Steele, Windsor John Boadmar
Page Rutland Albert Clark, Mont pelier
Henry D. Houghton Putney; Hiram circuit
A. g. Nourse, Bratteboro.
The Hon. Philip Henry Moore Of Philips.
burgh, Canada East, member Of the Provin
olal Parliament, vas elected Correspondent.
member Of the Society. The Hon. Rober
Charles Winthrop Of Boston and Samue
Wells Williams, l.. l.. b Of Macao China
we've on motion elected Honorary Member.
of the Society.
The Rev. j. Dougherty, Of Johnson, wa:
on motion invited to read before the Societ,
at Its next special meeting in January, 1868
paper upon the life and services of the late
Rev. Asa Lyon, Of Grand Isle
George b. Reed, Esq, of Montpelier, wa.
by special vote requested to prepare and read
before the Society at the next annual Meeting
a paper on the Early History of Banking in
Vermont
he Rev. William Clark, formerly Mission
airy at Constantinople and now one of the
Principles of Glenwood Ladies Seminary,
West Brattleboro, then favored the Society,
with very elegant paper in which he gave
an outline History of the Koordish tribe OF
Asia Minor.
The Rev. Joseph Chandler, of West Brat
tleboro, then read very full and iudieious
biographical sketch of the Hon. Samuel Clark,
late OF Brattleboro, deceased.
( THUEsDAY AFrERNooN.
The Rev, Piny II. White Of Coventry read
very carefully prepared biographical notice
of the Rev Dr. White late President OF Wa
bash College
Henry Hall, Esq, Of Rutland, followed
with an deliberately prepared historical paper
upon the Evacuation of Ticonderoga in l777.
by Major General Arthur st. Clair.
George +. Houghlon, Esq, of st. Adams.
was invited TO prepare biographical sketch Of
Levi Allen, and read the same with extracts
from his correspondence and poetry at some
/ future meeting of tho Soc;otv