Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-01-30
VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Special correspondence Of the Rutland Herald,

The Vermont Historical Society has jus.
closed a successful special meeting at this
place. The session was commenced at the
Court House on Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. The President, Ex-Governor Hi.
land Hall of Bennington, IN the chair. The
morning was consumed in the organ cation
and arrangement for the public exercises,
and the election Of members,
In the afternoon, a paper was read by
Henry Clark of Poultney, on "The propri-
ETY., Importance, and advantages historically
and socially considered of Centennial Cele.
brations in Vermont" This paper was pre-
pared in compliance with the request of the
Society made at its annual meeting at Mont
peliar in October last, in view of the fact
that the years 1862 and 1868 mark century
in the history OF most Of the towns in Yer
mont.
The Rev. w. II. Lord of Montpelier, fol-
lowed with an eloquent and graceful tribute
to the Life and Character OF the late Hon.
Ferrand F. Merrill of Montpelier. Mr..
Merrill will be remembered in the State as
the faithful and accomplished Clerk of the
House of Representatives for long series OF
years--having oeen the immediate success sor
Of his father, (the Hon. Timothy Msrrillj, in
the office. He was seven years Secretary Of
State, also representative from Montpelier
in the years 1856 and 1856. He combined
in happy manner, the qualities of the faithful
councellor-the pleasing advocate and the
courteous christian gentleman. .f a1
The Rev. B. d. Ames, A. NJ, of Brandon,
presented in we'll prepared paper, the Life
and Services of the late DR.. Dana OF Our
County, and l give a brief epitome of It:
Hon. Anderson Green Dana, M. D., was
born at Cambridge, Mass, Sept. II, 1871.
He was the son of Rev. Nathan Dana Bap-
| fist clergyman, who preached in Hubbardton
and Brandon. HIS ancestors sprang from
Richard Dana, native of France and emf
| grated TO this cou ntry liz 1915. DR.. Dana
was of the 9th generation in descent from
Richard Dana. He commenced the study OF
medicine at the age of Is years with his
brother-in-law DR.. Winslow of Pittsford, and
completed his studies with DR., Selah Gridley
of Castleton. He also attended upon Lee
lures of DR.. Benjaman Rush in 1912 at Phil
adephia He was President of the Vermont
Medical Society, and was frequently a dele
gate to the American Medical Association,
and was made an Honorary member at its
session IN Boston, in 1889. The first public
| Anatomical Dissection in Vermont was per-
formed by DR.. Dana at the request of Dr. E.
Porter of Rutland, on the body of Anthony
who hung himself in the jail at Rutland or
the morning he was to have been executed
Anthony previous to his death having made
bill OF sale of his body for this purpose
DIR. Dana resided at and practiced his pro-
fession at Salisbury, Boston, Mass, Pittsiord
and Brandon. He married in 1916 Miss
Eliza Fuller, daughter of Roger Fuller, Esq
of Brandon, descendant of one of the Pill
grims of the Mayfswer, whose literary pro
auctions have also associated her name witt
the poetical writers of her sex. he was a
learned man in his profession, and had made
large accumulations of other departments OF
knowledge and his Accomplishments were
fully recognized by Middlebury College in
1860 by confei ring upon him the degree o.
Doctor ofLaws.
County in 1910 and 1S41. He was for more
than 40 years a contributor to many OF the
leading newspapers and Reviews, and bis
productions attracted more than usual atten-
ton, and has left in manuscript nearly COM
plete history of the town OF Brandon.
The life of DR.. Dana was one full OF use
fulness and industry, and leaves to his child
rem rich legacy-ot having sustained the
high character of courteous and skillful
musician, an eminent scholar and accom-
plished gentleman
DR.. Hiram F. Stevens OF st. Adams, read
biographical sketch of the late Hon. navle
| Olmstead of Minnesota, native Of thi.
State.
The meeting was continued or Wedpes
day morning, when paper was read by L
L. butcher, Esq, of St.Albans, on the life o.
the Rev. Dana Lamb, Of which the following
is brief sketch: MOI -rrs
Rev. Dana Lamb was born in the town Of
Georgia, VT, Oct. IA, 1850. He graduated
at the University Of Vermont in 1928, ant
served as the successor Of the late Zadecl
Thompson, as tutor in the institution. HI
studied theology with the Rev. Josiah Hop
kins d. D., and entered upon his ministry