Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-07-24

principals OF GlenwOod Ladies Seminary, West
Bratteboro, then favored the Society with a
very elegant paper in which he gave an outline
History of the Koordish tribe Of Asia Minor.
The Rev. JosEfu CHANDLER Of West Brat
tleboro then read very full and judcious BIZ
ographical sketch of the Hon. SAMUEL CLARK,
late of Brattlebore, deceased.
Thursday Afternoon.
The Rev. P11NY II. WHITE of Coventry read
a very carefully prepared biographical notice of
the Rev. DR.. - WHITE, late President of
Wabash Collrge.
HENRY HALL, of Rutland, followed with ah
deliberately prepared historical paper upon the
Evacuation of Ticondernga in l777, by Major
General Arthur St. Clair.
GEORGE f. HoUGHToN, ESQ.,, of st. Adams,
was invited to prepare a biographical sketch of
LEVI ALLEN, and read the same with extracts
from his correspondence and poetry at some
future meeting of the Society
Capt. r. w. CLARKE having expressed his
inability to prepaid biographical notice Of the
Hon. PHILIP c. TUCKER, late of Vergennes,
deceased by reason of pressing military en-
gagements, he was on motion excused, and
LEvERETT B. ENGLEsBY, Esq, of Burlington,
appointed in his stead
Francis A. Fisher ESQ.,, CT Sutherland Falls
presented through the Recording Secretary a
valuable lot of historical books and pamphlets
some of which were rare and elegantly illus
trated. For this generous donation the thanks
Of the Society were gratefully returned.
The Recording Secretary was directed to re-
quest the select committees from whom reports
were due in regard TO the State and Society
SEAL also in regard to the claim Of the Histori-
cal Society upon Henry Stevens of Burlington,
late President of the Society, who is said TO
detain from the Library of the Society large
number of rare and valuable books, manuscripts
and public document upon pretended claim
for services in collecting them, TO make their
reports at the annual meeting of the Society.
The Recording Secretary read letter from
Judge Adds Of ST. Adams, signifying to the
Society that domestic bereavement and illness
comp elled him to decline the appointment Of
Ora Tor at the next annual meeting, and Presi-
dent Hall, Vice President Kellogg and the Re
cording Secretary were specially requested to
notify the Hon. William Maxwell Evarts Of
New York City (now of Windsor, Vt.,) of the
unanimous wish Of the Society that he should
deliver the Annual Address before the Society
on the 18th day of October next, at Montpelier
The following gentlemen were appointed g
Committee of Arrangements for the annua
meeting at Montpelier, 18th October, 1862
Joseph Poland, Homer W. Heaton, Charles w
Willard, Edward II. Prentiss, George c. Shep
ard, Stoddard b. Colby, Herman ID. Hopkins
Timothy ]. Hubbard and Erastus S. Camp.
Notice was given that motion for amend
ment to the Constitution of the Society in re
gard to the times and places of holding spccia
meetings would be made at the next annua
meeting.
After motion of thanks TO the diferen
speakers for their papers and soliciting copie
for the archives of the Society, and vote o
thanks TO the citizens of Bra,tleboro for thei
hospitality, and to the different railroads il
Massachusetts and Vermont for the courtesy o
half fare tickets extended to members of tn
Society and others in attendance, the Vernon
Historical Society 0journed-having witnessed
in the character OF ito exercises and the addition
to its numbers of members gratifying proofs @
it's cont inued vitality and usefulness.