Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-02-04
BRANDON, Jan, %, 1856


Water Chaplin, formerly of Woodstock
. by the Rev, S, r. Hall, of Browningtor
r This was followed by an Essay by Al
bert ID. Hagar, Esq, of Protorsville, o
ancient Mining ON the shores of LAX
Superior" The paper was one of grea
interest, giving new views and opinion
relative to the co,....9...y sr"pogc' r1r
the Indians had in that region-takin.
the positive view that different race o
men from the etleminate tribes that wer,
found resident there at an early period
were the real operators in working anC
developing the copper mines. The arti
Gle evinced great research in its prepa.
ton.
AT O'Clock the exercises were opened
by the delivery of a scholarly produc-
ton, entitled The Rev. Samuel Peters.
! LII. ID. and the Diocese of Vermont by
the Rev. Albert H. Bailey, of Poutney.
A new, and we believe truthful version
OF DR.. Peters career in America was Civ
en-; especially his efforts to force him
self upon the Churchmen of this State
as their Bishop, The review of his re-
latlons to the Diocese of Vermont were
well timed and will tend to explain the
mystery which has ever hung over this
subject, and relieve the Episcopal Church
of Vermont from the odium which has
attached to it from the conduct of DR..
Peters-in its early history, and places
on record, the fact that neither the
Church nor the State should longer be
held responsible for his extraordinary
acts
The commemorative notice of the late
Hon. Charles Linsley of Middlebury, by
Edward j. Phelps, ESQ., of Burlington
may be termed the gem of the occasion.
He commenced with just and well ex-
pressed views on the relations of the le-
gal profession to the other pursuits of
life, and then proceeded to give history
of the family of Mr.. L., especially the
life and services of his father, the late
Hon. Joel Linsley, Of Cornwall, who was
long the Presiding Judge in Addison
County. Mr., Linsley came to the bar of
Addison County in the days of those
giants of the law, David Edmonds, Dan
lei Chapman, Robert B. Bates, f. d.
Woodbridge, and Horatio Seymour, but
just as some of them were retiring from
active practice; and perhaps so large a
number of the profession who were dis
dinguished as able counseIlors and elo-
quent advocates We're never associated
at any other county bar in the United
States.
A careful and candid review was Civ
en- of Mr.. Linsley's standing as law
yer, and many cases were quoted from
the judicial Reports of the State, where
his eminent ability as jurist and advo-
cate was prominently exhibited His
love of the British classics, his poetic |
talent, and his fine social qualities were |
alluded to.
The paper evinced on the part of the |
writer the love of an approaching friend |
and the rare merit Of elegance and brew |
ity. Its delivery was graceful, and had |
the strict attention of large audience.
The Rev. d. t. Taylor, of Castleton,
then read the poem, "The Vermont Vol |
unteers,' which was finely conceived |
and well delivered. This poem was
in competition for the prize recently |
awarded to Mrs. Dorr, and is by some |
considered fully equal to it as produc-
ton. We learn that it will appear in
the Brandon Record of this week.
On Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, |
after business meeting of the Society, |
the Rev. John B. Perry, ofSwanton, read
an elaborate and scientific paper on the
g Geological formations of Lake Cham
plain" which we were so unfortunate
as not to hear, but it is highly spoken of
by those whose opinions are worthy of
He was followed by Luz
Their l.. butcher, Esq, of ST. Adams, on
70 June Trainings in Vermont"
We would gladly give you an abstract
u 0hiS anu lhtCiCstiIlS dItiClc
relating to one Of Vermont's ancient
had we the true gift of its
author in grouping the grave and the
gay. Suffice it to say that it abounded
IN amusing anecdotes and mirthful des-
criptions of the performances Of the
. Flood Wood" and its officers We may
be allowed to say that it was valuable
paper, and one which will be highly priz-
ed in the future in demonstrating the
habits and customs of the fathers. s
The closing exercises in the afternoon
were the reading of "a biographical
sketch of the late Rev. George b. Man
SER" of Bennington, by Geo. F. Hough-
ton, Esq, Of St. Albahs.
This article was choice and rare
tribute of Il friend to one who had long
occupied high position both in the
State and the Episcopal church. and
whose good deeds are enshrined in the
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