Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-21
New England Historic Genealogical
Society.

The Society held regular monthly
meeting at 3 o'clock on Wednesday, April
9th, at Boston, the President, the Hon.
Marshall P. Wilder, in the chair.
The Librarian reported that fifty bound
volumes and one hundred and twenty
pamphlets had been presented to the
Library since the last meeting.
The Corresponding Secretary reported
that during the month. of March last be
received letters accepting resident mem
bership from the following named gentle
men: Hon. Lilly Eaton of Wakefield;
Mr.. William P. Cabot of Boston Oliver
M. Whipple, Esq. of Lowell; and limo
thy W. Stanley, E-q, of New Britain,
Conn. He also read letter from Presi-
dent Grant, accepting an honorary mem
bership.
The Historiographer read extended bio
graphical sketches of the Hon. William
Willis, LID. and the Rev. Joseph Ad-
olson Copp, d. D.. lately deceased MEM
bers. The former died in Portland, Feb.
II, 1870. and the latter in Chelsea, Mass,
Nov. z, 1869.
John D. Philbrick, E.q, Superintend-
ent of the Public Schools of this city, then
read carefully prepared and interesting
memoir of the late Thomas Sherwip, A.
NJ, of this city, a resident member. This
paper with portrait of Mr.. Sherwin will
appear, we understand, in the July num-
Der of the heaO England Historical and
Genealogical Register.
Rev. Elias Mason, A. NJ, read brilliant
paper on "The Progress of Steam Across
the Continent" After glancing at the
history of steam as a motive power, the
Introduction Of railroads in the United
States and the building of the Pacific
Railroad, he invited his readers to accom-
pany him on an imaginary trip across the
continent. The trip under his guidance
proved remarkably interesting, as We
tonched at all the important points on the
rou:e, visiting many of the lions, encoun-
teTing various interesting characters at
the more western stations, shooting game,
seeing the prairie on fire, being stopped
by bufftloes, passing over the mountains,
and still rolling on and on until we az
rive at San Francisco, where our journey
ends after seven days trip. The paper
was listened to by the audience from its
beginning to its clese with deepest atten-
ton.
The President, in behalf of the com
mittee previously appointed to secure
building for the society, reported that
some members of said committee had puT-
chased the estate on Somerset street, late
ly occupied by Solomon ID. Townsend, NJ.
D., deceased; that subscription had been
opened for the purpose OF raising twenty
five thousand dollars to pay for said estate
and to at it for the use of the society
and that the sum of fifteen thousand dol
lars had already been subscribed fer that
object
WhereHpon, the society passed vote
these proceedings of the Build
ing Committee, and authorizing and re-
questing them to procure such further
as may be necessary to ac-
the purpose in view. Said com
mittee was also requested to make the
necessary alterations in said estate.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed TO examine the estate above re-
ferred to, and report to the building com
mittee what alterations therein are re
auired to adapt it TO the use of the society,
viz: Winslow Lewis, NJ. D., Rev. Edmund
f. Slater. William o. johnson, NJ d,
James T. Hunnewell, Esq, Jeremiah
ED, and Hon. Samuel d. Wal
ley.
The thanks of the society were voted to
the Rev. Mr. Slaftsr for his recent address
on the occasion of the celebration of the
twenty-ffth anniversary of the society's
and copy was requested
for publication. 1t was announced that
the address referred to will soon be issued
in pamphlet form.
After the passage of other votes neces-
sary to carry into effect the preceding or
ders, the meeting dissolved.
Smoking is freely allowed in the Ohio
House of Representatives during session
The air became SO vile from the exhala-
tions of the old dudeens that it has been
found necessary TO open two ire-places,
one on each side of the Speakers derk.
Around these, members sit much they
would in an old-fasbioned bar-room, with