Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20

promises a second volume of equal inter
est with the present.
DONATIONS.
Among those who have contributed
most to our shelves the past year, we hav,
| name Henry Stevens, Trafalgar Square
London, and George B. Reed, Brattl'
Street, Bosten. -
Mr.. Stevens gift of 151 volumes of OLE
books printed from 1913 to the present
century, in Greek, Latin, German, Dutch
French, Italian, Spanish and English, and
mostly historical.
Mr.. Reeds gift is 55 bound volumes ant
large collection of pamphlets, the who'll
printed in or relating to Vermont.
THE ALLEN PAPERS.
Henry Stevens of Barnet, late deceased
gathered into his possession the papers o
the Allen family. Why the difsren'
branches of the family delivered these pa
pers to Mr. Stevens, it is now useless to in
quire But the history of the Aliens was fol
many years the history of the State
These papers are now the property o.
Henry Stevens heirs, and for sale. They
have been offered to the New York STATE
Library, as am informed by its officers
and the purchase declined.
Whether this State or our Society
would be willing to purchase these dOcu'
ments at the price asked is doubtful, bu'
they must be of more value to US than tc
anybody else.
LEGISLATION OF VERMONT.
Our Society at their meeting in Bur
lington, July z, 1870, accepted the act OF
the Legislature of 1869, and the State l.
now represented on the Board of Curators
This arrangement will remove any dis
trust as to the stability and pcrmanency
of our institution.
The Society is doing and proposes tC
do Just what the State ought TO do and
pay for, and what nearly every other
state has been doing for years, in pub
fishing matters relating to State history.
None of the Journals of the Governor
and Council, a distinct branch of oul
Legisla ture, up TO 1885, have ever been
printed, and many OF the Journals OF the
House of Represent atives are nowhere Il
to be found in print. The attention o.
the Honorable Legislature Is invited t.
the subject.
And there Is not a page OF Vermont
Historical Collections, in Volume l, that
the State should not have paid tor cut d
it's treasury rather than that it should NOT
have been printed.
The bills for binding book. pamphlets
and papers, and putting them in coudi-
ton for examination and use, have al
ready exhausted the amount Of appropri.
alton hv the Legislature 1t II estimated
that 5000 more will accomplish the oh.
ject.
PORTRAIT OF GOVERNOR HALL.
Dir. and MIS-. P. l.. Robinson Of Ben
nington have presented to our Society an
excellent portrait of orr houored Ex Pre-
-ident, Inland Hall. This Is 81 copy by
Mrs. Robinson Of a portrait by Mason,
painted when the Governor Was il the
vigor of bis days.
The letter II pre- entatigu i. herewith
submitted.
The likeness Is good one, showing The
skill of the true artist, and il l. quite pro
per the first oil painting owned by The
Society should be Of Vermout~r who ha.
done more to elucidate the early history
If the State, than any other of her Ion,
living or dead. And for 80 opportuue ii
gift we can d. no less than make the lazy
a life member Of our Society.
DEATH OF MEMBERS.
a year ago. at our annual meeting, our
society had TO mourn the loss If prtsi
dent, and this year we have lost by death
his successor, George Frederick Hauzh
L 3
most conspicuous for his high culture and
his intelligent devotion 10 historical Pur
suits.
That Peter T. Washburn. Dugsld Sfez-
art and George + Houghton should be
taken from our ranks in siugla year i q
misfortune and loss to the society greatly
to be lamented, and to each of these dis.
tinguished members the society owes fit
ting honors and eUlOgy.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES REED. LiLrarian.
Montpelier, October II, 1870.
BURLINGTON TRoTTING ASSOCIATION
The Burlington Trotting Association
offer 81, 575 IN purses to he contested for
on their course on the 25th, Goth and 27fh
insts. The purses range from $3.50 TO
$500; the latter purse f,r all horses, $3.50
to first hor-ez, 800 to second and $50 TO
third. There is purse Of $3.50 to al
horses that never beat 23O, besides a num-
Der of smaller purses for 2 81, PA and
$50 horses There Is also purse Of $3.50
for all running horses, 800 TO first, $50