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

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Historical Society was holden in the Gen
eral Committee Room, in the State House
on Tuesday afternoon, the 11th inst,
which was called to order by Rev. DIR.
VIM. 81. Lord of Montpelier, first Vice
President. On motion of Charles Dewey,
the cheir appointed a committee to nomi-
nate officers for the year ensuing, as fol-
lows:
Charles Dewey, G. G. Benedict,
OrVille S. Bliss, Charles s. Smith,
William NJ Pingrey,
Who reported the following list of
officers, who were duly elected:
President-Wm. H. Lord, D. d.
Vice Presidents-Hons. James Barrett,
Loyal @. Kellogg, Rev. Roger s. Howard,
D. D.
Recording secret.ry-Henry CLARK,
Esq., Rutland.
Corresponding Secretary-Hon. George
g. Benedict, Burlington.
Treasurer-Col. Herman D. Hopkins,
Montpelier.
Librarian-Hon Charles Reed, Mont.
pelier.
cURAToRs
Messrs. Charles Reed of Montpelier, P.
D. Bradford of Northfeld, Charles S.
smith of Montpelier, John r. cleveland
If Brookfeld, Orville s. Bliss of Georgia,
Russell s. Taft of Burlington, Franklin
Fairbanks Of st. Johnsbury.
PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMMITTEE.
Messrsi iHiIand Hall of North Benning-
ton, Charles Reed of Montpelier, Z. P.
Walton of Montpelier.
Mr. Reed of the Publication Committee
made a report presenting volume of His
torical Collections. Mr.. Reed also read
mis- report as librarian.
Col H. d. Hopkins, Treasurer, pre-
-ented his annual report, which was ac-
cepted.
Hon. Charles Dewey nominated for
members, who were duly elected
Hons. John W. Stewart, Middlebury,
Geo. n. Dale, Island Pond, John A. Page,
Montpelier, A. B. Gardner, Bennington,
Jonathan Ross, st. Johnsbury, d. r.
Bailey, st. Albans, j. E. Dickerman, Der
by, Hemsn Carpenter, Mortified, H. H
Niles, Thetford, G. B. Eddy, Bellows
Falls, James Nj. Slade, Middlebury, John
W. Hartshorn, Lunenburgh, Walter Car
penter, NJ. D., Hon. E. J. Phelps, Bur-
ington, Geo. III. Hall, NJ. D., Swanton II. |
Il. Baxter, M. D, Highgste; Charles Nor
gan, Rochester; Hon. P. W. Hyde, Cattle |
ton WV. Grout, E-q., Barton; ]. B. Bea-
man, Poultney; II. Carleton, Waitsfield /; |
J. B. Farnsworth, Esq, Windsor D. NJ. |
Camp, E.q, Newport ; Rev. J. B. Angel, |
Prof. NJ. HI. Buckham, Burlington J. w
Clark, E.q., Gen. P. P. Pitkin, Rev. w. J.
Harris, w. G. Ferrin, Esq, d. D. Cor
lam. A. NJ, Montpelier; W. P. Dilling-
lam, Esq. Waterbury; Hon. J. Deavitt,
1oretown, ]. S. Peck, Esq. Montpelier
ames T. Thurston, Hon. E. P. Walton,
Montpelier {; III. E. Smile, Esq, Water
Jury, james NJ. Slade, jr., Middlebury
2evs A. H. Bailey, d. D., Sheldon @. r.
3atchelder, Bethel; Josiah Sweet, D. D.,
fairfax J. n. Fairbanks, Bethel Aldace
Walker, D. d., Wallingford Orville s.
Bliss, Georgia Mason B. Carpenter, ST.
Ion. Daniel Kellogg, Brattleboro @. A. :;
iotchkiss, Fairfax; Rev. E P. Fairbanks,
1t. Johnsbury.
Hon. Daniel Kellogg read an interest
ng paper. the subject of which was Hon.
TeOrae foisom, Whlch was received with ,
vote of thanks by the Society to Judge
Kellogg and the family OF the subject of :
is memoir. n
The thanks of the Society were also .
Oted to the Printing Committee, and
Ion. E. P. Walton in particular, for the
xcellent manner in which they had 8
rought out the first volume of Historical
objections.
On motion of Henry Clark it was voted !;
nat Hon. BENZ. 81. Steele be appointed to {
oliver the next annual address before the =
ociety. Mr.. Clark also moved that the h
blowing persons be invited to prepare |,
apers as follows: 7
Rey. H. N. Burton, on the late Hon. e
[enry Keyes. o
Frederick Billings, Esq, on the late ?
ov. Washburn. .... =
After transacting some other business |,
more particularly to the in
rests of the Society, the meeting ad- L
urned to meet in the Represen tatives' o
all in the evening, to listen to the ad- b
-ess of Hon. James Barrett. ,.
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