Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-17

New ENGLAND SOCIETY AT CHARLES
NON So1rrr1 CAROTINA.-The New Eng |
land Society in Charleston. s. g., has pur-
chased several lots in the Magnolia GENE
terv Of that city, which were dedicated
lsst "Wednesday. At the same time the
cornerstone Of fine monument was lald'
The monument, which is already complet-
ed. cost about $4,000. 1t is made OF New
ENGLAND granite, and consistsof an octa-
goual shaft or column resting on four
ouadTilateral basea. On one side OF the
base is the inscription in raised letters
New England Society, 1919. Inc
Grounds are surrounded and fenced in by
a granite fence, at the entrance OF when
are The letters N. f. S, raised from the
granite. At present there are but two
grave. il the enclosure, those of Mr. II. j.
Norris. of Astoria, Long Island, who died
in NAV, 1870, and of DIR. J. L. Cole, OF
Newburyport, Mass., who died January
3 1871. From the address on the occas'
ion made by DR.. R. Lobby, Sr, we learn
that the society was organized on the l9th
of January, 1910. Among the original
mambers were Nathaniel Ruesell, Joseph
Winthrop. Doddridge Crocker, David W.
LELAND. A. S. Wilmington, and Is. T. Dun
kin. The last named gentleman Is the
only survivor Of the first members he
has since served IS the chief justice of th'
: hieb st court of the State. AT the dedl
= cation he made the following remarks
which were spoken with much feeling:
MIR. President and Gentlemsn,-AfEer ~hsV na
= bean said it cannot be expected OF me 10 So
. ,nuch. II is nearly half century since thaS coiu
many met in the old Caro- ina Gomez HOUSE,
i T~155 straet. to organize the New England sc
e 80. Drorv ofus A. not descendants, were i'm
n a5ia,o,v connected with descendants of the Ply
-, -, ttbars and the day of their landing o
the rock was adoped as our anniversary In
l. a.s4 .sidins officer of the society was the Vene
e. arla Nathaniel Russell Of Rhode Island, Ion
q. bArisbad bv those who knew him, and Josep
:, wintbrop of Massachusetts, worthy represent
,;ve of long line of ancestors who landed fro
- the NAV Flower, Many were much older ths
1T myself and come were even younger. But vi
Id s+artlad when was told that none were left d
10 nrseIf They have all gone to their long home'
:, b,,+ their works do them honor. We Organize
that day an institution which promoted SOCIAL
,attons and dispensed charity to the living al
re- needy. We have met here to-day to tender
ed last mark Of respect and regard to those VINO Ia
nm ais1 among us arose but to say those II
= uord. and TO tell you that | am Win you ~
t,aa,t and soul. as was with the society AZ
re- Nth. 7 loved and venerated New England,
ty land Of nv birth. where the bones OF my ancese
&C lie and we love the land of our adoption. "a
nv lima has been kind to us ALL and in veal or W
80 is Well entitled to respect and grateiui ava
ment. Here have been our early 'fia's' ou
and sorrows, and / trust, when iiies ie'e'
~ dream is past, here too my ashes Will reposss.
1Ol The Hon. J. B. Campbell, now pre-
all dent of the society, was aiss one Oh
nts speakers. The first proposition 70 ?
our chase burial place for New England
was made at meeting of the society