Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-08
Vermont Historical Society.

presentation from o. S. Bliss, ESQ.
The President presented the subject
of the society establishing Field Day,
for thepurpose of gathering up incidents
and scraps of history and the personal
examination of places of historic in
terest
On motion of L. L. butcher it was
voted
That a committee of three be appoint
cd by the President, to make arrange
ments for q Field Day to be held during
the summer of 1872.
Hon. Charles Reed was appointed
Treasurer pro teDapoTe.
The Societey then adjourned until u
o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The President announced as the COM
mittee of arrangements for field day.
Hon. Charles Reed, Montpelier,
Hon. r. s. Taft, Burlington,
Henry Clark, Rutland.
Hon. E. P. Walton of Montpelier, in
troduced the following resolution, which
was adopted
ResolUed, That Rev. VIM. H. Lord,
D. D., President of the Society be in
vited to prepare and read paper at the
annual meeting, in review of the con-
tents of the second volume of the trans
actions Of the Society relating to the
historic value of the 'Haldemand Papers
to the State.
The first paper read was on Indian
Footprints" by Henry Hall, Esq, of
Rutland. This was an elaborate and
finished production, possessing much in
terest, especially in its reference to the
Indian names which were attached to
various rivers, places, and objects of in
terest
Rev. Dr. Lord followed the paper of
Mr.. Hall, with remarks ON the origin of
the Indian names in Vermont, inclining
to the view that they came from the
Penobsoot tribe rather than the Iro-
quois
A well prepared biographical sketch
YVES then read by Rev. Albert H. Bailey
D. D., Of Sheldon, on the life of Rev.
Reuben Garlick of Jericho, one of the
early clergymen of the Protestant Epis-
oopal Church in Vermont.
3 Edwin r. Towle, of Franklin, read a
connected and interesting account of the
last Felian raid.
The closing paper of the session was
read by Rev. Matthew H. Buckham,
President of the University of Vermont,
ON "The History of History" This
essay was an elaborate presentation of
the whole subject of history from the
earliest dates, with the comparisons of
authors, and concluding with a few of
% the qualifications of the future historian.
1t was an admirably written article,
9laae in its diction and style, and is
worthy of place among the highest
rank of critical essays.
EVENING.
Hon. Charles Reed, in the absence of
tAe President, presided at the evening
session.
q Henry CLARK offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReSo2red, That Hon. Lucius L. Chtten
den of New York, be requested to de
liver an address before this society, in
the month of June next, on the grounds
of the old Fortress at Tcondcroga, and
that the committee of arrangements eX-
tend to him this invitation.
The first paper of the evening was
read by Henry Clark of Rutland on
the Life of Rev. Nathan Sidney Smith
Beman, d. D. IL. D., of Troy, n. Y"
L. L. butcher, Esq, of st. Adams,
then pronounced fitting and apprccia-
tive memorial tribute on the Life and
Services of George F. IIoughton, Esq.
of st. Adams, late President of the So
ciety." This was an admirable review
of the literary and historical ability and
services Of Mr. Houghton, and we re-
frain from an abstract hoping to pre-
sent 1t to our readers in full at some flu
ture time.
The closing paper was read by Henry
Hall, Esq, of Rutland, on the Battle
of Hubbardton, which was listened to
with attention and well received.
On motion of Albert Clark of st. Al
bans, it was voted
That the several papers read at this
meeting be requested for publication in
the Transactions of the Society.
The following gentlemen We're elected
members of this society.
Hon. Warren c. French, Woodstock,
D. c. Gilman, Montpelier, Ira w. Clark,
Middlebury, w. r. Towle. Franklin, -
Rev. c. f. Wright, Bakersfield, Hon.
r. II. Hoyt, Rev. n. F. Putnam, H.
Farnsworth, A. G. Stafford J. S. D.
Taylor, DR.. Il. II. Sherman, Z. B.
Whiting, Frederick butcher, Hon. J. II.
Brainard Charles s. McAhster, Lewis
L. Fairbanks, Henry c. Green, John W.
Newton, Aaron s. Beman, Edward n.
Smith Edward A. Sowles. Dr. S. s.
Clark, of st. Adams
The session was well attended and the
meeting was success in every respect
q. The arrangements for the Field Day at
Ticonderoga, in June next, excited much
interest, and will undoubtedly be an oc-
casion that will call together large
assemblage of the members Of tie socie-
ty, and prominent historical gentlemen
from different sections of the country.
Abstracts Of several of the interesting
papers is delayed on account of the i'll
ness Of the editor.
An English writer of a hundred years
ago thus speaks Of the status of the DO
tato This root increases prodigiously.
and is very proper for fattepinu cattla