Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

lac annual meetr Of the Vermont His
toficai Society We held at the State House,
Iae>lly' Oct. 18Th. is7i-ths President Of
the S'c'ety' .iey Dr. Lord, in the chair
The repr ITS Of the Librarian and Treas
Ter were presented
The following officers were e,es;ci for the
yea ensuing
Pres den;-Rev. v Il LORD. u. D.. Nau'psl. Or.
L. catcher. 81. Alhaus VI. G.. EImuuds. ht-ttE.
Recording se,retaT, Hiram =. husr, Moutpe-
Corresponding Secretaries-Geor-e O. bclcj e.
Burlington > Bliss tisor5.a.
Treasurer II. D. u, pkins, Montpelier
L.brarian-M. u Gilman. Nontp-n-r.
Ourat Henry CLARK, Rutland D. r. tleAf,-
land, Brookheld K. =. Tart. Burlington. +. T.
Walton. Montpelier. kittruise Hask as B-ltfic-
horoi H. \. cutting. Luneubursh c. 4 Davis.
Reaiin..
COMMITTEE on Printing and Polishing Hiland
Han, Bennington. 4. z. Walton al ". II. Lord
Mcntpei er.
Comm ttee on Library-P p. Erad:or3 c $.
SIN IN AID o. s Bliss.
n,ncal Committee - Charles Dewey, u. j..
6iiman aud & a DAVIS uf Reading
Tie iollov lns gentlemen were elected
members of the society
Il. H. Powe.. sIorrl,towu ]. W Rowo.i. Ran
coph q ) Page ly dcrark J. J. y son, Bethel /,
=
v. " 1roUt, Bar; u II. q. On EFT Thet'uId H..
W. Vail Rimffet. ! G. Cob eigh, Plymouth Rev.
VIM > lis zen, NortAield, Rev. G. A. HaIcn. BIZ
ietca, as'.i &. ". H. DNiueu, =. II. Eaton.
Mar nie'd; e. ". King. Jonah b. oubs. Luueu-
bur Ia Lovelani Muuson. Mauchrstt 7: J. a.. LIZ
ins;ton f. ?. Jewett }. T. Taurst a. Joseph r.
Ia Ac Montpelier, Nm. lsston. ~priu- 1ieid Sass.
psTk Dav :, 81. Adams: 7. g. Kennel, Fairfield /;
". =. Dillingham;, Waterbury; l. D. " asou, Rict-
mona' ; {. Shuftlef, Pla'ndeld; lana Corn
wall J. n, Toby Calais ). b. Came on, Woo
bury J W. Mheelock, Berlin n +. Page, Rut-
lana. Thurman Brookins Shor' ham " ). WI -hi,
halthAm J. Eaton, Pilinh d.
HonoruTy Mer1bsrs-Iuiian scott, Of New York ;
Thomas ". Wood, Of Montpe lier and R. Hall.
LID. OF Brownington.
The society voted, thu the second volume
OF the Historical Collec lions Of the society
he furnished free to al who were members
at the date OF lis utilization and who
have paid up their dc es, to this date; and
that volumes l and , of the collections be
supplied to new Ineiabers not entitled to a
volume under tie previous vote. on pay
mcnt Of TWO dollars for each volume. Ii
was also voted, hattie cou.mittee on print
ing be directed to provide for printing with
the proceeding $ Of this ms, ting, catalogue
OF the Society-s library.
rHF EVENING SESSION
WAS held ~ seven clock in tl.o Repre- sen
tatives Hall. which Was filed with an intel
lisent audie, zee
The Pres dent of the Society. Rev. DR..
Lord, took the chair. and prayer WAS offer
ed by Rev DR. Strong Of Carleton College
Minnes9 u
Ii. A. Huse. ESQ. rad an interest ing
per on the late Charles Reed, for man Y
years tn Librarian ana one OF the strongest
friends uf the society
IL. butcher, Esq Of St. Albans, then
read an interesting paper on " Life in the
Print i've Log-cabins Of Vermont" lie
| preiaCed the main subject by reiutaton OF
/ the ODD lie, that the first settlers Of Vermont
were outlaws and fugitive debtors. lie at
/ tribu ted this SANDER TO the New York spec
/ ulat ,rs and surveyors. whose impressions
| of he early Vermonters were tinged by oc-
cast onal applications of the - beach seal. -
/ AMI he appealed to the facts of History as
/ drawn from the carly town records nd
/ other contemporary sources, "a showing
that The pioneers Of the New Hampshire
/ Grant were the flower of the older States
: of Co nnecticut and Massachusetts, attracted
to the new region by the cheap prices of the
| land and a spirit of enterprise. He de-
scrih cd infinitely the construction Of thi
! old log-cabins, many OF them built before
tb a:e were any sawmills o. sawed lumber il
tie region and detailed the life Of tn,
car IN settlers; their dress and occupations
the weddings. and quiltings, and logging
bees, and country dances. in which he saiC
there were DO hugging couples bObbing ~
and down, and no swingings round tn
cir, lie, but all was earnest work. He de
SER bed incidents ana traditions long hand
ed down. of children lost in the wood. -
adventures in hunting the catamount an,
black bear and gray wolf.
Mr.. butchers paper was exceedingly il
seresting and doubtless correct in its pictur
of the life of the pioneers. and was received
at intervals and ut its close with applause.
Col Hopkins moved vote Of thanks L
Mr.. butcher, which vas passed. aud tn
society adjourned Mr.. Dutcher's pspe
will doubtless he printed. aud we shall ..is,
| extended extracts from it. hereafter