Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Vermont Historical Society.


The annual meeting was called to orde
in Room No. -. by the President, d
Lord, ut two o'clock p. NJ. October 17tl
1876
The records of the last meeting wer
read and approved.
On motion the following gentlemen wer
for the coming year: Samuel Wells, d.
p. ID. Bradford and Charles Dewey
The Librarians report was read by MI
NJ. Gilman, the Librarian.
he Irrasurer'S report was real by Co
IL; ID. Hopkins. and approved, and order
ed recorded.
f. b. Campbell of Bratlleboro and }
G, Darling of Boston were elected honor
AIRY members.
The committee on nominations reporte,
Il list of officers for the ensuing year: Rev
DR.. Lord declined re election AS Presi
dent. and the report was on motion re com
lnittcd.
Chas. w. Porter and John w. Pug,
We're elected members Of the Society
Tho following nominations were report
Gers of the Society:
President, Hon. f. z. Walton of Mont
prlirr; Vice Presidents. Hon Jas Barrett,
Of Woodstock Luther l.. butcher of St
Alb ms and Rev VIM S Hazen of North
field; Recording Secretary, Chts. W. Por-
ter of Montpelier; Corresponding Sccreta-
rieS. Hon. &. G. Benedict of Burlington.
o. :. Bills of Georgia; Treasurer, John
W. Page of Montpcier; Librarian. Mar
cu- ID Gilman of Montpelier; Curators.
Hon. X. $ Taft of Burlington II. A Gut
ing. NJ. d.. of Lunenburgh, Hon. Gilbert
A. Davis of Reading; Rev w. II. Lord,
d. d.. OF Montpelier, and II. A. Iuse,
Esq of Montpelier; Printing and Pub
fishing Committee, Elk Gov. Inland Hall
OF Bennington, Hon. f. 2. Walton and
Rev. w. Fl. Lord of Montpelier.
President Walton, on taking the chair,
read Il letter from L. w. Wood of New
I "rk, presenting portrait of Rev. w. III.
Lord. the retiring President. The thanks
Of the Society were vot, d Mr. Wood for
his gift.
The President appointed the following
committees: on Library ana Cabinet, DR.
7. ID. Bradford, Rev. G.. S. Smith and o.
) Bliss; on Finance, Chas. Dewey, NJ. ID.
rllnan and e. A. Davis.
Rev. X. III. Howard, of Taplcvville,
Nla>s., was elected an honorary member.
md VIM. A. Lord of Montpelier and J.
II. Lucia of Vcryenncs were elected mem
)erS.
Revolutionary relic of great interest,
| sword of the war OF the revolution, was
PRESENTED hy Miss IIemen way
The Society, after some routine business, |
adjourned.
IEc Librarians report showed four
housfnd seven hundred and cightv-four
editions during the last two years-egh |
hundred and seventy bound volumes, one
thousand four hundred and sixtv-ninc
'amphIets and two tho Us;,nd ore urdrtd
nd nIncty-seven manuscripts among the
lumber
1t. Albums delivered to large audience in
he Hail OF the House of Representatives
n address on the "St. Adams Raid We
ave not space for any extended abstract.
nd the address should he printed rs Il
tluablc contribution, to the history of one
f the most rem irk .ble events that ever
)ok place in our state.
The speaker showed that the raid WA, |
tanned in Richmond and Can,la As were
lany other attempts against the peace and
ignitv of this side the border But one
IAN was killed. f. j. Morrison Of St. AL
ans, in the exciting events of the raid of |
let, 10. 1851, though several were wound
on both sides. The alan author |
les, especially Judge Colr,ol, We're .e-
lously criticized; and in fine full ac
cunt from beginning to en- given of the
arInT OutrnOr