The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-02
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, October 9, 1885.
THE HARTFORD HISTORICAL SOCIE.
TY ORGANIZED.

meeting was held in Bel Air, on Saturday
September 26th, for the purpose of permanently
organizing historical society in Hartford county
DR.. w. Stump Forwood, chairman of the prelm
mary meeting held in Bel Air, September I'd, pre-
sided, with Mr.. John S. Hughes, Secretary.
DIR. Forwood explained the objects of the soce.
~ TO be the collection, preservation and diffu.
sion OF knowledge. civil, military, literary and
ical facts upon every subject and of every char
acter usually recorded in local history that may
be in connection or identified with the past and
present history of the county itself, which our
organization is especially designed to evolve and
record for the generations of the future"
A constitution and bylaws, prepared by a COM
mittce previously appointed, of which Dr. For
wood was chairman, were read and adopted.
The constitution provides that the society shall
be called the Hartford Historical Society. The
rooms and library of the society are to be located
in Bel Air, where the annual meetings are to be
held on the third Saturday in October. Meetings
ry, April and July, at Bel Air, except when
changed to some other place by majority pres
ent at q previous meeting.
The society invites the aid and cooperation of
NIL, male and female youth and age, to contribute
The members are divided into active cores
pondng and honorary; Active members must
be residents of Hartford county, and to become
loted for at the next. The annual fee is 81 Cor
responding members consist of citizens of Mary
land who may be elected by the society. Homo
rary members shall consist of persons dstin-
guished for their literary and scientific attain
ments throughout the world.
Inc revenues Vi tne Soclety Will DC set apart,
after the payment of the necessary expenses, for
the increase OF the library, historical collections
and publications.
The following officers were elected, to serve
until the annual meeting in October next
President, DR.. w. Stump Forwood; Vice Presi-
dent, Rev. E. A. Colburn Secretary, +. w.
Baker; Treasurer, N. N. Mock Librarian, Septi-
mus Davis.
Mr.. e. NJ. Allen was appointed to prepare for
the society an article upon the crossing of the
Susquehanna river at Bald Friar by General La
fayette and his army and their march through
Hartford county, on their way to Yorktown in
1881. Mr.. Allen was also requested to procure
photograph of the old house in Darlington in
which Gen. Lafayette spent the night as the guest
of Col. Nathan Rigby. The house, it is said, has
by Mr.. j. Fletcher Jones, and is said to be IT'S
years old.
On motion of Mr.. VIM. b. Harlan, vote of
thanks was rendered to Dr. Forwood for the zeal
and interest he has shown in behalf of the society,
as evineed by the careful thorough and intelli-
gent labor bestowed by him in the preparation
of the Constitution and Bylaws. DIR. Forwood
thanked the society for its appreciation of his
labors, and acknowledged his indebtedness to
Messrs. Benz. Silver, Sr., and A. f. Galbreath
for aid given him in the work.
The organization of the society will be COM
peted at the meeting on the 18th of next October.
The following named persons enrolled them
selves as active members of the society:
e. NJ: Allen. BENZ. Silver, ST., W. Stump For
wood, NJ D.; Septmus Davis, A; F. Galbreath.
Harlan. Geo. Y: Maynadler, F. w. Baker. A. p.
Silver, John S. Hughes. N. N. Mock, Dr. Geo. W.
Archer and James McCurdy.
Among others present were Rev. L. ID. Finney,
Noble L. Mitchell. Dr. NJ L. Jarrett, Ohio S. Lee,
J. j. Alexander. Cheyney Hoskins, Geo. L. Van
Bibber, j. Il. q. Hopkins. Jefferson Dalam, w.
w. Prest on and VIM. B. Jarrett.