Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-27
THE HIsrORIoAL SOCIETY.

Branford'S Early H1stOry-Rev. Mr..
Baldwin, of Cheshire-A Move for a
Memorial Tribute to Commemorate
the Davenport oak Tree.
There was less than dozen persons press
emit at the meeting of the Historical society
last night. The paper for the evening was
by Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, of Cheshire; subject,
"The Third Chapter of the Annals of Bran
ford.'' On account of the small audience
Mr.. Baldwin read but part of the interest
ing production, and will finish at later
date. The speaker was introduced by Presi-
dent S. E. Baldwin, and said: Gin 1900 there
was population of 2,156 persons in Bran
ford. This included what is now North
Branford and Nerthford. Ten years later it
was 200 less. 1t seemed that the town had
come to standstill, simply for the lack of
energy on the part of the Inhabitants. There
was no manufacturing, the people being
mostly farmers and seafaring men. There
were four Congregational and two Episcopal
churches.
In 1899 the oyster business was looked in
to by the town authorities. There was q
danger of the natural supply giving out. A
law was passed prohibiting the taking Of
oysters between April 1st and November LIST,
under penalty of 81 fine for each offense.
After this time permits were issued to each
family to take not more than two bushels
each day, and only one permit to family.
The paper is full of historical interest. A
motion was made to the society by Henry D.
Blake that a committee of three be appointed
by the president to consider the adyisability
of purchasing and erecting some
sort of memorial on the lot on College
street near George on which the Davenport
oak stood in 1888.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS BY THE SOCIETY.
The following accessions to the Historical
society are reported
New England Historical and Genealogical Regis
ter, January, 1888, from the New England Historic
Historical Records of the Town of Cornwall
Conn, from the author, Hon. T. S. Gold, Corn
wall.
Pennsylvania Archives, Second series, Vols. I,
and vIII-XIII, from Hon. Charles W. Stone, sec
Autographs Of William II. Seward and Charles
Sumner !; autograph letters by Louis Kossuth, Ar
tograph letters from william Lloyd Garrison and
President jeremiah Day to Arthur Tappan.
Miss s. S. Tappan, Hampton.
Silk menu Of a dinner given to John @: Adams by
the New York Historical society in 1874 loaned by
stephen Hart and His Descendants Andrews
Britain ->'-' " t'0"
Collections of the Minnesota Histor cal society,
Genealogy Of the Branerd family. "reminiscences
Of Men of the Revolution.
Foreign Quarterly Review, New Haven, 1885. Net
ropotan Magazine New Haven, 1895. Backwoods
New Haven. 1928. From Edward O. Beecher.
Connecticut State Register. 1920. Photographs of
Samuel ]; Clarke and wife SuHdry old papers, in
dated Santa Cruz, 10 July, 1874. From Hon Saml.
]. Clarke San Francisco,
Celebration Of the 25sth anniversary Of the land
ing Of the Pilgrims. From the Pilgrim society,
An essay on the inpolicy of the African slave
Sermon at the installation of Rev William Lock
wood at Glastonbury, 1897. Pension paper of John
arV navy: Building papers concerning the State
House. From Henry g. Platt, Milford.
Papers OF the California Historical society. Vol.
Ancestors and descendants of Lewis and Eliza
beth (Baldwin) Dodd. From B. L. Dodd, III. D.,
Specimens of the various coIored sands upheaved
during the Charleston earthquake. Views of
Charleston after the earthquake. From H. f. An
druss
Framed Fast day proclamation of Governor jog
athan Law, 17445. From Miss h. Willard.
years From Henry Howe
Early Puritan Settlers of Connecticut Theodore
Of Greenwicb, Conn Hines Early Lebanon Conn.
Chapin's Glastonbury for two hundred years. Rec
f E5eS OF t9e part sustained by during
ticut.
Colonial Records of Rhode Island, vols Tx
Rhode Island Historical society, vol II from the
Newport Historical society.
Inc unconstltntionality and unwisdom of the
Blair bill-A speech by Hon. Joseph R. Hawley in
the Senate of the United States February a. 1888;
Reports on Canadian Archives for 1891, 1881, 1888
and 1887 from the Canadian Department. o: Agri-
The Labor Question in its ethical aspects-A ser
mon by Charles Ray Palmer; from the Fairfield
county Historical society.