The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-27
A VERY INTERESTING PAPER
ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN, READ
 BY HENRY T. BLAKE.

be'ors the CIV Haven c lory Historical
 Nociety Last Ev~nins-The Annual Meet
 lng-Onicors Elected for the Ensuing l Year.
 At the meeting of the New Haven Colony Historical society last evening very interesting paper was read by Henry T, Blake on "The Now Haven Green" this being his second paper on the subject which he has read, and there are still several more to be read covering on the same subject.
 Mir. Blake said that the green was set apart for market place in 1888, and since its existence has been under nine different governments, the first of which was the provincial government created by the earliest settlers, in which the church held the chief politi- cal power the other governments men- toned were town, state, national and that of the different kings who vera on the throne while Connecticut was yet dependent colony. Shortly after the green was set apart as a marked place, stock and whipping post were set up and 1t was voted to build q meeting house. which was built on. the then called market place.
 The present name of the town was not adopted until two years after the settlement, various gutteral words of the aboriginal language had been used to designate the place, but these were all really attempts at Quinnipiac. which finally was the name of ths voted the present name at a meeting held on the market place.
 After some time 1t was decided that a board of men should be chosen to govern the town. These were then called townamen, but afterward be. came known as selectmen. "A very amusing fact" said MT. Blake, "is that at one time in the early history of tF1e town it was charged that the iowns- men were using public funds to buy liquor to be consumed at their meet ing. An investigation was held, and the townsmen said that they would l not pay for 1t they would, but so much opposition was shown that the prac- tice was discontinued and never from that day to this have the city off1- cers been known to drink intoxicating liquors. no matter how near their place of meeting it be sold." The green h.pl been closely associated with all ths important events connected with the towns history. When Lafayette was in the city the green was the central spot for the ovation which he received. When Washington was here he was re- ceived there and rendered 8 memorial. Only one trial for wltchcraft is on record as having been held in New Haven, and this case was not severely punished. One instance is on record of a Quaker being tried, convicted oE preaching seditious things, whip.ed, branded, and bantshed from the col- ony, and the place where all of thdS was done was on the green.
 1 In 1855 the first code of laws for the colony was prepared by Governor Eaton and published. Previous to that time the laws had all been based on scripture, and the judge, who was judge, jury and counsel combined, only had to quote passage of scripture to clinch any legal point which he wished | to make. In 1701 the first justices of the peace were elected and justicesf courts were instituted, but this did not develope any bar and for years afterwards there were no lawyers in New Haven. "This probably accounts for the tranquility of public affairs in the town at that tima," said the speaker. In fact Mr. Blake showed that no institution in New Haven has been so closely connected with the his- tory and growth of tine town as the green. At the conclusion of the paper an election of officers for 1S9495 was | held and the. following men were elected:
 President, Simeon E. Baldwin; vice president, Eli Whitney; secretary, Henry T. Blake; assistant secretary, Leonard M. Dagget; treasurer, Dwight | c. Bowers; board of directors, Charles R. Ingersoll, Rev. James M. Hoppin, | T. R. Trowbridge, r. E. Hotchkiss, 1 Charles H. Townshend, George Petrie, | James c. English, T. Attwater Barnes, Caleb B. Bowers, Lynde Harrison, H. l.. Hotchkiss, Ellsworth l. Foote, Ed. win H. English, Edward E. Bradley, James M. B. Dwight, Charles l.. Bald- l win, George A. Root, Henry F. Eng- l fish, George R. Adams, Arthur M. l Wheeler, Nathan H. Sanford, Charles H. Smith, Edward C. Beecher and J. Edward Heaton.
 It was moved that second vice president should be elected and that | an amendment to this effect should be | inserted in the constitution. The mo- l tion was ladd on the table until next meeting. Thomas R. Trowbridge, who has for sixteen years been secretary of the society has been obliged to refuse to have his name again brought up for election, as he does not have time to attend to the office.
 The society recognizing MT. Trow- bridges service in its behalf, voted that a committee be appointed which should report suitable resolutions ex- pressing the appreciation of the society for MT. Trowbridge's long work for 1t. At the close of the meeting refresh- ments were served to members of the society in the parlors and very pleas- ant evening was pasesd.
 
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