Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-19
ANNUAL MEETING OF ORLEANS
COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.


the village Of Barton august 5, 1907.
Hon. B. f. d. Carpenter presided.
The meeting was opened at $3.50 a
m. in the law Office Of Hon. +. W.
Baldwin. The subject of celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of Runaway
Pond was brought up and dis
cussed at considerable length
Hon. w. F. Clark reported that
he had done some work in trac-
ing out the shores of the ancient lake
and making other observations pre-
paratory to getting out map of the
entire locality. This he intended to
do without any expense to the society
as il was a labor of love and pride
on his part. His enthusiasm and
liberality were duly appreciated by
the members Of the historical society.
On motion OF Mr.. Baldwin the society
voted to hold a special meeting in the
town OF Glover on June 8, 1910, for the
purpose Of celebrating the Tooth an
niversary of the evacuation OF the
waters of Runaway Pond, then known
as Long Pond, the Indian term being
Nip-se- kon-na. 1t was thought best
to leave the appointment of a COM
mittee to take this matter in charge
until another year, after Mr.. CLARK
shall have completed his survey.
It was also mentioned that the pro-
ceedings of the society for 1910 and
the entire literature of that event
should be all collected together and
published in bound volume; but al
ter considerable discussion on the
matter it was laid upon the table.
The following officers we're elected
for the ensuing year: Hon. b. +. ID.
Carpenter of Barton Landing, presi-
dent; Hon. F. w. Baldwin of Barton,
first vice president; Hon. w. F. Clark
of Glover, second vice president; and
John M. Currier, NJ. D., of Newport,
secretary treasurer. j. M. Currier
was elected chairman of the COM
mittee on publications.
The following new members were
elected: Rev. w. A. Warner, Wallace
II. Gilpin, Hon. w. w. Miles, Prin. 81.
j. Stannard, E. H. Webster, w. NJ.
Wright, w. w. Reirden, Esq, Frank
d. Thompson and Rev. A. B. Blake of
Barton, Rev. G.. L. Schaeffer and o.
w. Locke Of Barton Landing, Simeon
N Clark, Franklin G. Clark, j. E.
Dwinell, Chaplin Leonard and Amos
P. Bean of Glover, Rev. R. j. Barton
and l.. A. Jackson of Greensboro.
pr. Currier stated that the early rec
ords of the Orleans County Natural
and Civil Historical society were in
his possession and for safe keeping
DC had deposited them in the Goodrich
Memorial Library at Newport and
that they were in a perfect state of
preservation.
Mr.. Baldwin introduced the follow
ing resolution on the publication of
the early records Of this society (which
passed unanimously:
Resolrcd: That the matter Of pub
fishing the early records of the socle-
" now in the library at Newport be
left with the executive committee
and report at our next annual meet
ing.
DR.. Currier stated that the consti-
tuition Of the first organization was
issued about 1866 but was now rare
document. He hunted over II years
before he was able to find a copy.
The society met in the Congrega-
tional church at . O'Clock p. m. Hon.
F. w. Baldwin delivered an address
on the history Of first Congregational
church in B lrton. Hon. B. f. D. Car
penter read an address on the news
papers and other publications of Or
leans county.
Music was rendered by Slaytor
Lang accompanied by Mrs. J. a
Pearson.
History of the FIRST church in the
town OF Barton, We, read before the
Orleans County Historical society
August S, 1907, by the Hon. T. W
Baldwin.
The first church in Barton was
organized August y, 1897, by Rev
, Elijah Lyman of Brooktield and Rev
Walter Chaplin of Woodstock, VT
The names of its members, so far as
have been able TO obtain them, were
Dea. Lemuel S.urtevaut ST., Dea
Joseph Tabor, Samuel Thatcher, JOIN
Brown, Cyril Sturtevant, Cyrus S5ur
tevant, Mrs. Elizabeth Benton, Mrs
John Brown, Mrs. Joseph Thatcher
Mrs. Rsbecca Chamberlin, Mrs. Lem
uel Stur.evant and Mrs. John Kim
bail. The authority for this being Ia
correct list OF persons who joined q
that time is DR.. William Robinson
historical sermon, preached by him 3
Barton September p, 1861, at th