The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-11
LUMP sum FOR u
LAW. MAKERS
ATMOlNTPELHR
MANY HISTORICAL ARTICLES.
Have Been Added to the Collection of
Barre Historical Society.

The annual meeting of the Barre
Historical society, Inc, was held yes
terday afternoon at its room in the
Aldrich library. Routine business was
transacted and the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
President, Miss Carrie NJ Wheelock
vice president, Mrs n d. Phelps; sec
retary- treasurer, Miss Blanche J. Til
den; auditor, Mrs. George ". Tilden;
directors, Mrs, R. S. Currier, Mrs. J.
VI. Perry; membership committee, Mrs.
Il. w Bisbee, Mrs j. Gould More, Mrs.
H. @. Worthen.
The organization is slowly but stead
ily growing and its establishment upon
a firm basis means much for the fu-
ture of Barre, both educationally and
historically, The following report Of
the past years requirement was given
by the president, Miss Wheelock, and
will be Of interest to the public:
"At the last annual meeting, a gen
eral sentiment was expressed that the
room in the city building, where TIE
portraits belonging to the society had
hung and our cabinets had stood ever
since the Barre Historical society was
organized, was not quite what was de-
sirable for such purpose, and on the
motion of Mrs. Perry it was voted to
ask the trustees Of the Aldrich library
for permission 70 Tlace our collection
in the library builGang. a committee
was chosen to confer with the trus-
tees at once and negotiations we're be-
gun which have resulted in the install
lation Of our cabinets, portraits and
all collections in the upper rooms of
Aldrich library This removal was ef-
feeted without injury to or loss Of
any article in the collection.
"The exhibits are not yet in order
and probably cannot be for some time.
On account Of limited funds we are
Obliged to depend where possible upon
volunteer service in this work and rs
the labor Of checking. cleaning, label
ing and arranging on shelves is nee
cessarily slow, it viii probably be sev
eral months before the work can lie
"Fiftv-three gifts and loans have
been made to the society during tile
past year. Among these are two large
iron utensils used in old fashioned
the Declaration Of Independ-
enre, printed on the old Ephrata print
ing press: a piece Of the old frigate
Constitution: a large pewter teapot 81
handsome pattern; a photograph from
a wood cut of Barre academy and The
first boarding house. as they appeared
about 1850; list OF the subscribers
to the Spaulding monument, with a
copy Of sonnet written for the dedi
cation of the same
Mrs. Martha Fuller Patterson has
given an ancient sword, which was
carried by her great grandfather, EN-
ory Fuller, in the Revolutionary war
and by her grandfather Emory Fuller, |
ir., in the war Of 1912. Al Patterson |
has given curious too, called a
howell, which was used in primitive |
lays for following logs to make water
.roughs. chorping trays. bowls, etc.
This old tool was brought from Eng |
and BY Timothy Patterson and to
Barre BY Timothy Patterson, ir., soon
after the settlement of this town.
THE society has also received Barre /
Town reports for the years from 1882
o 1891; seven Of the Barre village
-eports and two Of the city reports.
"A Very desirable article, should the
history Of Barre be written at some
uture time, i an engraved plate, the
ikeness Of Benjamin b, Cook. one cf
he founders of the Smith Whiteomb
Cook company This plate was
yiyen BY his niece. who also gave
arge framed photograph taken from
IN ambrotype Of Lester Tilden, one of
be early citizens Of Barre.
There has also been added to our
objection Of earthen ware large
,rown pitcher Of the eagle pattern.
'our valuable documents were given
y j.. W. Bisbee.
tTwo oil portraits Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David French. 2d. came from their
granddaughter. Mrs. Julia French Hay
en-. Of Evanston Ill
I'm view Of the fact that the old
ressed glass is attracting much at
ention from collectors the society
hould try during the coming year to
IA to its present collection as much
f this as possible Several pieces
ave already been promised and the
iembers are urged 70 speak a good I
ord for our collection when they
now 81 anv Of this glass being dis /
osed Of. Some Of the best Of this
arlv glass was made in southern Yer
lont and considerable Is probably
wned here