FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING 1 OF THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HELD AT DANSVILLE, Tuesday, January 11th, 1881. DANSVILLE, N. Y. A. O BUNNELL, PRINTER, OFFICE OF THE DANSVILLE ADVERTISER FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Livingston County Historical Society. THE FIFTH annual meeting of the Livingston County Historical Society was held in Dansville on Tuesday, Jan. 11th, 1881. A business meeting was held in the parlors of the Hyland House at 2 o'clock p. m., Hon. William M. White, President, in the chair. The report of the last annual meeting of the Society was presented by Mr. Norman Seymour, Secretary, and on motion the same was approved. The Secretary reported the receipt of letters and documents from the following persons and societies, and on motion they were ordered placed on file, viz: Rev. George K. Ward, Dansville; Hon. Josiah W. Begole, Flint, Mich.; Hon. Henry O'Reilly, New York City; Hon. O. H. Marshall, Buffalo; New York Historical Society; New York State Library; Buffalo Historical Society; Hon. S. H. Welles, Waterloo, N. Y.; Massachusetts State Library, Boston; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston; Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn; Minnesota Historical Society; Report of Centennial Celebration at Waterloo, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1879. The Treasurer's report was received, referred to the finance committee, examined and approved. On motion of Mr. Da vis the thanks of the Society were tendered to President White for his very generous donation of $30, the expense of publishing the proceedings of last year. Dr. Z. H. Blake presented to the Society a copy of the proceedings of the Electoral College of this State at its last meeting and a finely framed photograph of the envelope enclosing certificate of the election of Judge Wallace, containing the autographs of the electors, which was borne to the Judge by Dr. Blake as the official messenger of the Electoral College. This unique gift was accepted with the thanks of the Society. Dr. Z. H. Blake and Mr. William B. Lemen of Dansville, Mrs. Allen Ayrault and Dr. William J. Milne of Geneseo, and Hon. J. W. Begole of Flint, Mich., were elected members of the Society. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Secretary and Treasurer-Mr. Norman Seymour, of Mt. Morris. Councilmen-Dr. Myron H. Mills, Dr. Lorin J. Ames, Mr. John R. Murray, of Mt. Morris; Dr. Daniel H. Fitzhugh, of Groveland; Hon. William M. White, of Ossian; Mr. Samuel P. Allen, of Geneseo; Dr. Francis M. Perine, Messrs. L. B. Proctor, Charles Shepard and A. O. Bunnell, of Dansville. The following standing committees were appointed: Finance-Messrs. White, Allen and Murray. Publication-Messrs. Bunnell, Perine and Proctor. Membership-Messrs. Ames, Fitzhugh and Shepard. Necrology-Messrs. Allen, Proctor and Davis. The meeting then adjourned. The public meeting was held in Opera hall in the evening. President White gave a brief history of the organization of the Society and the general objects for which it was organized. Prayer as offered by Rev. J. Hill of the Dansville Methodist church. "America" was then sung by Messrs. Frank and A. W. Fielder, and Misses Elizabeth Dippy and |