Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23
FROM OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT.
BATH, (MAIsr.l st,r,x,r. :. Is4s.


On Tuesday celebrated the anniversary Of the Peucnian
Society," Of the principal societies. and the Oldest
ed with this college An Grafton delivered before the
cey by Rev. EDWARD BEEcHEH, of Boston, and poem by
SEBA SMITH, OF New York On Wednesday the Commence
men exercises TOOK place The performances given in
beautiful new church near the college grounds the
occupied by the Peucnan Society the preceding day There
upwards OF twenty performances by the graduating class
and two by the class receiving their second degree These
were IN general very respectable both in and Manner
and would compare well with the Commencement exercises
Yale and Harvard
At FIVE o'clock large number of the alumni of the college
sat down by classes where they had hours cheerful con-
versaton about old lang syne, and renewed the ties Of
friendship and social intercourse at the festive board of their
honored alma mater President WooDs presided al the Ia
BILE and had seated his right and left old Governor KISG
OF BATH Senator EVANS of Gardiner and other persons OF
distinction have met Senator EVANS several times within
few days at Gardiner, Bath, and Brunswick He seems TO
be as much working he when in Congress He
is much engaged at present in the Portland and Kennebec
raroad and president of the company urging the work
forward with his accustomed energy. Nor is he unmndul
OF his duties as politician and He addressed
large meeting of the Wings Of Bath last evening at the CITY
Hall the approaching Presidential election presenting the
whole subject In strong and forcibe light ably defending
the character and position Of General TAYLOR and urging the
Importance ana necessity OF the Wings giving him united
| and hearty support.
But q Oft the track - should be in the college line
The chapel in which we dned is and beautiful build
ing, not yet finished is built both for chapel and libra
snowy and elegant se and the library of eleven or twelve
thousand volumes appears in it to great advantage This
building VIII COST when completed upwards Of fifty thousand
dollars is constructed of granite and is Of the most
elegant and substantial edces in the State takes the name
of " King Chapel" in honor of Governor KIso Of Bath
who has made some handsome donations towards It's erection
Besides the College library there Theological library
of about three thousand volumes connected with the college,
which ssid to be the best theological library in the United
States. There also two fine libraries belonging
the societies Of the college, The Peucnian Society has up
wards of five thousand and the Athenean Society something
thousand Volumes both very neatly arranged
Of tho college buildings These societies have also large
and respectable collections of natural curoses and works of
art fomng quite interesting Besides the granite
chape and library building, there four large brick edces
hreeo four stories and one Of three stoes appropriated to
the general purposes OF the institution On the second floor
of tie theeory building arranged the beautiful and
sv mineral cabinet of Professor CLEAyELASD, which
tied in my last communication Here also lecture rooms,
chemical laboratory, DC. The other buildings mainly APP
| poprated for the accommodation of students.
Bowdon College is not quite half century DID, the first
lass having graduated, think, in 1906. II received its
name from Governor BowDoIN, of Massachusetts, by whose
munfcence it early endowed In the brief period Of its
existence has risen to the FIRST rank in character and useful
among the institutions of learning the country and
still increasing in resources and reputation has received
large donations within the past year, amounting in the
aggregate to sixty or seventy thousand dollars principally ap
proprated TO the establishment of two pofessoshps
On Wednesday evening the Athenean Society held hei
anniversary having Grafton from Rev. Mr. FIsKE Of Bath
On the evening the Peucinan Society had evee
where they partook OF refreshments in company with ther
friends learned and fair and listened interesting famia
addresses from several Of the MEMBERS and also from seven
alumni OF other colleges
On Thursday the Phi Beta Kappa Society celebrated its an
nivesay by oraton by Rev. RAY PALMER of Bath, and
poem by Rev ELIJAH KELLOGG, of Harpswell prevas
to which, at business meeting Of the society, number of
members were initiated, including eight ten Of he
| graduating class
BooTHBAY, (MAISE,) SEPTEMBER Q, ls4G
Dows-EAsT CHowDER PARrr-Ths place is loated
about nifty miles east OF Portland, and fifteen siyeen
from Bath through inland passage, but thirty miles rom
the latter place by outside passage by the way the mouth
of the Kennebec Boohbay has Of the best ha
bors Frequently called Townsend harbor the the
United States Ii is of from the ocea has
plenty of and good anchorage for any class ve-
ses very capscous and weproteced from storms The
country here, the shore, very rough and bpken
aboundng in wild and picturesque scenery. The township
Of Boothbay tongue of land making down tie
shore between the Sheepscot and Danascoa rivers md the
habo up into the land midway between the rvrs In
this neghbohood planted of the earliest settlements
in Maine The excellence Of the habor caused ope early
selected place to found great city, and bill the
eastern side Of the harbo overlooking both the habor and
Damascota ver, actually surveyed and laid at for
city when there were but few hundred nhabanlin the
whole province The inhabitants Of the State have reased
than half Million but the site Of this eat city is
still covered win wild spruce and fir trees, and sui keeps
silent watch the surrounding waters and the pied but
rather scattered village Of Boothbay around the margh Of the
harbo This harbor belongs the collection district Wis
casset which lies dozen miles inland the Sheepso river
The principal business along the coast in this neigh hood
is fishing. Almost nnumerable little fishing vessels Dc fitted
out in the spring cruise Tor Goldfish in the Gull OF ST.
Lawrence the Banks and many Of them INV Just
returning loaded with their summers fare bringing
three hundred and five hundred quin The
fish split and packed down in salt they cauh and
when the vessels return home they taken AMI spread
in the dry, and then packed again for maet Ii
is estimated that about thirty thousand quinas Of sh
made by the people Of Boothbay annually. On all es
fishing vessels riding the waters lyt the
piers and whsrves, and fsh-aakes line the shores
Besides the fishing craft and other vessels ichbeong
here the haibor Of Boothbay requened by great mbers
Of coasng vessels, which in when the weather rough
TO pass the night to escape from approaching sn.
is not uncommon after such night TO fifty and oAemes
hundred vessels Of different descriptions in the aoning
shake their sails to the wind, and gliding out by III head
lands and islands, proceed their voyage This ha has
also become somewhat noted watering place during the
hot summer months. small steamboat reguart twice
week during the from the Kennebec bring
ing passengers from Watervle, Augusta Hsllowe Gardi
ne Bath and other towns the river, TO Boothhy, to
breathe for o while the air, TO take sea-bath, cd fresh
fish, Chamber about over the broken rocky shores
and islands. And not only from the interior OF thisSate,
but also Massachusetts, and various other parts Of the
country visitors beginning for summer pang
| and cool seabathing TO Boothbay.
But that DownEast Chowder Party, with winch ut out,
find but brief record IL let my pen al random
this way Yesterday company Of seventy tightly,
Of both sexes old and young, started from Bath schow
der excursion Finding friends Of the company,
accepted an invitation TO join them small stesboa,
rh. thaa