The Portland daily press., 1862-07-30
Celebration at. Fort Popham.

In accordance with a suggestion of the
Maine Historical Society, made through its
President to the Mayor of Bath, and notice
by said Mayor published in the papers of that
city, meeting was held in the City Hall at
that place, on Monday evening, to take prelim-
mary action relative to the proper observance
of the landing and settlement of the first Eng
lish Colony in New England, at the mouth of
the Kennebec river, near the present site of
Fort Popham, in the month of August, 1901
The meeting was largely attended not only by
influential citizens of Bath, but by large del
egation from this city, and by gentlemen from
Wiscasset, Phipsburg, Bowdoin College, Bruins
wick, Gorham, Biddeford, Kennebunk, and
other places.
The meeting was called TO order BY Hon. B.
c. Bailey Of Bath, on whose motion Hon.
Israel Putnam, Mayor of that city, was invited
to preside. Rev. Henry w. Rugg, OF Bath,
was chosen Secretary. Various remarks, ex-
planatory Of the objects of the meeting, and of
the importance to American colonization and
the spread of English civilization, of the event
proposed to be celebrated, were made. when,
on motion of Rev. John O. Fiske of Bath,
committee offive was selected to propose to the
meeting suitable list of gentlemen to act as
Executive Committee, to carry into effect the
objects of the meeting. This committee con-
sisted of Hon. Amos Nourse and John Hay
den, Esq, Of Bath, John A. Poor, Esq, of this
city, r. K. Sewall, Esq, of Wiscasset, and Rev.
Edward Ballard of Brunswick.
The committee, after mature deliberation.
reported the following gentlemen for the pro-
posed committee, which report was unanimous
ly accepted, to wit:
Bath-Hon. B. c. Bailey, Rev John O. Fiske. OIL
yer Moses. Esq, Col. Frederic ID. Sewall Col James
I. Patten, John d. Swanion, ESQ.
Brunswick-Rev. Edward Ballard, Hon. Charles j.
Topsham-Rev A. d. Wheeler, d. d.
Phipsbarg-Rev. Francis Norwood, Thomas NJ.
Georgeiown-Msses Riggs, Esq.
,,Gardiner-Hon. Noah Woods, Rev. Frederic Gar
Hallowell-Charles Drummer, Esq, Ebenezer Row.
ell, Esq.
Augasta-Hon. james W. Bradbury, Hon. James
wiscasset-Alexander Johnston, ESQ., Rufus X.
Sewall, Esq.
tiorlam-Hon Josiah Pierce.
Portand-Rev. Alexander Burgess, Hon. Jedediah
Jewett, VIM. r. Preble, Esq.
Saco-Hon. Phillip Eastman.
Biddeford-Hon. VIM. 7. Haines
kennebunk-Hon. Edward Z. Bourne.
Afred-Hon. John IL. 6oodenow
Godfrey.
Oldtown-Hon Geo. Popham Sewall.
Wnsow-Hon. Joseph Eaton.
Belfast-Joscph Williamson, ESQ.
Waterville-Rey. DR. Champiin.
Lewiston-Hon John NJ. Frye.
farmington-Hon. Robert Goodenow. Hon. Han
nibal Beicher.
Auburn-E. T. Little, Esq
Calais-Hon. Geo. Downes
Eastport-Hon. Bion Bradbury
Houlton-Hon. Sheperd Cary.
Norridgewock-Hon John S. Tenncy
Anson-Hon. Franklin Smith,
Machias-Wm. Bartlett.
1t was voted that the gentlemen of the fore
going list, selected from Bath, Brunswick,
Topsham, Phipsburg, and Georgetown, being
in the immediate neighborhood. shall consti-
tute the Executive Committee, with power to
increase their numbers, and that the other gen.
tlemen named be an advisory, or assistant COM
mittee.
During the evening exceedingly interesting
and felicitous remarks were made by Hon. C.
j. Gilman, Brunswick; John A. Poor, Esq, Hon
John Neal, Hon. Woodbury. Davis, and Rev.
Alex Burgess, of this city; Rev. j. o. Fiske
Hon. Amos Nourse, Hon. VIM. d. Sewall, Hon.
ID. C. Magoun, and John Hayden, ESQ., of Bath;
X. X. Sewall, Esq, of Wiscasset; Hon VIM
p. Haines, Of Biddeford Prof Alpheus Pack
ard, of Bowdoin College; Hon. Edward C.
Bourne, of Kennebunk, and others. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic, and the speakers
were frequently interrupted by applause.
The press was represented by Lincoln of
the Bath Times, Neal of the Advertiser, Adj
ans Of the Argus, and Gilman of the Press,
of this city.
The Executive Committee held a meeting.
which stands adjourned to Friday afternoon,
at o'clock, at Bath.
Tuesday morning, through the courtesy of
the citizens of Bath, the steamer Bellngham
hadbeen provide r. -10a the visiting gen
tlemen, and IA of the citizens as chose to