The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-02-25
Maine Historical Society.

The meeting of the Maine Historical Society
held in this city Oh Tuesday last, far exceeded
in interest any previous meeting Of the Society
at which it has been our pleasure to be pres
emit The attendance in the evening at Repre-
sentatves' Hall, at the State House, was also
quite large. In the absence of the President
in the afternoon, Hon. james w. Bradbury,
Vice President, called the meeting to order
The papers read in the afternoon were from
the following gentlemen Judge Joseph Will
Hanson of Belfast on ''David Cobb, one of the
revolutionary patriots !" DR.. N. L. True of
Bethel, on "Origin Of the American Indians -
Mr.. R. X Sewall Of Wiscasset, on ''Samoset,' %
the first Indian to welcome Englshmen to the
coast of New England, and from Prof. John
Johnston, LII. D.. OF Mddletown, Conn, on
''The Early Settlement at Pcmaquid." Through
His Excellency Gov, Chamberlain there was
presented to the Society," from Mss Quincy of
Boston, Mass, many valuable papers relating
to the early history Of Falmouth, New Glouces-
ter and Yarmouth, in this State, the same hay-
ing been found among the papers Of the late
John Bromtield of Boston. Among these pa
pers was most Interesting account of the
burning Of Falmouth in 1875, written by a 10y
alst, and describing in addition to the burn
ing of the town his own personal adventures
and suherlngS in consequence of his adherence
to the crown. Following the reading of the
above papers, discussions in regard to the facts
OF specuations presented by their authors were
engaged in by many gentlemen present, which
added much TO the interest of the meeting.
At the evening meeting Hon E. Z. Bourne,
President Of the Society, Presided The pa
pers read were from Rev S. +. Dixie, of Bath
on the ''Pot Holes" found in rock along the
coast with specuiat0nS upon their origin,
(these circular cavities are from three to fif-
teen feet in depth, and from one TO three feet
in diameter;) Hon. Joseph Williamson of Bel
fast, on FBenjamn Burton who was present
at the destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor,
and afterwards confined rs prisoner of war
at Bagyaduce (Castine) from which he made
his escape; Mr.. Frederick kiiler of Boston,
on the expedition OF Gov, Shirley up the Ken
| nebec river, and Judge Bourne Of Kennebunk
on the morals of early settlers as Influenced by
their surroundings. By far the most interest
| ing portion of the proceedings, however, was
the statement made by Rev. DR.. Woods, of his
researches in the foreign archives, for early
documents relating to the discovery and colo
nization of that portion Of our continent now
comprised within the limits of the State Of
Maine. The results OF his investigation vii
soon be given 20 the public ia volume Of
some 500 pages. containing Impressions O.
twenty-thret maps and charts of our coast by
the earliest navigntors to the continent. L
has been only through the lberality of ou
Legislature in its appropriations for causing
these Investigations to be made and their re
suits published, that the Maine Historical So
clety IS able to place such rich historical fact:
before the world. 1t will crafty every love
of our history to know that the materials We
on hand for succeeding volumes Gan annual vol
volume is provided for) are Of equal interest
and that for the next volume, there is the cop,
of Il manuscript prepared by Richard Hakuy
for the private use OF Queen Elizabeth, of i'm
mense value as bearing upon our early history
and which was discovered in the foreign ar
chves by DR.. Woods himself.
Among the curioSltes examined with mucl
satisfaction by those present, were a sandston
i, pipe, evidently belonging to the age of tn
Mound Builders; an original bill of exchang
of the revolutionary period, presented by I
II. Gilbreth Of the U. S. Arsenal in this city
and an Indian belt made of small copper tubes
fastened together with strings of moose-skir
the same having been plowcd up in the tow
of HarpsWell.
n committee consisting of Messrs. E.
a Bourne OF kennebunk, Il. X. Sewall of Wisca.
t set, John A. Poor Of Portland e. C. Bailey an
: Rev. S. +. Dixie of Bath, Dr. Leonard Woods
r DR.. Edward Billiard and Chas. j. Gilman
Brunswick and ]. w. Bradbury and J. "
North of this city were appointed committe
to examine the remains Of the early settlement
: at Pemaquid and report thereon at q subsequel
b meeting. Maine Farmer.
! Fusil Oil of which so much is said
: connection with liquid authorizations, is
= liquid colorless when pure, of offensi,
smell and burning taste, obtained by cont
uing in fermentation in the distilling pro
cess after the alcoholic portion is drawn Of
Its action upon the animal system is that
/, a positive poison, its vapor producing ma
n sea, headache and giddiness, Its present