Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-12

houses, and objections to the validity of
the title of the Proprietors. The remon-
strants, however, say coolly that if the pc
titioners will wait century, they will
make no opposition to the desired divis-
ion.
The sixth was Notices of the Powell FAM
ily, and extracts from the manuscripts of
r. d. Powell" The first notice is of Jere-
miah Dummer Powell, of North Yarmouth,
who was born in 1920. His mother was
a sister to Lieut. Gov. Dummer and Jere-
miah Dummer, agent for Massachusetts at
the Court of Queen Anne. He received
a commission as Justice of the Peace for
the County of York, from Governor Shir-
ley, dated 1744-5, and represented North
Yarmouth in the Legislature sixteen oil
seventeen years. One of the most inter
esting matters is the minutes of a journey
to Boston, by W. w. Powell and family,
in 1770, in two chaiscs one Of which was
driven by a colored boy called Boston,-a
slave probably, who died on the journey
They heard Whitfield preach at Exeter on
the 29th Sept, and the 30th he died.
The seventh was the original rough
draft of speech made by Hon. JOSIAH
Quincy, Of Boston, in opposition to tn,
separation of Maine from Massachusetts
Mr.. Quincy opposed separation on the
ground of unconstitutionality and inexpe.
diency. He thought the Legislature
would be assuming power which did not
belong to it, in passing the bill; and that
the people would be better in one State
than in two. He thought the people were
not consulted as much and their voice
considered as much as it should be.
Mr. S. p Benson, of Brunswick, read
paper upon "The Eighth Article-Liter
ature-in the Constitution of Maine The
paper went to show that this article was
written for our Constitution by Thomas
jefferson The fact was brought out i'll
statement of Governor King, made in the
interest of education.
Judge Bourne, of Kennebunk, read ;
paper prepared by himself, describing thu
Garrison Houses built in the time of thu
French and Indian war. His account o
them was minute and interesting. HI
particularly described one that stood a
Cape Neddick, and that built by JOSEPH
Storer, in Wells. There were seven oI
these houses in Wells as early as 1890, and
there were many others in York County
The paper contained many interesting in
! cidents connected with their history. From
the Storer garrison was taken Rev. George
Burroughs, the victim of the delusion o
witchcraft, and here sixteen men withstoot
successively the savage assault OF five
hundred French and Indians, and com
PEELED them TO retreat.
Hon. J. W. Bradbury, of Augusta, pre-
sented a communication from Judge Ma
than Weston of the same city; the sub
stance of which was that when ne was ap-
pointed in 1911 Chief Justice of the Cir.
cult Court of Common Pleas for the Second
| Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts,, and il
became known that he had the appoint
ment of Crier for the County of kenne-
bee, he had an application, among many
others, from Daniel Evans, the father o
the distinguished George Evans, for the
place Mr.. Evans urging that he desiret
it in order to enable him to send his son tC
college. Judge Weston appointed Mr.
Evans, and his son having already beer
fitted, entered Bowdon College.
( A paper was read from Hon. JOSEPH
Williamson, of Belfast, giving an account
of the CONDITION of the Religious De
nominations of Maine at the close of the
Revolution" This was very important
paper, which must have taken Il great deal
Of research, and is fitted by its care and
finish to be preserved as history. Inter
esting remarks by Messrs. Bradbury, Ben
son and others, suggested by the paper
followed its reading.
Another paper from DR.. N. I. True
was read. 1t was in relation to 60 TIL,
Use of Copper Among the Aborigines o
Maine The author thinks the use o
copper is not of great antiquity among
the Indians, and must have come from th
Lake Superior mines OF from traffic witt
Europeans.
a paper entitled Notes on Penobscot,
by Hon. John E. Godfrey, was read by
Mr.. Ballard The author ridicules the
idea of the great city on the banks of the
river, in former times, called Norombega,
He says the Penobscots had no perma.
nent settlements of any consequence un'
til recent date. He speaks of the river
expedition of Colonel Thomas Westbrool
to destroy fort and village in the vicini
ty of Oldtown, which he accomplished al
though the owners had fled Many fact:
of interest are stated in the article. DR.
Ballard stated in this connection that the
name Norombega signifies still water be-
tween falls above and below on a stream
Norridgewock means nearly the same
thing.