Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-10
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Kennebec Journal.
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Bow dOin Commencement.

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Brunswick, July .. The Gle veland
Museum, library and picture gallery and other
buildings were open to the public Friday
morning and large number of ladies and es-
corts availed themselves of the opportunity
to visit these places of interest. The candi-
dates for admission to the number of "a as
sembled in Adams Hall at O'Clock. About
20 papers have been mt to the various fitting
| schools in the State, under the new rule that
those who desire to take examinations on adj
| various schools obtaining papers from the
college and conducting examinations. Seven
of these papers have been received and Others
| are soon expected.
| 1t is thought the Freshman class will num-
| Der So to 40.
| The Maine Historical Society held their an :
nua meeting in the north wing of the chapel
at o'clock. The following are the minute s
of their proceedings:
Hon. J. W. Bradbury presided. Prof. A.
S. Packard read the minutes of the last meet
| ing. Hon. Marshall Cram, treasurer, sub
mtted his report. The receipts for the year
were S4,I96.9i, and the expenditures were
/ 81, 733.si. The list of securities show 5
Sl2 ,92l .03 on hand. Prof. Packard present
ed his report as librarian. One hundred and
ninety -four volumes have been added, and
2S6 pamphlets. BY exchange, 6 volumes :;
Isl volumes were given from the State of
Michigan.
| Voted to send two sets eff both series of his
torical collections to the South Carolina So
ciety, as theirs was destroyed in the war
Gen. J. NJ. Brown will continue supcrintend-
ing the work on the Trelawney papers, which
will probably soon appear. VIM. Goold
has charge of the investigation of Father
Rallies box held by Rev. f. c. S. Waldron,
who refuses to give it either to the Jesuits or
this society, as at present advised.
Officers elected for the ensuing year, Pres
ident, J. w. Bradbury; Vice President, w.
G. Barrows; Secretary and Librarian, A. S.
Packard; Corresponding Secretary, VIM.
Goold: Treasurer, Marshall Cram; Auditors,
VIM G. Barrows and s. J. Young; Standing
| COniUltIee- " VI. w ASH
burne, X. X Sewall. S. f. Pike, VIM. GoolJ,
S. J. Young and W. b. Lapham. Rev. II. o.
Thayer was elected to membership in place
of +. w. Farley. deceased, and George b.
Barrows of Fryeburg, in place of Rev. c. W.
| Ha, es. removed from the State.
| Corresponding members: Major Hugoet
Latour, Montreal; Francis Il. HAYES, Bos-
ton G. V. Fox. Lowell Rev f.. c. Waldron,
PikesvilIe, Nd. Honorary members Hon.
W. p FRYE, Lewiston: Rev. G. W. Field,
ID. d.. Bangor; DIR. Hill, Augusta, and Hon.
Daniel f. Davis of East Corinth. Com
mittee on fell day r. X. Sewall, Wiscasset;
Hon. VIM. Goold. Windham; 4. G.. Tenney,
Brunswick; s. ID. Bailey, Bath; Gen. J. VI.
Brown, Portland. Voted to pay $50 COM
pensation to the secretary and librarian.
Fatal Accident.
Bath, July9 Nathan c. Moore fell from a
staging at Houghtons wharf, Thursday morn
ing, % feet. receiving injuries likely to prove
fatal.
| Death.
NEWPORT, X. l., July .. T.. c. Metcalf OF
Brunswick. Maine, 23 years of age, died at
Newport, X. l., Friday morning, from mala
rial fever. contracted while in charge of Col.
Warnings improved sewerage at Memphis.
He was a graduate OF Bowdoin College