The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-26
Arrangements Made for History Of the
State.

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On motion of William Goold, Israel Wash
burn, Jr., took the chair.
The report of the librarian was presented as
follows:
LIBRARIANS REPORT.
| Embarrassed somewhat by business ant
family cares have accomplished in the pas
six months perhaps less than hoped, but
am pleased to find by our records that ou
receipts since the first of November last viii
compare favorably with the record of any
similar period.
Deacon E. F. Duren has sent us his fourth
case of books and pamphlets and desires that
credit for the same should be awarded to the
following donors:
Rev. Samuel Harris d. D.
Hon. A. ID. Lockwood.
Rev. Elias Bond
Rev. Alfred K. Ives.
General John l.. Hodgdon.
A. III. Partridge, Esq.
This case alone contains upwards of five
hundred different titles.
We are also indebted to Deacon Duren for a
profile likeness of his distinguished grand
father the late Judge Samuel Freeman, born
in l743, died 1881. Judge Freeman is said to
have resembled General Washington, and the
profile shows a similarity in the contour and
size of his head. With the profile is received an
advertisement of Judge Freeman's paper mill
in Saccarappa 1t is called a "Rag Lesson,
and it as quaint as the language of poor Rich
ard himself, whom the Judge evidently
revered.
RAG LESSON.
For Children and Servants, and especially Girls,
Respectfully submitted to the consideration of
all Parents, Masters aud Mistresses, but part1cu-
larry to the Women of every House.
You all know that Paper is made of Rags, that
arpp 1adp a Measure
and instruction are derived from Books.
You will therefore do much good, if you will
promote the manufacture of that useful article by
saving Linen and cotton and linen Rags. Don't
sweep them into the fire or out of the House, but
be prudent as the great Franklin would have you
to be and attend also to the direction and advice OF
one much wiser than he even the wisest and best
Person that ever lived-"Gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost" Although the
quantity you may save should be but small and you
should think it of little consequence in itself, con-
slider that when it is put together, with other
Scotch proverb says, "Many mickes make a
mucklen-many bricks will make a large building
Sands form mountains-and of minutes are COM
posed months and years. A Mill for, making
Paper, has lately been erected at Sacarappa at a
very great expense, (for although Rags are a small
article. it requires great machines to work them
up). The owners would therefore be much obliged
to you to assist them and encourage others to as
slst them, in procuring stock, and they promise If
you will save as many rags as you can, to give you
money to procure an equivalent in such things
you may want You Will have from ttc0 and q hdtf
to fire cents pound, according to their quality; or,
for a common mixture, three cents and q half In
so doing you will have the thanks of the Manufac-
turers you will have the praise of doing well, and
will merit the appreciation of your country 1t is
therefore earnestly hoped that you will
JPittout delay prouide you Bags,
Ind tdhe some pains to saue your Rags
Ga-Some steady young women andlboys Gas well
as men) may probably find employ in said Mill, by
applying to the owners in Portland.
SAMUEL FREEMAN,
and JOSEPH LONG.
The list of donors to the library is too long
to be read upon this occasion, but l will
enumerate some of the prominent additions.
We have received from Germany very fine
copy of the Earthquakes Americana" This
work has been reviewed in the North Ameri-
can Review and has attracted much attention
from scholars and antiquaries in all parts of
the world. The Rev. B. F. DeCosta of New
York has translated some of the documents
contained in the work.
In response to our circular, several of our
Maine authors have forwarded copies of their
writings, noticeably,-
The Rev. William Barbour of New Haven
Rev. I'll. NJ. King of Roxbury.
Professor Edward S. Morse of Salem, (now
travelling in Japan.)
Noah Brooks, Esq, editor Of the New York
Times.
From the Maine Medical association we have
received SET OF Their trdHsdctlonS III II
volumes.
The gift by S. L. Boardman, Esq, of Aug
usta of the United States Literary Gazette for
1S24-25 is very opportune as it contains the
earliest poems of Longfellow.
Messrs. Elwell, Packard & Co. have kindly
contributed the bound volumes of the Portland
Transcript and promise the volumes hereafter
as completed.
Our department of newspapers has been
further enriched by the Columbian Centinel,
1S07-S from J. Hall Boyd, Esq., Columbian,
Centinel, 1913, from Miss Mary A. Oxnard
Eastern Herald, 1884, from Miss Oxnard,
American Advocate of Hallowell, 1922
from A. w. Longfellow, Freeman's Friend
vol. 2. from George A. Thomas.
From Mr.. L. M. Patten of San Francisco,
we have received the Maine Monthly Maya
zine for 1869, and the History of Scar
borough, Me.
From the trustees of the Boston Athenaum,
we have received the new Dictionary Catalogue
of their library in 5 volumes, and from the
Boston Public Library, we have the catalogues
of the Barton, Prince and Ticknor libraries
now united with the Public Library of Boston
From the Library of Parliament at Ottawa
we have Ryerson's "Loyalists of America" in
2 volumes.
Mrs. A. D. Wheeler of Topsham has pre-.
scented us with twenty miscellaneous volumes
in memory of her late husband, the Rev. DR.
Wheeler, formerly member of this society.
The Rhode Island Historical Society have
kindly aided US in completing our set of theil
collections, and our sister societies favor us
with their publications as fast as they are
issued.
By exchange we have acquired Paul ALIENS
History of the American Revolution in vol
umes (This was really written by the late
John Neal of this city, J. S. Bucks Chron-
cles and Pioneer History of Milwaukee; thu
Genealogy of the Colt Family; Hough's Bio
graphical Notes; Histories of Fair Haven and
Middleton Vermont; Woods New England
Prospect; Preble Family Genealogy; and
others.
From Hon. Eugene Hale we have the frs
report Of the Bureau of Ethnology connected
with the Smithsonian Institution. 1t is wei
illustrated and Of great interest.
From the Department of the Interior we have
Uncle Sans Blue Book, the official register O
employees of the United States. 1t contains
$4,000 names, among them being 625 Smiths
389 Browns, 269 Joneses.
Our attention is frequently called to the i'm :
portance and necessity of having the records
of York county printed. We learn that tn,
State owns copy in manuscript made by DR.
| Bacon of Alfred. 1t would be well for ou
| society to prepare memorial to the Stat
| Legislature on the subject.
A friend tells me that the records of tn
town of North Yarmouth are in good condi
ton, and as they are valuable ought to b
| printed.
The record commissioners of Boston ant
Suffolk county are doing splendid work il
the publication of their eerly records. We hav
all Of their reports.
Mr.. 1. S. Bangs of Waterville sends US
| specimen brick taken from the well whicl
once supplied the garrison at Fort Halifax, an,
reminds us of the Importance of preventing tn
further decay of the ancient block house
The perfectness of the Memorial History @
Boston, just completed, suggests to us that
Memorial History of this State is called fol-
A half century has elapsed since the publica
ton of Mr.. Williamsons history, and with tn
new facts and documents brought to ligh
since 1882. history can be written with tn
cooperation of our best writers, that will
credit to our society and to the State. CON
mittee to report at some future meeting on tn
feasibility of this plan will be in order.
Through the thoughtfulness of our frienC
M. +. King, Esq, we have resolved the record
kept by the late Captain Joseph Short. II
was employed by tie city to board the foreig