The Portland daily press., 1886-05-29
coRhAM's ANNIVERSARY.
Additional Items of Interest in
Regard to the Celebration.

In addition to the account already given of
the exercises at Gorham Academy on the
evening of the celebration, Prof. II. Hunt
of Mt. Vernon N. H., after some interesting
remarks in regard to DR.. Deane, the author
of Fleetwood Hill, read quite effectively
that celebrated poem, which was new to
most of the audience. This was followed by
the reading of letters of regret, many of
which had been received by the committee
from j. P. Baxter, Esq, Judge John A.
Peters, Judge Charles Danforth, of the
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, Hon. W.
W. Rice of Worcester, Mass, Prof. Henry Z.
Warren of Lawrenceville, N. j., Arthur
Phinney, Esq, of Sandusky, o., Fred Davis,
of Chicago, John o. Winship, Esq, of Cleve-
land, o., and many others. We shall pub
lsh Monday DR.. Premises address, one of
the most interesting and impressive essays
of the occasion.
Among the visitors at Gorham were the
two children of Rev. Thaddeus Pomeroy
pastor of the old First Parish church for
nearly twenty years, commencing about
1920, Mrs. Hannah Kellogg, wife of Rev.
Elijah Kellogg, the orator of the day, and
Edward P. Pomeroy, Esq, of Rochester, N.
Y, who were both upon the stage during the
public exercises, and who received very
cordial welcome from numerous friends Of
their father as well as on their own account.
Col. W. B. Freeman, who is the only sur
vivor in Gorham of the aids on the staff of
the late Gen. Wendell P. Smith, who was the
chief marshal at the centennial celebration
in 1886 rode in the procession and was also
upon the stage.
A very strong desire was expressed by
many persons present at the celebration that
the manuscript history of Gorham, prepared
by the late Hon. Hugh d. Mcclellan, should
be published, and it is hoped and believed
that this will be done at an early day.
The town of Buxton was represented in
the procession by many of its distinguished
citizens and its inhabitants turned out by
the hundreds. 1t was generally understood
that Hon. Cyrus Woodman would respond to
the following sentiment but was unexpected
ly called away by telegram:
The towns of Buxton and Gorham represent No
/ and No. z, two of the seven Narraganset towns
which were given to the soldiers of the memorable
Narragansett fight in 1915 by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. The early traditions and
family connections of the towns of Gorham and
Buxton come from the same heroic and brave an
eestry. Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder these
two towns have stood together in all the conflicts
of civil liberty, material and social advancement.
We have here to-day native of Buxton who was
educated at our Academy, who is worthy repre-
sentative of Narragansett No. L. VIII the Hon
Cyrus Woodman Of Cambridge please to respond2
The horse company which was one of the
most attractive features of the procession
was drilled and commanded by Capt. l.. Fl.
Bean and Lieut.. Perley Hawson.
The selectmen of the town of which Lewis
Mcclellan, Esq, is chairman, rendered
valuable service, and the credit of good order
and excellent police arrangements are due to
the care and experience of Mr.. Mcclellan.