The Portland daily press., 1888-02-10


by purchase and exchange are;
Peleg Sprague's Speeches and Addresses.
Army List of the Roundheads and Cavaliers.
Chandler's Criminal Trials. ...-,
Archer's Monumental Inscriptions OF the BRUSH
West Indies.
Two volumes Of the York Deeds, and the Maine
Wills.
The Society is also indebted to the follow
ing for favors received;
7. s. Parvin of Cedar Rapids.
William Simms OF Topeka.
+. w. Putnam Of Cambridge.
E. NJ Barton OF Worcester.
Professor WinsOr OF Cambridge.
r. II. Tilley OF Newport.
j. 4. Sprague of MOnSon.
Philip G. Brown of Portland.
q. @. Jones Of Augusta, Ga.
@. b. Merrill of Portland.
G. H. Watkins OF Portland.
l.. X. Cook Of Yarmouth.
Professor L. w. Hall OF Wateryllle.
!. E. f. Duren Of Bangor.
Rev. s. Small.
j. Il. Cilley.
A. W. Longfelow.
Charles M. Gore.
Thomas b. Reed
Lewis Pierce.
Charles w. Darling.
William g. Burrage.
DIR. j. f. Pratt.
Frank Dudley Lunt.
For the cabinet the following have Deen
received:
A photograph from NJ f. King, a facsimile OF
the map Of the world by RiDero Of Seville, 1929,
Photographed portrait of Gladstone, from
Horace Anderson.
Photograph Of the Advertiser office, from Rev.
AnSon Titus.
A. G. Morton's map of Portland, from M. ii.
Rich
State Of Massachusetts Treasury Warrant TIT,
anda 81 Continental note, from william Nj. sar-
A ballad by Thomas Shaw of standish, from
MS. COPY OF the Journal of William Digby in
Burgoyne's campaign, from the original in the
British Museum, from James r. Baxter.
The Columbian Informer newspaper, OF Castlne,
Me-, April 20, 1902 from DR.. John Z. Pratt.
Two old State bank bills, from George =. Bur
CESS. ~.
Penobscot, 14th August, 1779, from Charles W.
Gaddess.
A pair of hand cuffs. from Lewis B. Smith.
A letter signed by Colonel Thomas WeStDrook,
1742, and one written by Charles Pierce OF
Stroudwater, April 20 1914, from DIR. Charles Z.
Clark.
The report of the librarian was accepted,
after which the meeting was open for the
translation Of business.
DR.. w. b. Lapham moved to amend Article
3 of the Bylaws by striking out one in the
third line and inserting two, so that the same
shall read "and their number shall not ex-
ceed two hundred" and Article by adding
to the first paragraph "and an annual due Of
two dollars" The above amendments to be
acted upon at the next annual meeting.
The amending of the Bylaws was discuss
ed by E. Fl. Elwell, William Goold, William
II. Smith, and Fl. w. Richardson.
No other business coming before the meet
ing Hon. William Gsold was called upon
and read paperson Governor Gore and his
visit to the District of Maine.
Gov. Gore was the eighth of the eleven
governors under the constitution, while the
district of Maine formed part of the COM
monwealth. In 1914 he was elected United
States Senator. Daniel Webster studied law
with him. Gov. Gore had a magnificent
house near Boston, with marble floors, deer
park, etc., and drove splendid team of four
beautiful horses. He was the first governor
who visited the eastern part Of the common
wealth. Mr.. Goold referred to the COVER
nor's visit to Brunswick and Bowdoin Col
lege at commencement time. There were
but FIVE students in the graduating class
when he was there. Gov. Gore passed
through Portland and Lewiston, and in max
ing his visit to the District Of Maine he was
absent from Boston about three weeks.
prehistoric Maine" was the subject Of
tile next paper, which was read by Hon. Jo-
seph Williamson. The speaker referred to
race which are TO be found in the West and
South. Nor are the remains iof antiquity
confined to the more remote parts OF our
country. Not only in Connecticut and
Rhode Island are they found, but in different
parts of our own State they abound.
That America has been visited from the
North has long been matter Of dispute.
Recent researches, if.they have not convert
ed this theory into fact, have at least exclud-
ed all other theories. DR.. Belknap was one
of tho first to VQnfura this Dr0mnn
ing expresses himself with great distrust in
regard to the theory that Mortimer discov-
cred America. Edward Everett regarded
the tradition as founded on fact, while the
great traveller, Humboldt, was inclined to
believe that long before Columbus saw
the land of the West it was visited and for a
time inhabited by Northmen. The North
men were descendants of the Scandinavians
and men by no means illiterate. At an early
period they had written language. AT
Prouts Neck some two years hence copper
chain was found with some hnman bones.
The town of NOrthport contains the outline
of what is supposed to be prehistoric road ;
Deer Island shows the remains OF stone
causeway which cannot be accounted for
and there are strange inscriptions on the
rocks at Monhegan.
Mr.. Williamson said that he thought the
coast Of Maine must have been visited by the
Mortimer.
Mr.. E. II. Elwell, Rev. H. S. Burrage,
Il
Smith, w. M. Sargent and President j.. w.
Bradbury made remarks on this subject.
Rev. Asa Dalton presented the next paper.
entitled Memoir of Robert III. Gardiner OF
Gardiner" Mr. Gardiner was theIowner OF
large real estate which was c0nfiscated dur
ing the Revolutionary war on account OF
the owners allegiance to the British cause.
After the war he removed to Newport where
he lived for the remainder of his life.
The next paper, ."Some account Of the
L~,IlA sIw~ al AI.aw ttn CAVnfn
tion of two photographs Of Daniel Webster,
the gift of Edward w. Kelley of Boston,
was by Hon. Joseph Williamson. The pa
per, which occupied considerable time, was
very interesting. OF the two photographs
of Mr.. Webster one represented him when he
was young man, and the other when he was
Secretary of State under President Fillmore.
The speaker referred to Mr.. Webster and
his estimable wife in very pleasing man.
ner.
At this point the afternoon session ad.
joerned until p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was not so largely at
tended as the afternoon meeting was, but
those who were present were highly enter.
tanned by the two papers that were lead
President Bradbury called the meeting to or
eer after which Mr.. E. II. Elwell presented a
very interesting paper on "Church and 5 tate
in Maine"
The establishment of the church in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Other
of the colonies were spoken of great length
and lastly the foundation and the progress OF
the church In Maine was considered.
An interesting account was given of the
laws governing the early church of the coun-
try and the punishment inflicted for trans
crossing those laws.
Remarks by William M. Sargent, Esq, on
the recently discovered manuscript contain
ing Captain John Mason's muniments Of IT,
tie were next in order. L. As to the un
doubted genuineness of these attested copies
and the consequent authenticity of the royal
charter of 1886. g AS to the bearing of the
| deed of Sept. 10. 1886, from Sir FerdinandC
| Gorges to Captain John Mason, of the New
| ichewannock tract, upon hitherto unwritter
| Maine history.
| This paper occupied the remainder of the
evening and gave great pleasure and salts
| faction to the listeners.
At the close Of the exercises, on motion Of
| Prof. Chapman, vote of thanks was ex
| tended to those who read the several very in
| teresting papers, after which the meeting ad
| journed
In Memoriam.