The Republican journal., 1888-12-13
Reunion Of Old Calif0rnianS.

The first reunion of the passengers and crew of
the bark William o. Alden, which left Belfast,
Dec o. 1Si9, for California, was held at the house
OF Mr.. John \. Stewart, in this city, Saturday
evening" Dec Sth. The ships company and crew
numbered fifty persons. OF this number who left
Belfast thirty nine wears ago to better their for
tunes in the new Eldorado, eight were present,
VIZ Capt. William o. Alden, Henry Dunbar, Jr.,
Benz. p. iIazeltine, Joseph l.. Havener, John n.
Stewart Geo +. Wight, Frank Whitmore, of Bel
fast, and John ID. Wentworth, of Knox.
iho following is a correct list Of those who went
out in the bark, furnished by Mr.. Geo. L. Wight,
who kept journal Of the voyage: Capt, William
@. Alden; first mate, James L. Tilden; second
mate, Geo. u. Palmer; steward Leonard Town
send; cook, Jacob l.. solomon; crew, Lorenzo G.
CooMbS, Franklin Iavcner, George Elwell, Henry
Dunbar, II, George ". Blodgett, Prescott H.
Mason. cabin boy, retor ellison, Jr. passengers :
william F. Abbott, stephen Caldwell, Edward
Crosby, James NJ. Craig, Henry Dunbar, William
c. Frederick, Benz. p. iazeitine, George e. Hail.
Joseph l.. Havener, V. Il. Lancaster, Samuel
Locke, Thomas ". Lo;nrop, Jesse Townsend, John
y stewart, Geo. l.. Wight, John Wilson, Samuel
Walton, William ". West, Henry J. Woods Jr
James Nickery. Benz. +. Noyes, Frank Whtmorc
Fred Young, John II. Wentworth, William Alden,
james Higgins, Josiah Norton, Horace Dutton,
Abiai Pierce, Adam Weed, Edward Monroe, Ned
Clark, Alexander Dyer, J. {. Knowlton, Augustus
Builill, Albert Libby, William B. Barker and
Samuel --.
OF this number twenty -foGr known to be
dead. VIZ James T. Tliien, Geo. W. Biodgett,
James Nj. Craig, Henry Dunbar, George c. Hall,
y. Il. Lancaster. Josiah Norton and Horace Dut-
ton. el in California. Franklin iIavcncr William
f. Abbott, Samuel Locke, Thomas W. Lothrop,
Jesse Townsend, John Wilson, died in Belfast.
Peter tiIson, Jr., Benz. f. Moves and Edward
Crosby died III New Orleans. Samuel Walton died
in Central America, James Nickery, in Waldo,
William Alden, in Calcutta Adam Weed, in Sears
mont, Edward Monroe, in Boston, j. Z. knowlton
i'll MuhtNiIl". and Augustus Burrill in Waldo.
MI. stewart spared no pains to make the re-
uni memorable occasion. At six O'Clock the
party Of gentlemen with Mrs. stewart, the wife of
the host, Mrs. Henry Dunbar, Mrs. George f..
" isht, aaj Mrs Francis Whitmore, sat down to
an eNecii,rt turkey supper After tie turkey,
meats and tieir aecomps sniments had been dis
posed Of, cahcs s.. We're brought on, and lastly
nHtr. fruit, &. Ihen tie company enjoyed several
hours 70: social converse during which the voyage
a.p.iAd HE Horn was sailed and and the
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Ct99t' 'tt''- Nlilfih ~ Alden, the venerable
nla ser and fur whom the bark was named was
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80 m 20 80 VN'7o'- ' WV 'f
i!eet hlAl present was Mr. Stewart, the most. Mi.
Stewart i Il firm b Ij,.ycr in sniritnasm and ali
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"' tN'''2 iic was uSl'A e'Si9N" ~ s'ahi''S 'iie
Invisible hands OF those gone before. In this he
L.l tina .i,..t,.r.. ~ ii. .,s.o,.;,+o. a. nina
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clock III" party separated feeling better for the
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permanent ofs'''iHAilnh Hit IL s safe to say tiat
other meetings will he ht,,t in the future
tui41,e t.. l+t,,.s racri,,.l I, Nr Stewart ,vos
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