The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-02-28

military officers and citizens of Portland,
headed by the sheriff of the county, the
courtly Col HuEnewell, in breeches and
cooked hat, were waiting for him. On enter
ing Portland a:salute from Capt. Hopkins s
company of artillery greeted him. At the
junction of the present Congress and Grove
streets, the Portland Light Infantry. Capt.
Francis OsgoOd, assumed the escort, and
proceeded to the house of Stephen Mcclellan
ON High street. which had been provided for
him. This house is now ethe residence of
HGratio n Jose. Here his EXcellency and
his lady spent the Sabbath.
The governor had two aids with him, and
the lieutenant governor. Gen. David Cobb of
Taunton, was also of the visiting party, who
were all entertained by the town authorities
at public dinner at Union Hall. Judge
Samuel Freeman presided at the dinner.
The governors toast was 1.-THE town of
Portland, among the earliest to suffer in the
cause of liberty, may she always remain firm
in her defence and rich in her blessings"
On Tuesday, the fifth, the governor and
lady proceeded to Brunswick in their COACH
A laughable mistake was made by the people
gathered at the villages on the road. Capt.
John Mussey of Portland was going to
Brunswick to witness the graduation effort
of his son John, who had two parts assigned
him in the exercises, Capt. Mussey had
brother-ip-law, Mr.. Smith of Newburyport
who was to join the Mussey party at the
their family coach. Capt. Mussey. by invi-
tation, took a seat in the Smith cOac.i, which
left Portland on Tuesday morning little
ahead of that of his Excellency. Mr.. Smith
and Capt. Mussey received Il warm greeting
on the road from the people, who took them
for the governor and his party. Soon the
coach and four, with outriders in livery,
came along, containing the courtly governor
and his lady. when they saw that they had
wasted their freshest laurels, and shouted
the louder.
On Wednesday the 9th, occurred the fourth
commencement of Bowdoin College, then
presided over by President Appleton. The
graduating class numbered only five. John
Mussey, one of the number, died in May, 1886.
having attained to the great age OF ninety
five years; greater age than has ever been
reached by any other graduate of the college.
There was great gathering fiom the sur
rounding towns to see Governor Gore. A
public dinner and ball was given at Dun
nings hall-the dinner by the government
OF the college.
lieutenant governor in looking over the coli
lege buildings, and the town. On the Sth the
distinguished party went to Bath by invita-
ton. and were entertained at public din
ner which was attended by President Apple
ton and the professors of the college The
governor lodged at General Kings. After a
day spent at Bath his ExceleRcy set off for
Wiscasset. He was taken across the kenne-
bee in an elegant barge, rowed by SIX ship
masters of Bath, and was received by the
selectmen of Woolwich. At this point the
governor was met by a committee from
Georgetown, the chairman of which. Hon.
Mark LangdOn Hill, bore an address and an
invitation to visit that ancient town. In the
congratulatory address the selectmen of
Georgetown said -Four provincial govern
the Kennebec, but you are the first governor
of independent Massachusetts, to visit its
Shores" At Wiscasset Governor Gore was
honored with the fourth public dinner since
was time of great depression. Silas Lee
presided at the table. Gen. King had or
dered out his division of four regiments I'M
der Brigadier General Abial Wood, to assem-
Die at Brunswick on the 9th for review by
his Excellency. The officers dined with the
governor. Mr. Mussey related to me an in
cident. the mention of which did not appear
in any published account Of the parade. Al
ter the review, in which the governor was
attended by two aids and the lieutenant
governor, the entire division escorted his
Excellency through the town and to Tops
ham. After long march the column was
headed towards the governors lodgings, as
he evidently supposed to take leave of him (;
but the commanding general showed no dis
position to halt. His Excellency and aids
wheeled out and took a position facing the
escort, and with hat in hand, waited for the
column to pass, and then with bow went
to the governors lodgings, and the escort
went on. This saved his Excellency one
speech-he had already made one at the
table.
This eleventh division-the fourth In the
District of Maine, was established the year
before. 1t was composed of the two brigades
of Lincoln county, which had previously
been part of the eighth lKennebec) division
under General Sewall. The separation and
establishing new division caused much i'll
feeling. The militia was then an important
wheel IN the political machine, and military
offices, for their titles, and the political
power they conferred, were much sought for.
This new division was established especially
for William King, who was then Senator
in the Legislature, to create offices for him
and his friends; and Mr.. King was chosen
by the general court, Major General without
any previous military service as an officer.
The Boston Reportory thus announced his
election: "a military rocket. Yesterday
William King was a private Soldier. To-
day he is a Major General"
At the time of the establishment Of this
new division Governor Gore was represen-
tative from Boston which may perhaps ac-
count in part for the refusal of his Excelency
to be further escorted by its officers.
Governor Gore remained in Brunswick
aud vicinity for several days. On the 18th
he passed through Lewiston escorted by a
cavalcade on his way to Boston by the back
route. He arrived home on the 21st, es-
corted from Salem by the Boston troop of
Light Horse. He had been absent three
weeks.