The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-27
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| Brown.
The 18th and. 10th, Reports Of the Records
A set of the Treasurers Reports OF Colby Uni
| yersty from Perciyal Bonney.
The Memorial of Gov Bodwel Mount Desert
and Popham Beach pamphlets, from DR.. w. b.
| Lapham
Bethel, Paris and Buckfeld Town Reports,
The City Of Rockland Municipal Report for
| 1888, from Gen. j. p. Cilley.
Eighteen sundry town reports and addresses,
| from Joseph Williamson.
The History OF Parsonsheld in full morocco
binding, from Hon. James w. Bradbury.
The History OF Turner, from the author, Rev.
| VIM. r. French.
Historical Sermons delivered in Gorham, Me-,
from Judge j. A. Waterman.
Seven numbers of the photographed Contribr-
| tion to Harvard University, from Professor Win
s0r.
The Rising Faith Principles ana Portraits, and
20 OF his sermons and addresses, from the author,
Rev. DIR. Cyrus A. Barto.
Colby University Catalogues, from Professor Z.
| w. Hall.
A History of the Schools of Portland, from L.
| Dgby's Journal of Burgoynes Campaign, from
| James P. Baxter
| Waters's Genealogical Gleanings in England,
| from the New England Historic Genealogicai So
| ciety.
| We are also indebted for fayors received to
| several departments of the United States
government to the Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, New Haven, Brooklyn, Southern
California, Virginia. and Chicago historical
societies.; to the Bostonian society for their
collections and reports, and to G. NJ. Brown,
Elmer Brown; ). q. Bourke, Caleb Davis
Deane, Charles w. Darling, John Van Dean,
Dr. Samuel A: Green, Charles G. Jones, Jr.,
!; X Lesson, Mrs. l.. M. Morehead, Joseph
W. Porter, S. ID. Peet, G. P. Thurston, Al
dace +. Walker, and G. b. Weeks.
CABINET RECORD.
Posters and newspapers extra, of Dresden, an
nouncing the death of the Emperor William
From John Marshall Brown.
The s e aS Of aSfsa %am Poss from Arizona
FIVE original manuscript documents concern
ing Machas and the Revolution, from the O'Brien
Federal bayonet picked up in front of Peters
burg, Va, April, 1865.
Confederate musket, found nearithe crater in
front OF Petersburg, Va, after the evacuation by
the Confederates, in April, 1861.
A powder horn, carried by John Bradbury Jr.
OF YORK, In 1857, and the manuscript diary OF
Lient John Bradbury OF Capt. Moultons compa-
ny. begun Feb. 20, 1f6o, These several items are
ry of Petersburg, Va.
"A volume of the records of the Portland Federal
gilt OF VIM. ID. Little, of Portland.
Two cannon balls shot into the town of Fal
n. mouth from Mowat's fleet. Oct. 1s, 1775, the gift
large photograph, framed, of the locomotive
DUN. Dull by robert Stephenson q Co., at Newcastle
live was made ~ oSsp M Ihe rst TIP q the iScomo
made Aug; i9, 1867. The gift Of Frank W.
Chinese idol, with pedestal carved in stone,
SiRe SaRen from the ruins Of an ancient temple in
mouthyille.
The reports of the different officers were
approved. The following elections were
made:
Standing Commttee-R, X. Sewell, VIM. B. Lap
ham VIM Goold. Z; II. Elwell, j. Williamson, II.
L.. Chapman. II, s. Burrage.
Resident Members-M. c. Fernald Orono: p.
M; Reed. Bath; Chas. Z. Banks, Portland
Corresponding Members-Wm. H. Kelly, Bos-.
Hadley, Concord, N. H.; Prof. Wm Gammeli
Providence. X. l.; Amos. l.. Perry, Providence,
r; l.; $. u. Emery. John II. Hall, Taunton, Mass.
York.
Honorary Member-Melville w. Fuller, Chi
: Field Day Committee-H. S. Burrage VIM. NJ
Sargent, Ii. w. Richardson.
President Bradbury and the other officers
were reelected. The society adopted the
the following motto: "Vetustatis naonunen-
ia cdidgere." The by laws were amended SO
as to allow an increase of the membership to
tive hundred.
The Graduating Class.
BRUNSWICK, June 26.-Following are the
members of the present graduating class of
'SS of Bowdoin College:
Thomas Herbert Aver. Litchfeld Corner;
Ernest Seymour Bartlett, Paris; William
Lincoln Black, Hammonton, N. j.; William
Hesbert Bradford, Lewiston; George Patten
Brown, Denver, Col. Horatio Smith Card.
Gorham; George Foster Cary, East Machias;
Charles Thomas Carruthers, Freeport; Lin
coin Hall Chapman, Damariscotta; Dennis
Moore Cole. Fryeburg Centre; James Lee
Doolittle, New York, N. Y; Alvin Cram
Dresser Standish; Richard William Cooling,
A Als-Ix IN
mond; Henry, Clinton Hill, Knightyille;
George Ansel ingalls,. South Bridgton Geoge |
Howard Larrabee, Bridgton; Frank Knox |
Linscott, Boston, Mass; Percy Freeman |
Marston,. Wiscasset; John Herbert Maxwell, |
Howard Lester Shaw, West Cumberland; |
Albert Cnrrier Sh0rey, Bridgton; Marsena |
Parke Smithwick, New Castle; Frank Louis |
Smithwick, Newcastle; Albert Walter Toll |
man, Portland; Joseph Williamson, Jr., Bel |
fast; Willard Woodbury. Woodman, Au-
burn. Special students, Henry Edmund
Bray, Brighton, Mass. Charles Freeman
Lord, Alfred.
The class day exercises opened at 10 a. m.
in Memorial Hall. There was a large at
tendance and unusual interest was manifest
ed in the following programme: Prayer, c. |
!. Carrnthers Grafton, M. p. Southwick
Poem, w. w. Woodman.
In the afternoon the class day exercises |
were concluded in Memorial Hall The op- |
ening address, a very scholarly address, was
delivered by 4. ii. Aver. The class history. |
by f. K. Linscott, was highly racy and in
teresting, ID. z. Hill's prophecy was one of
the great treats OF commencement week.
The parting address was ably written and
delivered by e. s. Bartlett
At the conclusion of these highly enter
tanning literary exercises the class of 'SS
smoked the piped of peace, gave Bowdoin
halls rousing cheers and a farewell
The Salem Cadet Band is furnishing ex-
cellent music Tor commencement week.
This evening. the commencement dance
was celebrated in the town hall.
At the close of the Junior exhibition, Mon
day evening, the President announced the
following prizes: German prize, S25, to w.
5. Eden; Sophomore French Prize, $25 to
w. X. Smith; Freshman French Prize $25,
to Harry Def. Smith.
A large number of class reunions will be
held in Bowdoin Hall this week.
Glass Day at Bates.
LEWISTON, June 26.-Today has been class
day at Bates, and Hathorn Hall was crowd
ed. B. w. Tinker delivered the oration; M.
B. Pinkham, the history, A. c. Townsend,
the poem. G. c. Smith, the prophecy, and G.
w. Snow the parting address. The ode was
by c. A. White.
cobyrn Hall Dedicated,
ORoNo, June 26.--The trustees of the
Maine State College met this forenoon, The
members of the board present were Hon.
Lyndon Oak of Garland, President William
l.. Haines, b. S. l.. L. B., of Waterville, Ar
thur l.. Moore, B. S., of Limerick, Gen.
Charles Hamlin of Bangor, Hon. u. A. Gil
bert OF East Turner. 1t was voted to confer
degrees, as recommended by the faculty, to
change the name of Brick Hall to Oak Hall,
after Hon. Lyndon Oak, and to name White
Hall Wingate Hall, after Hon. William p.
Wingate of Bangor. After the transaction
of some business, the board adjourned. The
dedicatory services at Coburn Hall, the new
agricultural and natural history building,
took place this afternoon. The following
was the programmed
Address OF Welcome me....... President Fernald |
Prayer. Rev. c. +. Allen, DID. |
HISTORICAL AuufeSS. SS........-..............,.
Hon. Lyndon Oak, President of Trustees
Report of Building Committee ..............