Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-27
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Hs quite evident that the kennebee Vat
urai History aud Antiquarian society vhieh
has been incorporated bur iitie arer a
year, and whose headquarters are IN this
cisy, Is destined to beranse the leading liter
arr and scientific eIHb of siiis section of tbs.
State, especially of tina, portion embraced
Within the county Of kennebee and having
the three sister cities" az lie more imn,e-
tdiate Fed Of influence It's brief past ha.
been very fruitful Of results. and il ha.
reached distinction Of which much ossier
societies might he Prousi. Already til. conn
eli OF the soeiety is planning for several field
day excursions the opening season, and,
thanks To an exceedingly rich field for the
local antiquary AMI amateur naturalist il will
not be necessary to 90 far from town To
snd spot- fun Of historic interest. abound
ing in natarai beauty and such as will well
repay the historic student or lover of nature
for all the time be may spend in their exam
| nation
At fan meeting Of the council on Fri
day evening last the question Of a spring
field day or outing wa. fully considered.
and the various interesting points within
reasonable distances Of the city or along
tile lovely kennebee were talked over.
Among the localities aforaing sufficient
interest for days study were; Riverside
| ant it. old Indian village and baryiny
ground. Fort Halifax at winslow, built
IN list, the Old cemetery and possibly the
site of the obi military road and
| Arnold's brook. Indian Old Point.
Sorridgewock, and Csrratunk Falls on
the Somerset Railroad--the former the
scene Of Father kaslcs mission amoag the
Indians as early as 1857, and where his
| monument now stands and the latter one
OF the most picturesque waterfalls in Maine
| The old Court House at Dresden, and the
scene of Rev, Jacob Bailey mission, 1860
on the frontier. trrowsic ON the east
bank Of the Kennebec near its mouth, which
was originally embraced in the ancient
| Georgetown, where the first house of wor-
| ship in all the Sagadahac colony was built
in 1850. Each of these spots are charming
places and they were severaIly considered
as objective points for excursions during
the coming summer. Committees were
| raised to make arrangements for an excur-
sion the last of May, and the results OF their
consultation viii be given to the public at an
early day.
| BY action of the trustees of the Cony
Female Academy through Che efforts of
Hon. Joseph IL, Williams, the society has
become the custodian of the library of the
old academy embracing some two hundred
volumes. The collection doubtless con-
tains many volumes of interest and value,
and it seems very fitting that the society
should receive AMI care for 80 historic col
lection Of books.
Several names were presented TO the
council for membership in the society, and
plans were made for future meetings. At
the regular meeting ON May 9TH, a paper
viii be- read on ''Numismatics" by \. G.
| Stilphen, Esq, of Gardner; and Mt that for
June = one on Sebastian Rasles," by
| Prof f., X. Harlow. Among those invited
to prepare papers to be read at future meet
ings were Mr., e. c. WilIougtby, Mr.. sam
; ue l.. Boardman, Hon. Charles T.. Allen,
| Rev. :. &. Sargent, Mr. j. =. Bean.
and others, The collections of the society