The Portland daily press., 1897-04-12

of the society. He was perhaDs moro
distinguished as a hymn writer than a
historian. He held the Office until 1922
and was succeeded by Rev. DR.. Ichabod
Nichols. Meetings of the society we're
held liz the Senate Cham ber and in the
hall of the Atheneum in Portland nm to
the year 1886. Early in that year sew eral
attempts were made by the record ing sec.
rotary, Rev. ASA Cummings to secure a
quorum for an annual meeting, but it'll
out success. February 9Th he records
that the hour Of meeting by adjournment
having arrived, the secretary stood alone
and continued to stand till he dsspaired
of being met by any other mem Ter Of the
society, when he adjourned to such a
place as after consultation, should be
thought most auspicicus for securing the
presence of quorum for the transaction
of business. The place subsequently fixed
upon Was the ohamical lecture room,
Brunswick, the time Sep tenn Der Z, the
day OF the annual commencement In
Bowdoin college, at o'clock .. m.
Stephen Longfelluw was president Of the
society in 1884 and was succeeded by JUS
tice Prentiss Mellen who was pres ident
from 1885 to 1916.
From 1910 to 1846 was experienced
very quiet time In historic citcles at
Brunswick, and no meetings were held.
In lS46 Robert Hallowell Gardiner was
elected presidents and large number OF
resident members chosen including Mr..
Bradbury whose name heads the list and
is the only one on the list now living.
In l649. the State Legislature granted
the sooiety half township of land to aid
in the erection Of fireproof building. In
1850, our honored corresponding secre-
tary, Judge Williamson. WAS elected n
resident member. lii 1856 william Willis
succeeded Mr.. Gardiner ms president In
1880, record is made that 'sthe room MS
signed to the society by the college has
been fitted up with glass cases ana all
the books of the library have besn placed
therein and the number of volumes now
on the shelves is 1910 Of " hich SS4 are pub
lie documents" In August 1862, occurred
the great Popham celebration at the fort
~ shO AiASaou u uuo A0AuOUCC iiVuAs Wv -
Ing to the death Of the lamented Mr.. Will
is IN 1854, Mr.. Edward e. Bourne, the
historian of Wells and Kennebunk, sue
ceeded to the presidency and at his death
ten ears later, Mr.. Bradbury was chosen
president Owing to the indrmities of
age, Mr.. Bradbury declined a reelection
in 1889 and was sucueeded by Mr.. Baxter
and long may he reign over us.
The sooiety's first volume OF collections
| was published in 1881 and consisted lnrge-
ly of Mr.. Willis's fist Volume If the his
tory Of Portland. 9his solnlne was re-
printed with additions in $3.50 TIE S. O.
ond volume was MT bf.u lit out until
l847. The third, Gontai4 ing tie history
Of Scarboru WAS issued il 1885, It fourth
in 1855; the fifth in 1857; ine ixth in
1859; the seventh in 1875; tie eighth in
1881 ;the ninth in 1887 and the eries CON-
peted by volume ten, the il dex to the
previous voluN e in 1891. 81 ce 1880.
tie Get, has Issued yearly v.lnme in
quarterly parts. Five volumes have also
neen put lei e. 81 ce 1889 as oocun ent-
airy series aiae by subscription from
the state.
In Noven' Der. 1880. by 3uecial meet
ing til Q S ciaty vote to re- rove its libra.
~ anu belouai IS from Eruns lex to
fot ,laad. Perhaps il was the same in
stiuct the prompts aged individuals to
5euu To their eaily bones O the places
OF cir irth. Tie u emteis On tie An
dros oggin anu tie enneb>c ere I'M
nnppy at first anu refaseu TO lie iecunciiea
but " Q bslieve all are happy Low aud
g" that he move WIS for the b. 81 -
trsest IT tine so iety exc pfiNg perhaps
ne u enDer whom We mee. nut once a
. at Bfnnsw lex. After h. removal
the occupancy Uf QUE Pile IS mt qua +
efs Ill tie City hull &, snany eg "a 10
knock for adn issiDn l tie Getty AID i
1850 1T was voted to et large the ineinEer-
ship tn 2O0. Tie doors once opened, Il e
majority Of tine new ii EN- bers seem oon-
tent 10 allow the older IL em bers to con-
tinue to no the work. Vie women
OF our state be. in to write history and
ask to be snrolle,i as meml ers we shall
no doubt accommodate them also.
In 1889, the new public library built
ing being completed we wele invited t.,
change our qua, RS aud here we 81 all
doubtless remain until the wav Is made
clear to occupy certain historic
mansion.
Brief remarks were then made BY
mum Der OF the gentlemen present. Hon
George E. Emery sain of the society
that it has done great public good ana its
members have labored from the most
exalted OF motives and " 18th the belief
that every man owes son ething to tue
public Educated men should interest
themselves in historical subjects anu
should add their mite to thu forwarding
of the work which the Maine Historical
Society has undertaken.
Hon. George +. Talbot urged the sooie-
ts' mem bers not only to write history
but to do something In the way of max
ing history. He said that re hoped to see
some nay an appropriate biography Of
Maine's statesman, William Pitt Fesssn-
den and Chief Justice John Appleton
who deserve place in the history of
their state and country.
Rev. EphrAim Cummings, Major Fl.
s. BurraRe Albro E. h ase, ESQ.,, and
Hon. Joseph A. Locke also spoke briefly
of the society's aims and work.
Piles Cured ia 3 10 6 Nights.