tender to the citizens of Pompey our earnest and sincere thanks for the magnificent entertainment which we have today enjoyed, and for the ample provisions made, and the arduous and well directed efforts used to make our re-union pleasant and agreeable to all.

Resolved, That our thanks are especially due to the Committee of Arrangements and Officers of the Day—their wise and admirable conception of the necessities of the occasion, in providing for the immense multitude of visitors, with wants so numerous, and for the good order manifest in ev ery department of the day's doings.

Resolved, That we most cordially tender our thanks to the Orators, Singers and Musicians of the Day, for the pleasing and instructive speeches to which we have listened, and for the songs and music which have attuned our hearts in unison, to appreciate the sublime and transcendently glorious spectacle to-day witnessed, of a re-union on earth of the sons and daughters of Pompey.

OF THE INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.

Numerous incidents occurred during the day, to mention all of which would fill a volume. A few only will be related, as illustrating the spirit that pervaded the entire assembly. The greetings of long absent friends were interesting to witness, and that none should be slighted, the friendly hand was extended to all. A gentleman of some sixty summers, met a lady of about the same age who had been his schoolmate of fifty years ago; after recognition and a cordial greeting, unbidden he extended his hand to a lady in company with his former schoolmate, "and this," said he, "is ?" 66 My daughter," responded the lady, "and this is her husband." And extending the friendly hand to still another lady, he said "and this is another daughter?" "O, no; that is my grand-daughter, and this is her husband." Then as the obtrusive tear filled his eye, he turned to his schoolmate, on whom the rolling years had apparently made but little impression, and said "truly, Mary, we must be

growing old, and yet to-day I feel as though I were a child again.”

Again, at various points might be seen groups of friends and acquaintances, long separated, calling up the incidents of early days, and occasionally might be heard a brief speech. Lloyd Slade, of Kelloggsville, N. Y., in the fullness of his heart was constrained to speak substantially as follows to a group of friends:-"I was not born in Pompey, but like many fortunate sons of other towns, I married a wife from the fair daughters of Pompey, who is now present, and whose father, Willoby Millard, was one of the Board of Education in 1800, and who did much to erect the first Academy building and establish the Pompey Academy. As to-day it is customary to push personalities to the front, I would say of myself that I taught school thirty winters, and one of them in Pompey, as many present will remember. From among my scholars in that humble school, have arisen self-made men-as successful financiers and noble philanthropists as ever honored a nation. I refer to Hon. Wm. G. Fargo and his brothers. Now, my hearers, this is probably the last re-union of the present sons and daughters of Pompey that we shall ever enjoy on earth; but let us lay aside mourning and sadness, and with an eye of faith behold the resurrection morn; when the re-union of cherished ones departed and those journeying with us, will occur at our Celestial Home, where pleasures never end, and joys immortal bloom."

Another indication of the universal interest in the occasion, was the rehearsal by Homer A. Billings, to some of his companions of the following poem:

POMPEY, THE LAND OF THE BRAVE AND THE
HOME OF THE FREE.

Hurrah for old Pompey! the land of the free,
I think that you still are the right place for me,
Within thy fair borders I chanced, to be born,
To own thee my birth-place, I never shall scorn
To sing of thy beauties-my theme it shall be
Hurrah for Old Pompey, the land of the free.

Our scenery's delightful, our climate is healthy,

Our wants are but few, our farmers are wealthy;

The heighth of our land makes us know well our station,

(Since we know that "High standing's the pride of our Nation) For reasons like these, you're the land still for me.

Hurrah, &c.

We're a free happy people, contented we are,
In haps and misfortunes, we never despair,
Our government's mild, and wholesome our rules,
Interested we are in our Common Schools,

Oh! Yes, I will say, you're the land still for me.
Hurrah, &c.,

Thy name, old Pompey, oft' puts me in mind
Of the great Roman general, in hist'ry we find,
Who lived in the days of " Cæsar the great,"
That noted old Emp'ror and great potentate,
We all trust thy downfall never will be.

Hurrah, &c.,

How oft have I traveled thy fair meadows o'er,

Where the wild beasts and savage had traveled before;

How oft', o'er thy valleys and landscapes I've gazed

With fancies bewildered, confounded, amazed,

Old Pompey! thy landscapes are dear unto me.
Hurah, &c.,

My own native Home-in the Cot on the hill,

The place of my birth! Oh! it gives such a thril

Of joy and sensation! I cannot forget

The little Log Cottage-I honor it yet,

When long years have pass'd-still remember'd 'twill be

Hurrah, &c.,

-Oh! Home of my birth! will it e'er be my lot

To find in this world, so endearing a spot?

How true is the saying-that "search the whole earth

No spot's so endeared, as the home of one's birth,”

In life's last decline, I shall oft think of thee.
Hurrah, &c.,

May this meeting, to-day, and these social communions
Be but a prelude to future re-unions-

And may this re-union, of Friendship and Love
Foreshadow a blissful re-union above,

Where "Forever and ever," re-united we'll be

And from sin and temptation, and sorrow set free.

But adieu! for these days will not last long with me.
For in other lands soon, perchance I may be,

But of this I am sure-" wherever I dwell,

Of the scenery of Pompey to others I'll tell—
Yea, tell it with pleasure, with joy and with glee,

As the Home of the Brave, and the land of the free.

LETTERS.

The following are among the many letters received by the Recording Secretary:

R. F. Stevens, Esq., Sec'y, &c.

BROOKLYN, 20th June, 1874.

DEAR SIR:-I regret very much that I shall not be able to attend the re-union of the former residents of the town of Pompey, which is to take place on the 29th inst., as I sail on to-morrow's steamer, for Europe.

It would give me great pleasure could I be with you on that occasion, and thus meet many of those whom it has been my good fortune to know personally, as well as many others, whom I have known only by reputation. Should the` former residents of Pompey, generally avail themselves of this opportunity for visiting their native hills, you will have a gathering of which you may well be proud, for you will find there assembled, many who are eminent in the various walks of life. The pulpit, the bar and the bench, the Legislative Hall, and the business Exchange, the official rolls of civil and of military life, cach can show distinguished representatives of the old town of Pompey, while many others of her sons, to fame unknown, have well performed their part in life by the honest and successful discharge of the duties pertaining to the various positious in which Providence has placed them, and I repeat that it would be a great pleasure to me could I be present to witness the return of these wanderers to the scenes of their childhood, and to listen to the eloquence of the heart which such a gathering will be sure to inspire. Trusting that you may have a full attendance, I am,

Yours, very truly,

EDWIN C. LITCHFIELD.

BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 26th, 1871.

Richard F. Stevens, Esq.

DEAR SIR-I wrote you some days since in reply to your kind invitation of June 1st, saying that I should endeavor to be present at the re-union of the former residents of Pompey; I regret now to inform you that the illness of a member of my family will deprive me of the anticipated pleasure.

As a former resident of "The Hollow," it grieves me to think that this important meeting, and one which will probably be the most pleasant and longest remembered of any of the assemblages ever held in our native town should be held on "the Hill." I can recall to mind a time when every man in Delphi would have "died in the last ditch," rather than to allow such an event to take place. We should have contended that Delphi was entitled to the honor, but for the sake of harmony we might have compromised on Green's Corners. Now, I suppose from your high stand-point, poor old Delphi will be entirely over-looked, and little will he heard at your re-union, except in glorification of "The Hill," its great eminence, its bracing breezes, its time-honored Academy, and the great and good men and women it has sent forth.

The fact that Delphi quietly submits to all this, convinces me that the old village has greatly changed since the days when we demanded for the Hollow its fair share of all the town offices, down even to the sealer of weights and measures, and would under no circumstances consent to the holding of a town meeting at any point west of the Corners. The Hollow must have been "re-constructed" since my day, or this re-union would not have heen held on the hill without a terrible struggle. However, if Delphi can stand it, I can, and I sincerely hope all your pleasant anticipations connected with this meeting will be realized, and that the reunion will result in renewing and strengthening the attachments of all present to our noble old town.

Very Truly Yours,

H. W. SLOCUM.