Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-04-08
INAUGU RATION
OF THE
New Town Of Aver,

week, quIIe 'atse crown OF persons as
senbIed 10 inaugurste a town name siIer
the "greaI patent medicine man. DR.. j.
G. Aver. The occasion was honorec
by the presence and talents Of distinguish
ed men, and will long be remembered IN
the annals of Massachusetts.
At length the "ares. medicine man"
was introduced by President Pfesco"
with high encomiums based on his per
sonsl and life long acquaintance. Alter
thanking the audience for the cordla!l'y
of their greeting, Dr.. Aver spoke as lcl-
lows:
Ladies and Gentlemen :
On The western coas, Of Scotland where
it slopes into The Irish Sea, rlser, rising
on The mountains Of the inner land. winds
down among the hills eni empIles into
the Firth OF Clyde. From remo;e time
it has been called Ayr from an old Scotch
word "Ayry," meaning an eagles nest
the river OF The eagles nest. Near lis
mouth and a contiguous hsrbor, long
stood hamlet which became royal burg
or town named from The river, and now
about one-lhlrd as large as hownI-lhe
city Of Ayr. For more than thousand
years i, has been noted in .he history oi
Scotland. During The wars OF Robert
Bruce it was one OF hIs resorts. and was
especially favored by him because he was
there cured OF leprosy. Oliver Cromwell
made it one OF The dePoIs and headquar.
,ers Of his army in his attack upon Scot
land, and one Of his old forts is now The
Citadel Of Ayr.
Bu, above all it's distinctions, Ayr was
the birth place Of the poet Burns. And
what poet! What voice has he civ.
en- 10 all the enjearnens Of home ! How
has he hsIlowed The cottage and all 1t COW
ers-wesns and wife, patches and power
,y, beans, barley, ale, hardship and poor
msn's toll. How he wraps with tender
ness shstever he names, even his BLEAK
leagues Of pasture, the stubbe field, lce'
snow, sleet. and rain. brooks, birds, mice,
thislles and leather. HIS Bonny Doom,
John Anderson my Jo John, Aud Lang
Syne, and Highland Mary roll round the
world in ever ringing symphony with
Whist is purest and best in human nature.
His songs WOO and melt the hearts OF
youth and msidens, bring solsce to The
sorrowing and courage to the overbufden-
ed by their lot. HIS inspiration has eel
the affections 10 music in strains tha. are
immortal.
No other one man ever made language
classic, but he has rendered that lowl land
Scotch Doric dialect OF fame. The
name of his home and tis beloved river
Ayr. wss lifted on the wings Of his pa.
thos, and now the approaching traveller
yesrns TO reach The spot his genius has
sanclied
Along be borders Of the sea in ipsr-
allelogram and surrounding The town IS
county OF the same nsme-Ayr.hlre.
1t would weary your patience 10 hear
The history OF my ancestors from one an.
cient John OF Ayr, then John Ayr, down
through ihe centuries to this Aver now be-
fore you through their vicissiiudes Of
poverty and plenly-o( fortune and mis-
fortune how ihey intermarrled with
England, Ireland and Scotland, and later
with The Americans, who are an excellent
mixture Of them all.
Nh FrisndS,-you have chosen The
name inherited for your town With an
extraordinary unsnimly, and nave there.
by conferred an honoruPon me, the prop
er acknowledgement Of which | do not
feel fully able te express. But | beg you
to be assured lha, il i, sPPreciaIed and
that i! will be gratefully remembered
with living interest in your prosperity
while life remains TO me, and, trust, be.
yonG that by my children a(Ier me.
II this name has become noted among
the many that are worihier sronnd you,
that is greatly due 10 it' publicity. May
be permiued 10 state whence that came /!
Unrl within lev centuries all the CIV
iized nations OF the globe were pent up
on the eastern continent. Two or three
hundred years ago they leaked over into
This few and IeariulIy al frsi, then more
and more but always IN their settlements
limldly huggIOg The Atlantic coast. With
in The last two or three generations, they
have burst out, as II were. and oVerrUn
these vsat continents Of the West. Now
they are scattered here and possess these
measureless stretches OF mountains ant
valleys. hills, plains, forests and prairies,
with boundless pampss and mountain
ranges OF South America. Former gen.
e;slions lived in villages and towns, ,thc1-
ly settled together where physicians were
plenty and near al hand. Now, the peo-
pie are widely scattered, in many sections
OF these many countries. For great num-
bes the timely treatment Of physicians
cannot be had over large tracts Of coun-
Try good or competent physicians cannot
be had a, all. They cannon Wei! patients
enough many miles apart 10 live by their
profession. nor can they carry medicines
enough with them on horseback for their
requirements. Hence has arisen in these
modern times. necessity for remedies
ready 81 hand. win directions for their
use-s present recourse for relief in the
exigencIes OF sickness. when no olher aid
is near. IL is Few necessity consequent
upon The changed conditions OF human
Ife-a wan. have spent my years in
supplying, and will tell you something
Of lis extent. Our Laboratory make eve-
ry day some $50. 900 poliOns or doses Of