The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-11
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waa ne spoke of the Agricultural College, which
tha ,1eaeeu here in 1866, fortunately he
tbe Tni,, ana SAID, considering, the locality of
that ~ ~ It's relation to the whole State,
snas IL IS tne only institution of COLLEGIATE
SIaue east OF the Kennebec-its nrov;mitv 70
vue p.oau ana FERTILE agricultural county of
Aloostook, a county containing laroer MN
;.' o' VI acIes Oh farming lands oftLe finest onal-
lty than any other five counties in NJ, Iu r.
land; considering the different kind esns Ens
the College farms furnishing opportnn;t;oa Gu Sn
great variety of experiments. and cons;an.
ing finally the SURPRISING beauty of its ste
and its proximity to what he had ever rerari'
ed as the most charming inland village in the
State, so far as outward setting OF landscape
and scenery was concerned, it must be con-
ceded by everyone that this opinion was cor
rect. He rcjoiced in the success which under
the auspices OF its accomplished President and
capable Faculty it has already achieved, and
the greater success which it promised.
He closed substantially as follows:-
This record of industry, stuggle and
achievement which We have been examining
tonight, is one of which no son or daughter
OF Orono need be ashamed. Reviewing it in
Lhese days of well-earned fruition, ,-deliy, red
from the war and its financial burdens, from
tne deDts incurred for the Railroad and the
Ccnese' ana having seen the accomplishment
oi your wishes in regard to all having repair
ed, Deautlhed and extended your churches
anu scnooi houses; having as people been in
tntse later days peculiarly blessed in basket
ana store; grateful for so MANY fayors. and
rejoicing as you ought and do that your lines
nave "falen in pleasant places and that YOU
have goodly heritage;' having seen YOUR
town grow from population of 1,521 in is4O.
to a number exceeding 5000 in 1874, with a
village numeration of not less than 1900
you decided to celebrate the hundreth ami
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grateful remembrance of the fathers and
mothers who have lived and labored here be-
fore you and for yoc, and by some expression
OF your good will towards those who shall oc-
cupy these homes OF your care and affection
when you, yourselves, shall have lett them
forever. That pious duty to the past, that
benign prayer tor the future, you chose to
embody in 40 mere rG-m of words, but rather
and better. in this substantial and beautiful
edfice, which, with its adequate and admira-
Bile accommodations for the municipal office 70
OF the town-fOr its Fire DeLartment-and
for the people at large in this spacious and ell
egant Hall, lin which l hope to see at ho dis
tant Cay fit representation in the best style
of art of the great Chief in whose memory
and honor their town was named) passes
fro n the hands of the faithful committee un-
der whose direction and care it has been con-
structed, to those of the people for whose con-
veDience and by whose liberality its walls
have been reared, and by whom it is now ior-
mally and reverently coEsecrated to grateful
and afectionate memories and to confident
and elevating hopes, while t is dedicated to
those worthy and appropriate uses by which
the municipal, political, moral, &c EDUCATIONAL
and religious interests of the town and of all
its inhabitants, may be best upheld and pro
NOTED.
May il stand, the minister of good and rot
evil; and when at some future day the pros
porous town shall have outgrown its then too
narrow limits, and shall demand amper and
grander halls, may its affairs be held in charge
by those who shall honor the memory of their
predecessors by replacing their work by an
other as well adapted to the requirements of
the future time, as is this to the needs of the
presebtl
Thus, friends, have performed, imperfect
ly am aware, but as well as in the limited
time at my command, / have been able, the
| part you assigne me on this the greatest oc-
| caslon, since its settlement, in the history of
| your town. 1t has been to me a labor of love
and gratitude; for-if you will excuse word
| personal to myself which my feelings will not
allow me to sup, ress-l cannot forger that for
| thirty years this was the place of my resi-
| dence, or that from the time when / came
here, just out of my minority, unkpowp save
| by single family connection-that of the late
Hon, Benjamin Brown of VassalbUro. for
! whose kindly and unwear;ed interest and
| frendshipI am happy at this time to make my
heartfelt acknowedgements-to the DAY when
my circumstances rather than my will carried
me to another home-it was my good fortune
to enjoy a measure of confidence and respect
above any claim of deserving that l could
make, an earnestness and constancy OF friend
ship that sustained, defended and held me
round, at all times aud seasons, and most
when mCst needed whether in the course oi
my professional lite in your midst, or in that
wider field of the public service to which,
very largely through your favoring influence,
| was called tor SO many years.
| For these manifold and unfailing kindness
es-deepened by their perpetual assC cialiop
with the memory OF gift the most precious
my life has know, or can know-and for the
honor you have done ,Te in the invitation to
address you on this occssion, make not
merely the return OF the poor performance oi
this hour, but the tender CT The ,"tofoundest
thanks OF heart which warns in a.. lis re-
cesses 10 The prosperity, the honor and 10
happiness OF this beautiful town.
The address was listened to with close at
tention by the large audience, who frequently
applauded as the speaker related some anec-
dote of 'ye olden time" or spoke of stirring
events in which the sons and daughters of
Orono took prominent part.
Poems by Rev. Fl, C. Leonard of DeerinS
Bangor, native of ff44 UrohM1gS MgS: 1r 3. ID, Mace Of
short but interesting speech was niade hHd y, !,
| Hon. John e. GodfIe. of Bangor.
The exercises were then closed lat IL SOP.
M by the audience singing the following
song written by Rev H. c. Leonard.
THE OLD CHIEFS.
Tune-"Auld Lang Svne."
We sing the chiefs of auld lang syne;
Madockawando grave
The Terratine in Philips time;
Megtne the iend and knays
Wenamuett with kingy face;-
All braves " ho bent the bow
In autumn's hunt or winters chase;
But most great Orono.
| Madockawando's royal hand.
| In natures tempegreen,
His squaw-child gave in marIfage-band
TO lone and proud Castine.
But from the mountains to the sea-
| Where CLEANS Penobscot's fow.
Best praised the white-born chief shall BE-,
| The blue-eyed Orono.
! In modern days of Atteon.
Or Neptune's later reign
No tales are t Id of brave deeds coue
| Or sung in noble strain,
Our thoughts are are turned to other days,
The days of strife and woe
| Relieved by calm, pacific ways
| OF pale-faced Orono.
We sing the chief the grand old chief
| The chief OF auld lang syne.
| Whose years of rule on.meporys leaf,
| Are years OF d oodesS line.
We sing the chief, the grand old chief
The chief OF long ago,
| The still sound in memory's sbeaf
| The high-browed Orono
The audience sang with will, and tins
and thus closed one of the best arranged and
most successful affairs OF the kind it has ever
been our pleasure to attend.
| DETROIT has had kettledrum though 10
tell the truth the participators in the revelry
do not appear 10 have had very clear idee
ofhow the thing is managed in more fashion.
able circles, and they accordingly ''celebro-
ted after their own fashion. The co.ored
servants of an out-of-town family wishing
to indulge in little Ligh life, invited Sambo
and his lady, Jim and hIs:girl, Cicero and
Mrs Cicero, Cesar and his wife, and various
other young gentleman and ladies of the ,,fust
families" of the village opposite Windsor, to
attend kettedrum" at The aforesaid resi-
dence. The doors were thrown open, the
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