The Portland daily press., 1884-03-29

You can boast of your long lines Of sea coast,
YOUR magnificent souuding Shores where the
rolling bilious of old ocean chant their eternal
dirges, where the broad sand beach has laid
| its splendid path way for the feet Of thousands
who annually seek its cool, refreshing retreat.
Bnt in turn we point you to the long chain
| OF silvery lakes, whose placid waters dance in
tne sunlight or lash the soundiDg shores OF our
northern forests
In s'atssmauship old York has a splendid re-
cord. Long Years before old Oxford had siu-
| gle "onss," the learned, astute aud eceantric
| John Holmes was boating that hs could poll
tically Swing round York county, like a cat
by the tail" Bot 1 would not by this allusion
intimate that political bossism is now the or
der OF the day, either In old York or Oxford.
The srAtesmaDship OF both counties rises far
sbove the questionable methods adopted by
politicians of this stamp.
But TO return. York NAV place old Oxford
At cisadvantage when Darading before us her
titled heroes; but when 1t comes 10 the question
Ot furnishing Governors Of Maine, ge Can beat
You tive to one.
have said the women OF old Oxford are
beautiful, and l stand to that; but when
glance my eyes over the fair ladies who grace
his audience by their presence, DIR 70 all
comparisons and close my speech by making
my pest bow to the alike beautiful women OF
York.
The society was unfortunate in that Mr..
W. II. Clifford, one Of its vice presidents.
who had expected to be present aud read two
papers-one on the early History of New
geld" and the other on the "E Arlg Settlers Of
York"-was suddenly called to Boston by a
telegram on business of Importance, and con-
sequently neither of these papers were pre-
sented and read.
All % papers read were valuable contriSu-
tions to the history of the State, and occupied
about an hour and half in the delivery.
The secretary, Mr.. d. B. Kicker. said it
seemed that this would be a proper time to ap-
point a committee OF five to select time and
place for the summer gathering of the society,
ana he would make the motion.
The motion was carried and the president
gave the names of ID. B. Kicker, W. II. Cliff
ford Mark P. Emery, w. F. Lunt and r. o.
Cunant as the committee, and they we're
elected.
The following letter was received from May
or King, who was unable to be present.
CITY or PORTLAND, MAYORS oFFIcE.(
March 2Bth, 1884.
David B. Kicker, Esq, Secy York County Society:
My Dear Sir,-Your own experience in city al
Fairs acqu qu3ints yu with the amount of work Incl
dent o the commencement of a new year and you
will not be surprised when say that cannot With
irg of your ,ei ty thI. evening This sincerely
regret as this meeting bids far t. be one OF unusual
interest. L am however none the losB gralcful ID
you for your kind invitation and hope. that should
You not be discouraged ny my failure to respond
this time that may at some future time b5 per-
mttted to meet with you.
With kind regards to yourself and best wishes for
the 20 ,tinu' prosperity of the society you hon
orably represent,
L Remain Very R'sp'y
MARQUIS F. KING.
The president said the committee, aware
of the exhaustion Of intellectual effort. would
invite the guests to more substantial FEAST
and they then adjourned to an adjoining
room where an abundant and appetizing
collation. was provided under the superinten-
dence Of Mr.. Leavitt. About an hour was
spent discussing the good things and enjoying
the pleasure of each others society, and about
IL O'Clock the York Society adj burned, with
many hearty congratulations on the success OF
the spring meeting, to again renew the
pleasures of the occasion on the islands OF
Casco Bay under the genial influences of a
summer sun.