Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-14
|YE 0LDEN TIME
Recalled in Memories Of
15O Years.
Brunswick Grandly Celebrates
Her Anniversary.
The Governor and Other Dis.
tinSuished Guests,
Partdke Of the Old Towns
Hospitality.
Fire Of OratOry and Rhythm Of Verse
Sound Praises.
PantaStCal and Historical Are the Street
ParadeS.
Streets ThrOnged by Thousands as
Never Before.
PantaStiCal and Historical Are the Street
PafadeS.
Streets ThrOnsed by Thousands as
Never Before.


BRUNswICK, June l3.
As if to make amends for the storms OF
previous days Thursday morning dawned
bright and beautiful on the morning OF
Brunssick's l50th anniversary. At sunrise
tha Brunswick platoon of the First Maine
peaux, fired martial salute from Bruins
wick's only hill. Long before the usual
hours of business the streets were throrged
with citizens and the morning trains added
large numbers to the crowd. From Bidde-
ford, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta and way
stations they came till the town seemed to
overflowing with the joyful crowd that as
sembled to celebrate Brunswick's birthday.
As the 20 train be airing Governor Burleign
rolled into the station, the battery sounded a
salute.
On the Lewiston train arrived the Gen.
Bates Engine Co of Lisbon. fifty in number,
who were met by their red shlrted autagu-
nists, the Niagsras of Brunswick.
At O'Clock long procession of fantas-
ties formed on Main street and paraded the
town. fully 'qualline if not e1celllng any
hing seen in thi. place before Tho nro.
cs.sion ua, Waved hv an immense c,owd
who manifested a lively appreciation of the
various general and local hits. A lar. e
whip, decorated with an endless profuson o.
rar;i. colored ribboos wrts Ls-of on he
Field and Ivy day equpages of the Bowdoin
students, whose whips were gay with college,
class and society colors. The parade was
headed nv C. F.. Townsend. Narsh,I of the
Dsv A prize of ten dollars. offered for the
most uniore outfr. was awarded to the fos
is Marrying a Failure" wh.le the Dark
town Fire Co" took second money.
After a ple sing organ voluntary by Miss
Mabel W. Low, Rev. W. p. Fisher. the
pa.tor. impressively read the l45th psslL,
and prayed with feryor. At the
morning Exercises
the CONGREGATIONAL church was crowded with
snectators The stage was occuniad bv tho
following distinguished gentlemen
Mitchell Pm II nresident of tho dav. Ror
w p Fisher. Prof. G. C. Everett. Prof II.
T. Cbsnmn Rev T. p Mathews n,
Wbealer C,s,iue DIR 8 + Dvke az R,,h
ard nrominent members of tho Sag.dabcc
Uistnr,cal Societv .Jobn Rowter Csn,
Harry Morton Chas Pennell Harry Stetson
II IL St.,wood Can, .Ibert ScboeaI5
can't / T. Scboseld y Hunt Tbao,,o,o
NrIelI,n Mcclellan Cant r r. Jo,d.r
FIhr;dge Simnson Harrison snow Con-,
Wm N O,is Goxa-nor Rprleiyb and staf
Selectmen of Brunswick. Topsham and
fisrpsNTi' ,p"sre.s'nen pineiey anu oou-
'eile "e o"o" pi 'e" "a.",u 'o'eeS '"en
saug 70 a"ier'cd' .ne oeau"iu' cotii,neInora
ioue heilsn rackaru' p,, aloer' Mitcne''
made an aole opening address, ana Tor the
htsl une IN many years 'he oin church rang
"I.m VI spp,au
| G. Everett of Harvard CoIlere nnon Tho
p;-thaav of a Town"
=, =, -,
Music foi'o"eu ana tneh ienrv l.. ohai
man, the talented young Bowdoin professor
gracefully delivered the Centennial poem.
~ c,t. T., :.
Inc dehNerI OF L rfoi' thapmah heiu tne su'
dience entranced,sn when the last word wa
uttered the walls echoed with rapturous sp-
- III - -, III - -
pisuse. Inc ora''oh ana poem VIII De fouhd
on the fourth page of this issue.
| That thrilling hymn, Before Jehovah
l awful throne hued OUT IN the good oit
fashioned way. vas sung BY the congrega
80, pav q u Na,bavs u,,a,aa tho hsDa
si'". 80 .LI: stNt.
diction- and the audience hled out
| The decorations of the church we're simpl,
hu- erac,;vs Tho niatform wss trirnmad VI nj
ara,,,sa, xh,Ia ,hoxa tho aI,sr hp,, na,,;
o,;c dranerv The gaIlerie. were sl,o drane,
/ IN nauonal coiors-
-.
| Ine PROCESSION.
| l;.l ar,b-.oa, tho i.r,ss, and ,,,o.. r,;o,
Nh'c" emu 80 N'e ""u "o' u'sN
| display OF noats ever seen In the stree
! formed directly after the conclusion oil th
! morning exercises L nder the able director
! of Nar.haI C. E Townsend the varion
! ,..,,,,,i ,ho,,.o,,-o. -, ~, r,-io,,
~,
| cross streets AMI came INTO llne on Main ~
without the least confusion.
|