Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-14

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the carriage today heard two bows discus
ing what all this noise was about here. on
of them said. Joe, shat are they all ioir
here today Why. Jim." responded Il
other boy. 'doa't yon know that Brunswie
IS $50 year, old today; and you are only te
years. That shows the spirit that xas ral
ming in the veins even of the ten year ol
boys of Brunswick today. Several veal
ago it was my good fortune 10 r,ske tri
throughout the various countries of Earop,
one bright morning | found myself in
S~iss town. Hearing shouts going up as
rose in the morning inquired of hy-siant
er as | vent down stairs; What is soin
on:" why" said he, I'VE are celebrstin
the SIX hundredth anniversary Of ou
city today" Well row, six hundred yrar
IN European town with all il
boasts of antiquity is nothing compared wit
$50 year old town in the United States,
II Hasn't more been accompisei here i
the l50 years in which many of our town
have existed as incorporated municipalities
than in the six hundred years of many ven
cradle cities Cf Europe? The truth is tha
/ $50 years with US means great deal more tha
/ loo or even 200 years Of Europe. You re
member the poet we'll says; Better fift
/ years of Europe than cycle of Cathay
/ But better fifty years Of a municipality in III,
United States than cycle in some parts 0
Europe. And now, my friends what con
neeuon is there between this municipality
this town of Brunswick and the Unite,
StatesF Why II seems 10 me that there i,
the connection that Is always 10 be found be
tween the clili and the parent. between
whatever may have come from small
beginnings. Ii is 10 the town sys
TEN Of government that We owe this govern.
ment OF the United States, If We hadn't had
the town 10 start with if our people hadn't
been trained to govern themselves BY their
town meetings scattered throughout New
England, We never could have had govern
ment of the United States. know the sug-
gesuon was made few moments ago tina,
brunswick was the largest town in Maine
and that IN the near future she would be-
come a city. Well, now want To make this
suggestion; don't hurry 10 the city govern
ment until you are actually compelled to.
why not: Because there is that in the gov
ernment of a town that can never be gained
from that of city. Every individual NAV
come together to discuss and listen to th
words of wisdom of each other, receiyin
advice, giving advice. There is an education
which cannot possibly exist in any other
form OF municipal government. Though the
day of municipal government will undoubt
eddy come, yet put that day off as far as pos
sible. But, my friends, did not come here
today to make speech. You have with you
the distinguished representative of this dis
rict who cate here expecting TO make a
speech. Applause and laughter And now
thanking YOU for the invitation to be present
and hoping that at no distant DAY we may sit
about your board and congratulate you upon
your 20Oth anniversary. will give way to
the gentleman who has come prepared To
make speech. Applause
Hon. c. A Boutele replied to the toast
" Brunswick in the Rebellion as follows;
MR PRLsIpEST, NEiGnBoRs AND FRItNDs
might say in the language of another
which would be familiar TO my old school
mates, | came not here to talk, but am
afraid John Furbish or Charlie Townsend
might say | was trenching too much on old
days After YOU have list ned To speeches
from State county anu town | can say moth
ing except TO congratulate the beautiful
town on the al rival of Ier lJoth anniversary.
For twenty years Brunswick was my home.
| feel at home here tlday when everything
about me bears witness to the chaIge which
ha, taken place in Brunswick even within
the short span of my know ledre of the town.
| can think of no gree .er contrast than that
of the old town hall of my day with this
spacious editice. nannot claim the honor
of graduating from tat university whose
unequaled record so admire. | feel hon
ored, however, by my connection with
that Brunswick university managed by
Susie owen. rec ii with pleasure the
debt owe TO the labors with
which the te .chers of that day
whipded iD-o some show of ODE Hence
the young cubs who attended school
in those days These are the streets in
which played as boy. and in the grey
haired men and women around these tables,
| recognize the school mates of more years
ago than | should wish TO state in the pres
ence of so many of the younger ladies'.
well remember the oil school houses; the
re volut0n in our houses and school system
brought about when the High and Gram
mar building was built.
| remember when the learned Prof.
Smith fell down well and crawled OF
without assistance. | remember "Diogenes,
the common property of town and college.
He was a sort of mystery to US. None knew
from whence he came aud none were per
mtted to enter his dwelling | verify be-
lieved him the real Diogenes, and that he
had stopped here anI broken his lantern
because in the person of William Smell he
had found his IDEAL honest man. When
lived here the town was famed for its great
ship building industry and the skill of
Brunswick workmen, wherever our flag
could be seen on the waters of the civilized
globe. There was time when could have
spoken as a seaman. From these yards have
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architecture a. ever cleaved the waters of
old ocean. From them have been set ailoat
from Pennels and Schofelds and Humphreys
nearly $50 craft, ships, barks, schoOners and
brigs that have borne the influence of our
civilization to the uttermost parts Of the earth
| missed today the enormous piles of box
shocks for the United States make
which used to be piled here by thousands.
This has been revolut'onized by different
processes of manu- featuring sugar. But the
splendid procession today shows how you
have added other and more varied industries
to your town The building of new resi-
dences and streets all bespeaks the presen,
prosperity and future progress Of the beau,i-
ful town. May your advances exceed even
those made in the past. il the worst wish of
one vho on this lovely plain. surrounded by
these beautiful hills spent his early an1
happiest days. can close IN no more fitting
a manner than by telling you that one of the
most beautiful expressions Of Longfellor.
the building Of the ship, found it, inspiration
from Brunswick shipyard. close by
saying of our common State and our magnifi-
cent country as he saw it
Thou. too. sail on, q Ship of State,
Sail on o Union, strong and great, etc.
No more appropriate theme could have
been found for the genius Of Hon. T. B.
Reed than Gan Creation" and no remarks on
it could have been more appropriate than the
follosing
| am sorry ladies' and gentlemen. to be
Obliged TO commence what have to say by
an apology am sorry to say to you that
nv presence here today vas one Of the
reasons why Governor Dingley Tss not born
in Brunswick. Laughter remember,
some little time 0, sitting in the rain 70
some ffte en- minutes Hhile the Governor
paid beautiful, touching and eloquent
tribute to the town Of his birth--the town Of
Unity in waldo county. daughter
found to my a-tonshment a few months ago
that the Governor vas also born in the t0vr
of Durham in Androscoggiu county
Laughter am only going to trouble you
with some general observations regret tC
state that I have not had the opportunity oi
preparing myse Elf, but il seemed to me az
listened to the Grafton Of Prof Everett totay
that even if you leave ont Of sccoan
the records of the rocks, TO which he re
ferred, and take in7o account only writer
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