The Portland daily press., 1889-06-14

of study in this old town. Well remember
the school kept by Aunt Susy Owen down
here in the old yellow house on the corner of
Main and O'Brien streets. And remember
how the task was carried on by her daugh-
ter. Then | remember well Susan Springer
Amanda Knight, the sisters Hinckley and
Miss Owen, whom see here today. Zap
plause.
admire the spirit and work Of those
teachers who whipped into semblanee of or
der the unterrihed young cubs OF that day.
There were Leonard Townshend, Charles
Francis Adams and Jonathan Adams, whom
am glad to have as fellow citizen in Ban
gor.
/ might alsU speak of the contrast of the
school houses between that day and this,
than which nothing could show better the
progress Of this town.
Mr. Boutelle then spoke of Brunswick's
enterprise and prosperity, making especial
reference to the shipyards, and in conclusion
wished the town a continuance Of the bles-
sings of the past.
Guild to respond for the elergymen of Bruins
wick.
MIR. GUILDS SPEECH.
Mr.. Guild said; When l first came to
Brunswick as a stranger l found it rather
hard to get acquainted with people; found
1t rather hard to get inside of the Brunswick
families. But i also found that when you
had once gotten in you never wanted to get
out again.
The stability Of good things here in Bruins
wick has always been very noticeable to me.
1t is very beautiful thing to see the affee-
tion still for such men as Prof Smyth, DIR.
Lincoln, DIR. Adams and President Woods.
Another thing which has struck me about
Brunswick Is the difficulty of getting the
people TO support new movement, but il
they once get interested in thing it Is sure
to be done.
Weston Thompson, Esq, was absent, who
was to have spoken for the lawyers of
Brunswick.
DR.. Wheeler, the senior historian of
Brunswick, was called upon to speak for the
physicians of Brunswick, and said, 1 will
simply say that Brunswick has always been
fortunate In the character and standing of
its physicians in the past and at present, and
that 1t has recognized this fact suitably in
Its choice OF president Of the day.
MIR. HOWARD OWENS SPEECH.
Mr. Howard Owen is an old resident of
Brunswick. Mr.. Owen alluded to the fact
that four reporters had already left since the
exercises began. He said:
Il not only am native of Brunswick and
married Brunswick wife, but would have
married half dozen more IL the law would
nave allowed. Mr.. Owen gave many inter-
estlng and amusing incidents of his life in
Brunswick which greatly pleased the audi
ence and spoke good word for the country
boys who have built up such towns as Bruins
wick.
MR.. HoLBRooK's SPEECH.
Mr.. Holbrook, for the farmers, said: l
was born in the town Of Brunswick, and for
4S years the town has had to bear this incum-
brance. The people of Brunswick have
the sturdy yeomanry which was their ances-
Try, TO thank for the present prosperous con-
dltion OF the town. From the scatteaed set
tiers who settled on the shores of our river
ana our bays, has sprung the refined, INTEL
The farmers of Brunswick will always be
found ready to respond to the call of patriot
Ism and to fight the battle which must be
fought aud won on American soil.
MR. PLUSlMER's SPEECH.
DR.. Mitchell said that Mr.. Plummer had
been appointed prophet of this occasion.
Mr.. Plummer said he failed to see why he
had been chosen to act as prophet, and that
what he might say must be the shadow of
coming events. '"The past and present have
been ably presented to us this afternoon"
said he, but infinite wisdom has seen fit to
SNopShN uoAh Sul tdiu DctMtcu US anu the
future, so far as worldly events are concerned
and no human hand has power enough to
raise IL, and no eye Is keen enough to see be-
yond it.
But we are justified in judging of the fu-
ture from the past Within the walls of the
churches OF this beautiful town we predict
that generations yet unborn will worship ac-
cordlng to the dictates of their conscience
For her various institutions Of learning we
predict glorious future.
NOTES.
In the morning the Gen. Bates engine of
Lisbon Falls defeated the Niagara engine Of
Brunswick for the prize cup, throwing its
stream 202 feet inches
In the afternoon the Presumpscots and
Bowdoins played close and exciting though
rather loose game Of ball, the score being
Presumpscots, IL Bowdofns, 10.
at sunset a national salute was given and
the days exercises concluded with a grand
reception in the Town Hall and fireworks on
the mall.
Among the excellent cuts printed In our
supplement- this morning there are several
for which the PRESS is indebted to Mr.. III.
w. Wheeler, one Of the authors of the His
tory of Brunswick. The cuts of the old
church. the academy, the first town honse
and meeting house, the old house,
Fort George, the bridge, the two
maps, and Bowdoin College in 1921, are from
the History Of Brunswick. The other cuts
were made for the PRESS. The whole make
one Of the best, If not the very best, speci-
mems OF newspaper Illustration ever issued
by Maine paper.