Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-28

Probably no town 10 better beloved BY any
pessoo than the town Of Dresden BY iss former
distlns aished cifizsp, General 5. j. Bridge,
the veil kno~n traveller and philsnthsopiss-
His feelings towards the town and his old
fellow citizens have often been expressed In
Words and 70 often in substantial financial
manner that is 10 worthy Of special and sids-
spread mention. During that time from 1853
70 the present. date the gifts shss General
Bridge has donated To the place amounts to
over s25 100 The following list viii show
for what purposes
To the Pine Grove Cemetery. ei.s2s %
For two lots bought. graded snd
given TO the cemetery. - 70
Fos two donations to the GENE
terry - permanent fund, 5000
each. zUo W
A beautiful portrait Of Gov.
Po~nai for the Town Hall, 200 W
A hA~ dsoms nag at the begin
ming Of the var. lsS W
Aid in building posnalboro
Hail, Methodist church. re-
pairing the Episcopal and
the cid church At South
DresdeL, s25 each. 100 W
bell for Episcopal church and
the people Of the village, $50 oo
4 clock for Episcopal and Mstho-
dist churches. e2o, 80 W
Communion cup for Episcopal
church and books, 20 W
Bridge charitable fund 10 the de-
deserving poor Of this TOW 1900 "
Amount paid for Eastern River
and Middle bridges, 2.ll7 %
Amount donated to the Free High
School, Sept. 10. 1883, 5000 w
Amounts given at diferent times
10 Episcopal and Methodist min
i.tsrs helping to erect chimney
for the Methodist church, and
aiding various persons whose
| barns or other buildings had
| been destroyed by FIRE destitute
and ack persons, clothing and
! shoes for ehiliren AID others
| when needed, 100 w
Feb. 20, 1853, donation for school
house. j.oVo W
| Sep, 18Th. donation Litbgow and
Bndgs fund, 5000 0C
Oct. 10Th. appropriated for cree
! ton Of Bridge Academy, oOoo F"
Total s25, 100 8.
| The General WAS recently a, Dresden. il
| consultation With the trustees Of the Bridge
Academy, an institution soon to be running
through hi. liberal generosity, and In a recen
| note concerning his gifts for school purpose
he said
| You will learn. by the annexed state
me Mt the amounts Of money that | have
| given Dresden and its inhabitants, mostly
| IN III. last ten years, which will In a meas
ure prepare you for an additional donation
At the town meeting to BE- held in March
| | never interfere in the management oil
town AFFAIRS. never attend town meeting
unless called at my request for some good
| object. | have nothing TO do with the
election of Selectmen, or the controversie'
that may arise between the different see
tons of the town or among the people
am wholly disinterested 1 only perform
duty that believed to be for the best inter
| ests Of the town. have now completed al
my work for the public in other directions
and shall hereafter devote myself principal,
to Dr len and the F'e High School wher
every boy can be well educated, and ever
poor mans son enabled to be a rich one, an
no longer obliged To- toll As his father does o
4 cold sell IN summer and cold river il
xinter Education Ia the avenue
wealth. Let the poor mans -ou hav
a chance to better his condltio
and maze for himself an honorable pusiuo
IN life Believe me. | am not endeavorin
70 benefit the rich. II your Free His
school il efficiently and carefully run &c
twenty Ave years. at the erd Of that tim
YOU will find that for every son or dsughte
Of the rich that has been educated IN j
there have been ten sons or daughters of til
poor.
II the people Of the town Will go operate
will do my pest to esrabl sh an tnstituto
that will be credit TO the town and a
honor to the STATE. hare no are TO grino
no for Dresden wherever bounded frof
Pntston To Wooiwich and from the Sheep
cot to the kennebec If see the flag of tn
town lying anywhere, will not stop to AS
~bo leads the column. but fall in aud tgt
beneath iis folds.
Well may the name Of General Bridge b
lear to every citizen of Dresden. lie h'
md i. watching over their welfare As hsrdl
I resident citizen is doing, ard backs up h
IMPRESSIONS of friendship and love with h
nsrd earned money.