The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-02
Inauguration Centennial.


MEETING IN CnBURN Halt IL
THE Evening
The Centennial Of Washngton'- lnau-
DURATION was observed in the Universal
ist church, Tuesday. April 30, in accord.
ance with the proclamation of Presideut
Harrison, with prayer and remarks by the
pastor and reading of the first prayer in
Congress.
At the Catholic church services were
held at 8 o'clock, A. NJ, attended by u
large audience.
There were no services In the other
churches.
The public meeting in Coburn Hall was
a success both as to the exercises, and
the attendance. The committee of the
Board or Trade are entitled to credit for
the program, and the speakers and sing
ers of our village who took part and the
Skowhegan cornet band, are entitled to
the thanks OF he audience and of the
committee for responding so cordially TO
the calls upon them. The audience filled
Coburn Hall, floor and galleries, and was
a representative one of our best citizens,
old, young, and those In middle age, but
the young men and women of our village
and our schools were more largely repre-
scented than perhaps any other class.
We observed with pleasure that the
closest attention was given to the eYer-
cises throughout, and there was very
much less disturbance by people going
out during the exercises, than is usual in
Coburn Hall, indicating thoughtfulness
on the part Of the audience, and an inter
est in what was being said Indicating
also that our people are alive to patriotic
sentiments, that they believe in our great
Nation and love their country.
We have not the space or time to MAKE
abstracts of the speeches of the occasion
that would come anything near doing
them justice, and we do not care to dc
| them injustice. 1t is sufficient for US tC
say they were admirable all and each
They were necessarily brief, but were tc
the point, not duh or Indifferent sen
tence in them. They came from lips in
spired by hearts full of love for the hes,
country on the face of the earth. These
speeches were gems, did credit to the
hearts and intellects of the speakers anC
reflected credit upon our town.
The musical selections, by choir ex-
temporized for the occasion, CONSISTING
of Mrs. Emery, Mrs. Lambert, Mrs
Halves and Miss Cushing, and Messrs
Smiley, Pooler, Bacon, Smith and Sturte-
want with Mrs Lumsden at the organ
were specially adapted to the occasion
and received with unmistakable favor.
The meeting was called to order BY
Mr.. Lewis Anderson, chairman of the
committee representing the Board OF
Trade, who announced the following or
ganization; President, Gen. Issac Dyer
Vice presidents, Mrssrs. s. ID. Arnold
James Is. Dascomb, w. X. G. Estes
William Fuller, l.. w. Weston, Geo. Is
Stafford, William Folsom, Aaron Parker
l.. l.. Morrison, j. z. Blunt, William
Philbrick. II. S. Steward, Oliver Walker
o. K. Bachelor, and c. ID. Miller.
The exercises were:
Music-Skowhegan Band.
Invocation Rev. ID. Is Holt
Singng--"llills and Wales Re.ouud," Chor
Reading OF Washington's First Inaugural,
Mr.. W. IL. Davis.
Remarks-lIon. L. II. Webb.
Rev LorenIa Haynes.
Music-Skowhcgan Band.
Remarks-Dr >. a. Patten
n Rev. d. b. Holt.
Music-'The Star Spanged Banner"
Choir.
Rcmarks-IIon, 5. j. Walton
Singing. America Choir and audience.
Bcncdicton
The stage In front and on either sid.
was draptd with the stars and stripes
with the large pictures of Presiden
Washington and Martha Washington
hung thereon and surrounded with flag,
and evergreen.
The stores in the village closed at tn,
hour assigned for the opening of tn,
meeting and our merchants generally at
tended the meeting.
Many of our citizens have expressed
satisfaction that this important anniver
sary was thus publicly observed, and in
manner to commend itself to all.
1t Is well to pause in the rush of bust
| ness and pleasure, and think and talk o
| matters pertaining to our Nation, and tn
| centennial observance of this, the last &C
| In the succession of important event
| that launched our beloved country upon
the sea of nationality as Representative
Constitutional government is most fittin.
| and important, God bless our Nativ
Land"