News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-16
STOVES centennial.
e.v. Fulier's Address.

The music of artillery uShered in the
morning, which has witnessed the
coming of neighbors and friends to
participate in the exercises of the day
that have led up to this hour of his
toric memory of all the grand and in
spring events of the hundred years
that separate this occasion from the
one made memorable by Oliver Luce,
when, leaving his span of horses at
Joshua Hills in Waterbury, some six
miles away, in company with his de-
voted wife, pushed on with pardona-
able ambition in order that he might
become the first settler of this town.
That event was not an accident,
but the natural result of certain
forces which eliminated in this prob
lem of self-government in the new
commonwealth of Vermont, which
only three years before had become
the fourteenth star in the galaxy of
States, and which have during the
century grown to be a magnificent
cluster of A. brilliants in the nations
glorious ensign.
The time, the country and the no.
bic courage of the people gave to
liberty this splendid opportunity re-
sulting at last in immortal victory.
1t is with great pleasure, therefore,
as the Executive of the State that |
bring to you upon this occasion of
your Joy and celebration, the greet
ings of your brethren from every hill
and valley and extend to you, one
and all, the heartiest congratulations
of all the citizens of our loved State.
The last few years have been mem
orable in the number of centennial cell
ebrations hat have crowded in upon
US. Events which have come down
to us from the Revolution, Concord
with its minute men, Lexington with
proudest emotion and Bunker Hill
with historic achievement ushered in
the nations jubilee, and there fol
lowed in quick succession the CEN
tennial at Philadelphia, our own Ben
nington with shaft of stone pointing
heavenward at last clothed with off
cial honor and set apart as the par
ticular monument that marks the
boundry line of the colonies deepest
distress, from which they began to
emerge with frightening prospects
which were to eliminate at Yorktown
in the freedom of the millions which
were to constitute the nation. And
when all these events in our history
had been celebrated by a happy,
united and free people, there arose
on the shores of that inland lake the
great white city, that must forever
remain the GROWING glory in the
worlds celebrations.
But passing from these events,
which add SO much of dignity and
grandeur and honor to states and
nation, to the more quiet but no
less interesting and important
events, in their way, concerning local
history and Statehood, we are not I'M
mindful that the rising sun of 100
years ago shone first on Mansfeld's
lofty peak and then on Oliver Luce,
his bride and blanket. And during
all the ages since that grand sentinel
Of liberty, fashioned by the hand of
the Almighty, has swerved not an
inch, but amid the storms of winter
and the breezeS of summer has well
coined the coming of every bride, the
birth Of every town, the growth of
the State, as events have marshalled
themselves in history.
In the second war Of independence
the battle of PlattSburg and the cam
paign on the lake were shared in by
men of Stowe. And men here to-
day wear the insignia of honor and
rank who went out from you to de-
fend the life of the nation in the
great struggle for human freedom
which received its last and most
brilliant enhancement at Appoma-
fox.
To-day we meet as citizens of a
quiet town up among the hills of a
peaceful and prosperous State, called
together by your voice to join in
suitable recognition and celebration
of all the events of a hundred years
events which have been most elo-
quently marshalled in historic array
by your distinguished historian in his
address from this platform. | need
not therefore attempt to add to them
by trying to "paint the lilly white
or gid the golden shield"
Your history is a part of our COM
mon life. And amid the fastness of
mountain homes you have breathed
in the pure air of loyalty that in some
mysterious and wonderful manner
creates a sentiment that stands alone
in the history of races and people.
And from this platform to-day recog.
milton is made of your unique place
in the mitch of fame.
In mountain homes and among q
free people there need be no fear o.
the spread of anarchy, the breeding
of corruption or the creation of {
community of discomfort, but rather
the outflow of pure and devoted
lives that STRENGTHEN and make en-