The Portland daily press., 1897-10-12
MUS Mus worla over and with a history going
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Our old town of Bedford has also
played its all important nar+ n tbe
eventful history of England and am
proud to present the greetings of this
historic town to the vast audience and
to the CITY of New Bedford.
can assure you that we have q vary
tender regard on the other side Of the
broad Atlantic for this city and a living
interest in your welfare, and more esneci7
ally during the past few years have the
Ties which bind us been more firmly ce-
mented blythe intercourse between the
two places, both through the visits of
some OF your distinguished citizens and
also the newspaper correspondence
Which passes between us.
Il cannot speak too warmly of the
splendid agency of the press which has
peen one of the greatest factors in this re-
lationships which link the two coun-
tries together and l trust that through
Its helpful medium we shall still keep
alive the warm affections for each other
Which now exists.
In my own town we were panied to
near of your commercial crisis, for no
trouble can touch your city but the moth
er town feels regret and sympathy, but
l am glad to know that l shall now be
able to carry back the tidings of brighter
DAYS In store for you and shall be also
1OAo W uSlL OI tu0 Spl6uulu way III
which, by the energy of some of your
citizens, you were tided over the difficult
ty and now the cloud which rested upon
the city has been dispersed.
cannot tell you how delighted
am with all that have seen of your
great city, how pleased beyond measure
l am with your public buildings, your
clean streets and we'll made walks, your
stately residential homes, your beautiful
parks, your huge mills and factories
ana the very delightful scenery which
surrounds your city and I am sure that
my fellow townsmen and women will
greatly rejoice when tell them of these
things and of the enthusiastic celebration
connected with your semi-centennial.
My prayer Is that God will continue
to richly bless your city and all its in
habitants, and that your children may
be fired with a noble inspiration to make
the City grander and nobler in the COM
ing time than it has ever been in the
past. You will be proud of what you
have accomplished by your industry and
zens who have lived and labored in your
midst and who have raised this city from
its past insigniflcance to its present proud
position, of the noble patriotism of your
brave sons who fought SO nobly In the
past for the honor and glory of your coun-
try and your flag; but want that these
things shall be as the faint tint of the
morning which heralds the coming
splendor of the day. as the first leaves
on the trees in early spring time which
tell of summer glory and autumn harv-
ests, and that your city may continue to
grow in power and Importance until it
shall reach the full realization of your
most lofty aspirations.
II am grateful for this opportunity of
hofy md fuiv %L0e,1
greetings from old Bedford, and shall
| treasure the memory of my visit to the
semi-centennial of New Bedford as one
of the greatest pleasures of my life.''
George Fox Tucker, Esq. then delivered
| the historical address.
The exercises closed with the singing
of the Star Spangled Banner by the
chorus.
The twenty mile handicap bicycle road
race on the Point road this afternoon was
hotly contested, there being a large num-
Der of starters. Twenty two prizes were
given and four time prizes. The winner
of the latter was G. S. Bolting, Paw
The big tent in which the literary exer-
cises were held blew down this afternoon,
but as 1t was empty at the time, no one
wassinjured. twill be raised again in
readiness for use tomorrow.
The day s festivities closed with a NAM
moth lantern bicycle parade by the local
cycle clubs. Some 1900 wheels, all gaily
decorated and illuminated, were in line
and the demonstration was the biggest
thing of the kind ever known here. The
costuming and the various devices shown
were unique in manv instances. Several
prizes were awarded for the best displays
Tomorrow is governors day, when the
big military parade will occur. There
will be playout of hand engines in the
afternoon and banquet at the Parker
house in the evening.