Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-08
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lets, wind round the islands and won
der why there were so many of them
peopling the sea upon every side, are
looking down upon the old State just
now, they can see that while the AL
mighty gave us but 800 miles of sea
coast. he had so notched it that 5000
miles of water front invite the cottager
from Portsmouth to Santiago to come
and build the health bringing buildings
which, today. shine along the rock
bound shore. (Applause)
1T NAV be that with this air, the
soft hearted sons may drink in some of
the virtues of the sires who met with
10y and frolic welcome the winter
gales where we now bask in the sum-
mer breezes.
Maine is thought not to be grow
ing State, because she cannot keep her
sons at home; but she Is growing all
over the United States. daughter and
applause)
TN my pilgrimages. quadriennally
and biennially from Portland. Me-. 10
Portland, Ore, 10 these many years, L
have found thousands and thousands
who have come to greet me. not only
for the sound doctrine which | was
preaching daughter and applause). but
most of all, to talk of the loved State
from which they had not been weaned,
either by gathered wealth or broad and
fertile lands or even the conquest of
the pine in the regions from the At
lantic to the Puget sound. Maine may
not have furnished great wealth from
her soil. but she has furnished men
,,-I,. n ga & broad
from ocean to ocean the scene of strong
endeavor and of successful and vigor-
Gus life.
Whether it is the happier lot here,
today. to be one of the welcomers or
one of the welcomed. / hardly know.
for | am so near to both that / have
the pleasure of all. daughter and APP
plausel.
Here it is not permitted TO give a toast
Uaughterl. but if il were | should say:
Here is to the State Of Maine. settled
mostly by the blood of Old England, bus
always preferrirg liberty and ancestry.
(Applause}, a strong old democratic State.
yet the first to help to give liberty to the
slave-may her future be noble as her
past Here is to the State of Maine, the
land of the bluest skies. the greenest
what is better. the sturdiest men, the
fairest. and. what is best of all. the tru-
est women under the sun - Great APP
pausel
Following Mr.. Reed. Hon. Z. r. Hayes
Of NasSa chusettS. and Congressman
Fletcher of Minnesota. and Congressman
Hill of Connecticut. made speeches that
brought forth hearty applause.
The warship boat races resulted as fol-
lows: Twelve-oared cutter, won by crui-
ser New York; silver cup Double bank
whale oar gig. won by kearSarge All
corners race. won by New York.
The firemens contests resulted as fol-
lows:
Steam engines-Engine L. Portland
first: Engine 2, Portland, second.
Hand tubs-Niagara. Brunswick first
o. feet = inches: Gen. Bates. Lisbon
Falls. second, 219 feet. / inch: Red
Jacket of Cambridge, Mass, third, 1S5
feet. inch
The celebration Of the day III Portland
was closed by a reception, late this even
ing. at City hall. rendered by Gov, Pow
ers and Mayor Robinson. Admiral Far
quhar and officers of the feet assisted.
The veteran scion Chase of ChaseS
Mills came into the police station. this
forenoon. and reported that he had his
pockets picked of $3.50. He had the money
in AN inside pocket when he took the
train at Lewiston and missed it when he
got off here.
While returning from the fireworks dis
play, this evening, a man nipped a cia-
mond stud from the shirt front of Jane
NJ. Stedman Mr.. Stedman caught the
man before he got away and he was
taken TO the nolice station, where he re-
fused TO give his name.