The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-29
EvERY VOTER HOLDS OFFICE.
No Disappointed once seekers In the Main,
Town NJ Perkins.
From tho BOSTON ErsH,n0 Record

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PERKINS. Me, Sept - -uniauc among
all the towns 81 the state and nation this
place. bearing the honorcd name Of Col
I n Perkins. founder of the deaf and dumb
home at south Boston. Mass has an orlce for
every voter, and on election day every citizen
a ~rlcctman's berth or IL may be a job as
fence viewer. but there ~ an o'rcial plum
Tor everybody. aud thus III. little republic
solved the eternal problem OF popular gov
eminent
HOUSE Of Representatives, n disgruntled Sen
ntor may oVertuTn IN" affairs Of his state.
but In Perkins vocabulary there Is no such
word a. disappointed M ~ seeker There
Il patronage Tor all. and u II the only real
land where milk and honey flows ~ c.asel"-s
streams inio Tie very mouths OF "a. men
his own constituent. snd the snip Of state
sails ~serenely over calm seas To the harbur
t-Ide FROM the fact that there are only
sixt en- voters In Perkins. with a population
81 twenty two. the town has other attrac.
tions which combined with Ito political per.
lection make IL \ v"ritshle beauty spot In
the American commonwealth
Perkins as a town - connned within the
shore line of swan Island, washed on all
sides by the waters Of IN kenn"bec. whose
channels on either side are navigable To
steamers Of appreciRbl b. draueht Abou,
four miles long and one mile IN Width. N lies
like a bower. it, inhabitants at peace with
themselves. for every voter gets an oH1c".
VII ~ f'NN ' 7 Wv WV NA v wv
h. no discomfort 20 carr abroad
THIS summer many Boston pe"ple have
visited the town. which T. reached 10y an
old fashioned chain ferry across N" Ken
neb@c channel N Wa In Perkins that Miss
pumaresa. who became the wife Of Col
Perkins ~ Perkins Deaf and Dumb lnstitu'"
fame. Wa born. and l-re she used e. make
a p~ilsrimag" g. her Old home uutil recent
wears MANY other old Boston families.
from IT, HNNdn!n. 81 tho HolWe-ss. have
family traditions which cluster around the
island town History -nN- q Maroon Nurr
met O beautiful Indian girl WITH fren'u.
hlopd In lsr veins IN ono visit o. Maine, aud
had bN her n daughter. Who Wa M" one
soul on earth ~ hc faithful g. him At TIE
time ~ hts d~mizH. when the world knew
him not Tho town q. rich iu Indian legend
aud lore. ard -rmc tsrrihl. trag~di"~ have
occurred On ~ vrfdaut lpt-. Capt laur-
Madden 81 tho Ma-~asiu-. tt~ militia and
hi tautlN ~ thirteen. - the story cues,
vefe witsi out ~ r single night 10y ~nme ~
tho Norftdgevosk trit.. m ifLo. th"se VITO
e.Fs not toms swErf is-tnC carried ~ q
vursr f4ts 4s .Hut woe 'p tsnadl The great
Narh.T Ahir EHufr-s'f .- .4.t o. have had
hts wlrvafl uu tHr leland Iu Neafs ~ l,s
pew~f. nod vhrr Arnold made hts trip ~
toe kerust-~c iu hts invasion ~ ~ nufthefr
e1urtfr 30 fs-i-d 20 49, utgti ~ - nrw
uro-aI. fHsu rf I.fAts
Npst ia. snduo-d q its ia-srnt id~al
psaitlrai state the r~sis"ntN mo- Mt
" hrth-f out ~ ~. hlrsdf Aunsls e. the ps-t
~. onms ne truti-fN ~re and r~fi~et
ssv~rnrusnt - to-daY 10 eus al AZ hut
t.rktu. STAND. t~fofe th~ wufld Politically
snd soaall the IaeacTn oardes q lasa