Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-09-17
A MONUMENT
In Honor Of the First
Settlers of Machias
Appropriately Dedicated, Before
a Large Audience.
Towns Pioneers Landed on Machias
Soil, May 20, 1868.

great historic interest to the people Of
this town occurred, today, when the
dedication to the memory of the found :
crs of the town of monument OF
Joneshn"o granite faced with a bronze
tablet bearing M appropriate inscrip-
ton tool; place i'll the presence Of Il
IarS. audience.
The exercises consisted of introduce
tory address by w. r. Pattangal. Esq,
formal presentation and acceptance OF
the monument; music by Machias
Band and singing by the school clM-
d"Cn under direction Of Prof. J. II. Ma
nam nf Boston; speech of presentation
by Mrs. John L. Chandler. regent OF
the Hannah Weston Chapter Daugh-
tors Of the American Revolution. and
historical address by Hon. August us
+. Moulton of Portland. The inscrip-
tiom on til" tablet is in these words:
"116%-I9o4. This tablet marks the,
landing place of the company wilici,
made tn" first permanent English set
tlemcnt in this town, May 20. 1868.
The little band consisted Of Samue,
ana SylvHHus Scott. Timothy, George
and David Libby. john and Solomoh
stone, Daniel and Japhet HILL Dan"l
F"Sg, Isaiah Foster. Westbrook Berry.
Wife ami three children. Isaac Larra-
lee, wife and three children Joel Bon
ncy. w 'nd'n Foster. all of ScarDoro:
Thomas Buck of Plymouth. and Jona-
than Carleton Of Sheepscot.
Erected by Hannah Weston d. a. r."
Mr.. Moulton said in part:
This tablet is erected by the Society
of the Daughters of the American Rev
olutiOn. When we consider what
women have done in the building Of the
American nation, it seems altogether
proner that this should be their work
Three of the earliest settlements upon
the American coast We're of supreme
Importance. That Of Popham at the
mouth of the Kennebec made New
England English instead of French. 1t
was i colony of men only. The expe-
dition was well equipped. Their lOca-
tion WAS well chosen. They passed the
first winter always the crucial test.
with the loss Of but one member of
their company. But they had no
women and they abandoned the place
chiefly because they longed to return
to their homes in the old country. The
settlement at jamestown was also
made by men. This, too. was given up
sumed only because they We're com
PEELED to disembark oy new expedi-
ton which happened to arrive just as
they had gone on board ship and We're
Setting sail. 1t was only when the
women came that Virginia considered
itself an established and permanent
colony.
The Pilgrim company which landed
at Plymouth was composed of women
as well as men. Half of their numbers
persisted the first season. Their fur
nishinEs were Inadequate. They en-
durcd every hardship. They did not
even OWE the place where they had 10
Gated themselves. But amid all their
sufferings and diScoura gements. thcy
had no thought of abandoning the en-
tcrnrisc The forti;ude Of the women
gave courage to tn" men and they
never faltcrtd in their determination to
establish a new commonwealth based
upon religion and intelligence Here.
too at MachiaS were women with the
other pioneers and to them also we do
honor. today. Home life pure and no
BILE. was the basis of civilization in the
new world. and Of this life women have
always been the greater part.
America. today, owes quite as much
to her noble women as she does to her
IL ch ini in, sri,-
ing full recognition to this splendid
fact.
The custom of erecting monuments
ana memorials to n"rpn;uate the mem
orv Of old names and places has nf
late years become quite general T.
s""ms an appropriate thing to do II
this age of hurry and endeavor it i.
Woll to he reminded Of thn earlier timor
and ot the deeds of those who made
possible the enterprises of today. w
DO this not with any spirit Of pride q
ancestry or hnasting If descent. bu'
r9ther to call attention to the plai
and sturdy virtues of those men anG
women who accomplished 50 much b,
doing their Simpl" duty day by dav
What we regard as heroisrn upon thei'
Part was to them only the doing %
their best to meet and control emer-
g"ncies when they arose. We shout.
learn from their example that tru.
greatness does not consist in WAITING
Tor great occasions to arise in which
We ma" win honor and renown but ir
acting We'll our part all the time and l.
whatever situation We may be placed
II We. like those whom We cali the he
roes and heroines Of the ancient days
IKE those pioneers. brave. patient and
sturdy who found here a wilderness
'hd opened the way for the growth OF
'iie goodly town whose reputation is
,'eioilai as well as local-if we likf
,N4h' meet day by day the duties Of
',o'h" and country with courage that
r'es not falter and with purpose
o''aonased upon the light. we shall
,ihd mat in such course lies all there
= Vi horor and good report.