Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-02-12
LAMolNE REUNION.
Former Residents Renew Old Friend
ships at Cambridge, Mass.
Contributed.

ICOntr1DQteQ,t
inefe was Time, when 70 Dc roman
was scsroeiy iess IMAM 70 DC KING. Inis
may nov De correctly quoted, yet It ex-
presses 'ne ieeiing OF PATRIOTISM ana love
.ns' s''ua'eu every one OF tne sons OF
rome
mao you leaaer, Deen 81 Essex naii,
'3sS'' monosy evening" req.
" near the speecnes ana 70 witness the
loy u 'nose VINO were meeting iof the nrst
time ~ many years, you would have said:
p'ouu lining "ss 10 nave Deen
ooln =, NOME, ou' 70 naye nao !or Dirsn-
pso' iovea snu nonoreo AAmoine, IL, IN
oeeu. uis'in'.ion iar greater.
ms 70 nov !. came sDou.. MRS. +. II.
ooxns anu mrs. =. n. Iweeoie origi-'
nsseu ING pau ior = reunion, developed
0eu " co"PieSe SUCCESS.
s~lus ~e.0 sen' 70 AZ FORMER residents OF
A.nono an srestef Boston ihviting tnem,
WIN .non nusosnos OK wives some
insi'.'lo.' were sent 10 iiiends distant.
ns s.e iepies We nesro tne names OF
Dlssuon ana ~iie' OF Minneapohs, :.
'" v1ns .nu ~ie' weosser my, a.,
Ao~en Sossins sno wife, Asmoine' Cai.;
sna ssselA o'nefs'
Aooo' '''o r. m. Inc guests began 10
.1i.s'. 'one 'Ano o.usn'ers' sons-i Jaw
~nu NV gfshosons ana
su.usn'e.s sisters, cousins ana
Au"'e Vi LA"oine. ana tney tsikeo! Yes,
sones ADou' eignty tnefe; men ana
"o.nen' io1"erAy scnooimstes, chums,
perhaps s"eethearts; dear at any rate
inuon ue"ief ho" aiter 30 many years OF
'eps.'on'
! "nA' NOISE! 30 many questions; so
many oio stories' SO many do you re-
members 30 many nearly laughs over an
almost forgotten reminlscence-another
crack 81 the OLD Joke sprung on US years
aRo-sh Ills ana more TOO.
mere ID hano haven't grasped Tor
twenty years grip, marc, OLD boy; you're
eiao' know II; SO am /. There are eyes
haven't looked INTO since l saw them hazy
through my own tears the day he went
away 10 nght ior MS country IN ".
EVERYBODY talked, out not enough
tnere wasn't time enough, Tor before the
stores were half through Mrs. Googins
stepped 70 the platform, and in we'll
CHOSEN words welcomed all, after which
several present were introduced.
Jonn r. coolidge, OF Waltham, Mass,
spoke OF MS memories OF Lamoine when
ne was boy. he dwelt at length on the
sturdy character OF the men OF that time,
ana reminded us that no better legacy
could be left US than the example OF their
honored lives.
hon. T. II. doogins spoke OF the char
acter OF the sons and daughters OF La
nome, now scattered all over this country,
sharing IN its activities, and in nearly
every case standing in the front rank, the
best among their fellows, blessing man.
kind.
Z. A. reynolds noticed that the othel
speakers mad remarked on the intelligence
OF the company present. In looking FOL
a reason for this brilliancy he was remind
ed that very many OF the number wer'
formerly MS pupils. lie spoke mostly t
the young people present OF the tradition
OF Lamoine, warning them to make due
allowance when listening to wonderful
tales by father or mother. "For stories
grow as they are told, and the memory
reproduces the outline OF the pictures
but paints it in different hue. Wher
your father tells you OF his wonderful
feats as boy or as young man Just re-
member that his father talked Just tina,
way, and il you have boys, you will dig
up and resuscltate the same old yarns tt
spring on your children"
One OF the delights OF the evening wal
to listen to remarks by one OF our guests
d. ID. dodgkins.