Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-01

teHlpeStuOuS showers, Out as long DIS
earth and all it's contributions that go
to make up nature herself shall stand,
just 50 long will Towle Academy and
the memory of one of its teachers.
Charles Knapp Hutchins, remain be-
and not until time eradicates all things
earthly will it's history and memory be
obliterated, for today the surviving pu-
pills of this beloved teacher erected to
his memory a boulder, with appropri-
ate exercises and on which was in
scribed the following:
This Memorial to
Charles Knapp Hutchins
Principal of Towle Academy
1S5S-1S61
BY whom this elm was planted
April 1860
Was placed by his surviving pupils
July 81, 1908
Capt. Co B 10Th Me Regt.
Fredericksburg
For over a year Mrs. Juliet M. STAN
lev Warren of Portland. native of
Winthrop and one of the pupils OF
Towle Academy has been working as
siduously for the successful Gull
minatio of the affair, aHd no one pres
ent or any member of the school of
long ago would gain say but what 1t
was a success beyond all expectations.
The first on the official program was
reccption at the Town hall Thursday
evening. the guest of honor being Mrs.
charlie Maria Hutchins, Mrs. George
P MoMahon)
In the receiving line were Mr.. and
Mrs Gto. P. Mcmahon, Mrs. Emma
Stinchfield Mcmahon, Mrs. Cornella
A. Hutchins, Adjutant General Angus
tus B. Farnham, H. B. Lawrence
cant. and Mrs. H. M. Fairbanks. Inc
program:
"Aulu Lang Syne' FIRST. stanza'.
Address of Welcome Mary ~ hrs S'a t.n6H
Historical Sketch of Tow!e Academy by
John M. Benjamin.,
sssy-Frienaship ny H, Mf Huts mans
Declamation-"S partacus'' (hy requesp;
Oren Cobb
| Other exercises by some of the second
generation.
Reunion Song tune Fair Harvard).
| Juliet Marion Stanley Warren
I~--Adiutant General Farnham delivered
| his "1'rihute to Mr.. Hutchins Memory
| at the evening reception
| The program was of a most interest
| ing nature and enjoyed by all present.
The program for today was as fol-
lows:
FRIDAY. JULY 81.
| S.45-Sail on Lake Maranacooh.
| IL 30-Memoral Exercises under the elm
set out by Mr. Hutchins. April. 1860
Reading of Necrolosy, ,,.,o,>,.,,
| I'm moriam"-Charles K. Hutrh1ns
(hy Miss Augusta Davis Of Yarmouth
! assistant in the fail of 1860 Puh''she ]
| in Portland Daily Press. Marc5 j.: so,
| Unwilling and Dedication Of Boulder;
| J,lirt VI. Stanley
Prayer Offered by NJ. Ilutchins one
| morning in the winter of l&O-6n.
| Rev. Costello Weston
| Singing-"A merica.''
| Prayer and Benediction.
| Rev. Costello Weston
Il ,5-Ranquet.
| Grace, Kew. CoS'eIo weston
The exercises at the dedication of the
monument were of an impressive ma
turc. At the close Of the exercises Mrs
Juliet M. Stanley stepped forward and
removing the covering, in a few appro-
! -
tho memory of Charles Knapp Hutch
ms During the exercises the following
| letter was read:
Farmingdale, Me-. July 90, 1908.
| see by the Kennebec Journal there
is to be monument dedicated to the
memory of Charles X. Hutchlns. Ii II
is the cant. Charles X. HutchinS of Co
| z of the 18th Me. Regt., of which
was a member, ! am glad to know OF
| the honor bestowed upon his memory
as he was a worthy man. The mention
of his name always brings to my mine
a man of decided Christian principles
and one Of the few who lived the life
| Of a Christian in the army. AS l re-
member it, his body was brought on
tho battlefield. after dark, Dec. 10
1862. and about midnight we burlet
| him at the foot of a tree below FREQ
| ericksburg. l remember dlstlhctA
spreading Il rubber blanket in tht
grave and laying his body in and thef
covering it with blankets, AS we mac
| no time or material to make box. Inc
fey, who are left of the company, o.
which he was captain. are old men ant
will soon pass over the river, ana
trrst shall be as ready to go as l be
4 lieve he was.
Yours respectfully.
| CHARLES E. DEAR1NG.
The following, which was given b!
John S. Adams. will give a brief his
/ tory of Mr.. Hutchins' life. The article
was written by Miss Augusta Davis o.
Yarmouth. assistant in the fall of 1860
and published in a Portland papel
March IL. 1863:
IN MEMORIAM.
Charles Knapp Hutchins.
The fullest and most sincere tribute
| which lips can utter, or the pen ear
write. seems but a paltry and insignia,
/ cant return to render, when he have
been enriched by the wealth of gooC
1 mans character, and a manly life; yet
slight as it is. since it is all we car
| give, friendship must claim the right
| to present the offering.
! Among the brave men who fell fight
I ing nohly for their and our country or