The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15

Wnen OF great
Claimed its full toll of blood, treasure and life.
1t claimed from fresdes bravest and best
And many of our heroes have found honored rest
Meath far Southern skies, on the fierce battle field
Where devotion country, with life blood sealed
Brave capt. George Bragg, there gave his young life
And young Lindley Coleman at old Arlington toni Height
While gallant John Fletcher at old Port Hudson fell
Mid the booming Of cannon and the screaming of she'll
On the field of their fame where their life blood she'd
Ed Mathews, Ed Rankin, Mike Heal, and still more
Have returned from that far Southern shore.
Lieutenant Fletcher John Tabor Frank Smith, Robert Heal
Captain Wadsworth Israel Cross with courage and ZEAL
s Goose, B. Croker Carver, lnnis and Dean
On the red field of battle, stern soldiers and true
All fighting like heroes for the red, white and blue.
There Heals there and Yongs Duntons Manning Monro
Thomas Tower and Norton all We're facing the foe,
On that proud roll of honor from Lincolnvie
For that great civil war embazoned many name
On the roll call of honor and the proud scroll of fame.
But Peace has her trophies with laures bright
AS those gained by War in the fierce bloody fight
And her victories in life, love, lore and law
Are no less removed than tire victories of war;
For the conquerors of evil, passion and strife
Are heroes of in the battle of life.
Let recall some who have honored
Who at home and abroad have fame and renown.
Among many who respond unto Memorys call
Are those schoomates of yore Henry B. and Board Hail.
Though Boston may share in their fame and renown,
We proudly claim both for our club and our town.
Judge Kelly of Rockand he's time honored guest
Who comes to our town each summer to rest
On his fair little island, his home fair to view
There's another with cottage and home there
Cyrus H. Curtis our one lone millionaire,
For the good Of the world and his own fellow man.
The Crehore Brothers, Joseph, Minot and Harry
Are men whom we honor where ever they tarry.
II Peabody claims them, or where ever they dwell
They belong to this club, and the old town well.
j. Warren Lamb of Hartford and of old Harvard fame
Is lineal descendant of time honored
And his grandfathers may learn you search
Is renowned the builder of our famous Old Church.
Like Joshua of Old who stayed the of the sun,
He sleeps with his fathers, his life work is done;
But the Old Meeting House still stands to proclaim
That Joshua Lambs is time honored
Joseph Muln, poet, and humorst too,
Is gentleman well known to many of you.
It is said there many mid the great human
Who are not men though they wear human form,
But one of Gods nobles and every inch Of him Man.
But lest forget fair daughters of Eve
Who are striving our failures and faults to retrieve
We hasten to say, that in goodness and WORTH
They're the hope of the world and he salt of earh
Stands Miss Helen Bragg, Of old Names Colby College,
Leading onward and upward for truth and reforms
en Lilly and CARA M iS si1["''
Edna Dunton. Mary Young.-but we must refrain
For there's so many women who noble and true
So deserving OF honors and of compliments too,
That suffice it to say. that in beauty and worth
Our Lincolnvie women, are the best upon EARTH
Reverend E. Frohock, Camden eloquent preacher
And J. Frank Thomas, her musical teacher,
And the glad aceoded eaeh es
Knight, Miller and Ross, in our State legislation
Have strlven in the State as have the nation
10 give to our people that inalenable right
And we honor those statesmen who truly heed
on ene ana o as Rae snd lead
Our Plalsted and johnson and Gardner of Name
Our poets and scholars and great men Of State
Show Names proud men rank with the great
Though the great of EARTH thought action or deed
Are confined to no State, and no creed
Bpe ap a. in each country each age and glen
And as wide and as grand, creations great plan
That includes the whole race of brother man.
In al! our conceptions of lifes fairest ideal,
In all our endeavors to make those visions real,
Let us strive for the goal that labors may give
10 the millions who yet this old earth to live
That clearer perception of achievements sublime
To be in the future with the swift flight of Time
The suppression of evil, of crime sin and strife
The folies and weakness that mar human life,
10 the triumph of justice, love, honor and truth,
To the visions made real that dreams of our youth,
Are reforms to achieve ere the victory's
And share in that praise Faithful servant well done
For each human longing, each hope, doubt and fear
For each grand aspiration, and homes ever dear;