The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-25
Old MillsOne Dedicated
at East Village
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grandfather's district and boarded
for two weeks in Grandfather
Cushman's house. He said the
strong impressions of his youth of
the sturdy men of those days had
never left him. He was pleased
that the same spirit of brother
hood prevailed in this community
as in the early days and he wished
it might be world wide.
Mrs, Sarah NJ. Drew of st.
Johnsbury said this was a happy
day for her, one filled with pre-
cious memories and though many
Of her old friends had passed on
the blessed hope of immortality
assured her that she would see
them all again.
| Leonard Hovey Of Lisbon said
he was surprised to find so many
OF his acquaintance here. He
said he recalled the second SER
mon that Rev. Mr., Grant preached
/ in the church and the the theme
/ was "The Difference" He then re-
ferTed to the difference that soon
came when by the pastors energy
the church was redecorated and
made so attractive. He said while
! he lived in another state he loved
his old town and hoped the young
i people would grow up in it and
! carry on the good work of the pre-
vious generations. He expressed
! the hope that these annual gather
ings would always be kept up as
they brought so much pleasure to
all who attended.
George Gaskell, a civil war vet
eran "a years young, said he had
come 1900 miles from his home in
/ Chicago to be present here today
and that his heart was full.
Though | look over the audience
and see many facing the sunset of
life | know they are all happy
here and will be happy hereafter.
No words can express my joy and
/ can only cry, Halleluia. when /
try to tell you til how happy l am.
| left Chicago on the 18th of
June and every dy since l started
east has been d blessed time. !
lived in this community when |
was four years old and | have re-
Gently been all over the hills and
valleys within so miles of here.
have visited the old schoolhouse
| in Waterford where | learned my
A, B, C's, and the visit filled mo
with gratitude" In closing he urg
cd all to get the indclible smile on
their faces and keen optimistic and
contcnted with their lot.
Following the interesting eXer-
cjses in the church the audience
wendell their way across the river
to the little triangle above the
bridge where the American flag
covered the milestone had been
set to commemorate the old
Gates mill and the Gates family
that was so long identified with
the Industrial, social and religious
life of the community.
President Cushman presided dt
these exercises which opened with
prayer by Rev. J, N. Perrin, fol
lowed by an address by Rev. +.
! +. Grant. After some interesting
| "reminiscences of his pastoral OK
pcricnces in the village, Mr..
Grant paid a fitting tribute to the
/ Gates family and the old home
stead which stood for so many
years on the opposite of the road
from the memorial. He said it was
not unbecoming to dedicate the
old milestone that had in years long
/ past been such an important factor
in the industrial life of the COM
munity. 1t is a worth while ccrc-
mony and East st. Johnsbury is
now on the map. As indicative
of the changes that have come to
the community through the years
he cited the base ball games on
Sunday and the present standards
OF the go-as-you-please methods of
living. The old milestone perform
ed its work slowly and that old
process of grinding has passed in
to history. Today modern meth
DDS are more rapid and intricate
machinery performs the work of
the old milestone by the stream. it
L. commendable to mark the pro-
gress of the development of this
great industry by forever placing
il, public view the old milestone OF
the little village. 1t will ever re-
main as a sacred memory to an
industry that has passed and d
memorial to a distinguished fam
lily that so long managed the in
dustry in this community.
Frederick T. Gates of Woods
vile spoke for the family which
the stone commentaries, express
ing the gratitude of the descend
ants of the Gates family for the
unique memorial the friends had
erected. He then briefly sketched
the development of the milling in
dusry from the days Of the Gates
mill on the Moose river to the
present day. In the carly days
each village was an individual
unit, raising its own crops for it.,
inhabitants and all having their
Grain ground at the village mill.
In closing he again expressed the
appreciation of all the descend
ants of the Gates family for the