Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of Conway, Massachusetts: At Conway, June 19th, 1867 : Including a Historical Address by Rev. Charles B. Rice ... Poem by Harvey Rice ... Oration by William Howland ... and the Other Exercises of the OccasionBridgman & Childs, 1867 - 136 страница |
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... Responded to a Nation's call ; Brave hearts , that still but kindly feel For others ' woes whate'er befall . 6 Yes , loyal hearts , that will defend The stars and stripes , where'er they wave ; And pray that blessings rich descend On ...
... Responded to a Nation's call ; Brave hearts , that still but kindly feel For others ' woes whate'er befall . 6 Yes , loyal hearts , that will defend The stars and stripes , where'er they wave ; And pray that blessings rich descend On ...
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... responded to the call , one man claimed the privilege of direct- ing the work , the ground of his claim being that the engine was one he had originally built . Another incident , which will illustrate the same fact , as also another ...
... responded to the call , one man claimed the privilege of direct- ing the work , the ground of his claim being that the engine was one he had originally built . Another incident , which will illustrate the same fact , as also another ...
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... responded to by the reading of the following lines by R. A. COFFIN : Hail to the day that now heralds the ending Of Conway's first century of fast flowing years , Gladness and tenderness gracefully blending While we commingle our smiles ...
... responded to by the reading of the following lines by R. A. COFFIN : Hail to the day that now heralds the ending Of Conway's first century of fast flowing years , Gladness and tenderness gracefully blending While we commingle our smiles ...
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... Responded to by Rev. Elijah Cutler as follows : REV . ELIJAH CUTLER'S REMARKS . Our Saviour bestowed great honor upon his forerunner . Be- cause John the Baptist sustained so elevated a character , and stood at the threshold of the ...
... Responded to by Rev. Elijah Cutler as follows : REV . ELIJAH CUTLER'S REMARKS . Our Saviour bestowed great honor upon his forerunner . Be- cause John the Baptist sustained so elevated a character , and stood at the threshold of the ...
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... Responded to by Dea . JOHN CLARY . I have the impression , Mr. President , that the ingenious Yan- kee , who invented this sentiment , designed to give sufficient scope to his subject to accommodate any respondent . But I shall take the ...
... Responded to by Dea . JOHN CLARY . I have the impression , Mr. President , that the ingenious Yan- kee , who invented this sentiment , designed to give sufficient scope to his subject to accommodate any respondent . But I shall take the ...
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Allis Amsden Ashfield attended Avery Baptist Boston Broomshire Caleb called Capt celebration centennial century Charles Charles Parsons Childs church Clark Clary Committee Congregational Consider Arms county road Crittenden Cyrus Rice David Childs Deerfield Deerfield river Dickinson died E. D. Hamilton early Elijah Elisha England fathers Field's Hill hill honor Horace Jenkins human equality idea Israel Rice James John Arms John Clary John Emerson Jonas Rice Jonathan Joseph Josiah Josiah Goddard labor land living Malachi Maynard meeting house memory mile mill minister Nathaniel Field native of Conway Newhall occasion occupied pastor persons political preaching present principles Pumpkin Hollow Republican Responded Rice hill Sabbath Samuel Samuel Ware sentiment settlement Shelburne Shelburne Falls sons South River spot stand Stearns Thomas French Thwing tion to-day town meeting tree Voted Ware West Whitney Widow William Yankee
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Страница 132 - The dear home faces whereupon That fitful firelight paled and shone. Henceforward, listen as we will, The voices of that hearth are still; Look where we may, the wide earth o'er, Those lighted faces smile no more.
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Страница 50 - Persons that Stand on the Side of the Contanant Take up arms and go on hand and hand with us in Carrying on the war against our Unnatural Enemies, Such we Receive as Friends and all others treat as Enemies. Voted that the Broad alley be a line, and the South end of the meeting hous be the Continant Side, and the North End the British Side then moved for Trial and found 6 persons to stand on the British Side (viz.) Elijah Billings, Jonathan Oakes, Wm.
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Страница 53 - It was printed first in the house now occupied by Osee Adams, (then standing a little south-east of where the Baptist meeting house now is, and afterwards used as a tinshop,) and later " a few rods north of the meeting house " in Pumpkin Hollow, in the building recently occupied by Lucy Severance.
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