Ohio History Journal

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Lake County and its Founder

Lake County and its Founder.          361

 

 

LAKE COUNTY AND ITS FOUNDER.

BY WILLIAM STOWELI MILLS, LL. B., OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.

 

HISTORICAL ADDRESS DELIVERED IN PAINESVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, 0.,

JULY 21, 1901, AT THE CEREMONIES OF THE UNVEILING OF

THE STATUE OF EDWARD PAINE.

Mr. President, Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:-- It is related that when the resi-

dents of a New England town proposed to pay homage to a

former townsman in a ceremony similar to this, a good old lady

of the village remarked that she couldn't understand why a monu-

ment should be erected to the memory of Deacon Tuttle; when,

of all the men of her acquaintance, Deacon Tuttle had the poorest

memory.

Although our object in assembling here is of broader sig-

nificance than that implied by the observation of the good woman,

the attractive Centennial prepared especially for this occasion has

anticipated well-nigh all there is to be said. What with the con-

tents of that Journal and the able addresses to which we have

listened with delighted interest, there is little left for me to say

beyond giving expression to the pleasure I take in the opportunity

of meeting friends in my native state.

However this may be, we may venture at this time to supply

a few new phrases for familiar facts.

The children of the twentieth century are to be congratulated

before they are born. Theirs is a rich and splendid heritage.

During the past twenty years, the Sons and Daughters of the

American Revolution have instituted historical inquiry which

has created enthusiasm for a knowledge of bygone generations.

There has never been so much painstaking and earnest work in

bringing to light the treasures left us by the patriotism of our

forefathers. The other hereditary societies, of which there are

a score or more, are lending a hand. History is in the air, and

coming generations will enter into possession of an abundant

harvest as a result. The enterprise of to-day, as manifested in