Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-09-01
A NOTABLE Event.

borrow from the uIhsr accounts. A sun
rio. the Cou,vunial commenced by tho
liiiss OF ..luios and The ringing OF bells
rh1 Bethel Hos. aud The Chapman
House. fronting The beautiful Common,
were Il ,nd.omcly decorated with icstoons
and n.g.. aud large lag was hung
from the Bethel House 10 Maj, G. a.
Tasting, opposite. Ga the Chapman
House. in large letters. on cloth, was
prialcd tho word, Sudbury Canada
l773-DetAel 1899"
BY II o'clock, A. 81, the town was full
10 OVERLOOKING, al kinds oil coaveYanoes
from the adjoining towns, hay carts and
- carts having been pressed snd
packed" into service. A Procession
Va. soon formed by Maj. G.. \. llAsrINGs.
Chief Marshal. assisted by g. W. Has
Acl according TO Frogr.nno.n follows
Marsh,l.
IIuutcr- aud TrNppers IN costume.
I.-a,er- with axe, bearing = hsnner Inscribed
>udbnry, C.nai,. l;H.
llca .uscsr; r.',us and 'asy.n. shingles.
C.,ris-- eon;a,r.as n,eu breaking and swinging
m,n stripping birch broom.
! man poun ling corn with q stone pc.tlr.
A ia ,c,the sad .uath. and N old.styio Mower,
followed ey = mex WAlcr a. Wood Mower.
Carriage containing four OF The s.eJ meiahers OF
the r-t.h.il family. With tao Inscription cloth
of.An OF the old hail'4
"Ind y Ncilehe1 strong"
OIdc-t inh.bisant in carriage hcNrin. the In.
scriPtion: The KIM Century"
Gentleman $50 lady In art..rs dr.ssS. riding on
s,pr,as hoard carriage.
p ancient Doctor on hor-ebIek, win saddle
b,g'.
Tie Mail Carrier On ho-seba,k, hrins cling the trsi
nail and soundln; H. horn.
NORWAY Band.
IAe "ull Militia" 90 strong. aat.r command Of
Cspt. :. r. t.ihton.
S,lec;rnon OF Bethel.
s-Iect,nen ~ Hanover.
President OF ;he day, iun. ADerue.hy Grover.
Chaplain. Rcr. David Garland.
Orator. r-U.
Carriage, with COMMITTEES. ani Ey-Oov. rorham
Carriage with ths Reverend clergy. Rev. y. "
Grover. Bethel. u. GAgltni. Dr. Wares, GorhAm
and Rev. J. {. Nilsson, ThOmGstcn.
Carriage riih The oldest iLh1Litan.., includin.
u-s e. ". Chapman. now o. UdlcNd, formerly OF
Bethel. In al. aiih year.
Members " the learned professions.
inriod Gu,.,,.
A young iady IN carnage, representa-. the
Goddess OF Liberty.
Thirteen yosns ladies in the ;rlc"i5r, bearing
,..,li. aud representing the thirteen st4tcs OF
the UAisn.
A ,ouAg la,ly la a carriage with a banner, repre-.
.,utmg The stale OF Maze.
,ouas lady with 5dunoI representing
"BdtsL"
si1:-cu Young misses Ia 3 carriage, dressed IN
shGc, bc,rins the ms.Io Tie coming wonen.'
Band.
Tae ScAoo! District. in order Of lASr uum1crs
Citizens OF Other Town.
The Procession r7I- about half mile
long aud FULLY up to ia, Programme. Tho
characters ueto al, well .oua,cd. The
hunter, aud lrsppsr, 1cyo VeTitable per
.ouase,, being Mss,r, AIonzo Howe and
J. D. Hastings, OF Bethel. The former
had an old 70 Wing. pieve and lhU latter n
Revolutionary lint lock. They were in
hunters garJ, with moccasins. aud speci
, mcns Of game sluug ON ,hoir backs. The
old hound. led by string. was with
ihem-looAing like n Centennial oil
Sentinel. al aay Talo.
Tho old lady OH horseback was Mrs
Edward Bean. aged IS. She told us ihaj
she couldn't STaHd il SO well riding now
as in 'yc oldon tymes." On the horse
! beside her was li,tle shaver. Tour gen
cralions from her. \ young Lady had d
bonnet on. which was i genuine Gen
! tcnnial-no nistakins it.
/ the young ladies representing th,
States aud the comm. women, were :
picked uine.' representing the beauty
and loneliness of Bethel. The Jedt,rcy
: OF this portion OF the procession wero the
most attractive. and called forth the mo-;
1 buoy ant expressions from tho admlring
I Iookers.on. MIR. David +. Brown helC
the reius over these dcerS.
The Pr0cc ssion WAS photographer or
The Common.
Alter marching about town, the pro
cession, with tho vast crowd. repaired t
the beautiful front yard OF DIR. N. +
True, nj the head of The Common. where
! z. and old trocs m.ic - delightful shade
The grounds were decorated and seat,
/ for three or four thou and arranged. Will
| platform aud tables near by loated viii
everything tempting in The eating line
Portraits OF IlJn VIM. Frye, the Iirs
lawyer in town, and of Col Ell f~ilclle!l
The last Revolutionary pen-ioncr. were
hung upon the trees. On the platform
were Dea. Geo. w. Chapman, oil Gilcad
I n native Of Bethel, in his 9th year--an
old patriarch in The full possession OF hi,
mental faculties. though blind Tor y
years; Mr.. Edward Bean, tho oldest in
habi.ant of Bethel. agod 90, and hale ane
hearty. though deaf John S. Swan, 80
a soldier of the war Of 1872. hearty rs :