The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-26

CENTENNIAL.
Eannastown Resolutions Of a Hundred
Years Ago.
Celebration in GTeeR6ITg. On Saturday, May
18th, 1875.

The centennial celebration at this place
on last Saturday, was q very creditable
affair for the time our people had to make
the arrangements (only about fifty days,
ard showed that our people, not only in
this county but throughout Western Penn
sylvania, are patriotic and ready TO do
honor TO the worthy ancestry that laid the
foundations of this Republic.
Gen. Cameron, the venerable United
States Senator, and the long tried and ever
true Pennsylvania arrived ON Friday and
accepted the invitation to become the
guest of Hon. Ii. ID. Foster. Gen. Eos
Ter and Gen. Cameron have been warm
and intimate personal friends. The truth
is we meyer knew any fair and honorable
man who had opportunities of becoming
acquainted with Gen. Cameron, WIN did
not become a warm personal friend of his.
He is a whole souled, high toned, warm
hearted, old fashioned gentleman. Gen.
Jno. Williamson, of Huntingdon, also ar
rived on Friday and put up at the Zim-
norman House.
1t was learned shortly before the arrival
of Gen. Cameron, that James Veech, Esq,
who had been invited TO preside, was iii
and could not be present.
1t was therefore unanimously agreed TO
invite Gen. Cameron to take his place,
which was accordingly done.
A delegation of the City Council of Phil
adelphia put in an appearance on Saturday
morning.
Under the direction of the Chief Mar
shall, the celebration was commenced at 6
O'Clock in the morning by firing a salute
I Of fhfrfaor n1,uo Coon offar fha q rinC Of
the cannon people began to appear on the
streets, and by sever O'Clock every thor
oughiare OF the town was crowded. Lib
eral displays of flags and banners were CIV
erywhere to be seen, and men, women
and children were dressed in holiday at
tire. Bands of music were kept busy dur
ing the forenoon escorting visitors from
the depot to Main street, where the grand
procession was formed.
AT ten O'Clock a. m, the column moved
in the following order:
Gen. Dick Coulter, Chief Marshall, and
eight aids, all mounted; Gen. Leasure. of
Allegheny county; Great Western Band
and Heflick's Drum Corpse; Knap's Bat
terry, Captain J. ID. Walker; Company T,
Duquesne Greys, Lieut.. Dickey command
ing; Company ID, Fourth Regiment. Cap
tain Heckert; Latta Guards. Captain Barr;
Company F. Fourteenth Regiment, Cap
tain Parchment; Gallagher Greys, Latrobe,
Captain Wood, with Latrobe band; one
hundred citizens of Latrobe with banner
and flags; Heath Z%ouaves, Captain Batch
lOr; Hutchinson Battery; Philadelphia
Councilman in carriages; twenty citizens
of Pittsburgh on foot, with red badges;
Mt. Pleasant Band and delegation of citi-
zens; a large number ofcarriages, contain
ing citizens of Allegheny and adjoining
counties.
After marching through the principal
streets, the procession halted in front of
the Court House, and 1t being now about
noon, the visitors were taken charge of by
the people Of G~reensburg.
The military were then marched to Flo
raj Hall in the Fair Grounds, where they
were provided with n bountiiul dinner by
the people of Greensburg, Ludwick and
the surrounding country.