The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-12
A Military Parade, Patriotic and
Historical Addresses, a Jolly,
Old-FashiOned Time, &C., &c.
Citizens Meeting.

Citizens Meeting.
The call for meeting of the citizens
of Somerset and the county at large, to
make arrangements for the Centennial
Anniversary on the coming 4th of July,
resulted in the assembling of a large
and enthusiastic gathering of the citi-
zens of Somerset, and from Reading and
adjoining townships. The meeting was
called to order by Capt. H. c. Greiner,
and organized for business by appoint
ing Capt. A. p. Ashbrook, chairman;
and o. NJ. Hamilton, secretary. The
Chair, in few brief and pertinent re-
marks, stated the object of the call, and
the necessity of a permanent organiza-
tion in order to effect the object. Capt.
GreIner in order to test the feelings at
the Assem- bled citizens, offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
"ResOlred, That We will have Cen
tennial celebration of our National In
dependence at Somerset, to which the
citizens of the whole county shall be
invited"
Sam. Cassel suggested (bnt not as an
amendmeni) the whole world be invited
or made welcome. p. H. Binckiey
moved as an amendment that the reso-
luton be altered 80 as to read:
"ResOIued, That we will have cen.
tennisl celebration of our National In
dependence at Somerset, and no where
else, to which the citizens of the whole
country, and the rest of mankind shall
mously adopted.
On motion of Capt. Greiner, the
Chair appointed cOmmiItee on Perma-
nent Organization, as follows: H. c.
Greiner, Noah Karr, R. w. Levitt.
On motion, the Chair appointed the
following ''committe on committees"
o. NJ. Hamilton, w. H. Darst, T. s.
Stillman, John L. Sheridan, Samuel
Ream. Spirited remarks were made by
s. Cassel. P. II. Binckley. Tho.. John
son, Martin Kagay, p. H. Slough,
Jonas Bowman, A. L. johnson, d. NJ.
Matthews, w. NJ. Ream and Others, on
the magnitude of the occasion of the
centennial celebration, and also the
magnitude of the undertaking to pro-
vide the ways and means for the appro-
PIRATE celebration of the day and the en-
tertainment of the thousands whom it il
expected and believed will Assem- bic in
old Somerset, the oldest town in the
county in commemoration of the grand
events of 100 years ago. There IL 10 be
no such word as fail, known in the
vocabulary of our citizens in respect to
the undertaking. We mean work and
success, and such an ingathering of the
people of the county as has not been
bad since its organization and will not
be again witnessed until another century
shall have been added to the fight of
time
On motion the meeting adjourned un-
til Thursday evening next, at O'Clock,
at which time the committees on perma-
nent organization and on committees
will report. The organization made
and the work commenced. One grea,
assurance of success is the intense inter
est manifested by our oldest citizens
both in town and country, those who
are drawing to the close of life, but are
rejoicing that they have lived to see the
Centennial year, and hope to live, to see
and enjoy the centennial day Of our Ma.
tion's birth.
To the citizens of Perry county Ohio
in adjourned convention assembled foi