The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-07-07

a few notes simply, a correct or anything
like fair report of his discourse. is now
out of the question.
At the conclusion of the oration, din
ner was announced, but before this in
teresting part of the programme could |
he properly introduced, drenching /
shower set in. which, ''it Is too bad |
softened the crust Of the bread and cakes, /
and riuiSie,e,i the other provender .
that had been arranged upon the great |
tables for the deleciation of the hungry
multitude Yet despite this draw back,
all seemed to cherrfuliy accept the inc
vitable, and make the best of the situa.
tion.
E. S. Colhorn, Esq. next delivered
the historical address AS we shall print
this address in full in onr next issue, il
ia unnecessary to make any comments
upon it here, further than that it was
we'll received BY all who heard it, and
that it is universallv praised az an able
and valuable contribution to the COM
mon fund of information pertaining to
our local history.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Colhorn's
address, DR.. Thomas read the Centen
nial Ode written especially for the oc
casion. by our talented young towns
man, Chas. E. Spencer, Esq. After
which the toasts and responses were in
/ order
/ The rain greatly .nterfered with this
part of the programme. and.a number of
the toasts were not responded 10. The
following named gentlemen, of the mum
ber appointed for this duty, were pres
ent however and responded.
Hon. VIM. F. Finck, Hon. Peter
| Overmver. Col. L. ]. Jackson. DR. J. III.
| Willard, c. Fl. Hope, Col VIM Spen
Ger, Capt A. P. Ashbrook, DR. Martin
Kagay. Charles E. Spencer and VIM. E.
Finck, jr.
The concluding "feature" was the
singing of "Old Hundred" by the i'm
mense wd,-words adapted to the oc-
casion and the air. having been written
by the Rev. J. Varllaw, at the request
of one of the committees of the Organ
ization.
The immense crowd then departed
from the grove, and for long time af.
terwards the roads in every direction
were lined with teams on the "home
stretch" But a large portion of the
vast crowd again returned to the village
where, at about 5 o'clock, they were treat
ed to the novel spectacle of balloon
raising on an extensive scale.
So BALLOONS,
representing the 50 States of the Unior
: were cast loose, one at time, and noun
ing high in the air, and striking al
"easterly current" gracefully disap
peared in the distance.
From platform in the Square, there
was a beautiful pyrotechnic display, tn,
, termination of which wound up tn,
grandest and most extensive celebration
, or meeting of any kind ever held il
Perry county.
There are many things not mentione.
in the foregoing, which we should lik
to notice, did our space and time ad
, nit Of further extension of this artl
!, Gle. They are relative to the part take
by many ladies and gentlemen in matur
ing the plans and carrying forward tn
:. work necessary to render the celebratio
y a success. But where so many of on
' noble ladies did so much,-and SO man
of our gallant male population role
= up their sleeves, so to speak, and lahore
so zealously in fnrtherance of the goo
), work, it would be big and almost enc
less undertaking to mention each on
and appropriately allnde to the wor
verdict ia.-"H pas Big Thins!" an
= because it was that, fault-fnders are III
heard, and each one seems cheerful
) the admission that the honor and glor
> Of it are common pro s,erty belonging
all alike. This is the proper view of
And in conclusion The Press congrat,
= lates it's readers upon the happy resn
- of their endeavors to fittingly celebra
y the first Centennial of the America
Republic.
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