Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-06-17
PARIS CENTENNIAL.

PARIS CENTENNIAL.
The committee appointed to prepare a
programme for the Paris Centennial Gel
ebration, held meeting, last week, and
reported the following arrangements:
The DAY selected is Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th. This, being three days after
election. will avoid all conflict with polit-
zeal gatherings, and viii still be sufficient
" in the season TO avoid the hurry of
harvesting.
For President Of the day we have
selected Ex-Governor Perham, who has
added another TO the list Of Governors
furnished the State by this town.
For Marshal, Capt. II. y. Bolster Of
south Paris, a soldier in the late civil
war.
Among the prominent speakers VIII be
V;cc-P President Hamlin, EX-PoStma>tcr
General Horatjo King, and Geo. F. En-
cry. esq, editor of the Boston Post. all
@. whom are natives of this town.
A procession viii be formed. led by the
Boston Band consisting Of about twenty
pieces. whose services were rendered by
Nr. W. ). Ripley, "a native Of Paris, but
now q prominent teacher and band leader
o.. Boston.
The procession viii consist of COM
pauy ot Continental Pioneers. d hundred
strong. In old-,imc uniform, which Will
%. procured from the city; a company OF
soldiers. consisting of men who served IN
thc late war, OF whom there are about
sixty I'm town, and who are all expected
On participate; also there viii Doe rcprc-
>eLtat,ve> Of an the oldc>, families and
original settlers OF the town. with other
attractions Sc, Co Doe arranged and an
urmccd
Arrangements are being made for dec
Grating the buildings, and Tor tents suf-
f..eutto accommodate allwhomav attend.
A committee of ladies, Vet TO be ap-
pointed, viii provide rctre>hment, tor the
company.
The clerical profession viii De repre-
>eutcJ 10y Rev II. G.. Estes, ID. d.: the
legal profession by Hon. Al,a Black;
the medical profession 10y DIR. T. H.
Brown. the oldest representatives of each
profession now residing In town.
Other arrangements concerning the
celebration win be- announced hereafter.
In ordcr 90 carry ont this programme.
We most earnestly and cordially uyitc the
cooperation OF every citiAn-ot every
true son and daughter Of Paris. \ help
iu. hand from all is needed 20 insure
success.
subcommittee have been appointed
ir each school district. 20 whom We c~-
p,ciauy look for cooperation and aid.
These committees are constructed Us fol-
lows:
Dca. stephen Il. Parsons, Col William
SWEET. Capt GU>tayu~ Pratt. 4. &. T. King.
". A. buckingham. Alya Shurtlef. Frank
a Thaycr, samuel r. Briggs. II. j. White
lcaj. Edmund Curtis Joseph LihNcN. licu-
~ I. swift, James 7. Feuiey, Lcmue. W
Jackson. Lev. Andrews. samuel ID. Mar
shall Peter " Holden Benz. +. Jackson.
TIu> n. Brown u. r. Hammond. james
n Clark Horace Cummings, j.. II Eaw>uu.
% Hammond, Hiram Jackson. Thomas
81 CrccScr, :. ID. Hutchinson. Cyrus u.
EI.cy. George Cole. Geo. %. Watkins. J..
: Willis. e. n. Morgan. l.. ID. Andrews.
D. O. Pickett. John =. Barrov>. Ethel
B.uuu~. Frank ru.cy. Capt. =. shaw.
Cant A. Mixer. p,a. Austin Chase. SCION
ROYAL. samuel ". King. pc,.- Hammond.
Harrison F8rur Charles n IAayer Jon
Ever>1u. = D.. SttarU>. smith Dudley. HI
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