Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-07
Reported Cor the oxford Demo
THE FOURTH
AT RUNroRD CENTRE.

and report the impression !, created ant
favor extended in return. A, precisely
an. the sharp notes Of s,anley's drum
sounded the rsrsile. and thirty minutes
later the entire force Of twenty piece.
we're ready for duty and fling into The
shamrock which had been chartered
10 uanspor, them 70 the scsne Of action
The morning As well As day proved Just
adapted 10 the wants Of everybody Goa
eerned. the glory Of the rising sun iin,'
on the western mountain tops recalling
TO mind I.ongiellow's
-IIow beautiful q Va. that one bright day
In the long veek ofrainT
Arriving a, Milton village a serenad'
va. rendered 10 the people Of tia, thriftl
hamlet. and Mr.. Gotta sen, the boys OF
their way rejoicing a. they inhaled ih'
Cuban roll, % generously given by him
Abou, 3 o'clock the valley Of the An.
droscogsin was reached Near Ramiofd
Centre the river widen, oa, and a)ws Il
a placid manner. apparently unooaseioa'
q the shaking up IN store FOR u AZ The
remarkable falls a few miles belos The
Centre village i very pleasantly looA,e'
on The north bank, eneircled by the ever
lasting hills. some Of which are 20 neal
anl 80 high and 20 PERCEPTIONS ihA, one
can easily fancy they threaten 10 fall up
on and ovrrwh,ln the d~ellcr. AZ their
bases Crossing the ferry, we were soon
resting from the long morning iiie. And
parAking o. a substantial brcAkfAs, Al
Mr. Farnums. Al whose house the band
made their headquarters fof the day. MI
FArngm's people contributed % much 10
the comfort Of the band ,ha, words can
hardly DO justice 10 them.
A,9 o'clock the formal exercises COM
menced By the parade Of the Fantasies,
under the command Of General Baginei.
The hits were taking and afforded much
merriment for the hundreds Of people Of
northern Oxford who bad assembled here
to observe the anniversary Of the na,ion'.
Independence Of forcign fostering care.
The pine for merit was awarded TO J.
T. stephens. though the steam mill team
was but length behind. The tske-oii
on Andoyer proved a sor, Of boomerang
the motive power becoming unmAnAge'
able and wrecking the chariot.
A, ten the procession started ior The
grove. where the literary exercises Of the
dAy were 20 take place Henry Abbott
acting A. marshal IL was headed by
the band, G.. W. Cooper a. leader. and
A. /, marched down the street In hae
order playing Drum Msjof. received
storm q applause from the spectators.
Upon being called to order. prayer va
offered by Rev. l.. Z. French who Wa
Chaplain u one Of Names most famous
regiments in the civil war, then came
the reading Of the Declaration BY j. y.
Irish. ca. This was followed BY an ora
ton BY 4. h. RAwson, esq.. OF Bryant
Pond. The speakers polished sentences
were delivered in a clear manner without
manuscript, hs iheme-Ameriea, u,
past. present and ia,ur-wAs well
handled. We don't want 10 undaly
aa,,er Mr. RAwson. but will remind him
that Daniel Webster gave an ora,ioa on
a similar occasion in this county 81 years
ago ,hA, doesn't read much better than
M. sounded. webs,ers fame and career
are q par, Of the nA,ion's heritage Mr
RAwson has future before him. The
exercises wers interpreted with music BY
the band one Of the national airs wA'
accompanied with a chorus.
After dinner there were various match
ed sports and other entertainments. The
,us.of.war va. drAw-ureek against
Greek. In the running race AdnA
Knights sAs the hee,esi and won the
prize. The pig race drew large crowd
and Edward Morey secured the pork
The potato race was really the mos, eS-
citing feature Of the afternoon !, was
undecided up to abou, the las, potato
who would wiz. bu, Chas. Small came 70
one or two ahead. The boat race. hall
mile distance, was won by Henry Bur
se... Of Peru time. On. | 5 sec; Will,
|, was in progres. the band was feried
on, on 10 the stream and disooarsed some
very fine music. Al intervals during the
afternoon the band gave instrumental and
vocal selections. 10 the deligh, OF th'
numerous groups seeking rest and shade
In the evening as an introduction TO The
display Of fireworks. an exceedingly hn'
ooncer, was given, the air BETTER thar
Gold March" deligh,ing every listener
Mr.. Cooper is a mos, eihcien, instructor
and fine eorne, player. The fireworks
in novelty and brillianey were equal &c
ANYTHING ever seen In this county, We
will guarantee. The committee 10 charge
Of their purchase and exhibition are e
be congratulated for their judgmen. and
skill. At about 10 p. m. the festivities
closed, wi,hou, seeiden, OF trouble OF the
.lishles, kind, and citizens and visitor
rOtirel Win tuaA NteA Ntte~'N~
alone comes from the experience OF h.vin'
planned, carried out and witnessed Al
cld.fashioned. thoroughly enjoyed, order
ly celebration.
Now, in behalf Of the band and P.ril
visitors we wan, to say, that We are glad
we were there. The hospitality OF Rum
ford Centre will no, be forgotten. i
was lavish, free-poared out without
stint. The tax levied TO furnish ties
ho.pi,sli,ies must necessarily have beef
large, as the place is no, metropolitan
Bu, the spiri, and good will tina, eOllee'e'
and 50 freely expended !, was as promP
As |, was en,erprising and unselhsh
Band. visitors and the writer are unde
grea, obligations to Messr. fsrnum AM
stephens especially, also to eourtesle
from Mr.. Abbott and the feryman an'
but we haven't space to mention every
one whose pOsi-Ofiice address Is Rumfor'
Centre. And in closing. We are goinI
10 make q modes, guess in the swee
bye-and.bye Paris Hill Brass Band wi
again te invited to help RumfOrd eele
brate the Fourth OF July. "