The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-30
CENTENNIAL.
Great Preparations Being
Made for the Three
Days Celebra-
ton.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES,
Notable Guests Expected on the
Fourth-Speeches and
Parades.
SERVICES,
Special to The Jcrseu CITY Ne,os.

PATERSON, June oU, lod2.-O u'AooosS"NJ
the greatest event in ths history OF Fat
eIson sincs its founding by Alexander
Hamilton 100 years ago will occur on ulV
3. 4 and 5. the days set aside by the COM
rnitit.e of the people for its centennial
cele pration. Paterson. for a city OF us
size. has been rataer backward In public
movement and united action OF her cit
izaus, bur The centennial fever has swept
it like a tidal-wave, AMI OH the days OF
celebration will make the place appear
like aHything but an uupatriollc mum
cipailty. The town will be IN hoiiday
attire and the pretty suburo VIII loon
like n huge Dicuic ground, All business
will be suspended for thr g DAYS, even the
busy silk men. Who are among the leao-
ing spirits of he celebration. having con-
sented to still their noisy looms aAd
shuttles aud allow their employees to en-
JOY the enc huudreth anniversary. some
manuf" cturers have agreed 10 cioss .Heli
mills for the eLtire week, as the worklnS-
men are taxing as great an INTEREST," III
the celebration as the other citizens.
Netrly every large mercantile and ousl-
ness hou e and tie manufactures Will oe
decorated with flags and bunt"g, ana
the houses which viii go under n hAnus
of the decorators can be coun' Ell Dy the
thousands. Already the work OF einbel-
fishing several large buildings has be-
gun. SiIken centennial badges and me-
tallic souvenirs are alrt ady seen every
where on the streets, and the celeofatlon
has become the leading topic of colVer'a.
ton. The pro ranme for the three GAYS
celebration as taken the labor of over a
hundred men TO prepare it, and IS all
elaborate one.
SPECIAL SUNDAY SERVICES.
The first day of the jubilatioa falls on
Sunday and will be entirely devoted TO
religious praise and thanksgiving SER
VICES. 1t the Suncay Schools of the city.
irresH ective of religious sect, but one
especially arranged programme Will De
used Centennial hymns have been WIFE.
ten by DR.. james VI. Stewart. a Pee OF
more thar lcca' note; the Rev. john ii.
Robin>on and The Rev. S. B. Meeser.
The Rtv. DR.. Charles D.. Shaw has COM
posed Il poem appropriate to the occasion
which will he recited in all of the Sunday
Schools. A very pretty floral service has
also b Ell arranged. The public religious
exercises will he held in a large tent on
Carroll street, Letweeu Market street aud
Park venue The Rev. DR.. Charles d.
Shaw will offer prayer and the Rev. Rtv'
Russt1l Ii. Ionuell of Temple Church,
phIluielI hia, will preach. An immense
volunteer choir, composed of the choirs
OF ali CHURCHES of the CT Y, VIII sing ths
bymns. All # ii Q other exercises Will be
held in the Carroll street tent. when Is
absolutely waterproof Ii Is CAPABLE O.
holding many thousands of persons. 1t
was intended 10 erect on the property, the
use OF which was donated by Jac 10 ,.
kogers of locomotive fame, u hug audi
forum, but the building of il was left
until TOO late II dlte.
MONDAYS CELEBRATIONS.
On Monday lIurnlug at y O'Clock VIII
occur the civic aud industrial parade.
which will ~undGubie!y be one of the
most pleasing ATTRACTIONS of the ceIebr"-
tion. There will be IN line at least 5000
men, representa-, i've If all societies.. Or
ders, trades and buSine 81 in tue city.
Every manufacturer Will have Il b9dy of
men in his employ in line. Several silk
~ anufactui ets viii have steam or power
100 lis or other silk machinery Oh floats il
full operation. The Womeu's CHRISTIAN
Union wis apl e II III the pa
ride in carriages nd in their mids will
npue a fl atpmblematic OF the principles
If lac SEC ETY.. Several societies viii
al o nave floats. This parade. it is be-
lieyed, will take several hours to pass one
MONT. The emit e afternoon will be spent
in games and athletic SPORTS, which will
uegiu at two O'clock at the West Sid
Park.
The jubilee exercises will be held at
eight O'clock in the evening. The Rev.
Dr.. j. Ii. Duryea viii deliver the invoca-
ZION, and the Paterson philharmonic So
cietv will render the overture, Amer
sea-" An historical address will be made
by Parke Goodwin. and jules Levy, the
cornetist, will play Il solo. The Rev. DR..
Charles ID, Sha will recite an original
pee q and the Uniteu German-American
Singing Societies OF the city will sing an
ode and hymn. The Grafton will be de-
by George NJ. Robson. which will
be followed by anotAer curnet sfio by
Jules Levy. The jubilee will cad with
the Staging of America" by the audi
ence.
RINGING 1 THE FOURTH
At 1901 A Nj. on the Fourth The firm
alarm and school bells will BE- rung aud
all the mill whistles Blown. AT sunrise
n salute OF 100 guns will BE- fired; at noon
there will lie II National salute. the num-
Der of guns fired TO CIT spond with the
number of Stares in the Union; and al
sunset there will be another salute OF 100
gus. Two gum will be fired from Gar
ret Rock and two from the soldiers
monument on the falls. An effort has
been made to have Presid Mt Harrison
hire on the Fourth, and il ne arrives u
IRE dental salute Will DE fired. a u ute
OF seventeen gun will greet Governor
Albeit if he visits the CITY, and there is
every reason to believe That he viii.
Tuesd ~, the last day of the celebration,
n para lie OF the National Guard will b.
held. commencing at 10 A. NJ. lhe Lead
ing companies of New Jersey. New YORK
and Pennsylvania have been asked to
parficipal aud many nave accepted. The
mill Any will be bailque.ed at the Apollo
at 6 L. NJ. and at 8 30 there will be pyro-
tecnnic displays on Carrot Rock, at the
soldiers ana on the Colts Mill
site. Three huge arehss Will b. erected
along the line of parade. WORK on these
was begun last Saturday and is being
pushed rapidly.
Strange Superstition in india.
The naive polu ation If Delhi. India.
are said to be IN a sta!e of me create t tx
citeulent caused by reports circulated
au.ont taem by religious fanatics that