New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-08
BATH HAS ITS JUBILEE.
CELEBRATING IT'S HUNDRED YEARS or
EXISTENCE.
PRIMERS OF sTEUEEN AND ADJOINING CooNIih'
LISTEN TO EX-CONGREssMAN ROGERS
EXERCISES AT THE FAIR GROUNDS
AND 4 PARADE.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l


tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l
Bath, ~ w. June bath celebrated the cen
tnnal anniversary Of It's foundation In 1'93 'ouaS
nd was aided in lis celebration BY thousands Oh o'he'
| esidents Of steubcn County and OF other couh'es
4 western New-Yosk. Moreover. hundreds Of ior"e'
esidents OF the village had come from othcr >'aV'
| o witness and take part In the celebIauoh' Inc
celebration began NJ midnight last night VII" '''c
ringing Of all the church bells and blowing Vi MI
the steam whistles IN The village. With the morning.
there poured into town thousands OF FARMERS h"'
their families They found that since Yesterday ad
dtOnal decorations had been added to the houses ana
stores In the village, giving them gala d"y ap
pcarance. There could MOI have been better ua'
for the anniversary. the air being cool anu u"
Migrating and yet the shining brightly I'D pur
sky.
There gathered I'm the varions sch0olhouses OF
Bath early In the morning over 1000 school eh'e"'
These about 10 o'clock. were formed In prJcess""
and marched 10 the fair grounds. where the ce'e
monies Were tO.take place The children were P"oe'
In the grand stand. facing the raceronfse D" '''
fair grounds. and subsequently they acted "s 'h'
grand chorus Of the singers Of the occasion p'"'
form had been erected upon the fair ero"no' III
r,c,ly I'm front Of the grand stand. This p''io'"
wa used by the speakers and invited guests '" Wv
occaslon The orator OF the day was ex-'oiier s'"""
sherman Rogers. OF Buffalo Il native OF the '''a'''
Among others seated upon the platform "ere '''
iroiler Campbell. Irdge KUN N'v. vi the '"P''"'
t;eorc. j. Magec, Of Watkins: John T. f"r"h"S'
,no psv Dr Merrill miller. 81 Ogdensbuig. ozark
BELL Of New-York: Reuben r. Robe. T.. IT, Parhcr'
A. j. Mccall. Franklin d. sherwood, 81 liorn""N>"''
ok. AsSemblymrn BIundage and McNn>'"r' "'"''' ~
pocer. commandant Of th. soldiers Home. and
congressman j. II. Whiting Of Michigan Ih're "'r'
thousands of .pcca,ors of the exercises. NAN! VI
them were veterans Of the War 81 ia" Ken ''i'n "o'
IN. state soldiers Home. which l. situated ns' al
the outskirts Of Bath.
TIN. celebration opened with tn Offering "f I"
praver bv the Rev. VI. y. Preston. 81 Bath \ .oh
Of welcome sung by the singers ANA VI" N''"''
children Letters of regret that they were unab"
TO attend the celebration were read from fr's'""'
Cleveland. Governor Flower ana s'nlto' lil'i'
A Biographical sketch Of Captain Charles Wi'lam'
SON the founder of the village. followed from '"'
Mccall. 4 fine oil portrait Of captain ""h''"'""
thc Gift 10 the town %; hi. grandson. David Rob"nso"
williamson Of fcotani WIS received frcm k"r"p'
TODAY. and wa, placed upon the platform "f inc
fair groin H. AZ lii. clos" al Mr.. Met ais hd"r'-~
IL was exposed 10 public Wow. and was h'hhN
cheercd \ history Of the schools of bath was s''c"
by G. +. Kng-ley and song. Our fich""'s' c"''
posed by General ". W. Averili. uaS sung ny inc
children. Sherman :. Rogers was next ih'ro""'c"'
n. vas greeted with cheers. His orsiion largely
consisted Of "reminiscences ~ his former VIC ID ""'i
which were listened 10 with deep interest by al
nroscn,. He was frequently interrupted by ap
plausr. lie said In part
| accepted thu invitation n address ron on ms
occasion With pleasure. for thi. + my n'u'" "'".
Robert Campbell. mat'm'l grandfather va ON" "'
the pioncer. In Captain Chrr". william rs "i"fn''
settlement iIrfe mother Wa porn Wy '""'
began hi professional life here ana lof nor M"
ousr.r Of century vas re-ident u this NIass. sly
nrothcr- and sisters. eight In nuncr, "er' MI """
here Here | spent my earl, nAnhoon AZ"
tho seri,,s work Of nv life Herr msrr"f my VIE,
he,sef the GRANDPA lshtcr Of an carly s"',cr p"s''
cameron and although II il forty Ie'r' since ,eas
Ia reside here 1 have Away, kept IN 'onen Win :"
I'D ,,i,ce and II I can hardly cl,im now I, b. INV"
,r have never for . moment forgotten q been sorry
that once one
ms. bevond your border. the scotch captain
ho ,anted th. village founded also what he supp en
rou,d he tho ci.y Of Williamsburg Long ye" ae'
:, ceased To be. Few at th- dsy know That " eN,
oxl.,ca evan In the Imagination Of ts f'undcf' TIC
bui,dod bouef here an1 rcmcmbc ing IL carly t1'''
Path seems Ia be survival
In the afternoon there WIS par'dc oi inc s''"'rS
societies. FRENCH Ma and bushes, as,o iaion' o
Bath thus ended The first o"n'enn"' ''i'p'"""'