The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-23
Caasty Centennial.

\ valued correspondent writes as fol-
lows concerning the propc. ..-aa for eele-
/ brat;ng the one hundreJlh anaiy --.sary
/ of Somerset co-nty:
( During he present year Somerset conn
/ " wiI complete the d-s. hundred years
of is separate existancc as a county. All
/ uiil a.,lee that there shoalj be some
I suitable celebration H. coiamenioration of
I this event. and there are bat few who
( will dissent froin the proposition thai it
should hc the greatest celebration that the
county has ever seen. That this may be
I 50 the time at which il shall hc held viii
cut an iaportaII; figure a VIII the man
ner in which il IS - bo done.
at should bepariicipated in by Tie peo-
pie Of the entire county, and to draw the
people Of the colnty - the county seat,
there mast not only be an attractive pro
CANINE, bI. il must be fixed a. the most
convenient time of the year, when the
people have most leisure time, as. also,
when good weather nay be ioDs,e1 for.
The act creating the yoln:y was passed
18th OF April. I7:j. 1t that season of the
year We frequently have roIgh, bolster
Gus weather and all roads ia the wo-s!
possible condition. II per chance there
should be reasonably mild and pleasant
weather, then the farming class are busi-
ly engaged with their spring work. II
there are any pleasant days they must
make use Of them. Clearly then that
date would be a very undesirable one for
an occasion Of this sort.
..The 4th ofJuly in itSelfmig'l. be Il time
suitable enough except in tia. all over
the comfy the people are accustomed to
have their local celebrations. In one
sense they are largely gotten up under
the auspices of churches and sunday
schools on account OF the children, and in
many instances pcople would No. wish to
see them deprived oftheir annual holiday
in order that they might attend gather
ing AT the county seat on that day.
'.The act creating the county provided
for a Board OF Commissioners who were
to locate the sent Of justice for the new
county. and this duty was completed on
the I2th Of September, l7al. The first
session Of the county commissioners WAS
not held until late in october. We are Of
the opinion. therefore. that if it i desired
20 draw the people from all over the
county 20 the county seat, that some date
in the month Of September would be the
proper time.
"The roads are then usually in their best
condition. the weather usually pleasant
and agreeable and the people jast then
have time and leisure, and gatherings Of
this sort held a. that season Of The year
are almost invariably a success, when
p1in: OF numbers i considered. A. to
nanner Of celebrating the event we make
no suggestion. except that it would not
be complete without parade. IL would
p, 4 proper thing tp enlist the various
or..auized .ocieties-such as the Eagles,
odd Fellows. Juniors, tVc.-Some of these
have a membership of 800 or 900 in the
county. and with their help 4 very cred
table parade can be gotten up, if this
matter i properly arranged. Then we
have our Grand Army Posts and our
many veteran soldiers, and they would
all respond to the call and add eclat to the
occasion and help TO make il an affair
that will live in the memory Of the peo-
ple almost to the time for our second cen
tennial." y.