The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-11
Major G. A. Hastings, shief Marshal.

Major G. A. Hastings, Chief Marshal.
E. E. Whitney, marble worker, four
| horse hitch.
Edward King. jeweler, two horse
tandem pIettily decorated.
Bethel Chair company, a four horse
| float with sample of their best goods
tastify set forth.
! G. G. Bryant. meats and fancy
groceries in n delivery cart.
! G. Bisbee, general store, one horse
hi oh
| e. E. Burnham, millinery and fancy
goods, two horse team, elaborately deco
i a ed.
e. II. Young, six horse float with an
especially attractive display of harness
and horse furnishings. On the float was
N ounted show horse.
| S. N. Buck, insurance and bicycles.
| @. Rowe, clothing, two horse team.
e. Q. Rowe, the hardware man, four
horse attached to a we'll loaded wagon.
| L. B. Kendall, laundry, washing
machine in full operation and q mangle
putting a shine on Bethel linen.
= : Prof. W. II. Chapman, handsomely
decorated trap with young ladies.
| S. M. Allen, bicycles.
| Considerable exoitment attended the
| wind-up of the parade. just as the IRE
companies reached the common fire broke
out in Kimball block. Women screamed,
men ran hither and thither and tho bells
rang out lusty alarm. The manner in
which the rural hose com psnies piled on
| to the blaze was a spectacle TO excite the
| admiration of metropolitan steam COM
pany.
! 1t may be remarked in passing that the
| fire wasn't exactly real one, but was a
part of the celebration. However, the
secret was closely guarded and to the
audience the scene was a real one and ex-
oitement was oorrespondingly intense.
| The long line OF march served to sharp
en- the sppetites of the marchers. and
ample justice was done to the big free
dinner which was served by the
hospitable ladies in Rialto hall.
1t was at two O'Clock from a stand on
the common that the literary exercises of
the day took place.
After prayer and IA selection, finely
rendered by Chandler's band, the presi-
dent of the day, was introduced.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF
THE DAY.
Hon. E. W. Woodbury., President of
the Day, extended the welcome of the
town in an eloquent speech. He said
in Part:
Toyou who have returned to the old
homo, on the words of one OF our own
gifted poets, bid you welcome.
0 ye, whose wandering feet retrace today
The path that led you from these scenes
away
Within whose breasts wherever you may
roam
The faith still lives that points to child
hoods home
We bid you hail the old time dream
still dwells
Upon the meadows, in the shady dells;
The sunlight gildes with all Its ancient
grace
The winsome beautie of your native
place.
Still, Bethel sits, queen in modest
pride
And calls her willing subjects to her side
u We bid you welcome to our salubrious
air, our pure water, our health giving,
health restoring sanitarium. We well
come you 10 our schools, our churches
and our homes. We are proud of the
men and women who have gone out from
u.s. whose brilliant achievements have
placed laurels on our brow. AS eduoa-
tors as physicians, as lawyers, as clergy
men, MS merchants, as bankers, as man
ufaoturers they stand at the head of
their professions Let us offer a prayer
of tbankfulness to the Divine Ruler of
all, for this centennial day, for this