JEFFERSON COUNTY CENTENNIAL

JEFFERSON COUNTY CENTENNIAL - 1905
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sent through the mails to all parts of the world. This was followed by the organization of town committees, who began the search for historic relics, the selection of historians and the spreading of the literature furnished by the secretary. Three weeks prior to the Celebration the Executive Committee announced the following program:

Monday, June l9, 1905
Sunnrise--Ringing bells and blowling whistles ten minutes.
10:30--Opening Exercises in the State Armory.
Prayer--Rev. Osgood E. Herrick.
Opening Remarks-John C. Knowlton (Hen. W. D. McKinstry), President of the Centennial Committee.
The County's Welcome--Fred W. Mayhew, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
The City's Welcome--Hon. Charles D. Bingham, Mayor of Watertown.
Vocal Music--Madam Alice Waltz Eames and class.
Why We Celebrate--Col. W. R. Camp, President of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

Monday Afternoon --3:00 P.M. --At the Flower Library.
Town Histories:
Adams -- S. T. Thompson.
Antwerp -- W. S. Augsbury.
Alexandria -- Nathaniel W. Freeman.
Brownville-- Dr. F. W. Massey.
Cape Vincent-- Mrs. W. A. Casler.

Monday Evening -- 8:00 P.M. -- At the State Armory
"Jefferson County Prior to 1797" -- Robert Lansing.
"Religion in the County" -- Charles E. Cole.
"Our County at Albany" -- Hon. Charles R. Skinner.

Tuesday, June 20, 1905
9:00 A.M.--Industrial Parade.
10:00 A.M.--At the Flower Library:
"Heroes of the County"--Maj. J. H. Durham.
Town Histories:
Champion--Mrs. G. D. Hewitt.
Clayton--Frank D. Rogers.
Ellisburg--Miss Marietta Holley.

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