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THE 15TH ANNUAL PAUL REVERE BELL RINGING takes place Saturday at Hallet’s Clock at 11:45 a.m. Attendees can sing “The Twelve Days of Bath” and “Auld Lang Syne,” rewritten to tell the history of Bath’s own Paul Revere Bell. A proclamation from the city will be read. At noon, the bell will be rung by this year’s Citizen of the Year, Jamie Dorr. Cookies and refreshments will immediately follow at City Hall. The bell was originally cast by Paul Revere & Son in Boston in 1802. It has hung in Bath since 1803 where it was rung as the Town Bell. In 1936, Henry W. Owen wrote in his History of Bath, “For more than a century (the bell) was rung daily in the morning, noon and evening, at stated hours, besides announcing hours of religious services and alarms of fire, tolling for departed citizens, and pealing in honor of independence days and other occasions of joy.” It has been retired from regular duty, but still on special occasions, is sparingly used.
THE 15TH ANNUAL PAUL REVERE BELL RINGING takes place Saturday at Hallet’s Clock at 11:45 a.m. Attendees can sing “The Twelve Days of Bath” and “Auld Lang Syne,” rewritten to tell the history of Bath’s own Paul Revere Bell. A proclamation from the city will be read. At noon, the bell will be rung by this year’s Citizen of the Year, Jamie Dorr. Cookies and refreshments will immediately follow at City Hall. The bell was originally cast by Paul Revere & Son in Boston in 1802. It has hung in Bath since 1803 where it was rung as the Town Bell. In 1936, Henry W. Owen wrote in his History of Bath, “For more than a century (the bell) was rung daily in the morning, noon and evening, at stated hours, besides announcing hours of religious services and alarms of fire, tolling for departed citizens, and pealing in honor of independence days and other occasions of joy.” It has been retired from regular duty, but still on special occasions, is sparingly used.

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