Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-08-20
NIX AND RECORD AND FARMER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 90

women with sterling qualities to give them
prominence among their fellows DIR.
Reuben Green of Boston was especially hap
Ply in his opening declaration that ito be
well born is one of the most important events
in our earthly existence" from which point
he went on to show how and why all Whit
ingham men and women are well born A.
w. Preston, ESD, impressively emphasized
the "lesson of the hour" especially urging
the young men and women before him to
follow the example of the fathers and moth
ers Of the town, and seek the realities Of life
the substance and not the show. Dea.
Linus A. Warren took for his text his grand
mother, and in a short and spirited sermon
recounted the sturdy pluck and perseverance
shown by herself and her son in setting up a
home in the then wilderness of Nottingham
Hon. ii. b. Ballou agreeably varied the pro-
ceedings by giving, as his response, the spir-
tied old song, "1urrah for Old New Eng
land" the words of which were written by
VIM. g. Brown, one Of Whitingham's talent
ed and favorite SONS. One Of the happy hits
of the occasion was made by the Rev II. NJ.
Byram, who appeared early in the pro
gramme, and won hearty applause by taking
for his text the Scripture passage, 81 will
have mercy and not sacrifice" and illustrat-
ing it by taking mercy on his audience and
making no speech.
Gentlemen not already named who made
short speeches, or excused themselves from
responding, were Rev. II. F. Ballou and Hon.
+. T. Butterfeld of Wilmington, Capt. Reu-
ben Vim, Isaac N. Davis of Milford, Mass.
DIR. Waters Gillett, Dea. Phinoas Field, L.
S. Allen and c. N. Davenport During the
afternoon letters were read from Gov. Proc
tor, Senator Edmunds, Col. Chas. II. Joyce
of Rutland, $. o. Lamb, Esq, Greenfield,
Mass, Hon. Royal Tyler, Brattleboro, Gen.
A. i. II. Sprague, Worcester, Mass, Misses
Calista, Fanny and Emily blanchard Of
Champaign, ILL.,, daughters of the late Rev.
Lemuel blanchard of Nottingham, II. Board
man Smith, Elmira, N. Y, and DR.. Crane
Martin, Worcester, Mass.
The closing speech of the day, and ono
which was in every way model for such al
occasion, was given by Maj Henry Vim Of
Shelburne Falls, Mass. Speaking for 9Th,
men of Nottingham, Maj Vim gave some
| thing like an half hour of sparkling anecdote
| illustrative of the men and times of the las
| generation, proving himself very prince o.
story tellers and keeping his audience con
| vulsed with contagious laughter; then, a
the right moment, dropping fun and droll
cry, he spoke few words of reverent regart
for the men and things Of the past and o
| hopeful unlocking for the future.
| 90 Inc speaking CLOSED. Inc Dnnu plhyet
lively air, the President Of the day dismiss
ed the assembled company with n cordial in
| vitation to come up with their children Il
the next centennial, and Whitingham's groa
day was a thing of the past.
For us it only remains TO say that al
the details of the occasion were admirabl.
arranged and efficiently carried out. Tn
committee having the arrangements in charg
were
f. L. Roberts, chairman L. S. Allen, S
d. Faulkner, C. b. Newell VIM. II. Lynde
N. l.. Stetson, II. Is. Ballou, II. w. Brigham
| E. H. Porter, secretary, Calvin Baker.
The officers of the day were A. A. Butter
field, presidents W. p. Jones' secretary +
L. Roberts, chief marshal.
Excellent music was furnisho by the Shel
burne Falls comet band.
Among our notes we find the names o
Hon. Farley Starr and wife of Brattleboro
Gen. o. NJ. Gain,s Of Coleraine, Mass, Capt
Samuel Newell Luke Farnsworth, and j. A
Brigham Of Boston, prominent former resi-
dents Of Nottingham who were present, an
whose names have not been already men
toned The list might, doubtless, be nue.
extended. Hon. F. T. Brown, the poet Q
the occasion, was accompanied by his wife
and Hon. Clark Jillson by his wife, son an
daughter,
The proceedings were written i'll full b.
Chas S. Chase of Sadawga, the accomplish
ed stenographer, and at future day wi
probably be published in book form.