Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-20
CONCLUDING EXERCISES
OF OLD HOME WEEK.
HISTORIC wEsTMINsTER

, At the West Parish Nearly ms Many
Former Residents Participate as Of
Present mountaineering Exer-
cises at Stration as We'll as In Other
Towns Further North-verdict Gsner-
ally That OLD Home Week Has Come to
Stay.
Old Home Week WAS observed b,
the citizens and former residents of
the West Parish of Westm mister The
present population of the place is not
over go but of these 200 were present
together with 10 non.residents else.
where. The company assembled at 10
a m Thursday for renewing
acquaintances and social in.
tercourse. A book was provided
in which all present were invited to
register their names and residence
very nearly 300 names were thus oh.
tanned. The company sat down to
tables most beautifully loaded and
beautifully adorned by the young ladies
in charge. The dinner committee had
offered prizes for the tables judged
most worthy the result of which was
| that the first prize was taken by Miss
Bertha l. Miller and the second by
Miss May G. Gnodhue. At . O'Clock
the president of the day. Rev Henry
A Goodhue, who also acted as toast
master. Sentiments were offered in
the honor Of Old Home Day, West
Parish, homes, schools, boys and
girls, the medical profession tossts
were responded to respectively
by A y Goouhue of Windham, j O
CoddinR. principal of high school of
Grovetor, N II, Prof Carl Hoyt Trow
bridge Of Glasgow, Mo, Hon G r
Crovell of Boston, DR. Geo II Gorham
of Bellows Falls, a S Hall, Esq, Of
Winchester, Mass. r Miller and DR.
+ k Campbell of Bellows Falls and |
Groveton, n H.
The various organizations Of the |
past and present we're toasted and |
responses given by members of the |
same, including the library, the old
military company and the lyceums
which for many years was tie leading
literaryfeaturo OF the place, hut was
given up some 20 years ago
Miss Deborah Cory gave recita.
ton 10 excellent form, appropriate
to home coming Music Of high char
scter vas furnished under the direc.
ton of Prof + f Gorham of Boston.
Every thing passed off in manner
highly pleasing to all who participant.
ed 10 tie services Of the dav, ritizens
in proyidinp for and preating nId
friends and sucb "a retnlned ~ ,ha
old home. in reunitinp the nlsce Ir
was unanimously voted that home
week has come To .tav
u,u.. eoo 80,
ton mountain, on the srot where
Daniel Webster spoke in 1stO Er;d.y
md most surressfnl cplebrot;3n
was he'd Herman + Eddy acted "a
president of thr dsv Raw "
Estsbrook of Wilmiroton made the
nvocation. The address of weIcome
vas by Rev O A palmer Of STATION
which was responded m hv Rsv NJ !
)oap of Hinsdple \ 81 " n Tnrnv ~ 7
cast Dorset, one NJ the nina nnr:ons I
resent that wero n,esant in 1san yaro ,
IN interstiro arrount Of III g,est ,
altering en- Russell of Wilnin,ton
,,ouounced an oratinn unon tho lilo
nd achievements ~ Wehste, Tbe
eon,s Of wilmington entertai,ad at
be Vermont house there Saturday
be Forest and Stream club, whose !
is made up of about 100 S
antilles from various states. a
Benninpton's rreat day w.s nstu,. e
Nv FRIDAY and its evarci.as ;ncludad r
narade If horribles Win i'm man .
nd Io5 borses in lire before a crowd y
) 600 IN IN ooo nno,,1n n barnuot