Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-24
OLD HOME WEEK FESTIVITIES.

last week. They came direct from
Boston in a spt cial train of five Pull
man cars and reached st. Johnsoury
lust after O'Clock Monday afternoon.
They were met at Wells River by
reception committee from st. Johns
bury consisting of Frank II. Brooks,
William s. Boynton, Charles T. Wal
ter, @. q. Follensoy, Col. Charles W.
Ruiter, Arthur +. Stone and delega-
ton from Newport. Gov. McCul-
Tough, Lieut.. Gov. Stanton, Judge 4.
l.. Bates, and Quarter master General
Gilmore joined the party at Wells
River.
Carriages were in waiting at the
st. Johnsbury depot to take the party
around town, while the owners of
automobiles very kindly brought out
their machines and took guests as far
IA their accommodations would allow.
Following is the official list of the
Boston party:
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar F. Allen, George
p. Anderson, Hon. Ira A. Abbott,
Walter X. Bigelow, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney L. Burr, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Nj. Bill, Miss Marion Bill, DR.. Walter
S. Burt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry II. Ben
SOD, Miss Ruth Bill, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
l.. Baker, Samuel NJ. Barnes, H. R.
Burlington, Mrs. Alice Bowker, Cur
tbs II. Burt, Mrs. II. @. Batchelder,
Col. Albert Clarke, Mrs. Clarke,
Roland E. Chafey, Miss Abby M.
Chamberlain, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Craig. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coolidge,
Mrs. E. A. CLANCY, Miss Lilyon B..
Coffin, Mrs. Walter Clapp, Mr.. and
Mrs. t. d. Cook, Mrs. Mary Walton
Dewey, Miss Grace NJ. butcher, Err
nest F. Dow, William B. Denison, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Durham, John h.
Dustin, Misses Florence and Helen
Duston, Mrs. n. l. Elms, William A.
Forbes, Mrs. Thomas FIske, James N.
FRYE, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Frost,
Oh. French, James NJ. Gleason, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter NJ. Grant, DR.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Hodgdon, Miss Chris
tine F. Hodgdon, DR.. Charles M
Hutchinson, MIR. and Mrs. George L.
Huntoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon w
Halbert, Miss Mabel q. Hartwell
Mrs. A. @. Hastings, Portus Q. Han
cock, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Howard
Miss Blanche Howard, Charles w
Howard, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Trial
Knapp, Miss Jessie r. Knapp, George
NJ. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. Arba N. Lin
coin, Arthur B. Monteith, j. Alme
McNall, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram A. Miller
Allen Miller, Mrs. Leonard B. Nichols
William Mutt, the Misses Mutt, MI
and Mrs. Moses s. Page, Mrs. Edwar
s. Page, Edgar Potter, Hon. and Mr.;
George o. Proctor. George B. Reed
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur A. Reynolds
Mrs. Frank P. Rhoades, Mr.. and Mr.
Charles F. Robinson, George Robin
son, MIR. and Mrs. n. l.. Sheldon
Charles 1. Senter, Mrs. A. l.. Sente
Miss s. L Senter, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Shepley, Joseph F. Scott, Albert
Silver, Jr., Elmer E. Silver, Mrs.
NJ. Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E. Tue
Miss Marion s. Tuck, Mrs. Charl'
Upton, George Upton, Miss Beatri'
NJ. Wetmore, Miss Emma K. Yves
Miss Jenny @. Watts, Daniel A. Whit
At O'Clock the Museum W
thrown open and a reception W
rendered the visitors, which was al
largely attended by the home poop
Music was furnished at the Museu
by the st. Johnsbury orchestra a.
the following acted as the receipt
committee: Frank H. Brooks, n
and Mrs. Arthur F. Stone, Col. a
Mrs. John @. Clark, Mr.. and NJ
Pr. Hszen, Mr.. and James Ritch
Prof. aud Mrs. Henry Fairbarl
Senator and Mrs. T. r. Stiles, Mr.. a
Mrs. E. T. Ide. A delightful hour v
spent in a social way after viii
adjournment was taken to
ATmOTN. WutNh WOO
decorated for the occasion.
The banquet was distinctively
occasion of Vermonters, for V
monters and by Vermonters. Mr..
F. Stone acted as POSTMASTER. ]
Green Mountain state was tall
about, praised, reminisced over,
generally extolled as to its natu
advantages and the makeup of
citizens, to an extent that wo
crafty the pride of the most emit
astic native, "whether he was b
here or not" But this sort of tn
was only TO be expected when
many OF the wandering sons
runaway daughters of the state
come back for a brief visit "hon
and had sat down to the table witt
large a number Of the "stay