New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
IYRINGHAM To Gel EBRATE
Old Home Weck m This Berkshire
Hill T0ccn.

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turned from the Court of ST Jamess; Francis
+ Ieupp. United states Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs; Richard Watson Glider. Editor of The
Century Magazine and the Rev. Dr. A. r. Vim
ton Bishop OF the Diocese Of Springfield, head
the long list OF those who have combined to aid
a little town Of scarcely more than three hun
dred inha bitants in celebrating a memorable Old
Home Week. beginning next Monday August
And the chief occurrence Of the week win BE-
the dedication OF the pretty little stone library
building toward the erection Of which Grove
Cleveland ex-President OF the United States
was one Of the earliest contributors. the sum
mer that he was resident Of the town.
Tyringham- tucked away in a narrow. lovely
valley NAL king out Of the HOusatonc % the east
and south of Lenox and stockbridge in the
Berkshire Hills has sent invitations far and
wide inviting all former residents Of the town.
all descendants OF such and good friends gen
erally TO return and spend next week reneufn1.
acquaintanees driving TO places of historic in
terest defeating the library, partaking of a.
eIambake and listening TO addresses from men
Of national or State regulations on Monday
evening Robb de r. Tytus, a wealthy young
Egyptologist who has recently bought thoc-
sand acres and established fancy farm a.,
the head OF the valley viii make address %
welcome TO the guests He is president Of tho
Old Home Week committee appointed by the
last town meeting under The State law. Then
letters from former residents will be read. m
Guiding an original poem. and county anti
quarian will give a historical sketch OF the town.
On Tuesday morning drive viii be taken 10
Sodom. in the gorge beyond the Tytus farm.
where were erected the first saw, grist. rake
and woolIen mills in the town Now il is only
memory or the summer place OF II. c. For1ham
the Mount Vernon. n. Y. editor. Returning a
stop will be made TO inspect the collection OF
minerals. Indian relics and other curios OF the
late Daniel Clark. who in this retired nook dur
ing a compIacent lifetime but recently ended.
amassed what has been called the finest private
collection in the United States.
In the afternoon the visitors VIII be received.
with light refreshments. at Fernsde which for
century prior TO thirty years ago was a
Shaker settlement II is owned by the
estate of the late Robert Rudd, New-York
attorney. and occupied by the family Of Mr..
Rudd's brOther-in-law John Hutton. Most q
the Shaker buildings now stand intact. and
the old burial ground where ninety-and-nine
Shakers were laid away, is another point of in
terest. Further down the StOckbridge Road 4
stop will be made to allow ascent OF the
Shakers Holy Ground. at an elevation OF 2u0
feet above their village, but the adjoining
property Of Mrs. NJ T. Hazen. OF Jersey City
On the latter farm also will be seen the quaint
Shaker shop. four stories and a basement, strad-
ding a stream In IL all manner OF wooden
ware was turned out. for in their prime the
Shakers bought little but cotton cloth from the
worlds people. Here also a Shaker settle
ment. but aside from the red shop only the
front of the Hazen residence remains OF the
buildings In all the society owned at one time
5000 acres Of meadow pasture and woodland.
but the property was long ago dismembered. the
900 acres OF Fernside being the largest chunk
intact
The same evening down in Tyringham Village
in the rake factory operated by M. W. stedman.
hafr,cD f7ay 0P
rakemakers, paper makers and Shakers. Mr..
Stedman IS the third Of his generation TO manu-
facture rakes in Tyringham. From the ash and
hickory of the hillsides his grandfather, William
Stedman, made hay and garden rakes. first BY
hand, and then invented the machinery 70 make
them. IL the first machinery ever employed
in the trade and the present Stedman will show
il in operat tion under electric light generated by
the same power that turns his modern mill.
Tyringham formerly the chief rake town
of the country IL also had international
reputation among the paper makers. although
for thirty years not a sheet has been made
within It's borders IL was on the site or the
present Stedman rake factory that the Smith
Paper Company. of Lee. had its beginning IN
the old Turkey mill In that mill was made
writing paper that took premium in Paris and
established both the reputation and fortune oI
a family For forty years Tyringham paper was
sent TO market. the town was alive with people
business of all kinds was brisk Then the mus
moved to the railway, five miles distant.
Richard Watson Glider heads the committee
which Is TO welcome the members of the Ber<-
shire Historical and Scientific Society 10 the
town Wednesday morning, and characteristic
address is expected from him HIS summer
home. Four Brooks Farm, is just on the edse
of the village. in the affairs of which ne tdNeS
as much interest as ever he did in the Tenement
House Commission of the metropolis ne
historical society is 10 hold its annual field day
exercises after a basket luncheon beside the Hop
Brook in the centre of the town. There VIII pc
papers and informal talks on the history anu
geology of the valley. At 3. so O'Clock the formal
dedica tion of the library will begin The oullH-
ing is not large enough To hold the crowd eN-
pected, so the speakers stand VIII be eTec,ed
out OF doors. IL Is a taSteruI structure cum
posed of the native field stone or cObbleS Win
the lichen and moss UndiSturbed and a rOol
of heavy red tile Within is a large library room
with alcOve and two galleries opening out Ihefs
are also rooms for the seectmen and town cerA,
for whom a separate entrance is provided l'1
finish is rustic oak Of a dull effect. win .i5
rafterS exposed, a great stone CHIMNEY aiu
mantel and electric fixtures OF old brass AcIVss
the chimney is hung musket carried by 50"
of Tyringham through the Rebellion.
l.. B. Moore. chairman OF the library oOaIu
will preside at the dedication. Grover Clevean1
and Mr.. Glider call him the Father Of the NsI-
ley" II is he who has built the library, obtain
ing pledges from his wealthy acquaintance -
fore he obtained an appropriation of Sltco IrV.n
the town. All the rest of the $4,000 he oeSse@
The largest contributor was Mrs. Wsstnghouss
wife of the electric appliance and airoTeA.
manufacturer A grandson of TyringM-
Charles W. BOswOrth a Springfield attorrs
who has reputation as an orator in the CO.
trail part of the State. Is 70 deliver the dedicalun
grafton. Bishop NtntOn and Mr.. ChOate W.
talk. There will be a prayer and music. IN Inc
evening In the Baptist Church will occur a r"
union of pastors and partshioners of me wv
local churches
A school reunion will be held Thursday after-
noon, address being made by F. n. Salst
chairman of the school committee repreSenIa,ie
OF the district in the General Court That eNe'hhs
a village concert will be rendered. ON FrlGaS,
Nathan Canon. chairman of the seleCtmen. VIZ
preside tOastmaSter az the cIambake. IL =
expected that Indian Commissioner Leupp
whose summer, home is high above The village on
he nj