Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-24
1000 AT THE OLD HOME WEEK CELEBRATION
Notable Event for the Sons and Daughters Whtgham
ing Exercises Held ThursdayResu Of Sporting Events
Some Of the Guests from Distance

participated.
The decoration of the house and hall,
which had been under the charge Of Paul
L. Shumway, were In all respects artis-
tic and elaborate. Many OF the buildings
in the village were tastefully decorated.
Thus passed Old Home week in this
town without an accident or a break and
every one is congratulating and being
Congra tulated. The number of people
present has been estimated as high as
2000 II this is a fair estimate, then
IT is probably fair to say 1000 were old
residents and their posterity and 1000
others from this and adjoining towns
not old residents and their descendants
While many of these live in the towns adj
Joining Nottingham we make no attempt
to give their names except the aged.
Alexander Preston of Halifax who was
a prominent man in this town and was
present to grace the platform on this
grand occasion, nor could we give a
list of those from n greater distance but
mention a few whose names reach us:
Herbert Fairbanks, Ansonia, Conn. and
his son Walter; Mr.. and Mrs Hosea Brig
nam and daughter, Maud, Winshester, N.
H.; Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Temple, Hinsdale,
N. H.; Prof and Mrs Edgar r. Brown.
Newark, N. j.; Mr. and Mrs. George
Fratenburg, Troy N. Y; Miss Elva Blan-
chard, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Lake, New
York; Mrs. L. Melinda Eastman. Dublin,
N. H.; MIR. and Mrs. Fred W. Chase,
Pawnee, Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Brown, Roberts. Ill; Edward Bucklin,
Chicago, Ill; Mr.. and Mrs. F'reder-
lex Newton, Grand Junction, Colo.
Myron Bedford Miss Ella Blanchard,
d. J. Chamberlain, Springfield. Mass. {;
Mrs Isaac Davis, Medford. Mass; Mrs.
Melissa Hall. Turner's Falls. Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Faulkner, Brookline,
Mass; Miss Edith Farnsworth, Hyde
Park, Mass. Mrs. NJ. A. Stone, sons and
daughter, Royalston. Mass; Mrs. Carrie
Sawyer Whitney, Templeton, Mass; Mrs.
Paulina Chase, Wollaston, Mass. Mrs.
Walter Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. z. II. Rob-
erts, Orange, Mass. Samuel o. Lamb.
Charles Blanchard, A. !. Plumb and fam
lily, Greenfield, Mass; Mrs. Harriet A.
Hendrickson, Aver, Mass; Frank Carpen-
ter. Gustavus Foster. Boston; Miss Clar-
issa Flint, Roxbury, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Johnson, Amherst; Mrs. Rufus c.
Porter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. burlington,
Colrain, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. II. l. Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Brown, Dr. and Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene r..
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Fitch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin z. Plumb. North Adams,
Mass; Mrs. George Blanchard. Mrs.
Mary jerks, Miss Vira Farnsworth. Shell
burne Falls, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Allen E.
Briggs. Searsburg; Mrs. Cecil Head. Lon
donderry; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houghton,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Goodnow Gull
ford, Joseph Morse. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Shepardson, Bellows Falls; Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Parker Bennington; Mrs.
George May, Dover; Mrs Eva Taylor,
Mr.. and Mrs f. l.. Roberts. A. F.
Roberts. Mrs. Adella f. Hunt and daugh-
ter. Edith. Mr.. and Mrs. o. II. Stickney,
Brattleboro; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fair
bank, Colrain. Mass: Ei.-e w Cqrkins
Athol. Mass; Mrs. Elsie (Morse) Thomp-
son.