Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-24
WHITINGHAM'S BIG EVENT
NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE ATTENDED OLD
HOME WEEK CELEBRATION.
Former Residents from All Parts Of the
Country In Attendance at Exercises Last
Week Thursday Speeches, Music, BAH
Games, Athletic Sports, Family Reunions,


Games, Athletic Sports Family Reunions,
Nearly 5000 people were in Nottingham
last week TO attend the Old Home Week
celebration, which took place In the village
of jacksonville. Former residents from Colo
RADIO Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, ONO,
New Jersey New York and the New Eng
land states were present, and letters were
received from nearly every state east Of the
Rocky mountains. "a,
Thursday, August 10th, was the big
day and II was an occasion long to be re-
by Nottingham people The
weather could not have been more favorable,
and the exercises passed OF splendidly.
Many Of the houses in the village were dec
GRATED with flags and bunting and the
streets and yards presented an exceedingly
neat appearance; in fact, everything was
done to make the visitors enjoy their home
coming" The crowd began to gather at an
early hour and a large company was enter
tanned by the concert given by the Reads
boro military band at $50. Following TINS
d. NJ. Canedy's large hall was filled with
people to hear the speaking, many OF them
being unable to get seats therein A. A.
Butteraeld, president Of the day, called the
meeting 10 order at 10 o'clock and greeted
the audience with appropriate words of wei
come He said the origin OF the event was
A meeting held in October 1905, when Mr..
and Mrs Martin A. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace s. Allen Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. But
terrified, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Faulkner,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Gillett and Mr.. and Mrs
John +. Coleman were chosen committee
10 arrange for the gathering. This com
mittee at future meeting decided to make
the event town affair and at the annual
March meeting the voters chose commit
tee which organized as follows; PRESIDENT
NJ A. Butterfeld treasurer, c. 5. Good
now secretary, W. S. Allen. These, with
Newton @. Dix, were chosen to appoint com
mittees and arrange for the various eSer
ciscs during the week,
Al the close Of Mr.. Butterheld remarks
A selection was given by double quartet
composed OF Miss Stella Butterfeld. Mrs. O.
Faulkner Mrs. Carrie Reed, Mrs. Clara
coleman. o. W. Kingsley, W. S. Griswold
G. A. Faulkner and W. 5. Allen Hon D
o. Lamb OF Greenfield, who was born IN
Nottingham In 1896 spoke on the schools
Of go and 20 years ago and the people VINO
attended them. Rev. y. ID. sherman the
oldest person in town. spoke briefly on hon
est dealing and manhood Short addresses
were also given by Charles Brown of IN
nois, r. w. Chase Of Nebraska, II. ". Brig
ham Of New Hampshire, G.. ). Chase ana
r. s Allen Of Nottingham, Alfred Bowen OF
shelburne Falls, Bert Vim and Frank Law
lar of Greenfield, Frank Carpenter Of Bos
tan DR. j b. Learnard Of Northampton and
Prof. Edgar X. Brown Of Newark, y >. ~
d. Brown OF North Adams read an original
poem. instrumental duets were given oy
Miss Lottie stetson, Miss Stella Butterheld
mandolin solos BY Myron Bickford OF
Springfield, Mass, and banjo selections by
II b Morse Of Athol, Mass. The program
was brought TO a close with SELECTION by
a quartet from Nottingham consisting Of
Mrs +, c. Davis, Mrs. Sarah Faulkner, r.
Elliot Davis and Carl +. Wheeler, Mrs Mar
garet Morris acting as pianist Though the
literary exercises encroached upon the am
ner bonr they were given marked attention
and the audience frequently expressed its
feelings by enthusiastic applause.
Dinners were served on the basket PIE
mic plan, many people occupying the am
ing rooms Of the grange, knights oil hohor
and odd Fellows The lunch wagon In
Charge ~ w. II. Hancock, George +. Ship
pee and Frank +. White was generally pat
ronized
The afternoon was devoted to athletic
snorts which took place on Church street
and were hotly contested. \ feature OF the
dav was the baseball game between Whiting
ham and Wilmington which was won by the
home team. Q to o. Following is the lineup
~ the two teams Nottingham Wheeler
q. DaIrymple, p, Crowley, LIST, Ashton ga
Griswold. sd, F. Reed, S., Q. Reed T. iiol'
brook l.. Carry, m; Misunderstanding
D. White, C., Sibley, LIST, buckley "a
Johnson. Sd. Blanchard, ss Wheeler, r.
pike, l., Bassett, m.
Tho results Of the other events: 100 yard
dash. Blanchard of North Adams, lst
Wheeler of Readsboro. 3D. Slime OF Rowe
al 9e0 ward hurdles Blanchard OF North
Adams list, Barlow of Wilmington, "a,
Wheeler Of Readsboro. Sd; three ieggeu
race. Dalrympe and Reed, LIST, McDermou
and Barlow. 3D. Reed and Plumb, 3D. sack
raee Ralph Parker LIST, Frank sprague, "a
relay race, E. Slime, W. Slime and 5. ASH
ton. LIST, Barker, Allen and King, I'd.
The tug of war was particularly close anu
exciting w. A. Wilcox and George Il. Ioie'
man chose sides and the latter team won
The winning team was composed of George
Coleman Frank Allen, c. A. Barker Z. A.
Murdoch. Arthur harrington, Clarence eros
heck A p. Chase, George W. Chase Riley
povd and Charles Faulkner. The losers
we're w A. Wilcox, Ralph Parker Roy
cain Wallace Bartlett, Frank Sprague, Joe
Bailey. Austin Plumb, Levi Miner Frank
White and Frank L. Reed.
About 1876 couples attended the ball which
took place Thursday evening, Friday was
devoted to social ana laHlly sa'h'it A'h'
among which was that Of the Murdoch lam
ily at G. A. Murdock's where four genera
lions were present. musical was given
in Canedy's hall Friday evening by Messrs'
Biekford and Morse, assisted by Miss sierra
Butterfeld and other young people rms
was followed by progressive whist party.
Saturday was the closing day OF gala
week. There was an Old Home picnic az
which about 100 enjoyed dinner, a bali
game between the ''old fellows and
7.vmngsters" at ". S. Aliens and games
and amusements at other places Letters
we're read from William R, Brown OF me
Wisconsin Veterans home, who told OF the
many changes that had taken place since ne
left Nottingham in 1857, and from Mrs
Iaura Holbrook Olcott Of Illinois, who wrote
Of the many pleasant memories of her girl
hood in this town, among them being the
dedication of the Universalist church ana
the childrens gatherings formerly held at
the forge of Rhinaldo ellison. Many others
sent regrets that they could not attend the
celebration and expressed the hope that they
might be present in 1907. Sunday eXer-
cises in the churches made an appropriate
ending of the events of the week.