Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-13

reached that there Is s0ut one Issue, and |
that is that ME. Clement wants to be
governQE.
AIbany's Centennial and Old HomeWeek
Celebration.
The events OF Old Home Week and t he
Centennial celebration in Albany last Nesk, 1
August . II. are recorded as follows: On
Sunday the 5th special services were held
in the churches and remarks suitable to
the coming occasion were made by the
pastors.
There was no special event Monday but
the influx Of people told OF an assured sue
cess OF the enterprise and by Tuesday
morning nearly every household in AL
bany was entertaining relatives and guests
and the hotels at the different villages
were full. On Tuesday afternoon a ba II
game between Albany and Eden took
place and proved to be a close and excit-
ing game, Albany finally winning by the
score of4to3. At s p. m. grand con-
cert was held in Maple hall, Albany with
crowded house. The artists were as fol-
lows: Edwin Brooks, Boston, bass soloist;
Miss Helen Dewhurst, Chicago University,
violinist; Miss Mabel Kelley, Nashua, n.
f., elocutiouist II. w. Merwin, New
Haven, Conn, banjo; mixed quartette:
Miss Alice Sanborn, Boston, soprano;
Miss Eileen Emanon, New York, alto;
Mr.. Francis Bagnall, Boston, tenor; Mr..
Edwin Brooks, Boston, bass.
Albany probably never saw such col
lection of musical talent before and that
| the quality of music rendered was ap-
preciated was apparent by the hearty ap-
| plause. The concert was one long to be
remembered as the talent was the best in the
| country.
| Wednesday, the day of days in this
celebration, was one continuous round OF
| sport and pleasure. Most of the forenoon
was given up to athletic sports as follows
One fourth mile run, first, Brisband, 1.O'
second, Sheldon, 30 cents; running h1gf
ump, first, Heath, S1.0o, 81 feet inches
second, Day, so cents; running high jump
first, Heath, 81 90, 4 feet inches, second
Hitchcock, so cents; 100 yard dash, first
Winslow, 81 90, IL IA seconds, secon'
Lyon, 80 cents; wheelbarrow, first, WIN
slow, 81 90, second Russell, 30 cents; boy
race, first, Marckres, $1.OO, secon'
Sheldon, so cents; girls race, first, Helel
Wilson, 81 90, second, Ella McLary 90 cents
After the sports and picnic dinners II
the near by groves and not until all ha'
had their fill of good things did the speak
| ing begin. M. b. Chaffee, president of tn
| association, called the gathering tDgethe
: at the band stand at Albany village fror
: which Albany's excellent band rendere
several fine selections and then Mr.. Chaff'
. introduced the speakers of the day, WI
t. spoke from platform built in front OF Il
band stand. Rev. Mr.. Howard pleasant
e. welcomed the people to this celebrate
IL and spoEe OF the honor the town felt
welcoming "back home" those sons al
De daughters who, years before, had gone
into the world to make fame and fortul
20 and who had succeeded so we'll.
er Rev. w. H. Wood, to whom much cre'
rY OF the celebration should be given, havl
: charge of all arra ngements, next spo
'le about the history of the ''dear old town
"a Albany" recalling the events in the stru
2tf giles OF the early settlers to clear Albany
Of her forests and make it, as it is today
rd land of milk and honey and waving GRO
m. Hon. J. c. Burke of Lowell, Mass, for
! al er Albany man, then spoke and time al
: time was cheered to an echo by the GRO
,cIJ of 1900. He spoke of the time when
lot opened an Office there for the practice
mo law and how the thought of the 10
JIu ~, support given him by his fellow townsn
ing had spurred him on to better things.
ne. urged those present to stand by the TT
q town and all it represents, and emphssi
the fact that the rural towns like ALB
are the towns from which the DatiC
great men come. Mrs. Rosamond 30
piscences of former days in Albany,
~ poems were also read, and the band ]
dered more music.
The crowd then dispersed to the
ground where Barton and Newport te
held played good game of ball although
last Barton team far outcIassed their OF
uch nents and won the game by a score @
nm to 8.
olby In the evening good display of
ins, son of Philadelphia gave some re
i z. works was set of near the village
tod many OF the large number of people
ere: stayed to enjoy them partook of the
sos- cream served by the ladies' of the Metho
ruce church and after the fireworks rode b
ufire in the evening by the moonlight.
ever The event of Friday was a lawn part
iem- the evening at WI EIdridge's at ALI
ke of Center. The occasion was brilliant
,ted: and much enjoyed by the many who
orge, tended. There was baseball game in
cas-; afternoon, and in the evening huge
'tod- fire and display Of fireworks liz ur
sky for many miles around and was
from nearly every town in the county.
Wa. The band concert Saturday closed
|, the eveotful week for Albany, and much |
W. to both visitors and entertainers wa
PIT result OF once more meeting on the s.
.s, dear old Albany. The weather durin
entire week was all that could be q
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