The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-16
OLD HOME PEOPLE
In ALL GAIETY
Chelsea Has a Splendid Performance,
During Which Various Forms Of
Entertainment Were En-
ployed.

Chealsea, Aug. l8.The second day Of
the Old Home Week festivities was at
tended with almost perfect weather,
which brought out large crowd Of peo-
pie. The procession was formed on
South Main street in the following or
der: DIR. w. II. Hill, chief marshal, with
Wilder H. Dearborn and Arthur Case as
aids; Chelsea Brass Band Of 20 pieces;
B, A. Goodrich with Morrill, Prince
horse and carriage decorated with yellow
and white; Miss Zoe Hill and Mrs, w.
Fl. Cook, horse and carriage decorated
with yellow and white; Mrs +. w. Lew
is, driving pair, one black and one
white surrey, decorated To match the
horses; Mrs. George r. Chandler Of
Strafford, driving q handsome pair of
chestnuts, horse and carriage decorated
with yellow and white; Mrs. Lizzie San
born Of Barre City, horse and carriage
decorated with pink and pale blue; Har-
Try r. Bryant, in full livery, with four.
in hand on the old thorough brace stage
coach, loaded with passengers attired in
ancient costume, with Sidney Mills Of
Lynn, Mass, representing the country
Jonathan" and DIR. Cecil Rogers Of New
York taking the part IN act and dress
of the clown; Fred Hayward, horse and
carriage decorated with flags, and last
but not least, Mrs. Gail (Hoodl Helmer
of New York with an automobile i'm.
provised for the occasion out Of a buggy
wagon, being propelled from behind with
horse hitched to the shafts in reverse
order. Mrs. Helmer guided the vehicle
by steering wheel and the body of this
medium of locomotion bore several plac'
ards.
The line Of march was up Main street
to Buck bridge and returning passing
around the north common and in review
before the judges stand, where the
Judges, who were Mr.. and Mrs. james
Howe of Tunbridge, Arthur Hanson Of
Tunbridge, George Z. Swan Of Tun.
bridge, and Miss Lenora Wilson Of Cor
inth, awarded the following prizes; lst
$40, to Mrs. G.. F. Chandler; I'd, So, tC
b. A. Goodrich; Sd, S4, to Miss Hill and
Mrs. Cook; 4th, So, to Mrs. Lizzie San
born; 5th, s2, to Fl. r. Bryant
In the bicycle part of the parade there
were only two who competed for prizes
both of whom had their wheels very
tastily trimmed. and the prizes were
awarded. lst, "a, Miss Myrtle Bixbyi
"a, $3.50, Miss Ola Hood.
The bali game between the married
men and single men afforded much sport
although it proved a one-sided game il
which the staid old benedicts went dowI
before the happy go-lucky and unre
strained singlers in ignominious defeat
the score being l3 TO 3. Walter s
Goss umpired the game and the gat,
receipts were S2S.
At p. M, the curtain in the oper'
house rose before packed auditorium
to listen to the "od folks concert.
The selections were received witt
great applause, and the readings by Mrs
| Comstock and Miss Townsend and eous
in, Jedediah. in which Mrs. II. w. Dear
born, now in her seventies, sang the sol
and the chorus by Mrs. Dearborn, Mrs
G. L. Godfrey, Miss Edith Dearborn
| Charles w. Bacon and G. n. Dearborn
and II. w. Dearborn with bass viol ar
all worthy OF especial attention. Tn
net receipts Of the entertainment wer
| Sll2.T0.