The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-20
MANY FESTIVITIES
AT "OLD HOME WEEK"
Chelsea Was Al Last Favored with Good
Weather and the Events Were
Carried out with En-
thusiasm

thusiasm
Chelsea, Aug. 20 The drst pleasant
day OF "Old Home Week was ushered
IN yesterday morning, and for an hour
commencing at nine o'clock Hilas Z
Roberts Of Boston gave fine musical
concert with his Majestic gaphophone
from the bank block window to a large
audience which had assembled on the
north common At 10 o'clock the game
Of ball between the kids" Of Tunbridgs
and the "midgetss 81 Chelsea was called
the players on each side being under 10
years 81 age. The game was interest
ing from star to finish and many plays
brought forth hearty applause from the
crowd. The game resulted in a victory
for the lads from the neighhoring town
with n score Of seventeen TO FIVE. Hal.
vorson and Bixby were the battery for
the home team and Morfif and Davis
for the visitors Lyle Beckwith umpired
the balls and @, S. MeNabb the base
running The game occupied the bal
auce Of the forenoon.
At 2 o'clock occurred the automobile
parade, there being sis cars in line as
follows: G. r. Gorwin's car oi Boston,
Mass, Arthur Corwin driving, accom-
panied by five young ladiess the car was
beautifully trimmed with yellow and
white. Next IN line was the touring
car Of Marcellus Gould Of Concord. N.
IT,. Mr.. Gould driving; be was also ac-
eompanied by five young ladies, one Of
whom, Miss Mae. daughter OF Dr. Hell
mer Of New York stood in the center Of
the ear in costume. representing the
goddess Of liberty; the car was also deco
rated with the national eolots Follow
ing Mr.. Gould was the large touring
ear Of q Il Hood Of Lowell Mass, driv.
len hy his chauffeur, Harry Pitts of Low
cll the car had an Improyised top on
it for the occasion, representing the old
stare coach of ancient DAYS; on either
side Il bore the inscription, Pioneer
Auto Line. via Norwich and Stranord
Chelsea or Bust q S. M"
Next in line was the large touring
car Of Dr. G. J. fielmer Of New York,
driven by bis chauffeur. Charles Strebe
Of Mason, Calf. this ear was decorated
with placards advertising the curative
properties Of amy well known propri-
etary medicines; the car was arranged
to represent large baby carriage and
the occupants carried large dolls
Fred "A. Drdway FOLLOWED, driving his
car. and carried fifteen nttle girls dress
ed In white with green ssashes, the car
was handsomely decorated with green
and white H. n Mattison brought up
the rear, accompanied BY local friends,
his car being untrimmed
The prizes were awarded as follows;
lst. $40. TO c. r. Carwin; "a, So. to
Nlarcellius Gould Sd, 81. to f. A. Dred.
way; 4th, S3, to G. 4 Hood; 9th, 81
To G. y. Helmer The Judges were Miss
NoXon and Miss Hicks of New York and
Frank McKhorter IT naue City
All ss3a The truwa Ad found lts way
again 10 Mattoon's park 70 witness the
bail game between the Chelsea team and
the East Randolph team This game
was very much like the game the preyi-
Gus day, the greatest interest being in
the first few innings during which the
home team got the lead and the visitors
nearly tied the score al one time They
were unable TO solve the problem OF
Beckwitlfs curves sufficiently to enable
them to get the opportunities for going
around the diamond that were afforded
the home team of Rogers. and again the
visitors we're little slow in fielding
the ball, and the game resulted in a VIC
tory for Thu home team with d score Of
l4 To s. Rogers and Washburn were
the battery for the Randolph and Beck.
with and Spear for the Chelseas Leon
skinner 81 South Rayalton again um-
pired the game to the entire satisfaction
OF ALL
At $3.50 p. M at the opera house hall
occurred the grand march, which opened
the first social hop on the official pro
gram Of Old Home Week. and which
viii be looked back upon as one Of the
most pleasant features Of the observance
of the institution this year. and ID the
future observances it will be one Of the
leading festivities. The grand march
was Ted by President and Mrs, II, @.
Bixby, followed BIZ tile committee of
s. G. Wilson @. ID Tracy
and George Al Tracy. and their wives,
and about sixty other couples win J.|
Scott served most accepiably in the ca,
pacity Of floor director. with ] 0. Per-
kins and G. II Corliss as aids There
were several couples from Barre City,
Washington. Tunbridge, and other towns
present, The Chelsea brass band orche4
ira Of eight pieces furnished excellent
music for the occasion
The bail game between Chelsea and
East BrookGeld Wednesday afternoon
resulted in homo victory, Is To 8 At|
$3.50 Wednesday night, the opera house
was packed to the doors with an entmt-
siastic audience which had assembled to|
enjoy the entertainment given by the
Marshall sisters OF Boston, Mass, whose
program was one Of refined vocal in
strumental. costume and character se,|
lections, which was entirely new in this
section and was greatly appreciated and
the trio Of artists certainly added laures
to their already renowned renutati9n Of
being first and high class entertainers.
FUNERAL OF GRACE McsoRLEy.