The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-09
TRIBUTE TO EDITOR.
CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH or
HORACE GREELEY IS cELE.
DRAFTED,
ATHEIST VILLAGE IS THR0NGtD
Albert E. PIlsbury of Boston Delivers
the Chief Address and Pilgrimage
is Made TO the Old Greeley Home.
stcad--Many Present,

Amherst, ~ H.. Eteb. 3.-One hun
bred years ago today Horace Greeley
was born in this pretty little hamlet
in the New Hampshire Mills, aud in
fitting celebration OF the anniversary
hundreds OF literary men and women
and other admirers of the famous
editor have been holding memorial
exercises here today. The village is
crowded with strangers, but the local
committee OF arrangements, headed
by Rev. c. S. White, had planned
things so well that no discomfort has
resulted. The people of Amherst arc
exceedingly proud of the fact that
Greeley was born here and spent the
first eight years of his life in the vii
lage, and are always glad to enter
lain pilgrims to the place. Last
spring Amherst celebrated the t50th
anniversary of its founding, but to
Gays crowd far exceeded the one that
gathered on that occasion.
A. &. PIlsbury the Chief Speaker
The rather elaborate program OF
JtiCIAt1 AAtlNlEtC oa itlh III lt' ~
crnoon in the old town hail. Rev. Mr..
White, who is pastor of the local Cen
gYcgational church. presided and made
some Introductory remarks, and then
greetings from prominent editors all
over the country, who had been asked
10 send tributes, were read.
The chairman next introduced the
chief speaker of the day, Albert e.
pillsbury Of Boston. chief counsel Of
he Boston elevated railway, and q
stanch admirer Of Greeley Delega
lions from the New Hampshire Press
association and the New Hampshire
Weekly Publishers association were
present and extended their felicia
lions. The music was supplied by the
Harvard male quartet
An interesting feature Of the eXer-
cises was the reading of letters from
Mr.. Greeleyswritten in response to an
Invitation to attend the centennial
celebration OF the village in 1860. SO
far as is known. he paid his last visit
10 the town itself on that occasion.
though it is said he not infrequenty
went to Merrimack and walked from
there to the old house In which he was
horn and which still stands. about five
miles from the village center,
Pilgrimage to the Greeley House.
After the exercises were concluded
this afternoon, all the visitors made o
,,il,,.;.,,a,., n thie weather-beatcn OLD
cottage. some in vehicles and tho rest
on foot. All were cordially received
by Frank Hanson and his family, who
| now occupy the place, and were shown
| all over the house, including the room
Where Horace Greeley was born The
interior OF the house is not greatly
| changed from what 1t was a hundred
years ago On the outside Is bronze
tablet inscribed with the dates OF the
Journalists birth and death.
| There is bit of story about tht
| old house 1t is said that 1t was once
| a counteffeiter's den and that there
was secret cellar under one end
which could be reached only by a tral
/ door concealed under bed. The band
was eventually broken up and, II i
said buried its outfit in the meadows
below the house. Search has otter
been made for these tools and GOSSIP
has It that at one time some wert
found. These incidents are said tc
have happened just after the Revolt
/ tom the building Is ancient