Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-11-10
CORNWALL CELEBRATES
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too soon, but quite large part of the
program was yet to be carried out so
again the people hied back to the
church. Mrs. c. H. Lane, regent, gave
the address of welcome and introduced
the Hon. ID. j. Foster, Vermont S repre-
sentative in Congress, who was sched-
uled to speak later in the afternoon, but
expecting to fill another engagement i'm
the evening made it necessary to
change. His address was interesting
and instructive, explaining many of the
vexed problems that confront and af-
feet the politics and conditions of the
nations at the present time. A joke
pithy and apt broke in now and then
upon the weightier portions of the
address. Votes of thanks from the en-
tire house were rendered him at the
close. Mrs. c. N. North, state regent
gave pleasant talk which was one of
the enjoyable features of the after
noon. Rev. Samuel Rose gave Church
History in Cornwall which was very
interesting especially to the towns
people. A paper on "Noted Women
by Miss Addie Parkhill gave an inter-
esting account of the worthy work done
by several women of the town. The
closing number an original poem recite6
by Miss Katherine Griswold was warm
ly applaudcd. After the singing of
America" led by the orchestra, the
meeting adjourned.
Bear with US a few moments while
we SUNNI arize. The lunch was alb
right under the leadership of Mrs. c.
L. Benedict and Mrs. Elwyn Pratt and
their willing aids too many to mention
here. The crowd good natured and
pleasant gave kindly greeting to one
another and beside our own represented
all the surrounding towns. Vittum'si
orchestra of three pieces furnished mu-
sic through the day that was enjoyed by
all. Rev. Mr.. Barnum, a former pas
tor, now of jericho, who came for the
occasion, was called upon and gave d
little talk to his old friends and the.
stranger within the gates" 1t was a
pleasure to all.
Mrs. Lane read letters of regret from
Orlando Douglass and President John
M. Thomas of Middlebury college re-
GREETING that they were unable to be
Present. Beautiful flowers bearing the.
cards of Gilbert Benedict and his sister,,
Mrs. Nellie Remick, one time residents,
arrived too late for that day, but graced
the church on Sunday. The Antique
exhibit was great attraction. Many
old and valuable articles had been
loaned and nicely arranged by the deft
hands and good taste of the committee
in charge for US to specify, keepsakes,
heirooms and curios made up an exhibit
that really needed more space and time
than was had. Among the largest ex-
hibitors We're w. H. Bingham, H. E.
Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Dewitt,
Henry Scovel and Will Curtis. Crock
cry that would grace a table of today,
clothing of olden style, bonnet with
beautiful veil with hand embroidery
loaned by Mrs. j. Wing, skilletts,
| warming pans, footstove, arrowheads,
watch from Holland, looking glasses,
not mirrors in those days; spinning
wheels, wooden rolls, flax wheels,
r swifts, reel, high poster bed, cradle
, and dear little trundle bed, O, what
memories walked to life at sight of it,
, bedspreads and blankets testifying to
the skill and industry of our fore
= mothers. Silver spoons made from
silver knee buckles given as a wedding
present to Mrs. John Rockwell in 1872,
grandmother of Mrs. H. E. Sanford;
musical instrument called a lap-organ
shown in the Sanford collection once
owned and played in church by Mrs.
Jeanette Sanford Lewis. There were
: three owned in town at one time
) They were played by placing on the
knees and wind was furnished by press
ing on the bellows with the elbows.
The wedding bonnet worn by Mrs.
\ Sarah Sanford was that day worn by
young matron and it was said to be very
= becoming, also her lace cap graced the
head OF her granddaughter. Mrs. San
ford, over eighty-three years old helped
to make the draperies for the high
poster, thus showing her interest in the
work of the day. AS Mr.. Peet showed
cup that was found in good state of
preservation among the goods buried by
the settlers before their flight from
marauding soldiers and Indians, so
other articles We're found, including a
Bible, spoons, looking-glass and other
articles on their return. The table
: where post cards were sold was pre-
sided over by a lady not an antique
herself, but dressed in a costume of
rather ancient style and date. Another
lady whose costume and birth record
would agree better looked after the
, spinning wheels and had they been in
good working trim could have done
little spinning. Regent Mrs. Lane pre-
sided during the exercises of the day in
= her usual pleasing manner and intro
, duced the speakers in courteous. fifty
chosen words. Vermont has been
/, called from her Loyalty the ''Star that
never sets" and her daughter, the little
inland town of Cornwall does not shine
just from the mother lustre, but does
something for herself. Taken as