Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-11-10
CORNWALL CELEBRATES
One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniver-
sary of Granting Of Charter.

At the meeting of the Mary Baker
Allen chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution held on June 18th
the subject was brought before the
members as to the advisability of cele-
brating in some fitting manner the 150th
anniversary of the real birth of the
town of Cornwall, as the town charter
was granted by Benning Wentworth,
then governor of New Hampshire, on
November Sd, 1861. No definite plans
were formed but it was left for further
consideration until another meeting.
AS it looked like needing much fore
thought and work a special meeting was
called. This meeting was attended by
several members and all were unani-
nous that the day should be observed
and pledged themselves to do the best
they could to make the day a success in
all ways undertaken. Committees were
appointed for different branches of the
work and the plans were soon in fine
working order under efficient leaders
and willing helpers. The eventful day
came and was as pleasant as one could
expect for the time of year as the
melancholy days had come" though
not now the "saddest of the year. "
The pleasant audience room of the
church with tasty decoration began to
fill quite little time before 10 o'clock,
the hour set for the beginning of the
exercises of the day.
The earnest invocation by the pastor
of the church, Rev. Samuel Rose, was
listened to with reverent attention.
The first speaker introduced was our
worthy townsman, T. P. D. Matthews,
who spoke on incidents in Unwritten
History" in his usual interesting man
ner. Then Mr.. L. w. Peet, the vete-
ran before or after dinner, or any other
time, ever ready and apt, speaker told
of the Difficulties Experienced by the
Early Settlers" early Educational
Advantages" was the theme for J.
Walter Atwood's most excellent re-
marks. He could have been heard
longer, along that line, with much
pleasure.
Our young and busy townsman, F.
E. Foote, had found time somewhere to
write up fine article on 'What We
Owe Our Ancestors. "reminiscences
of Prominent Men of Cornwall in the
Past" was the subject handled by Mr.
c. S. Dana Of New Haven. While Mr.
Dana was not born in Cornwall many
of his earlier years were spent here and
his large acquaintance with the promi-
nent men of the town who have passed
to the "Great Beyond" enabled him to
do justice to those men and perhaps re-
mind the men of today that maybe
some of the towns prosperity and good
standing is owing to those who have
passed beyond our "ken.'
Cornwall Fifty Years Hence" was
next on the program and Mr.. A. w.
Foote in few facetious remarks told
what might be in the future of those
years and, indeed in looking back on the
great changes even few years have
wrought it would not seem he had over
drawn on his imagination.
The "Social Hour" from twelve till
two O'Clock was taken up with lunch
and look at the "Antiques" in the
town hall. The substantial lunch con-
sisted of old time dishes, hot hash,
white and brown bread, sandwiches,
pickles, gingerbread, twisted doughnuts
with delicious coffee with sugar and
real cream. While the lunch was an
old-time kind, yet an observant eye
would have seen that it was enjoyed by
the up-to-date crowd or they might
have been hungry and ate modestly of
what was offered or again it might
have been "Hobson's choice" Then a
rush for the upper room for a look at