The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-20
PERU

DR.. c. r. Symour will occupy the
pulpit here next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Hewes recently
entertained their son Leo and chill
dren.
Mrs. w. V. Cole and son have re-
turned to Mrs. John Russell's for "a
few weeks.
Mrs. l.. B. Hapgood has returned to
her home after spending week with
relatives here.
Mrs. w. H. Burroughs spent Sun
day with her daughter, Edna, in
Mortified, Mass.
Miss Charlotte Hapgood of Cam
bridge is visiting her brother, Hon.
NJ. j. Hapgood for a short time.
Harry Wyman and wife of Worces-
ter, Mass, spent most of last week
with his brother, f. G. Wyman and
Friday Mr.. Wyman accompanied
them to Manchester for a visit with
relatives and friends there.
G. X. Davis has returned to his
home after spending week in town.
He was prevented from attending the
Old Home Day celebration by i'll
health, which was a matter OF regret
10 his friends here.
The annual Old Home Day plans
were carried out on Wednesday,
when a crowd of old residents,
friends, and summer visitors, with a
good sprinkling of our own residents
gathered on the parsonage and Brom
ley house lawns for the annual din
ner and good time. The weather was
fine for the plans and every one seem
ed to pass the time pleasantly. After
the dinner, which was served be-
tween twelve and one TO some over a
hundred, DR.. Seymour took his place
on the parsonage terrace and made a
few remarks in his entertaining way,
and soon introduced one of our oldest
inhabitats, Mr. S. A. Sawyer who gave
n short historical talk. After Mr.. Saw
yer's remarks, Deacon Lyon was in
trOduced and he too, gave few re-
minisences of early times. Mrs. FL
len Davis Hapgood was then introduc
ed and in the course of her talk sug-
gested that We have a Memorial hall
for Peru, and later in the afternoon a
Peru Historical society was organic
ed She closed her remarks by the
well known and most fitting lines be-
ginning I'VE live in deeds, not years, -
etc. We were fortunate in having
with us at that time Chas. ID. Whiting
editor of the Springfield Republican,
who was then introduced by DR.. Sey-
mour. Mr.. Whiting made a few inter.
esting remarks. Mrs. w. w. ]. War.
rem was then introduced and she urg.
ed the residents of the town to keep
their homes here, not to sell tn IN 10
strangers. She has been a regular
visitor here every summer for the
past eight years. After singing. a
hymn, Hon. J. X Batchelder of Ar.
lington was introduced as the honor
able senator from Bennington Coun
ty.' His remarks were of a histori
cal character and were listened "a
with interest. One especially inter
esting fact was brought out by him
was that the very first teachers in
stitute ever held in Bennington Coun
~ was held here in Peru, and in mid
winter and was one of the most sue
cessful ever held Early in the week
the marker which stands near the
site of the frs, school-house in town
was placed in position. and this oc
casion was taken to in measure, re
dedicate it. Hon. NJ j. Iapgood max
ing the appropriate remarks, taking
as his subject, Facing East-The
Outlook for Peru. His remarks were
listened to with interest In the
course OF his talk he mentioned our
natural advantages, the use that is
being made of them. at the present
time, and prophesied larger mum
Der of homes to be made here in the
future. going so far as to predicl
| tina, We shall have a new highway
| following the old Stark trail, which