The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-25
OLD FRIENDS GATHERED
For Old Home Week Celebration in Chei-
sea Last Week.

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Chelsea, Aug. 25.--Agreeable to thu
custom which has been observed in this
town for good many years, old home
week was celebrated here last week
opening with grand reception Tues
day evening, which was largely attended
and much enjoyed by all who availed
themselves of the opportunity to meet
old friends and form new acquaintances,
Wednesday was set apart as field day
and the exercises were opened with
band concert on the north common by
! the Strafford cornet band. The field
sports were carried out according to
schedule and were much enjoyed by the
large crowd of people who haa assembled
from this and adjoining towns. In the
afternoon the Roberts g. Gould athletic
| field, which was presented to the town
| by the late Hilas Roberts of Boston and
the late Marcellus Gould of Penacook,
n. H., was dedicated, the dedicatory exer-
cises being in charge of H. n. Mattison,
and the chief speaker of the occasion be-
ing G.. !. Hood of Lowell, Mass. At the
close of these exercises the Chelsea base
ball team crossed bats with the team
from Washington, which was the first
game of baseball ever played on the new
athletic field. The principal feature of
the game was that the first ball which
crossed the plate was thrown by William
Hebard of San Obispo, Cal, and was
"old homers" and schoolboy friends in
the Chelsea of long ago. One other me-
morable feature of the game was that
the visiting team was used so well that
it won the game
A play in the opera house, "Sweet
Clover" was a drawing card and filled
the house Wednesday evening and was
very much enjoyed Thursday was de-
voted to rest and family reunions.
On Friday there was something doing,
IL being old home day and the town was
well filled again throughout the day. On
the north common the folk dances by |
several young ladies from Rev. and Mrs. |
II. J. Wyckoff's camp at Fairlee was
unique and afforded great pleasure to
the assemblage. Following the folk
engine was called down to the lower end
Of the village, where large bonfire fur
nished grand opportunity to demon
strste what the engine could do and was
by large and interested
,rowd.
Dinner was served at the parlors of the
Congregational church and at 80 p. m.
The town hall was filled TO listen to the
address delivered by Rev. II. J. Wyckoff
VI Norwich. Conn, who was for some
Years pastor of the local Congregational
hureh. The exercises were in charge of
J. G. Wilson president of the Old Home
Week association. Following the ad
lress by Mr.. Wyckof many of the for
ner residents were called upon and re-
ponded, giving many "reminiscences OF
heir lives and happenings which occurred
Fhen they were residents here. At $3.50
. m. the Chelsea ball team crossed bats l.
gain, this time with the snappy little !
cam from Willismstown and while the !
ONE boys put up better game than !
n the preceding Wednesday, the visitors
ot the pole and held it. On Friday 7
yening the opera house was again filled I
0 its full capacity, when two very in
aresting plays were staged by home tai o
nj, after which there was a social dance. }
arrol's orchestra of Barre furnished a
lusic for the plays and the dance and !
heir music was much enjoyed. I
Saturday was quiet until $3.50 p. m, a
hen large crowd assembled at the o
thletic field TO witness the last baseball Il
sme OF the celebration, which game was b
Iayed between the local team and the
team. The home team had q
gitened up at this stage of the weeks 81
80 that il could do business, a
nd proceeded TO show the visiting team j
I'd the crowd as well that Chelsea could W
ay ball, and although the Brookeld h
am was a good fast team, they were q
iable 10 cope with the home team. d
his event closed the old home week "
LIBERATION OF 1915. which goes down in to
story like the former occasions, as
cidcd success. There were perhaps not
lite as many visitors here on this occa- a
ln as ON some OF the former occasions, m
q there was large number who re- h
rned 20 the home Of their childhood, =,
"a all were unanimous in the opinion ~
al they were well paid for their efforts ~
get here, since they all enjoyed the II,
stivities SO much In