The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-04
WILLIAMSVILLE.
OLD HOME OBSERVANCE.
Three Days of Interesting Features,
Including Parade.

The first Old Home celebration here
began Friday and continued through
Saturday and Sunday. A good number
were present, considering the lateness
of the haying season when so many
farmers are behind in their work The
program for Friday began at 1880
o clock with a parade which although
not large, was considered one of the
best ever given here. ID. r.. Stedman
as Uncle Sam led the parade, followed
by f. T.. Willard, marshal of the day,
then E. H. Tuthil and A. E. Halliday,
all on horseback. Following them was
the East Dover band; Miss Elizabeth
Moss of New York mounted on her
beautiful black saddle horse Wickopce;
Camp Fire girls ON q float decorated in
green and brown and canoe, the col
ors and symbol of the camp, Grace
Temple, Sylvia Turner, Irene Prouty,
Ruth Wheeler and Grace Woodland sit
ting in the canoe; a team decorated III
green and flags for the primary depart
ment of the Methodist Sunday school;
Miss Helen Dole of Lawrence riding
her horse Nellie; the Grange float with
members dressed in costume approprI-
ate to the order; the First Settlers, an
OK team driven by Frank Stratton with
M. E. Wheeler and J. w. Williams III
the cart, all dressed to represent pio-
neers in the early days of 1866; L
G. Thayer dressed as an oldtime preach
er on horseback; the Indians, represent
ed by George Temple, his little nephew
Frank Grout, Gerald Turner, Graydon
Mundell, Howard Thayer and Kendall
Foster Gone of the best features of the
PARADE; Boy Scouts marching; the
old stage coach. and last but not
least, Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Fisher will
their wagon loaded with crates of hens
and eggs from the chen farm
Dinner was served at 1890 in the
Grange dining room,, over 100 tickets
being sold.
The band gave a concert at 1.3(
clock. after which an informal Ole
Home gathering was held in the Uni
versalist church. Rev. O. +. Newton
Rev. j. \. Arms and Rev. a. S. Charl
ton spoke briefly and several of the
townspeople responded when called up
on by the master of ceremonies, Rev
\. S. Charlton. Rev. Mr.. Charlton reat
an original poem touching upon tn,
! early history of the town. Mrs. w. +
Wheeler presided at the organ. The
band gave another concert late in tht
afternoon, just before the supper hour
$50.
| In the evening historical pageant
i was given in Grange hall, representing
| the early history of the town. Mrs
| w. Il. Wheeler opened the program
| with u piano solo, medley of popula
airs.
Episode 1. An Indian battle as de
scribcd in town history, the stage set
| ting being a large grove of evergreens
] Episode ,. The early spring o
1861. Stedman, Park and others Sc
lected lots in New Hampshire. Thi
is described in Newfane history. Thci
dress was of homesPun and they ear
ried old fintlock guns. They shot gam
and dressed and cooked it over tn
camp fire.
Episode s. This was in pantOmimC
Rev. Ebcnezer Morse (impersonated b.
7. G. Thayer) standing on rock an
preaching the gospel to the few settler
then in town. There are many descend
ants of Ebcnezer Morse in town, espe
cially in the summer colony at Sout
| Newfane.
Episode A. Colonial pictures. First
| Int IJOSlOIl i1si al titJ NOillNii III
a. little girl sewing and knitting. Al
ternoon tea is served, the maid in al
T. tendance making her courtesies in tn
true old-fashioned way. She report
the tea has been thrown into Bosto
harbor, and the party breaks up; SEE
4 ond Lieut.. Park and the Green Mount
ain Boys of 177S-17S1 enlist and tn
men enroll and drill.
Episode 5. Tory Rock, the me
searching for the Tories who are hit
: ing under the rock
Episode 6. The Whipping Post.
. woman from Wardsboro was the SUI
. lposed victim and the sheriff and h
aid did a most thorough job. This Wa
the last person to be whipped on New
3 fame hill. Tradition says the victim
were tied TO tree and whipped, IL
!; tree always dying, thus the reason f
! the whipping post.
. Episode Z. The Camp Fire girls gay
an interlude. They were spinnin
earding and knitting. Eight of IL
: girls gave an Indian folk dance und,
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