The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-24
When "The Healthy Old Peo-
pies Club" Held a Reun-
ion and Entertainment
NUMBER AUGMENTED
BY Is GUESTS
Thirteen Members Not Pres
ent Were Very Ualucky
to Miss 1t

Plainfeld, June 24-Bancroft inn wa
a the happiest home in Vermont Wednes
, day, when IA young old people belonging
to The Healthy Old Peoples Club OF
Plainfeld" and 10 of their guests as
sembled at their first annual jubilee tc
renew acquaintance and make stronger
the friendship OF many years. Although
these estimable people have talked and
planned such meeting for years, it came
to reality after only two or three days
of real work by few.
At IL o'clock the parlors of The inn
began to buzz, and after greetings were
Exchanged the jolly 20 partook of the
banquet by Proprietor and Mrs. Jesse
Gardner OF the 10 absent members, the
owner of the inn, Fred Bancroft of Paw
tucket, r. l., could not be present on &C.
count Of Illness but to him is due much
appreciation for the beautiful house
which was opened TO the club, built by
Mr.. Bancroft in 1914, to replace the
Plaintield house, burned Jan / of the
same year. Much regret was expressed
that the following members could not be
present: Mary Martyr Bancroft of Lis
| bon, \. H., Frances Kinney Thurston,
Barre Town, Sarah Woolson Lane, Mont.
pelier, Fannie Perry Ripley and Mary
Landers Avery of Burlington, Horace
Hill, Marshfeld, Moses Colby and vii.
lard Perry OF Plainfield, Fred Bancroft
of Providence, X. l., Arson and ROYAL
Perkins, Boston, William Perry and
Olive, his wife, Barre City,
The eldest of these - numbers his
years as 30 and the youngest IS, their
united ages numbering ! ,033 years, the
average age being so years.
The IA members present We're: Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Nye, married 81 years,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Townshend, mar.
rled % years, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Mar
tyn, married 50 years, Mr. and Mrs. Jere-
my Chamberlin, married 90 years, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Bartlett, married 81
years, Mr.. and Mrs. solomon Bartlett, !
married 81 years, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Willis, married % years, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Edward Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler |
Batchelder, Misses Jane and Abby Clark,
Mrs. Jullette Perry Mrs. Lucinda Town
send, Mrs. Emily Moore, John Hill, all |
Of Plainfeld; Clark Hill and Clark Reed
OF Weathersfeld and Stephen Taylor of
Los Angeles, Cal
The united ages of those present mum
bered Liz years, the average being 81
years OF age and the youngest, 40.
OF all these people, either husband or
wife were born on adjoining farms in the
center and east hills of Plainfeld Three
Bartlett brothers, Saul, Joseph and Ed
ward, were born on the farm now occu-
pied by Joseph, who has always resided 1
there, the three now living on adjoining
farms. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bartlett |
celebrated their 54th wedding anniver- 4
'ary at this jubilee. Irving Nye is the {
oldest man now living who was born
IND brought up in Plainfeld. MIR. and '
Mrs. Solomon Bartlett are the oldest !
married couple born and reared in this I
own.
Among the many guests outside the c
hub who were present We're William Z. {
Best, So years old, the next oldest man e
resent. o
A pleasing program was rendered in !
he hall OF the inn, consisting of the fol- I
owing numbers: Reading, SISTER Sor-
owful Entertains the Minister" Miss n
llice Bartlett; music by male quartet, r
|. +. Foss, Jesse Gardner, Reuben Batch I
lder and Ernest Strong, with Mrs. T.. j. Il
BARTLETT accompanying, which sang mel il
e Gray" and "The cd Kentucky 81
lone; Jesse Gardner sang MA Honey q
10y" following with buck and wing and j.
Their novelty dancing; medley OF songs a
Y Stephen Taylor, who accompanied P
imself on a guitar; "Swanee River"
lale quartet; reading "One of the j
auses of Human Ills" Mrs Emma s.
atchelder; reading, Deacon Stowcom's r
ken" and "The Modern Farm Of To- 70
ay," Joseph Bartlett; reading at St u
eter's Gate" Mrs. Jennie Hamel; a.
America" by ALL God be With You u
ill We Meet Again quartet, all join az
z in chorus Oh
The club dispersed TO their several pl
omes after the usual good byes, ex- 81
-essing the wish that all may be pres
1t next year, and thanking Mr. and oc
rs. Gardner, who did much toward the ne
Iccess of the meeting. w