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Show their method of applause after the forenoon ratlon" e minor fetltures of t h of side the house in Given be over . , pulls, ities, public cou .... d be ment. year. ) to of the u» . C:(..e 01 " meetinL emu 8 horse-rbces ·ec. enllveed t ne aance over glv cn p i en i c the "parties" . a f olenoon e the where grounds lie t0 tr ,1 wlich . Ll 8 foot--' r'ec e s and, be t;iven 6 ftO _ of in the course, plentifull:,r faI!:il.ies often produced 50 The very exclusi veness of t Relative to the ler,,'e fanily. or on us ed were often however, , te s II I pub- chicken- close the day's activ these and was ' since in pert tis , produced in the local settle- to 100 1.10rmons made .ie big-tablett to evening. candy usually lUds per°huaIJ ernoon 17 :U, wrestling, sh00ting-rnatches, STI.a11 groups Were not uncommon; "candy-pull "---Dol asses 10Ilt before salvo Th e • follow ine:; each f gun fi re j t t even , fstlvlties; cl.)r;lOdi ty a and , t:eneral -'good timen'In th e w80ds '.. WOUl.(l beinJ.:" held was • (Inoividual in the colonies proGram, was a c method gallons or...muni of ty of "sorghum" each seem dining, much like lost which a favor the United Order we s abandoned, one nay wond er if f'ouno to carry familiarity rether too far. perhaps the extra touch of fwlily life at meal time was found the more productive of good, since the se t t Leruerrt was already cor.J'J.mistic, and local society was already sufficiently clannish and self-contained. in this prectice was Religious functions also did much to cause association of the people. The r en.ember s the ouarterly stoke conferences, when perhaps we v10uld set out on a Thursaay with a partial load of grain, or exchaged, for flour, neal, Enc ampmerrt for the first bran, Its.10rts", etc. night 8way fran home was ma de sufficiently far on the way so that father could be at "::1igh Council mee t Lngin snowflake at 2:00 o'clock Frhiay afternoon. The "grist" would probably be tal,.en to the LIil1 at Shunway by mys e Lr '!Wo days and three nights were spent with friends in after which another Snowflke, te.Jrney home might require These stQ day ana a half or two Gays. to meet at other. pIeces then Snowflake; and when ot st. ,Joseph, always in the autumn when the watermelons and cantaloupes were ripening; and it is probable that the excellent quali ty and plentiful quaiti ty of these produced by Our forebears at st. Joseph often was the means of Grawing people to the confer-ence who otherwise would not have been here. In thinking back on t.he s e religious functions, as well a s other religious gutherine:;s, the wri ter is r-emf.nd ed of our puri tanic New Enf:1Bnd ancestors, who so r'egu Le.r Ly a t tr.nded the sabbath-day services, and always cane home "highly ed ifi ed wI'iter well , mffe1enceSJ\..scheduled " • At st. Jseph, celebra t·a on of the 24th of lJarch---the "cuc:tom' . ennav er'ee ry of the ar- largely supplanted and has , ne s became a t r a vel rival here of the firs t p loneers--the th Wi \1 present ea se a f s other hall d t day has tho the local public observance of since e for the "24th'., 0 Snow bO 'll n for to rron one town to another t we or i other neighb s orce ng. and p erha s to nne for t a becrrae so act ive y observed tnere, a Iv-lays Day" is au no ers' our own y. but but olso many -the nat i ona 1 Inc.ependenc e D , own popu 1 8C e our ln b Y not only e lndu1bed anu'lse10c811y, activities the county public in the town anc'other places observance ialized e c friencs and former r e s i d en t s of' of tn i s sp . The uevelopn:ent 'tu r n or' th e st t.ne where who join us for the occaslon• anniversary, 25th the 1 Q t grtldua of our pioneer day \7a s SOL1ewne aker on that OCC8S1 A reminisc ing spe .ti as toaay. on w h'lC h he 1 1tk e the cay century, was observed very said was much 6 , which he 8? the for 1n P8St forty1 tJM of the day of arrival In genera WBS in progress. the fore srade was speaking---a ter:,iflc included the mornlng afternoon i ties have the day's five ye8rs or mo're t e no,)n-doy to I' those wis..."1ing noon public meeting and program, in the evening---One for Q'ance aEother e and dour. 8 nd more ago, sports; and nea r.iy 8 l'wey a the ents dance 8S did our pdents arid attemp ted tj ... . . v 8Y - · ... J Yflak· PF' . . .'_ . . _ . --- , ' . r..ncn , sanastom act.l;tentiI1eS , l , t:·,randar '. the '·mo<1ern'. (thP.I1 sometl.IDes .. fiftY:r{years referred'with <lancing '--C'the hot stuffll. luncheo,o. ten th facetiousnes9as . on 1 |
