Show KEEP UP GOOD OLD CUSTOM people of f english village continue ceremonies that data back to the thirteenth century the annual custom of horn born dancing said to date from the time of the dru ids was observed a few days at abbots bromley staffordshire villagers paraded the parish decked in fantastic robes some carried reindeer antlers anglers ant lers one rode a hobby horse and others played accordions and triangles the principal residences in the district were visited the mayor of the old yorkshire borough of richmond presented a bottle of wine to arthur edward sayer ot of harley haciey hill scotton the farmer bringing the first boll of newly threshed wheat into richmond market recently the custom an ancient one was revived by mr william ness walker some years ago when he was mayor maintaining a custom dating back to the thirteenth century the mayor corporation po ration and town officials of Tl Ti verton went through the formality of proclaiming the peoples right to the town leat a stream of water last week the seven miles course of the stream was followed the procession being headed by a number of men armed with picks shovels saws hammers and crowbars with which to remove tiny any obstruction which might be found in the stream the bailiff proclaimed the peoples right to the leat and then there was the customary scramble tor for new pennies and buns london mail |