Show KEEP UP GOOD OLD CUSTOM people of 01 english village continue ceremonies that date back to the thirteenth century the annual custom of 0 horn honi dancing said to date from the time of the dru ids was observed a few days at abbots bromley staffordshire villagers lagers paraded the parish decked in fantastic robes some carried reindeer antlers anglers ant lers one rodo 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 edvard sayer of harley 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 hen ho he was mayor maintaining a custom dating back to the thirteenth century the mayor corporation po ration and town officials of Ti verton went through the formality of prod pro claiming the people s right to the town towa 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 ls saws hammers and croiN crowbars bars with which to lo remove any obstruction which might be found in the stream the bailiff proclaimed the peoples right to the leat eat and then there was the custom customary ary scramble for new pennies anil and buns loudon london mall mail |