Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1891 — Easter Festivities at Chester. [ARTICLE]

Easter Festivities at Chester.

There is hardly an ancient English city which is not surrounded by the memories of the quaint customs of bygone times. Most of them selected some particular day to celebrate. Blaster was

chosen by Chester, and was enlivened by sports—everybody played football, there being two games, one for the men and one for the women —and an Imposing procession. TMS' latter wa* not diSebjftinued until frSO, ttovlbg boen k&JrtY.p for centuries. It had its. origin to the delivery from the Welsh of Lord Dutton’s castle. Many minstrels and other roving characters were %ajhered together &jsd matched toward' the invaders' cant#/ Thoy matte an imposing appearance, and although they could npt have fought for half an hour, the Welsh' away. Lprd Dutton. oi|t of gratitude, declared that a parade should be given every Easter for all time to come. Various sports are still held in Chester on Easter, and a dinner is still the reward of the winners as ancient times. * *■ a n *