KERMIS

KERMIS from page 5 honoring the feast day of St. Martin’s – whose Catholic Church centered around the locals in the 1900s. Did Jim ever go to the Kermis? His answer was immediate and detailed: “Ashford Kermis was the first dance I ever went to.” This celebration was on both floors of the tavern still standing. What made the celebration so great was the sense of coming of age for many