Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-23

EKe republish- the following from tb
Daily Of Thursday, to supply the demand 70
the Tn weekly LEADER Of to-day, containing
the full account of the Pioneer Celebration
Judge sPalding's Address is on the 4th page o
the Tn-Weekly.
Cuyahoga County Historical Society-Firs
Annual Celebration
wednesday, Oct. 10th, 1883, was memora
bic day in the annals of Cuyahoga County. II
obedience to the invitation of the Trustees Of
the Cuyahoga County Historical Society, the
Pioneer Fathers, Mothers, their Sons and their
Daughters, from all the Townships, assembled
under the Big Tent at Newburgh, and, with the
other guests. swelIed the coneourse to some
four thousand people The mild October sun
never smiled upon more interesting spectacle.
The Officers of the Historical Society are:
PRESIDENT
LEOSARD CASE, of Cleveland
VICE PRESIDENTS.
J. D. TAYLOR, Rockport
ANDREW COZAD. Fast Cleveland
WILLIAM COLEMAN, Euclid.
EZRA EDDY, Mayheld.
JONATHAN COLE, Orange.
NOAH GRAVES. ChagFin Falls
l.. 5. BULL, Scion.
MOsEs GLEASON, Bedford
DANIEL WAEREN, " Narrensvilie
JGsTTs Gh1Nao RanILTox fhhI46; tNewburgh.
JoNA FRAZER, Independence
THEO- BREcE, Brecksville
JAMES IOwsLEY ROyaltOu.
b ). WELC Il, StrOugsviie
J. FULLER, Middleburgh.
Jas NJ. COGswELL, Parma
ID. j. STEARNs, Olmsted
BARNABAs HALL, Dover.
EBRNEZER FISH, Brooklyn
TREASURER.
SAMUEL Williamson, Cleveland
SECRETARY.
JOHN BARR, Cleveland.
TRUSTEES.
CHARLES WHTTLEsEY, Cleveland.
AHAz MERcHaNT Cleveland
Gro. B. MERwIS, RJckport
The congregation was called to order by
Vice President EDDY, President of the Day
Seate- with him on the platform was the ven
erable OLIVER CULVER, the only survivor Of the
First Surveying Party of 1896, Rev. Dr. AIKEN,
Rev. Mr.. SEWARD, the Vice Presidents Of the
Society present, and a number of the most aged
of the Cuyahoga Pioneers.
The Throne of Grace was invoked by Dr.
AIKEN, the old and beloved Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Secretlry
BARS then read the record of the proceedings
of the Historical Society, and was followed in
the eloquent address We publish, by the Hon
R. P. SPALD1NG, in the absence Of Col. CHAs
WHITTLEsET. the appointed Orator for the occa-
sion Mr.. CULvER was then introduced to the
Pioneers and the People, and his venerable and
commanding form was greeted with cheers of
welcome. He spoke briefly, merely expressing
his happiness ard thanks DODGE, the inimita-
bic, set everybody m a roar by an imprOmptu
song, when the Dinner Horn was sounded, and
the Pioneer Fathers AMI Mothers were seated at
tables loaded with the old and the new delicacies
and substsntials of lie The tables were filed
again and again, until everybody was satisfied.
so bounteous was the feast provided by the
generous Newburghers.
After dinner the spinning wheels, cards,
hachels, etc, of the olden time were put in mo-
ton, and the relics of the past were examined
and talked about for an hour or so. OF these,
and various and sundry matters, We shall speak
more in detail
In the afternoon brief addresses were made
by Pioneers WN. COLEMAN, of Euclid, EusHA
TAYLoE, of Cleveland, and J D. TAYLOR, of
Rockport Secretary BARR read the Records of
the First Court in TrumbnlI county, in 1900
Trumbull then being bounded west by the Guy
ahoga river and the Portage Path, and tod some
characteristic anecdotes of Nj. CARTER, Of Pi-
oneers the chief DoDeE sang the balance Ofhis
inpromptu Song with fine effect, and the ex-
cellent Solon Band added much to the zsst of the
celebration by their popular airs.
At about P. NJ. the ceremonies closed, and
the Pioneers and People departed to their seve-
raj places of abode, happy in the greetings ex
changed, and the old time "reminiscences the
occasion and its surroundings had called up of
Forest Life and Forest Homes.
The local Committees and the citizens of
Newburgh generally have the warmest thanks
for their efforts to make all comfortable, con-
tent, and happy. They spared no pains and
expense, and all the arrangements were per-
feet. How could they be otherwise with such
a Ladies' Committee as Mrs. E. MILES, Mrs.
SHAW, Mrs. MARY WooDBKTDsE, Mrs MARY
BURcETT, Mrs. HENKY PEATr, Mrs SHUNwAY,
Mrs EMELNE WrER, Miss OLIVE MEAcH, Miss
D GAYLORD, and Miss ESTHER BUREE and
Gentemen's Committee composed of DANIEL
WARREN, B. L. WIGGINs, II. C. Pratt, Y. l..
MoReAN, \. CtETER, j. GALLUP, I. GUILFOED,
and J. HoFk1Ns with B L. WIGGISs for Mar
shal, and E I. HAMILTON and JOIN SMITH,
Assistants.
May each year witness a like gathering Of
the tribes of the Cuyahogas SS2Ss