Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-23
The Pioneer Dinner--Talks--COHrt Records
--Courtships--and Ball.


--COurtships--and Ball.
The Dinner so bounteOusly provided by Tie
citizens of Newburgh, and added somewhat
thereto from well filled baskets brought IN by
pioneers from other townships, was very ac-
eeptable and gratifying feature of the ee!ebra
ton. The call to dinner was a blast from the
old ox-horn dinner horn used when Judge Kings
bury was called from labor TO rePasts in his cab
in. and the pioneers at NewbuTgh knew the
sound therelf The tables were arranged around
the outer edge Of the tent and tin plates and tan
Guns for tea and coffee reminded all Of Primi-
tive table fxinEs The Pioneer Men and Women
filled the seats more than half way round the
tent, and seldom indeed has so numerous a com
pany Of heads siiyered with the frosts OF age
eoncregated at a festive bJard in the West
Among the Mothers in Israel we noticed the
venerable and smart Mrs. Cliharine Crosby, OF
Euclid, aged s. years lace OF stalwart men
ovra maternity t. this Berkshire woman, who
in 1911 was forty days on the road with an OK
team ami horse, plodding the weary way from
Lee 10 Euclid Many others less than scoIe
Of years younger, enjoyed the good things oi
the feast. chatting with each other and with
their noble native or transplanted scions Of tie
wilderness-fo them seemingly but few years
ago cherished olive branches round the log cab
in tables Among the Fathers was First Sur.
veyor Culver, capt Gaylord, Jonathan Fisher,
Daniel Warren, Horace Gum, Alonzo Carter,
son Of the flmous Major and a chip Of the old
block, A Haulry, bora in Newburgh in Is 0,
q. and b. B. Burke, sons Of 5. Burke, John
Seward, the early missionary, John Ripple, Gov
Wood, Geo B. Merwin, Y. /, Morgan, John
Doan, J. d Taylor, Elisha Taylor, VIM. Cole
man, Royal Stewart, r. Edwards, Henry Wood,
Jabez Gallup, EIah Park, Of Lorain, F. Wais
worth, of Summit, aud numerous others ir.mor-
talized 10 song by Dodge.
There were no molem printed Bills Of Fare,
not half on the table Pu- down On the bill, but
the tables literally grOaned with pioneer bless
ed baked pork aud belns-sOne of the dishes
served out with the iIcntcll wooden ladies in
use when head boards Of wagons were family
tables-roast beef, roast pig, roast turkey, roast
and boiled chickens, boiled pork and vegetables,
the real pot-luck, cOrned beef, hominy, hulled
corn, rye and Indian bread, corn bread, wheat
bread, biscuits, short cake, johnny cake, ginger
bread, cookies, crackers, doughnuts, round, long,
twisted, fingered, swcetened and unsweetened,
chicken pie, pumpkin pie, minee pie, custard pie,
apple pie, peach pie, butter and cheese. Here
- l.
Of by no5ler race than kings:
Oriaind the founders OF a State,
Heads OF generations,
Beyond all estimation great,
Wonder oi the nations.
After dinner and the incoming, spent socially
bit without the old time nap, the hun Of voices
and spinning wheels ceased under the call to or
der by President Eidy, AM William Coleman,
Esq the old Euclid Justice cf the Peace, rela-
ted his experience, but in a voice SO feeble that
most Of it was lost to listeners at 4 distance
Mr.. C. said, IN substance, that he came into the
wilderness in April 1904, and settled where he
now lives in Euclid. He had only his team and
few dollars TO begin with. The first settlers
were often put to sore straits for the necessares
of life, aud for meat hal to depend entirely upon
that caught in the woods In winter the cattle
had no fodder but browse. The axe and the n
fie were the indispensables Of the pioneer. His
neighbor, Mr.. Shaw, having broken his axe, went
to Judge Kingsbury to buy one. Judge X had
axes but they had been left with him to SELL
His orders were no trust Shaw had no credit,
40 money, and not even coon skins, the common
currency 10 trade. to pay down. He turned on
his heel. and shed tears in his disapPoint neut
and poverty. Returning home be met his
brother in-law, Mr.. McI!rath, who had coon
skins and kindly bought him the much coveted
axe. To illustrate the necessity for household
articles, Mr. c. stated that David Ollie, who
had ne knowledge of wheel making, succeeded
in whiting out a rude wheel for his folks to
spin on.
The first winter Mr.. Coleman said he got so
reduced that he had only his oxen aud COW left, |
lhd three round quarters in his pocket. He had /
ost his few sheep, and the wolves had killed his 1
only calf The bottom of the corn barrel and 4
neal tub was reached at one time and he had /
Tot a cent wherewith to buy. His few neigh
DOrs were about in the same prelicamcn;.-
Learning that Mrs. Huntington, wife o. Gov
Huntington, had corn to sell, be went to New
lurgh u try and obtain a little on some terms.
irs. II. said to him, 'ean't you make blsketsl''
De replied he could. She enqu.rei the price,
md was told that if he made as good as the In
ians he thought he ought to have tie Indian
rice, the basket filled with corn. The good
woman ordered a liberal basket bill, all the more
beral he thought from having learned the ne
essiiy of his family. After concluding his bas-
ct contract he returned to Mr.. Doan's, got
,mething to eat, ard 30 lbs of corn meal to car
= home.
To fulfil his basket contract put him to his
-umps. He had never made one in his life Z
Ie, however. got basket stuff, tried until they I
ould pass muster, took them 10 Mrs. Hunting :
IA, who gave him ten and half bushels Of corn l
exchange, worth more To me then said Mr. !
D., than many hundreds Of bushels OF wheat ! =
ave raised since. I
Mr.. Coleman spoke Ofthe good neighbOrhOod
cling which existed in early times for many !
lies around. Everybody was ready 10 lend
slping hand at a chopping bee, log rolling, or t
9 raising, and had often gone from Euclid to
ewburgh to assist at the latter He had lent his
Oad-aKe to neigLbOrs at Chagrin Falls, and !
: cross-cut saw to John S Red at Black
liver!
D
Mr. Elisha Taylor, of this city, was next call
for, and his clear voice rang cut like trum- :
t, to the great qualification of the many who :
sired to hear Mr.. Coleman, but could not
e eoutrasted Newburga with Cleveland forty u
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