Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-02-01
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.

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~ ITlsIeIftal en1 syeipi'A ~
onrhossdsy evening tAs church N the
East Fiuage was hIlsd b. 40 early hour
and the Kiugsville choir led by ME 'rISKER,
iAfho gallery locKths IIgraRhp Es1,
was called 10 the chair, aud Capt \ LucE
chosen Secretary, 40
Aftetaa opening ode ahd resdlngof the
programme, HAnsrY NffttKroN, Esq, Of
Kingsvlo n,eresled,gh audience with a
recital Of eafly seems in Ashta0ala, rom
1901 to 1906. Tbe three months journey
from Nfnssachusetts 70 the North West
Territory. Ths, landing Of The thirieen
who compossd tbs eaigrant company, on
tbe leth.of May, 1891 at the Ashtebala,
sfom tie rude fat boat IN which they made
,shc passage Of the lakes. The bssoty Of
hs.sueneFy as theg passed APP the creek, to
what swas afterwards termed Beckwith's
Landing. ncar where CAPT. scoyiila now
resides. The laIie,was.t thea many feet lower
than now, aud Tho land dry where i Is NOW
swampy, marshy, and pntiIi4oie
The wild fruit trccs overhuug the waters
in fgll blossom, and . pryfasion of ho.wers
fringed them on either side. delghlipg the
eye and rendering tho airl rodoient with
their fragrance. He gave the tragic his
tory Of Gao REc9wirh, the frst actual
settler of Ashtabuia, who perished innthe
snow in the winter Of 1904. in the low vet
ground between SAMUEL SrRoNG's aud
Buaker Hill Hs also noted, and gave in1
gleuts Of the settlers Of the or igiual ASH
tabula to l8o6--their namser being nine.
The calling Of the roll for 1914 made ca
families, sad po5alston Of 400, includ
ing what issaow Piga9ath, Of whom four
teen heads Of families aresyet living.
A communication from Rev JoHN HALL
was read, stating that he had gathered
material for the history Of The townsLip,p
and It is to be hoped oar citizens will take
asuitabieihterest iu their presentation.
Then, the roll Of ESQ. NErrLEroN's school,
which he taught in Elst Ash tabula 48
years ago, ia the winter Of 1884 was
called. OF AZ scholars only seven we're
present to respond, viz; Buckley Hubbard,
Edwin Harmon, Lucian H. Kellogg, Z.
r. Spencer, Althea IT, Cook, now Mrs
Timothy Strong, Henry Sweet aud olarissa
Harmon, now widow Jason Fargo. OF
the original number 10 have deceased, 80
are known to be living and one uncertain
Teacher NErfEEroN then addressed the
remnant of his school in words of wisdom,
many feeling and sentiment. TAe syupA-
thy Of the audiepce had b eceme almost op-
pressiye, and was mellowed by the rich
deep notes of the choir, singing, "My
Mothers Bibles
Response to teacher Nettleton's address
in behalf of the Survivors of his school, BY
=. r. SPENCER, in which be read juvenile
ballad porpetratel by a student Of the
school, entitled, terhe Master In the Crl
lar" and concluded with addit ional re-
MARKS pertieept to the eecaslol.
The meeting was good one, and all
seemed to enjoy il. 1t was indeed Ga feast
of reason and 6ow Of soOl," the meeting
OF old friends, aRd the Interchange oi
friendly sentiments. The pulpit was graeed
with old and familiar faces, PeIatiah Shep
ard, Timothy Strong, Winlh rop Watrous
and Others. Al Q o'clock, after heartily
rendering their thanks to the speaker ami
the choir, the meeting adjourned,
"And each took al his several way,
Hoping to meet some ther day.
BucKLEY HUBpARD, Chairman