The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-03-20
FIRELANDs.
The Meeting at olyde.

The Meeting at Clyde.
The Third Quarterly Meeting of the Fire.
lands Historical Society was held in the
Methodist Sunday School Chapel, at Clyde,
on Wednesday, the Ilth day of March, 1868
and at III O'Clock, A. NJ, was called to order
by President Phillips, assisted by Vice
President Bemiss.
The Rev. G. K. Brown, on behalf of the
Committee of Arrangements, made known
the arrangements for the entertainment ol
the Pioneers during the dinner hour, after
which the Choir ssrg "Home Again, .
and theu all adjourned to enjoy the hospital
tiles of the citizens.
The people assembled for the afternoon
services in the main audience room of the
above-named church, which was filled TO
overfowing, and holding nearly 600 per-
sons.
The Choir performed an anthem, entitled
Creation" after which Capt. J. NJ. Lem
mon was introduced TO the audience, and
gave spirited address, which was listene cd
TO with interest by the people.
PRESENTATION OF RELICS
By DIR. A. H. Agard. on behalf Of Mrs
Phebe Pettibone, now so years old, relict
of Truman Pettibone, formerly of Danbury,
O., an ancient pewter Candle Mould, for
l moulding one candle at time given to
Mrs. P. many years ago by Canadian
Frenchman, and supposed to be 100 years
old.
By Rev. E. Y. Warner, a rebel Lance,
Hook and HatChet, combined, which was
picked up on the battlefield OF Shiloh.
Capt. Lennon presented, in behalf of H.
B. Vincent, large. old fashioned copy Of
the New Testament, supposed 10 be at least
300 years old, printed in double columns,
one column containing very old version,
and the other a later one, of about the dite
of the issuing of the Testament. This ven-
erable book now belongs TO Mrs. @. II. Ad-
ans, of Clyde, and has formerly been in pos
session Of her ancestors also an ancient
Primer, printed in London in 1902. 1t has
been in the possession Of Mrs. VS. ances-
| tors for many years.
By John Tuck, of Clyde, q walking Cane,
made in l770, and which belonged to his
grandfather, in Maine.
By John Bush, an ancient wrought worst
ed pocket-book, which his grandmother
had received from her grandmother, coming
down through five generations, and being
about 300 years old.
By Mrs. J. M, Collver, Rolling pin, over
100 years old, and sample of fine Linen
Thread, spun by great aunt of Mrs. O..
mother, one Mrs. Allen also a Methodist
Hymn Book published in 1915.
By DIR. G. G. Eaton leather Pocket
book or Wallet, carried by his grandfather,
Abel Eaton, at the battles of Lexington and
Bunker Hill also an English Medal, made
in the time of one of the Kings George and
which was found in Townsend, Sandusky
county, in 1867. 1t was quite old and rusty,
and the inscription difficult TO decipher.
BY A. S. Dunlap, an Earthen Canteen,
being in shape a hollow ring. This article
was found on William Kyle's clearing, six
miles east of Cadiz, Harrison county, in the
year 1914, by wo-kmel who were engaged
in log rolling and clearing land.
By Mrs. Harkness, of Clyde, a piecs of
Cheese made in Wales about the year 1870
By W. R. Rathbun, Of Clyde, Bible
printed in 1893, and given to bis grand
mother, Sylvia Merry, and contains her fam
lily record. Mr.. r. s ancestors, Lucius Rath-
bun and family, were among the first, if not
Clyde, arriving on Coon Creek, little west
of the village, June 3, 1922 They were
three days going from Bellevue to Clyde,
eight miles, having to cut the road out most
of the way, there being nothing but an Ia
dian trail.
By Mrs. Il. NJ. Bercaw, "Cramers Maga-
zine Almanac for 1922" small fancy box,
of bark, over 100 years old, and form rly her
grandmother's portraits of Mr.. and Mrs
Stevenson, grandparents of R. NJ. Bercaw,
being outlines of the head and bust cut
from paper shoe buckles belonging 10 Mr..
Stevenson over one hundred years sgo ::
wristlets, over 100 years old also, by Mr..
Bercaw, the early township record and pa
pers of Green Greek, from which DR.. Eaton
read interesting extracts TO the au ience.
By F. D. Reed, of Norwalk, a bow and
arrow from the Sioux Indians, uear the head
of the Yellowstone river. The buffalo skin
case contained the arrows of three ferent
tribes. The horn of an antelope: the toe
and tooth of grizzly beai: mountain lions
claw, and some Sioux ornaments. All the
above articles were brought from the far
west by Mr.. Josiah Fesgles, hunter and
trapper.
Remarks on early pioneer life were made
by F. D. Read, of Norwalk, Rev. Amos
Fem and Mrs. NJ. A. Donaldson formerly
Mrs. Joseph Deanl, of Clyde, Gen. R. T.
Buckland, of Fremont, and Vice President
Bemiss, of Gro;on.
The Secretary, on behalf of the Biograph-
er, who was absent, then announced the
death of the following named Pioneers: