Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-13
GOLD FOLKS AT HOME"
Twelfth Annual festival
OF THD
PIONEER SETTLERS OF SCOTT CO

] sOUe6U 81 U1SUO W ObVIu w
A Glorious time among
the" old Folks"
Ths sa-ly settlers Of "Old Sestt," these
remarkable men and women Of the early
days of the county, With libsra! sprink-
ling oftheir sens and daughters. torn pre-
vious to ls41. tegetaer, with . few invited
guests, assembled at the Nswcsmb House
pariors ea-ly last evening. 10 acco-d dance
with their annual sustom, for the purpose
of enjoying . right hearty visi. al around,
the scenes and incidents o.!
early days partak ng of the annual rspast,
and around the festive board 10 awaken
the "reminiscences Of years and years gone
by. Promptly At O'Clock. large num-
Der were present, and for IN hour OF more
the greetings, hand-shakings. and news
swapping Vas carried on vigorously. The
coun, snanees Of the aged seemed to bright.
en- up 50 with renewed youth; the deeds
and doings Of the present we're laid aside,
to recount the Incidents Of full thirty ysars
ago. The attendance Was large-full a.
large as on any pssvious 'occasion-svery
part Of he county being we'll represented.
rae LAIeH STRING
vas hung cut in :ruly original styls-ths
though full p-opristors of the Nswcomb
having erected . rustic cabin door At the
entrance .; .he hall leading to the parlers,
the lintsls Of which we're gretesque'y decor
atsd with coon and fox sk.ns in. n.eceerdaues z
with the custom Of early dsys and a. he
old felks entered 10 ;he.sat, the memories
sf the rustic eaoin home Of many . year
since. formed . pleasing ineidsnt. From
the pa:lor vail, and snwrsathsd with ever
greens, hung the customary memorial tab
let, on which was Inscribed the nsmes Of
Vincent Carter, John Olds, T. c. Esds,
David .iiiie-, James Rumbold, Jr., Lucsin
Sullivan, Nelson Swourtwout, Mrs. Root.
Joasph Gavmen, Mrs. Maggie
Telfsir Smi..,, DR.. ". W. Parker, Leonard
Cooper, and Geo. Humphrey-ths list
thirteen in number-of the early pioneers
Of the county, who in the ysal 1868 pas
ssd from among US 10 the happy land Of
etc. nal est. Another frame contained The
cluster photographs OF large number Of
the sa.iy settlers; and both during the
evening were the OH .cts OF constant refer
encs-and before the former many an eye
was dimmed with sorrowing tears and
while gazing through tie crowd, how
strong the present:ment, tast At least sn
equal numosr-pernaps Of those present
would have their ames similarly inscribed
and wrea,hed about twelve months hence !!
S,c.Ality having prevailed undisturbsd.
until hal. pa.t eight. Judge Grant, ,hs re-
! rim. President, invoked order, and the
Socis = Cane was passed TO tho hands Of
the venerable Jonathan W. Parker, Presi-
den! elect, on whose part the Judge pro-
cseded to deliver tue
ANNUAL ADDRESS,
in winch hs orooseled to make . par,isl
sks.cnss Of the deceased Pic
neers o. the past year. AIuoing to VIM
csnt Carter, the crn.or stated that he was
an lndianaisn by birth; moved 10 Scott
county. st al early dsv, and By all who
knew him, was regarded asa man OF many
virtues, quiet in department, reserved al
mspner, sind hearted and strict. honest.
though nol wealthy in TINS wcr DIS goods,
even TO the extent o. his early possessions,
be was rich n all those virtues that mar Z
tho upright mar, and died as ae lived, hon
cred by al.
Joseph G,vmon was native Of French
Switzerland, born in 1902, a soleisr Of the
Grand army under the frst Napoleon
end who, sfer the wars were over, in 1928
c,me 10 Amsr,ca-scttled in this tOwnsh :
on B!acthswk creek, upon which sluggish
8 cam, whose wsters At an ordinary Stage
scarce y furnished navigation for snail ca
ash, b ave y attempted TO erect a saw mil:
The scheme fsi.sd, and thereafter he con
fined his alton; on TO farming TO soms pur
pose. A few yesrs ago he returned 10 III,
I'D Of his birth, beneath whose SUM,
sk - he now rests forever. He Was sr
excellent cit;zsn-ens long to be rene N
bersd ~ nis early settler friends.
= Lucien SUI van Was . native o. Sect
oountv-bor. in Rockingham in 1895
served in ,,s 'a,e ~sr WITH distinction
wss homo I'd by al! who knew rim.
James RuMoold, Jr., was . native O
Scoi. md o.ms 20 shis country at an earl,
day and 90 ted IN this couaty; was . ms
ehsnie Of more than ordinary ability.
Nielsen Swartwout WAS . native Of Sara
tosa eouaiy, New York-born in 1914
smigratsd hit6er in 1887, and opened on,
Of he first blacksmith shops in the place
get discouraged At his prospects; wen1
away but returned again, and finally mevst
to Lee county, H., whore he died. he ~ai
amsng the 6rst to aid in The organization
Of Bap.ist church in this eity-a man .
high mo-al tsne, beloved by oil.
David Miller was bern II New York il
1915 came to Davenport in 1887; was ,
true Christian gentleman. Formerly h,
was 4 msrchant Of this city, but lattsrly
resided in Princeton, where he died. Hi,
dsash occurred while talking to an Assem-
bly, Of Sabbath school children. His unss
ten a.ious pisiy will long be remembered
Ma. Robert Christie Was native Of O. n
necticu.-cams here sith her frat husband
Davio Hoag, in 1898. He Was soen there,
after appointed Clerk Of the Court, whicl
Office he held with honor until his death
whi;h occurred Eve years after his arrvs
tere. His widow married Robert Christi,
several years alter. and died October last
henered for her many noble qualities %
wife, mother and neishber.
JOHN Olds was born in Massachusetts, i,
1910; came here in ls4l was an active
industrious and respected farmer, and .
his demise resided IN Cleona.
Dr.. w. W. Parksr-au old settler b,