The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-06-11
OLD SETTLERS MEETING.

OlO SET1lERS NEE SIN0.
The Old Settlers Meeting at
Centrcville, last Saturday was we'll
attended by the 'hardy pioneers, 4
and their celebrates, and the pro-
ceedings were very interesting
We take the following admirable
report of the proceedings from
the indianapolis Journal
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC.
The excitement of the war inter
fered with the continuance Of these
meetings, blu: since its close they
have been resumed. The one for
this year was held to- day on the
beautiful Fair Grounds, south OF
the town of Centreville, the coun-
ty-seas Of Wayne county.
The meeting was organized at
eleven O'Clock, with Oliver I.
Jones as President, and DR.. S. 5
Boyd, of Dublin, as Secretary
Prayer was offered by the Rev Mr..
x1OWdIu, VI SCueiCNhlOs
A call was made for all persons
who have been
RESIDENTS FOR OVER FIT YEARS
to take seats on the stand. Among
those who responded to this call
were the following
Joseph Holman, who came with
the first band of settlers in 1905,
and is the only survivor OF that
party, as well as of the Territorial
Legislature of the Constitutional
Convention of 1916, and of the
first session of the State Legisla-
ture Born in Kentucky, aged 80.
Jeremiah Cox, aged 80. He Gu.
timber on the site of Richmond in
1906. His father laid out a part
of the town of Richmond in 1916.
He is member of the Society Of
Friends. is a hale old man. and
took his fifth wife less than a year
ago.
Jonas Gaar. aged II. "Was
born during Washington's admin
istIation. at Charlottesville, Virgin
ia, the place where the Legislature
retired to when CORVALLIS invad-
ed the State. Thought it very
foolish when his father moved to
the wilderness, but has changed
his opinion
Mrs. Phebe Sofield, the widow
Of a Revolutionary soldier. and
will be lO3 years old tomorrow.
John Pc ellie, aged eighty years,
came in 1913.
Thomas j. Larsh, better known
to the old residents as jeff. Larsh.
He was editor of the Richmond
] Palladium from 1881 to 1884. Re
moved to Eaton, Ohio, many years
ago, where he has held several
public offices. He is large, full
| formed, well preserved gentleman
of sixty-one, with only q few
streaks of gray in his hair and
beard.
William H. Bundy, aged eighty
two, came in 1918.
Lewis Jones, aged seventy-one,
carried the first mail into India-
napolis, travelling on horseback
| through the unbroken forest then
between Richmond and Indianapo-
lis.
Abner M. Bradbury, Joseph
Lewis and Richard j. Hubbard
were at various times members OF
early Indiana Legislatures. They
are all over go.
Samuel K. Boyd, aged II; David
Commons, aged 20; James NJ.
WATSON, born in the county, aged
60; Isaac n. Beard, aged So, Will
liam Hough, aged IS, and several
others.
HON. JOHN s. NEWMAN
made a few remarks referring to
his pleasure in seeing the faces of
his old neighbors and acquaint-
: ances. He mentioned severel per.
SONS and incidents of early times.
He cames.s this country when a
child with his grandfather Hoover,
! who cleared farm north from
where Richmond now is, in 1906.
Mr.. Newman had passed over the
! site Of Richmond, when it was COW
cred with fallen timber. on the way
from his grandfather's to old Jere-
| miah Cox's corn mill, which stood
in the valley near where the Rich-
mond Wooden Factory now is
The first turnpike road was built
thirty years ago. from Richmond
through the village of Boston, to
ward Cincinnati. The other roads
in the country were miserable mud
roads, which "mired down. the
travellers. The men of those times
never expected to see such improv-
IL ents as We have to-day.
The meeting then adjourned for
DINNER,
which was partaken Of in picnic
style in the shade of the grove
The greater part of the visitors
brought their baskets along well
filed with the good things of life,
and the justly merited reputation
for the hospitality of the citizens
of Centreviile is guarantee that
none went away hungry.
Reassembling at one O'Clock the
meeting was opened with singing
by the choir. The President in
troduced
CIVILIZED INDIAN
by the name OF Rev. Mr.. Wright.
He is at present acting chief of
the Chcctaw nation, has held that
nOsiti0n "a lOraO "a their eonatifr1-