Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-10-26
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On Wednesday and Thursday last, we
had the pleasure of being present at the
Fayette County Pioneers Fair, held at the
neat and hospitable village of Jefferson
vile. The weather, though dry, was a
little too cool for comfortable outdoor ex-
ercise. The exhibition of ancient relics
was therefore held in the church. A large
variety of quaint and queer things sspeci-
ally to young folks of this age of progress
sion, were brought in by the old pioneers of
this county. and closely inspected by them.
Many of them had been heir-looms for a
hundred and some of them for hundred
and fifty years, and their good state of
preservation was evidence of the worthi-
ness of those in whose hands they have
been transmitted.
The coming together of these friends,
and hearing them relate circumstances and
was wilderness, was an occasion full of
interest, and those who failed to be present
missed a rare entertainment.
The following named gentlemen were
the oldest pioneers present:
VIM. Robinson, SO and past; Robort Bur-
nett, "a; jeremiah Smith, So; VIM Fent
73 last June; Henry Grant, 76 last March;
James Fent, 20; Jesse johnson, "A; An
thony Moore, 75; Aaron Miller, 50; VIM.
Hays, 70; Henry Ruple, IS last Septem-
Der; Abram Blessing, II last September;
John Irons, 73 in September-13. These
represented the old thirteen colonies.
Among the ladies were Mrs. Elizabeth
Wathall, 88 years old; Susan Bush, 73;
Phebe Haymaker, 80; Susanah Mark. 72;
Catharine Burnett. 76; Lydia Roebuck 81.
The occasion was enlivened by Marshal
music and the singing of pioneer songs by
Gen. R. Putnam, who give some specimens
of scientific performances on the snare
drum, that called forth the admiration of
old and young. Some of the pioneer ladies
gave specimens of their skill upon the old
fax spinning wheel, the big wheel on
which they spun wool and cotton. The
old hand CARDS were brought out and the
wool and cotton carded into rolls and spun
by the pioneer ladies' These were sights
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present generation never witnessed before
To US they looked as natural as old famil
lar friends, although it has been many
year since we have witnessed their opera
tons, (and we are not a very Ole
man, yet we must say for the ladies tina
they handled those old-fashioned imple
ments of housewifery with dexterity ant
creditable skill. A spinning wheel in tn es
days is machine that one of our moderr
Misses would scarcely know from wheel
barrow, and would practically know as lit
tie about its uses as kitten would abou
chemistry.
In the afternoon of the second day
horseback procession was formed, and a
; went out to the track where preparation
had been made for military horsebac
parade, under the command of Gen. R. Pu
=. nam. After this performance had bee
concluded, Mr.. Robinson, the oldest pie
neer at the Fair, was crowned with a wreat
of roses by thirteen young ladies, who rel
y resented the thirteen original States. NJ
: Robinson then went to his favorite stee
> and put his foot in the stirup and mouRse
1 his horse from the ground, and took
horseback ride with the young men at fu
) speed, and showed that he could, althoug
s past SO years DID, set a horse and ric
It him as well as the best of them.
e The following is a list of relics pr
y sented by the owners at the Pioneer Fai
held at Jetfersonville Fayette County, c
t October 18 and 10, 1871: