Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-09-26
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion at
HiIIsboro.
Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle
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Special Dispatch to the Times and Chronicle
HILLsBeRo, o., September 81.
The Soldiers and Sailors Reunion
held here yesterday was a large and
enthusiastic assemhlage, AMI was
highly enjoyed by all the comrades
who participated in the exercises.
The crowd present was much larger
representatives from most of the
company and regimental organizations
raised during the war in the counties
of Highland, Ross, Fayette, Clinton,
Brown, Clermont, and Pike. How
ever, ample provisions had been made,
and all were provided with excellent
entertainment by the Local Commit
tee.
Promptly at IL o'clock. the process
sion formed at Public Square. under
the command of Col w q. Glenn,
the officer of the day, and Col. Pope,
his assistant, and paraded the princi
pal streets, after ich they march ed
to the Fair Ground. There they were
received by DR.. D. Noble in a brief
| address of welcome.
At the conclusion of the Doctors
remarks Col. Glenn gave short his
| tory of the reunion, and stated that
| the meeting had assembled at the in
vitation and under the auspices of tie
| Eighty-Ninth Regimental Reunion Or
ganization, but that it had been deem
ed desirable to reOrganize and embrace
all the counties adjoining Highland
A committee of one from each
county was appointed to report officers
| for a permanent organizati ON.
Immediately after dinner the follow
ing report was submitted and unani
mously adopted.
This Association shall be known as
the Reunion Association of Highland
and adjoining counties, and shall con
sist of one President, and one Vice
President, one secretary, and one as
sistant from each county.
The following are the officers cho.
sen; President, Capt. c. NJ. Barrett.
of Highland Presidents, Dr. D
Noble, of Highland; Col. J. I. Viii
son, of Adams; Col, A. L. Brown oi
Ross; Major Higgins, of Clinton
Gen. Sam, Yeoman, of Fayette; Capt
c. E. Harrison, of Brown. Secreta
ry, N I. Ayers, of Highland, AS
sistant Secretaries, Capt. Taylor, OF
Adams; Capt. F, t. Gilmore, Of Ross
Capt. Thos Hansel, of Clinton; Capt
A. Downing, of Pike; Major Thos
Rathbone, of Clinton; and JAS A
Mclean of Fayette.''
After music by ii. Higginsport,
Centerfeld and h4llsboro Cornet
Bands, the meeting was addressed by
Gen. Sam. Hurst, Of CLilicothe; Col
Chas Z. Merrett, of Cincinnati
Judge James Sloane, Hon. }. A. Smit.
Capt. D M. Barrett, Rev. Samuel Clay
ton, and others OF this place.
The exercises were continued until
late hour in the afternoon. the meet
ing adjourned until night, when 6
crowd of citizens and visitors Assem-
bed in the Court House Park and were
RECALLED with music by tile exceIe i
bands in attendance. Everybody
seemed to enjoy themselves to the full
extent, and many announced their de
termination to attend the next annual
reunion, which will be held on the 10th
of September, 1878, at Higginsport
Brown County.
/ Politics was ignored as much as
! possible, but from the complexion oil
| the crowd it would very naturally be 6
little Grantish.
The Higoinsport Band, than whom
no cleve~er sci. of men can be found
under the leadership of Capt Bowels
left this morning for home viz youl
city.