The Tipton advertiser., 1875-11-18


brave proceeding.
For the Advertiser
FROM RED OAK.
The Meeting Or the Old settlers
"A Happy Reunion.
.Mr. Editor Permit me TO let
tha, part of the human creation who
read your paper kno. tbat Red Oak
is still in existence, and that the in
habisan,s thereof are still prac,icing
their usual social and friendly NEE,
ings. In the common order Of things
time has tendency TO weaken the
element that binds friends together.
but il seems different in the case Of
the Old Settlers OF Red Oak. With
them, time seems only TO strengthen
their attachment one for another:
and a they know that soon the Ties
Of friendship here must be sundered
by an inexorabIe band, as the years
20 by they are only still more closely
drawn together.
For the last siI wears i, has been
the custom OF these time-,ried friends
TO NEE, in . social capacity at the
house Of one Of the number, and on
Thursday the 18th inst, they gath
cred thus at the residence Of Ely
II. Carl. When oil we're gathered,
the company consisted of abou. four
score souls-comprising nearly ali
the old settlers Of Red Oak now liv-
ing in this vicinity, together with
some friends and relatives Of NJ.
Carl. Our host bad gone TO much
cos: and trouble TO entertain his
guests; among other things import
ing aChesp John" the Artist, who
set bis car in front OF the house and
took 3 negative Of the whole com
pany. As the Upton train passed
about that time, he took il on the
fy, getting Dutton and his oil can
in the foreground.
An important announcement was
made here; and after being comforta-
bly seated at table, W. A. Rigby in
voked blessing of the Divine Giver
of all good, and the said important
business went toward with will. A
description Of the preparation for this
part of the programme is out of the
question. The tables groaned, or
had good cause SO to do, under their
load and the cooking was no lob of
jorrney-work."
After dinner the social features
were entered upon with a will. All
we're in good spirits as no spirits we're
destroyed upon the occasion. Judge
Bissell, being called upon, made
some very appropriate remarks, as
did after him Messrs. w. A. Rigby,
Jno. SaHey, Jno. Goodrich, Jas. SAT-
ley, Geo. Safely, Jas. NJ. Peet. Jno.
Furguson, s. Yule, and others. As
your correspondent took no notes,
only the general tenor Of these short
speeches can be given. An express
ion of the spirits OF gratitude for the
degree of prosperity attending and
the pleasant circumstances surround
ing all, seemed to predominate.
Next to this, the speakers dwelt with
pleasure on the nearly forty years Of
almost an broken harmony which has
characterized their past relations, and
remarked the fact that Red Oak had
probably cost the coun y less for pub
lie prosecutions than almost any other
equally numerous community. Here,
also, five different religious orgsniza.
tions have arisenland dwelt in perfect
harmony, frequently worshiping al
the same altar-and in all cases whet
one church was built, the Others wer'
welcomed to its use till they shoul'
also build. The prayer meeting, ant
in = great measure. the SaobatI
School, had been in common. il
politics, that most difficult field 70
the finer feelings, but little bad bloc
had ever been showed. Another pc
culiarity of the settlement was note
in the longevity and stability of tn
6rst settlers--nsarly all of them bein
here preseEt to speak for themselves
Singing and excellent music by tw
violins and piano were in,ersperse
among the speaking, and before an
were aware the time had reached tn
point when it takes the Aud kir
hammer longest to tell the hou
Accordingly after & vote OF thanks
host and hostess. the company unite
most fervently in singing "Auld Ian
Syne" and the meeting proper wa
at an end. 1t is true that your col
respondent sat down to breakfas
about sun up at the same hospitabl
tables, but how the time was spen
between adjournment and breakfas
he cannot say. In Upton next da
/! | was told that some Of the old SCI
tiers Of Red Oak had been "cuttin
pigeon wings" at their meeting. Ho'
this is | cannot say. There wer
many rooms in the house, and / coul
not possibly occupy more than on
At time. One thing do know:
heard music that was enough to prc
woke anybody to cut pigeon wing
and dance Highland filings if the
knew how. A GUEST.