The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-05-11
Pioneer Meeting.

A gOOdly number or the III, tmOers OF
the Hancock County Pioneer Asso ;ia
ton met and held their tihrcl annual
meeting for the election of officers, on
Saturday last, May 5th, and for the
transaction of such other business as
came before the meeting The meet
ing was called to order 10y President
Parker. The minutes of { he last meet
ing were read and approx ed.
The election of officers was then had
which resulted as follows-
Pesident-Jonathan 'arker, Find
lay.
Fice Presidents-Nelst,n ,n Poe. Liber-
ty; Lewis Thomas, Findlay; and JOS
sph Johnston, Portage.
SecretaTy--D. d. BearGsley, FirdlaS .
?;reasnrer-EzraB Brown. FSndlay.
i;:recutire C0mmittee- e. E. Jordon,
Fiudlay G.. w. Alspach> Eagle; james
Robinson, Frpdlay; s F. Du!in, Port
age, John Reed. Liberty; Samuel How
ard Findlay; N. 8. Hamlin. Delaware
The election of officers bein g closed.
Mr.. Lewis Thomas read u pap ar on his
recoIlections of pioneer Efe.
The death of John Povenn lire was
announced, accompanied by a n obitu
ary notice, which was ordered on fiI,'.
The essay of Lewis Tho,nes was or
dered to be published.
Mr.. Joseph Johnson then mad some
very timely suggestions as to the future
action of the Association, and al 40 de
tailed some of the incidents in hi': pio
neer life; said he came to FiDilsy wheI
there was but one house in the place
and that log cabin; that be had
grown up with the count ry; and fel
that it was duty that tn; Association
loved to the present gene ration, to tr.
to preserve, in some fol IN, the earl.
history of the county.
Mf. Richard Dukes said thai he ha'
never, until to day, fully appreciate
the efforts made to collect ard preserv
the early history of the county; tina
he now regarded the INF tie in a yer
different light, and was sor ry that b
had not prepared his recoE iections {
early life in the cou nty before b
strength, eye sight a nd me mory ha
failed. yet he felt he might till help
little in that direeti Oh, and would el
deavor to do SO.
Mr. Ezra Brown. spoke of the dut
IF members to fuzni-h in writ ing the
knowledge of the early settle ment
the county, and suggested, that a
though not a vezy early residet I. of ii
county, he woad endeavoF TO furDis
paper at the next meeting.
| Mr.. q. W. Alspaeh also prom ised a
srticle on Lis piooeer experis. ice
Hancock county, and eIpresseda hoI
that we might yet be able to obt.u n Il
-arly history Of the county befo e g
rhe old settlers had left Us.
Mr.. Andrew Wiseman said he c an
o Washington Township in 6zse II $
the first house raised in tie toun=l ii
and that he Lad lived tber<eversI c
aud that he would prepare u paper {
the early history of that township
Mr.. Lewis Thomas expressed Il
wish that all the members would ia.
hold of this matter, and, at as eazly
lay as possible furnish wristensssats
ments of what they. have verba.sy tol
as at different mestings.
Nj. Nelson Poe was requested TO pr
care paper on the- life and la5ors G
Robert Bonhan, de eseased, who was
member of this association.
On motion the Executive Coisni' &C.
were instructed to arrange for the ho''
ing of the animal picnic, at some poii
J 10 the county, not far from Findlay.
u The Executive Co@mittee will me-
on call of the c hairmain, C.. E. Jordo