The New York herald., 1877-08-29
programmes arranged BY these gentlemen for nc1.

programmes srIapeea " tnese genHemen TOT next
Eleven O'Clock A. n. --BusIuess meeting
Twelve O'Clock NJ Dinner.
Hali-past one O'Clock Y. M.-The Photogr aphing
Two o'clock Y. N.--Speeches. 49,,
The principal address OF the day, the Of an his
torcai naiurs will be delivered by A. b. woodworth,
a BAptst minister Of summit, " J. To his forensic
genius has been nsrusted the delicate task OF seeing
Iha, the smnhs ars spoken ai properly Alter he has
Gnishcd all tie dominies present will 10 invited TO
oomy upon the stand setcray and say something
Each orator viii be limited 10 Ave minutes. Between
these latter addresses, which expected TO be OF
light, iansstic and humorous nature, there will be
music by the bands ana singing by the Glce Club.
Rartan and ono from Dover Tho GIes Ciuo nun
bering ten warblers, Will be recruited IRON the ime.
dials vicinity Of Pespaek. IL is expected that
the ontire entertainment win wind up Al about
tour O'Clock In tho afternoon. "you do intend
feed 5000 people yourselves" asked tue reporter OF
the tables and each family briggs food rhers
was enough let over last year 10 iced thousand
article: won't allow sutier or pedier within
mile oi the place " ISN'T question OF money max.
Ing; IL Is question Of sentiment"
THE NEW YORK SMITHS
Some time IN the early history OF this interesting
fau.i!y branch OF them migrated TO ibis state aud
a, place called runghannock Falls. niue miles below
Ithaca, near Cayuga Lake, The New YorK smiths ncld
reunion similar In character but smaller In d.
some OF the smiths," writing to the True
Democratic Banner, Of Morrstown, n. j., mar
made 10 runshannocs on the occasion Of the les.yi
ties He says:-'At the Smith family and friends
reunion at the Centennial Smith Picnic, held Scptem
ber D. 1870. ON the farm OF Pcter Y. smith, and The
homestead OF Zacharan Smtn, the son Of John Henry
Smith, was resolved to bold annual reunions, II pos-
sible, to make them sill more friendly socxble
Now part OF the descenu oil John Henry
Smith settled in the State oi Now York and
the seueca aud Cayuga iakesor, rather between
the lakesand have iur number oi years held these
annual rcunons was resolved that some ot the New
jersey friends And others possible, should attend
this annua! picnic, which was held June 20 "
On Tuesday morning, June l9. the train
At Aorristown, whore We found good nunbsr--ten IN
all--and as tho mail train from New York
arrived the President OF the smith Enm-
lily and Friends' Reunion arrived, and showed
that ho surprised, by looks and expressions to
was party OF eight added, making nineteen In all
At Ithaca. says the writer, 1--WE ran across OF the
qaalntcd After an exchange OF histories parted,
expecting TO meet next day. wo were met
with The most cordial welcome by the York State
s; shers we sDd were 's me. by by tho rresdaas o.
the Lake County Smith Family and Friends'
Reupion' After dinner there was an address by ins
Rev. Mr. Alfred, In which there was read "a partial
history OF christopher smith, who lett New Jersey In
the yea, 1907, !. aking MN ~ M nrsy.h's days 70 make make
very much II Christopher laid over little while in
the metropolis
Il will please every Smith IN the land 10 know that
Of the results OF the reunion or
gauization history Of the John Henry fam
ily IL TO be written and published The gigantic
task has already bcen inrusted to Peapack young
man who has the reputation OF welding gifted psp
All Of the family archives and documentary legends
put at DIS disposal, and If he does not weave a
glowing account then be IL not toe individual to be
intrusled with thrilling theme. There Is romance
In every square nch OF The old Homestead at Branch
Farm. The aagpoie has been erected right the sre
Of tho old chimney corner where Zachariah used to
SIT alter hard days work aud smoke his pipe.
When the ground was broken for the pole there were
ashes still there, white crumbng. memories OF the
long ngo that the wind caught up aud scattered far
and wide. Near the house Is a small rvef that runs
like Y race through the gorge OF The ntains
towering above the farm. II will be seen, then, that
the biographer oi the Smith family viii DO easily
enabled strike lofty style by the mere contempa.
ton of hts SUBJECT, If the astus 10 IN him. So far
dates 70 he will be ably assisted by the register Of
the church ut Newmarket, on who's. faded pages the
Of the Smiths TO be seen In serred array.
As the reporter turned away from the house OF Mr..
Isaiah Smith md sought the picturesque railroad sta
tion, deeply pondsring what he had heard, stray
Italian, blown into that lovely valley by the gust OF
chance, ran his brown hands over the strings Of an
antique harp and played att
There Is left to love
But that little boy Of mine,
In that little. old log cabin
~ In the lane.
Surely, thought the HERALD man, here 10 gentle.
man al MilDurn who IS not Smith, his lay would
melancholy and desOlAto.