Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-05
THE PARRETT FAMILY.
THEIR GRAND REUNION
At Good Hope on Wednesday
A Regiment of Family Connection
Enjoy the Occasion.
Reported for the ChiIlicothe Register of last wee
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VI OOAhCCGAOA
Enjoy the Occasion.
for the ChiIicothe Register of last week
by Mr.. Mark
Many an anxious eye in the neighbor-
hood of Goodhope, Washington G. H.,
Greenfield and the surrounding country,
looked out last Wednesday morning, and
many a heart sank because of the ominous
looking clouds and leaden sky overhead
And when, from those clouds and that
sky, big raindFops came it was felt that
for the great tete of the day unpropitious
weather was IN store. Preparations.
however, were not suspended, and by
nine O'Clock in the morning the sun shone
forth, and the blue dome was speckled
only by fieecy clouds. The hopes of
months were not to be blighted, for the
rainfall only helped to lay the dust on the
dusty roads and cool the air.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired. Balmy breezes whispered 'stheir
songs divine" and this whispered music
calmed each heart and made each feel all
the more like enjoying the day. Every
thing combined to make the ''Parrett
Family Reunion" an event worthy of re-
membrance.
Goodhope. in Fayette county. is distant
from Greenfield some miles, and is about
an equal distance from Washington G. H.
Good turnpikes lead to the quiet village
from both towns, and lately the s., j. &
P. r. R. have established a station there.
But the trains did not run to suit the con-
Yenience of those who wished to attend
the reunion. Hence both from Green
field and Washington G. Fl. many buggies
were seen tending to the common center.
This fParrett Family Reunion" took
place at the elegant residence of Capt.
John H. Parrett just on the outskirts of
GoOdhope. The Captains residence is
i
| brick, and is very commodious. Usually
| it is a hOspitable mansion, but on Wednes-
day it more than eclipsed all previous eff
| forts at hospitality. AS a central point
for a very large number of the family no
better location could have been chosen.
| Toward this mansion at an early hour
began to flow carriages of every kind con-
| tanning Parretts and their connections
and friends. By eleven O'Clock over $50
were on the ground, and by noon there
| could not have been less than 450 to 500
persons gathered in all. From the small
est specimen of babyhood up to the vener-
able OctOgenarian there were numerous
| representatives, while boys and girls
| made the woods vocal with their exclam-
atiOns of enjoyment as they gaily romped
| here and there. Here were to be seen a
| knot of press representatives, there beVy
of ladies probably discussing the fashions
| yonder, a small assembly of matrons who
| commented on each other and the ''sweet-
ness' of each others babies; while ever
and anon you would come across crowd
of old men who were living over again
| the days long gone by. Pure, unallOyed
| contentment seemed TO sit on every cOun-
| tenance.
To give list of those who were pres
ent would be task indeed, and as the Par
rett connection numbered fully three
hundred, list too lengthy for this arti-
Gle. But among those present were the
following: The venerable George Ware,
ST., who lives near Frankfort, in Ross
county, bending meath the weight of "a
years; Mrs. Amelia Parrett, from near
South Salem, was there, at the advanced
| age of %, still in possession of remarka-
BILE vigor of mind and health; Barbara
Harper, another relative, from near Lyn-
don, aged 70, and Catharine Harper, OF
New Holland, aged 66.
Fayette county, among others, was rep
resented by the worthy host on this Oc-
casion, Capt. John 81. Parrett, (his son,
Caleb II. Parrett, from Mediopolis, Iowa
arrived about half-past eleven and was
gladly welcOmed,) Augustus f. Parrett
and family, Eli Parrett and family, Benz
Parrett and family, Russell Parrett and
family, Thomas F. Parrett and family,
Jessie Parrett and family, Lewis, Marion
and John A. Parrett, with their families,
Isaiah Brown and family, R. S. Suther-
land, Doctor Judy, Alb. Sellers, and theil
families, and many others.
Ross county was represented by Col
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field were II. Calvin Parrett and family
George T. and Milton Parrett with theil
families and many others.
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