The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-05
OLD SETTLERS MEETING AT GLEN
VALLEY.



of waving grain, which within a fortnight
will fall in golden swaths before the reaper;
the strawberry patches, from which the
farmers family are gathering the scarlet
fruit, the scent of the clover bloom, and the
swayiDg foliage of magnificent forest trees,
all gladdened our sight on our first trip into
the country after wearisome illness.
Arriving at the grove we soon gave our
horse the benefit of a grass plat, and joined
the throng of picnickers.
Fifteen hundred OF two thousand persons
it was estimated were on the ground-chilo-
rem, parents, grand parents and great grand
parents those who came when this city was
new and settled near its borders. Many of
them told us of
"Old fashioned mothers of the day
Whose hands, though hard with toll,
Soft as the touch of Angels lay
Upon the brow. Whose smile
Could make us happy in our tears,
Whose words could reconcile
Us to our pain Danish our fears,
And all our woes beguile."
And others who told US that
sour plain, old-fashioned fathers were
Upright and honest men;
To keep the IN i'm their dealings fair
They needed not the pen.
Their simple word was note or bond
and stronger than the law,
Or all that judges can expound
To hold the world in awe"
Among the claimants'of old settlers re-
nown we discovered Mr.. Hess of the Paris
store, and his former partner, William
Jones. both for many years residents of
johnson county. Many inquiries were
made of Mr.. Jones as to why his father did
not come, who was for 80 years farmer in
that county. He is now past so years old,
lives in this city, but is quite feeble.
To Mr.. Hess / am indebted tor many notes
concerning the people present, though HIM
self and Leon Kahn were most too young to
compete with the old folks, who were for
one day in the year the cynosure of all eyes.
Judge Harden presided over the meeting.
The Judge has been resident of Johnson
county for fifty-three years. On the pa.-
form with him were Professor X. l.. Brown,
who has so long been identified with Marion
county aud state interests; Colonel A. Glenn
and brother, both born and raised on the farm
on which the reunion was held, one fifty
three the other fifty-six years of age; their
fBther, Archibald Glenn, having entered
quarter section OF land in 1921. nearly fifty
seven years ago. Old forest trees have dis
appeared, and new ones now seem old since
then Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin, OF Marion,
described the method of preparing fax for
the loom. Others spoke of farming when
there were no patented machines
g. to thrash and clean the grain,
No drills the wheat to SOW;
Nor cultivatOrs had they then,
The fields to weed and hoe"
John Taylor, OF Johnson county; George
Noble, one of the pioneers; John b. Carter,
president of the settlers meeting of Morgan
county; William NJ Black, who came to
Marion county in 1924; John L. Knox, of
Johnson county; Joshua Landers, brother to
Franklin LanderS, who was born in Morgan
county in 1920, and is 81 years old, yet hale
and hearty; j. NJ. Fish, Methodist
minister, Johnson county; Madison Carpeu-
ter, for 30 years a resident of Morgan county,
and several others were ranged about the
speakers stand. Hon Robert Duncan, called
bob" for short spoke of auld lang syne
and the first newspaper started in Indianap-
oils in 1S2l-the Gazstte-and the hand press
that required the efforts OF TWO men to
print page or quarter sheet, whereas now
roll of paper mile in length
may be printed in fifteen minutes George
Smith was the pioneer editor, and his step
son, the late Nathaniel Bolton, assisted him,
as did his daughter, Mrs Martin. who was
riences as a practical printer. Mrs. Martin
is nearly seventy years OF age was formerly
Mrs. Goldsberry and has raised twelve chill
dren, who are well known citizens of
Indianapolis Eleven of them are still
living. She is healthy and happy
and danced on the green to the music of the
band. She has many grandchildren and
Sydney Bruce lady seventy-three years
old, who wove rag carpets thirty years ago is
still in active business. She told how they
used to teach school. On the grounds
were Fielding Beeler, his wife
and his mother Mrs. Hannah Beeler
who is also the mother of Mrs Calvin Fletch-
er and the late Mrs. ]. c. New. Mrs. Beeler
raised ten children. is South Carolinian by
birth, but came TO Marion county in its
youth, and travelled on horseback to Ohio for
visit and returned in the same manner
She is as years of age, and was accompanied
by her grandson, Horace Fletcher. Mrs.
Temperance Saunders was present. She
has lived on one farm in Johnson
county forty-four years. Her husband,
Hezekiah Saunders, has lived there go
years. Mrs. Susannah Brown, a widow,
lived on the same farm 90 years, and is 10
years of age. He husband entered the land.
She has six children, all farmers. Colonel
A. NJ. Buckner, cousin of the late General
Buckner, came from North Carolina and
settled in Indianapolis in 1881. Mr.. Pad
dock, who owens the splendid pike road over
which we travelled, was present.
Among the eldest persons were Robert
Wishard, uncle of Coroner Wishard; John
Mayors, aged 80; Mrs. Smock, aged SO; Mr..
Fisher. 50. and Isaac Thomlinson, father of
Dr. ThOmlinson of this city, who came to the
farm he now occupies in 1923, and whose
hrSt house still stands on the Madison road.
tin cup made from the dome of
the old state house was presented by John
S. Wright, and adorned the speakers desk.
A bouquet of flowers was sent to Judge War
den as the handsomest man present by Miss
Voorhees,. of indianapolis. Toward sunset
we turned our faces homewsrd, glad to
know that
"Along the shores of time
There liAger yet a few
deeds
When our broad lands were new;
To tell us DER the tales of youth,
Forgetting they are old
The tales of courage, love and truth,
Which years ago were told"
EMILY HAWTHORNE