The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-07-30

The Annual Reunion OF the old settlers in
Hoes's Grove at Ottawa takes place this year on
Thursday, August 18th. These annual gather
ings have now been kept up for ten or fifteen
years and each year has added to their interes.
and the number in Attendance. For the pres
ent year the arrangements have been entrusted
TO an active and efficient committee and are on
scale and o! a character that cannot fail both to
prove satisfactory and draw out an attendance
far in advance of any previous gathering
Heretofore an interesting feature Of the reun-
ions has been the exhibition Of
RELICS
of the olden time. For the present year the
committee have taken steps to add immensely to
the attraciveness of this feature. They propose
not only largely to increase the number Of such
objects of interest, but to provide separate and
suitable building in which to exhibit them. Said
building is to be a bona ide
OLD LOG CABIN.
Not bungling imitation, but a genuine log
cabin that WAS erected fifty years ago. The cabin,
which is one Of the oldest in the county, now
stands on the father Bazore farm, near Streatov,
aud has been kindly donated to the Old Settlers
Society by Mr.. John Barnhart, the present OWL
err of the farm The cabin is to be taken down
ard removed to The picnic grounds at Ottawa,
and to aid in this work the old settlers in the Vi
cinity are requested to
MEET AT THE OLD BAZoRE PLACE
Mr.. John Barnhart's) on Saturday morning,
August 9th, at . o'clock A. NJ. Arrangements
have been made to have cars on the G. B. d O.
railroad near at hand and in readiness to convey
it bodily to the depot in South Ottawa, where old
settlers are invited
AGAIN TO MEET,
on Monday August Sth, at one o'clock z. NJ, to
haul the cabin to the picnic grounds near by,
where they are invited again to meet at o'clock
A. NJ, August 10th to re-erect it. A few of the
bottom logs are decayed and may need renewal;
the door is missing and few Of the clapboards
of the roof. Any one having a suitable door and
few old fashioned clapboards will confer great
favor by bringing them in.
The main use Of said cabin, as already intimat-
elk, will be- besides showing in what kind Of pal
aces the pioneers Of fifty years ago lived, to serve
as suitable place for exhibiting relics OF the
olden time; and that there may be no lack in
these all old settlers are asked to loan or donate
to the organization any relics of the early settle
LlSulS VI INC COuuuy IhCy udNo III tuCii por-
session, such as farm implements, mechanical
tools, guns used for defense against the Indians,
or household and kitchen furniture, dishes,
knives, bedspreads, jugs, jars, pans, &C., DC. 1t
is impossible to name all the articles, but the
Judgment of the old settlers will tell them what
to bring, the object being so to equip the log
cabin as to make it truly representative OF the
olden time. All articles thus loaned or donated
will be duly recorded in book OF record, giving
name and post office address of parties; check
will also be given for the return of any article
loaned at the close of the picnic. Articles left
with the Society will be carefully preserved for
the use OF future reunions. All such articles,
either loaned or donated may be left in care OF
J. H. Druitt, Esq, Office Of Bushnell " Druitt,
west side OF court house square in Ottawa. The
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES
for the day has been arranged as follows:
|. The assembly will be called to order by the
President at 1890 o'clock.
2. Singing by the Choir, "My Country IT'S OF
Thee" &c.
3. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev.W. Batcheller.
or his alternate, Rev. G. B. Barnes.
4 Singing, "Al Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name"
). Welcome address by the President, Geo.
W. Armstrong.
6. Response by Hon. Ssm'l r. Lewis.
:. Singing, "Should Aud Acquaintance be
Forgot" &c.
s. Dinner and Social Visitation at l2.3O
Q. Assembly will be called to order at l;So
o'clock p. NJ.
10. Singing.
, IL. Annual Address.
II. Singing.
13. Short addresses by prominent old settlers,
interspersed with singing.
| IA. Exhibition Of relics, secretarys report,
Resolutions, &c.
IS. Closing with, There's Land that Fair
er than Day." &c.
10. BenedIctiou, by Rev. NJ. h. Whittlesey.
Ample refreshments furnished by Mrs Walther
at the usual rates Baggage will be checked
free of charge.
Hon. B. C. Cook, who had been invited TO de-
liver the annual address, being unable to comply
with the invitation. his place will be filled by