The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-06-09

OF the COnartl and Edwards
aaq Families
Held near New Lexington on
Z the Third inst.

the Third Inst.
For the NEWS. HERALD. ..ft 94 HHo
The annual reunion of the above
families was held ON the End of June
in the grove Of Jesse Edwards. About
one hundred and fifty connections Of
the two families were present, with as
manyHuests. There were present of the
decendents Of Robert and Elizabeth
Edwards 85, John and Ellen Edwards
10, Benjamin Conard 81, Joseph and
Rebecca' Conard 1e, Abraham and
phebe Conard 1S, Joseph and Esther
Hallowell I, Joseph and Mary Hamble-'
ton 4. Quite number of the two
families were absent. Among the
connections and friends Of the two
families from a distance present we
noticed Joseph Hambleton, Mary Ham
bleton, Jesse Hambleton, Samuel Ham
blston, of Cecil Co., Md; Alice John
son, Hot Springs, Ark; Arthur Gid
dings, wife and child, Rochester, N.
Y; Mrs. Ada Lang, Wilmington; Mr..
Demott Woodmansee, Cincinnati; Mrs.
Mary Mente and child, Cincinnati; DR..
N. B. Lafferty and family, Hillsboro;
Mr.. Gilbert Holmes and wife, Hills
b0ro. Communications were received
and read from Cornelius Conarl. Car
thage. NO., and John Edwards, Mary
vile, Mo. A table about one hundred
feet long was spread and loaded to its
full capacity with almost everything
good to eat, SO none went away hun
CRY. After dinner the friends gather
ed about a stand, which had been erect
ed for the occasion, to listen to music
and recitations. The following pro-
gramme of exercises was announced
by the Secretary: aadeua@ At.' 81
Opening remarks and paper by the
President, Benz. Conard.
Reading Of 4 poem -"The Reunion
Written for the occasion by Jon.
Edwards. ' 'a n n.nt ,l r..
Recitation-"T Quaker Widow
Mrs. Louisa Lewis. 0' ~
Recitation-"The Devoted"-Miss
Marion Lewis. Hta Nt
Recitation-"A Question Answered.
Mrs. Florence Carey. N.
| SOngI"The Boys Best Friend Is His
Mother Miss Maud Wright. n
Recitation -"Peter Long Pocket
Miss Abbie BrabsOn. 10 j. '.lt .l ..
Recitation-"Where Do We Live
Miss Eta Edwards.
Recitation :" "The Coquett" = Mrs.
Elizabeth Edwards.
Closing Remarks s-Demott Wood
mansee. f.i4 11VFI nj
The selections were all appropriate
and the speakers all acquitted them.
selves in the highest degree. The
song, "The Boys Best Friend is His
Mother" by Misses Maud and May
Wright was loudly applauded.i The
recitation 1.-THE Coquett" spoken by
Elizabeth Edwards, now in her s4tt
year was quite surprise to her friends
They did not think her equal to the
talk but the spirit of other years seem
ed to animate her breast. The closing
remarks OF Mr.. Woodmansee were
well received and very appropriate
The music furnished by the Carytowr
String Band and that by the vocal class
consisting of Messrs. Evan Good
James Wright, Charles Woodmansee
Mrs. James Wright, Mrs. Charlie.
WOodmansee, Misses Mary Kinney anG
Sadie Conard, was ct the best and high
ly appreciated by the friends. Tht
time not spent in eating and listening
to the literary exercises was spent II
friendly greeting and social intercourse
among friends. ~ ut 5.t.1
The old organization of the unior
was continued with the addition O1
two names to the Executive Commit
tee, which stands as follows for next
year. President, Benz. Conard; Treas
urer, Frank COnard; Secretary, G. B
Edwards; Executive Committee, Geo
r. C0nard, Mrs. Louisa Lewis, Charles
T. Edwards, Mrs. Abbie Larkin, JESSE
Edwards, Maria COnard, Will s. Con
ard, Nathan Chalfant, w. q. Edwards
Allen H. Terrell, Annie H. Good. =,
The following poem written by John
Edwards, Of Maryyille, Mo-, and reai
by the Secretary, is here added.
l. 1. G. b EDWARDS, Secretary.
- THE REUNION.
j Think not wish not, with my race,
j = To see how great has grown to be
i The Conard and the Edwards tree,
i And meet my kindred face TO face.
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