The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-10-02
THE KRIonpAuM REUNION.
The First Annual Celebration at Green.
town, September 27th.

town, September e7th.
Despite the raw, guaty day the KrIch.
baum clans gathered TO the number Of
200 strong NJ tho beautiful country seat Of
Mr. Abraham Miller, at Groontown, Ohio,
about the hour Of II o'clock.
The house was crowded and In the yard
played troops Of children. Tho great
barn doors were thrown open whore two
large tables, the entire length Of tho barn
lloor gronnod from tho weight Of good
things, q beautiful crown Of the plentiful
year. Ono hundred and axty.oIght per.
sous responded 10 the old fashioned din.
nor call and sat down 10 the homoly wei.
come, Rev. S, Il, Maac asked tho bloasin
OF God upon the reunion. After dlnnor
the company was gathered near the south
porch Of the house, In order that all might
hear and see, when Mr., Leonard Rahor,
who was one OF the primo movers In tho
enterprise, after making u few appropriate
romprka, stating the objects Of thcreun.
ion, introduced Mr. Charles Krichbaum,
Of Canton, who guyO the hIat0ry of tho
krlChhaum family 40 Far As it could bo so.
cured from moagcr Information,
lie said Ia substance, that originally
three ancestors nnmCd potOr, William and
John, brothers Of the whole blood cnmc
from the Pnlntinnto Germany, and settled
In Bprkea and Center counties, pennayl,
vnnla, thence they came 10 Stark county
IN tho year 1878, William settling north
Of Canton, uH did also POtor, John going
Into the woods IN BothlOhCm township
about the year 1914, June 18TH. Tho an.
ccntor William who scttlod In northern
Stark county, had two sons John and
George, from whom Ia gprung all
Of the KrlchbNum stock IN north
orn Stark county Tho ancestor
Southern Stark county had aOyon
children, John, William, George, David,
Catherine, Daniel, Jacob ana Elizabeth,
from whom ia sprung the southern Stark
county stock.
The nncoatOr polOr wont west carly aud
little IN known OF hla dobcOndnnta, Mr.,
Ghua. Krlchbnum further urged tho noe.
caAity OF organization, On motion Mr.,
Leonard lihbcr was chosen president.
Chna, KrichbNum, OF Canton, clerk, and
Frank Brnuchor, assistant clOrk Mr.,
Wm. Stoyor Of Canal Fulton was chosen
vice president and ELI Smith, treasurer,
On motion the president, vice president,
secretary and treasurer were made ON OK
for the noxt reunion,
On motion committee was appointed
TO namo time and place OF holding next
meeting,
Committee reported TO hold the noxt re-
union on the last Saturday OF August, 1891
NJ tho rcaldonoo OF VIM, II, Krchbaum,
ono milo from Moyorsvillo station, Valley
r. r., Summit county, two miles south
wcat OF Uniontown,
On motion report Of the committee was
adopted.
Ayoto Of thOnka was rendered Mr. and
Mrs. Abraham Miller for their generous
| hospitality
Tho president thon called up Prof.
! Frank Brauchor, who mado n stirring
apoooh, which elected great applause.
| He spoke OF the necessity OF organization
and told OF tho good results OF family
reunions OF this kind.
On motion II was decided 10 publish the
proceedings In the weekly county papers.
MlssJOnnio Smith, ono OF the prize dc-
chalmers NJ the Stark county fair, then re-.
cited u defamation with cloarnoss and
naturalnoea
On motion tho Association adjourned ~
meet at the place appointed August 9th,
1901,
The company thon filled the house TO
oyorllowing and In the spacious hall whore
the Krichbaum String band dlecoursCd
sweet music and whom were sung many
good old fashioned songs, which helped
TO aociablllty and acqunlntnncoship, and
crowned the day with u merry happy
good timC,