The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-22
REUNION OF THE 1e2nd.

The surviving members Of the 162nd
o. V. I. had most enjoyable time at
their regimental reunion at Nimisilla
Park, Canton, Ohio, on Thursday, Sep.
tember is, 1898.
At about $3.50 a. M, the boys began to
come together and talk about the days
of 1854. There was short business
meeting before dinner at which the
company roll Of the several companies
was called and the boys present answer,
ed "here."
A committee of arrangements for 1899
was then appointed az follows; George
Fl. spangler, Canton; George Snyder,
Massillon, o.; and J. W. Fsulk, Waco,
o.
Dinner being ready the members and
their friends proceeded to the park hall
where the ladies of the W. q. I. U. had
prepared fine and substantial dinner.
The meeting Of the afternoon was
opened by music from the old regimen
tai drum corps. Speeches were made
by Sheriff j. J. Zaiser, G. II. Spangler,
L. X. Hurford, Michael Bitter, Hiram
Criswell OF Republic, Mo.
The officers elected for 1899 are: Presi-
dent, II. r. Bennett, Co. H. vice presl.
dent, d. w. Dehof, 90. @; secretary
treasurer, II. Q. Holl, Co. 4; assistant
secretary, Mrs. Maggie E. Christman;
chaplain, r. e. Wilson, Go. g; musical
director, w. O. Lowery, Co. @; COM
mittee to report deaths, Co. A, Adam
Volkmor; Co. B, Josiah Bowen; Co. O,
I. b. Loutzenheiser; Co. d, William
Becknell; Co. E, II. @, Hol; Go. F, L.
H. Stands; Co. q, r. E. Wilson; Co. II,
II. Il Bennett; Co. l, j. w. Faulk; Co.
X, s. Y. Hamilton.
Henry o, Holl gave the comrades a
short talk about the reunion between
the boys of the several companies who
had gone to Cincinnati to the g. A. r.
encampment and the boys of Co, K who
mostly reside in Brown connty, Ohio.
Six boys of 90. X. met the boys at the
First intermediate school house on
Baymiller street on the morning of the
9TH Of September. The names of the
boys are Samuel Y. Hamilton, Thomas
McNoun, William O. Brown, Samuel W..
Pickeiel, Jacob G. Milligan and Norval
johnson.
Letters of regret for non-attendance
were read from Daniel Lichty, Rockford,
ILL.,; Capt. q. P. Davis, Washington, d.
O.; j. B. Norton, Psols, Kas.; Q. r.
Becky, Orrville, o., A. II. McFerson,
Campbellville, KY; and A. F. Ligget,
Decatur, o, The meeting was entertain
ed by singing under the leadership of
comrade W. 9. Lowery.
The next reunion will be held at the
same place at such time as tine COM
mittee on arrangements shall appoint.
All in all the reunion was very enjoy
able affair, and the members will long
remember the reunion of 1898. The
members present were as follows:
90. A-Lieut. 8. @. Bowman, Jacob
Hose, d. M. Merrill, ]. d. Miller, George
Snyder, Adam Volkmor, Lehman
Wagner and ]. B. Vert, regimental
quartermaster.
Co. B-William Rank, W. II. Wyant,
Josiah Bowen, j. B. Shots, William
Ritterspaugh, B. 7. Berlin, Frank
Bowen, F. w. Bowen, II. S. Kaufman,
william L. Miller, Lew II. Walcott.
Co. Ca. j. Underhill, 7. B. Loutzen-
heiser, George Au, Martin Mist, Danel S.
smith, Philip Yockey.
90. D-Fred Boorey, John Betz, Will
liam Becknell, John Black, George Kry
der, Wilson shap, Joseph speakman,
Lewis Walker.
Co. E-J. K Mcdowell, G. II. Spang.
ler, N. L. schlott, Henry Stoner, Will
liam Arntz, Michael Bitter, Allen
Druckenbrod, d. r. Holl, II. G. Holl,
Daniel Hossler, Jacob Hissner, e. O.
Sheetz, Christian stoner, Samuel
Schrantz, j. ]. Shook, b. W. Smith,
Sam Willaman, J. G. Walter, P. s.
Waltner, Henry Wertenberger.
Co. F-Lieut. William Williams
Lieut.. L. III. Stands, James Sanford
James Hickman, John Swan, Jacob
Bowman, William Dine, Oliver Farber
William Fogel, Thomas Fogel, Isaac
Goshorn, John Grove, Stuart Hickman
G.. W. Hines, Samuel Howenstine, John
j. Justis, Jacob Kurtz, Frank New
house, j, Nj. Rebstock, Frank Ruff
Joseph Russell, Samuel shatzer, JchI
SHELTON, Aaron SHELTON, Henry Stim
mel, John Yant.
Co. G-Lieut. r. E. Wilson, Q. E
Brownewell, w. O. Lowery, L. X. Hur
ford, Seymore Wiseman, ID. W. Dehoff
George Bentz, Frank Bixby, Dame
Bollinger, Eli Brown, B. F. Criswell
Hiram Crlswell, Noah Doll, Jefferson
Ritchey, James Reynolds, Charles Ritz
Daniel Een, Hezekiah Shearer, Hiram
Snyder
Co. H-Leut. II. r. Bennett, Abraham
Holliback, J. .'Warstler, j. d. Altman
Jesse harrington, Adam Snyder, Ell
Stratton.
90. J. w. Faulk, william Raedel
Renjamin Wallici, Eli Bowman, DaviC
+. Farber, Christopher Loug, A. II, Nc
Daniels, John Mottla, William Weed
ling, Barnhart Wenning, John +
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