The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-08-22
VANCE REUNION
Held Last Thursday Was An Ex-
ceedingly Enjoyable Fam
lily Affair.
Rev. Hambleton Was Orator Of the
Day-Next Reunion Has Been
Set for Thursday August
20, 1908.

The fifth annual reunion of the
Vance family and connections took
place in the grove on the farm of G.
L. Vance, four miles south of Hills
boro, on Thursday August Is, being
the third Thursday of said month.
A more lovely or more beautiful
day could not be wished for, as the
weather was clear and cool, which
made 1t very pleasant. There was
fairly good number In attendance and
all seemed to have a good time and
enjoved themselves the best kind,
although the number present was not
as large as on some former occasions.
Those present had good social fami.
ly meeting which they enjoyed fully
as much as If large crowd had been
present.
The dinner prepared by the ladies
of the Vance and neighbor families
was good enough to set before a
king. All seemed to enjoy in assist
ing to store it away, then Ice cream
of the very best having been prepared
and furnished. @. L. Vance, the
mother of the reunion which was first
held some six years ago, Elias Hat
field, the father of It as was stated bv
one of the speakers at the Hrst
reunion held was also present and
looked on to see If the mother had done
the work in good shape. Mrs. q. l..
Vance also took an active part as she
got the cream ready for the freezer,
giving 1t the proper flavor and sugar
for proper sweetness.
In addition to these, bananas, pop.
corn and peanuts were plentiful for all
and candy In An abundance to sweeten
the young ladies and little ones.
Cigars plenty and good for those wish.
ing a good smoke.
Owing to the unavoidable absence
of the president, Hugh Vance, the
meeting was called to order by Joseph
Hibbs, who in few words introduced
the Rev. G. A. Hambleton, Pastor of
the Baptist Church at Hillsboro as
speaker, who deliyered a very inter
esting and appropriate address refer.
ing to the early day the Vance family
settled In this wild wilderness and
how they had improved the country,
had always been the foremost people
in all improvements and lived upright
and honorable citizens, raised large
families in this wilderness, and all
fairly well educated, and all follow.
ing in the foot paths of their parents
and grand parents as honest, upright
citizens.
Those In attendance from a dis
tance we're Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford, of
Petersburg, Mrs. Jessie Bush and four
children, of Greenfield, William d.
Vance, of Wilmington and Elias Hat.
field, Fayette County, Pennsylvania,
where he is now living near the farm
formerly owned by his grand father,
William Vance, which he sold and
moved to this county back in the early
thirties. His old farm now has a
large coke plant on it of several
hundred coke ovens.
The music furnished for the occa-
sion was made by Victor Talking
Machine and an Edison phonograph.
They gave us all kinds of music and
plenty of 1t 90 all could be suited.
As the day was passing away, even
ing appearing, they adjourned to
meet again in the sixth annual reun-
ion on the third Thursday of August
1908, being on the twentieth day of
said month. All bidding each other
goodbye and leaving for their homes,
feeling glad Of the privilege of meet
ing 80 many relatives they would
probably have never met had It not
been for this large family reunion.