The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-16
A DR|zzLING RAIN
SPO|LS PICNIC OF
THE OLD SETTLERS
Arrangements Had to Be
Made TO Hold the Ses- !
sion in a Church.
BIG CROWD ATTENDS!
Estimated 10000 People inl
Centerville-C. Harvey
New President.
BIG CROWD ATTENDSI
ev STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

EY STAFF CORRESPONDENTS.
CENTERVILI.E, Ind. Aug le-Ten
thousand people. Indiana pioneers.
their children. relatives aad friends
assembled here today TO attend ths
ffty-fourth annual Old Settlers asso-
citation meeting. The majority of
these did not arrive until this after
noon. With lightning and thunder
playing a conspicuous part, the people
were driven from woodlawn park ,the
place of meetingl by a drizzling rain
by wind. They sought shelter in near
by houses and stores and places up
town.
II had been planned 10 have the pro-
gram delivered at the park, where q
stand had been erected for the or
ficers OF the association and the.
speakers. With the rainfall. however,
II was decided TO hold the speeches
and business session in one of the
churches. All Of the chairs and benches
in the hall had been taken to the park,
so the meeting could not be held there.
ofseers Nominated.
This morning the executive commit
mittee composed of Vice President
James Harris. Caleb ]. jackson. treas.
urer, Secretary Walter Ratliff and
John Dynes, Thomas r. Jessup. Mrs
Thomas Dunbar and Mrs Edna Pikel
held a meeting. selecting the follow
ing members of the association as
members OF the next nominating COM
mittee: ]. c. Stevens, John jackson
and r. J. Deardorff.
The nominating committee selected
the following members who. upon vote.
will be elected officers for the ensu.
ing year; For president, Caleb Har.
vey; vice president, James Harris;
Secretary, Walter Ratlir; treasurer,
John Dynes.
President Joseph A. Commons of the
association was not present at the
meeting, having accompanied the
Knights Templar to Denver. James
Harris was to preside In his stead at
the meeting Thomas j. Study and
Fred G. White of Richmond had pre-
pared speeches 10 deliver Mr.. Whites
subject was Young Men of Today
and he was TO contrast the mode OF
living. the environment and conditions
of the modern young man with those OF
the pioneer settlers.
Some Of the Pioneers.
The oldest members of the associa-
/ ton who were present today were:
Dan Keiser. IS. of Cambridge City,
James w. Martindale, "a. of Greens
fork. Henry T. Bond. Sc. of Green's
! fork. Washington Terry, 81. OF Center
vile. Benjamin Haworth. IS. of Gen.
terville. Nathan Modlin. SIS. OF Center
vile, John Yeargin, SO, of Richmond,
Jesse Brumfield, so. of Centerville.
Morris Reynolds. OF Dublin. j. l. Twee-
dy, SO. of Dublin. Silas Huddleston. Sc.
of Dublin, John Kerlin. SO. of Dublin.
Morris Jones. 81, of Centerville. Rev. ]
Luke Woodward. 81. of Fountain City,
John w. Foulke. So, of Richmond.
Frank Baker. so. of Centerville. Henry
Fender, Sc, of Abingdon and Mrs.
Christy b. Nichols, so. of Centervilie.
These persons had their photographs
taken In a group soon after dinner
had been eaten.
Many of those who attended the
meeting brought big picnic lunches
and ate them on the grounds of the
park. Others went to the homes OF
relatives who live here and family re-
unions were held.
Some of Interesting pioneers who
attended the picnic today. with brief
sketches of their career. follow: .
Benjamin Haworth.
Benjamin Haworth. S5. born in Rush
count, near Charlottesville. Ind. April
IL, 1928. A farmer and brickman. At
s years of age he moved to West Grove
neighborhood. Then moved to Illinois
in 1853. He stayed there until 1909
but is now living at Dublin.
SiIas HuddIeston.
Silas Huddleston. Sc. of Dublin. was
born May q. 1928. in Union county.
Before the railroads were built he
made trips to Cincinnati, barterfng
and exchanging hickorynuts. coonskin.
pawpaws. etc, for groceries and mer-
chandise. Indians had a camp near
his home. An underground railroad"
station was also on his farm. Frequent
ly Mr.. Huddleston loaded a dozen
slaves in a wagon and carried them
to the next station at old Newport.
Morris Reynolds.
Morris Reynolds. 81, OF Dublin. was
born October IL. 1922, In Henry coun-
ty, where he lived 75 years and 1
day on the same farm He studied
grammar two weeks, and studied
tigers" and geography in an old log
school house which had q fve-foot FIRE
place He says he studied aloud most
OF the time. Reynolds made trips to
Cincinnati on a saddle-horse, carrying
produce.
James L. TWeedy.
James L. Tweedy. So, of Dublin. was
born at Beard Hatter's Shop. ~. c. He
came to Indiana in 1882 and located
in Wayne county. He helped TO clear
three farms Deer. bears. wild tur-
keys and wildcats were often seen By
him, Mr.. Tweedy says Squirrels were
so numerous and bold that beating q
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