The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-10-03
Old Minute Book
Is Interesting
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unfortunately makes no record
ing of the actual report which
now would be very valuable data.
At later meetings Jonathan Mill
er gave an account of the settle
ment known as the Mile set
tlement" in York Township. Will
lam Phillips spoke concerning the
settlement of Redwood. A. F.
Ward recounted a history of the
settlement of Irwin.
The secretary's register notes
regular meetings through the fol-
lowing years. Meetings were in
formal and arranged for the con-
venience of the members. The
secretary, Mr.. Sabine, notes in
his minutes for June 8, 1882 that,
mo meeting was held this date
because the weather was stormy,
inclement and wholly unsuitable
for the occasion. Life was less
strenuous those days and most
of the meetings were called at
10 a. m. At the meeting on June
8, 1883 in the Court House, Will
liam Porter exhibited an axe with
which he had scored the timber
to build the first Court House in
Union County.
When the group met in June
of 1885, a picture was taken OF
the Pioneer Association. (Does
any reader have any record Of
this photography
Centennial Celebration
In 1888, the Pioneer Associa-
ton met on July 4 in their room
at the Court House. present
Courthouse) After the Society
had finished their meeting, the
group was invited by Col. A. B.
Robinson, who was president of
the Centennial Association, to
meet with them to participate in
the Centennial celebration. There
upon, they former in procession
and proceeded by martial music,
furnished by A. S. Chapman,
George Harris, j. B. filters, James
Thompson, R. L. Partridge and
Ed. Foote, drummers, marched
to the Union Hall" Later Cap
tain John Wiley appeared on
the scene and invited all the
members to dinner in the Con-
tinental Hotel"
At the annual meeting of the
Association in October of 1889,
after the business meeting in the
morning "at the hour of noon the
group accepted the invitation of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Cole to dine
with them and the members
marched to their beautiful home,
corner of Cherry and Seventh
streets, where they were hand
somely entertained.
At the annual meeting in June
of 1890 the President, William R.
Robinson advised he had been
able TO lease from the county
commissioners the room they re-
gularly occupied in the Court
House "for the term of 25 years
for use and control of the ASSo-
citation for the sum of 81 .00". This
lease between the Pioneers AS
sociation and the county com
miSSionerS, is recorded in the Sc
cretary's book. The. commission
ers at this time were DR.. d. H.
Henderson, Barry Hannawalt and
Thomas M. BrannUn.
Met in Church Basement
The meeting in 1894 held in the
basement of the Congregational
Church was proceeded by bas-
ket dinner in charge of Mrs. o.
M. Scott and Mrs. Abram Now
rey. A paper was read at this
meeting by Mrs. Hylas Sabine ON
THE Intelligence of the early
Pioneers and the Development
of their Families. She mentioned
the PLUCK, energy and grand ac-
complishments of these early set
tiers in comparison with the
lethargy of the present genera
ton.
In 1894, there was also a spe-
cial meeting called to take inn
portant action with view to en-
large the purpose of the organi-
zation. Many relics have already
been lost and almost the last op-
portunity of getting the history
Of the county is now passing "a
way forever. II was decided to
change the name from The Pion-
eer Association Ito the Union
County Pioneer and Historical
Association with consideration of
the terms and provisions by
which it may meet the wants of
the people in these respects"
At the annual meeting in June
1895, "a fine easy chair was pre-
sented to the oldest member of
the Association, Aunt Katy Snod-