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exercises of the day were presided over
by Mr. Emil Schlup, retiring
president of the Pioneer Association.
The election of the officers for
the ensuing year resulted in the
selection of Mr. Amos Nye as president
and of the re-election of Mr. Mark Karr
as secretary. An interesting
program
of music and speeches was successfully carried out. Music
was furnished by the Adrian Cornet Band,
composed of E. K. Ewing,
Eugene Ewing, Fred Ewing, Thomas
Reardan, Fort Presler, Burt Al-
lion, Derf Ringheisen, Earl Snyder,
George Myers, Karl Truby, Ralph
Green and C. C. Haines; and the Carey
Male Quartette, composed of
Jesse Stombaugh, J. D. Ewing, R. D. Hilty
and W. L. Baker.
Interesting reminiscences of "ye
olden tymes" were given by Presi-
dent Nye, Mr. H. K. Inman, Postmaster
Hiram Miller of Wharton, Mr.
F. L. Feltus of McCutchenville, Captain
A. P. Cutting of Kenton, Rev.
T. J. Carey of Wharton and the venerable
Isaac Burke of Crawford,
whose memory went back to the days of
the "Indians, rattlesnakes and
blacksnakes of the Tymochtee"; in
his boyhood days Mr. Burke spoke
the Indian language and became
acquainted with many Indians, visited
and transacted business with them and
the following Indians were some
of his personal friends: Big Solomon,
Little Chief, Charles, Fider, George
Wright, Armstrong, Peacock, Mud-Eater,
Stuckey, Grey-Eyes, Between-
the-Logs, John Seneca, Warpole, Spybuck,
Guard, Mononcue, Bullhead,
Porcupine, Bigelow, Walker, James, and
Deer. Mr. Burke "was raised
on Tymochtee Creek and always loved to
live on its banks; in its earlier
days it was considered one of the best
streams in the state, but it is
different now, being damaged by oil and
salt water."
The speakers of the day were Hon. Grant
Mouser, member of
Congress from that district, and Mr.
Randall, the Secretary of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society. Mr. Mouser made an elo-
quent address on the marvelous growth of
our country and its present
prosperity. The Secretary of this
Society dwelt upon the historic events
of Ohio, the various races contending
for supremacy in the Ohio Valley
and the bitter contest between the white
and the red people.
It was a day long to be remembered by
those who were fortunate
enough to be present.
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
By the appointment of a financial
committee of three, the trustees of
Western Reserve Historical Society, in
their first meeting for two years,
took definite steps at their meeting in
May last, toward raising a per-
manent endowment fund of $150,000.
W. H. Cathcart is the newly elected
president of the society. When
it became known that L. E. Holden,
president of the society since 1902,
could not serve another term on account
of other pressing duties and
Mr. Cathcart was elected in his place,
the president-elect frankly told
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his trustees that he would not serve
unless they would pledge them-
selves to raise an endowment fund. They
decided to start at once.
The financial committee which will have
charge of raising the fund
consists of L. P. Baldwin, D. Z. Norton
and W. S. Hayden. Its power
to name other members is unlimited.
Until the endowment fund is
raised the museum will be supported as
for the past two years, in part
on its guarantee fund and in part from
the proceeds of a lecture course.
The report of W. H. Cathcart as
secretary of the trustees, opened
the meeting. In it he briefly reviewed
the work of the year giving great
praise to Librarian A. M. Dyer for his
able and energetic management.
He strongly urged the need of an
endowment fund.
The board, as at present organized,
consists of A. T. Brewer, J. H.
Wade and C. A. Grasselli (until 1908),
Ralph King, Douglas Perkins
and D. Z. Norton (until 1909), A. L.
Withington, E. M. Avery and Am-
brose Swazey (until 1910), C. W.
Bingham, H. C. Ranney and James
Barnett (until 1911), and S. P. Baldwin,
Webb C. Hayes and L. E.
Holden (until 1912).
The new president has been connected
with the society for seven-
teen years and has been known as an active
worker in local historical
circles. The other officers elected were
vice presidents, J. D. Rockefeller,
Jacob Perkins, D. C. Baldwin and Col. 0.
J. Hodge; treasurer, E. V.
Hale; secretary, W. S. Hayden;
corresponding secretary, A. L. With-
ington; librarian, A. M. Dyer.
ATTACK ON FORT ST. CLAIR.
We are glad to be able to present to our
readers an extract of
interest pertaining to the battle of
Fort St. Clair, fought near Eaton,
Preble Co., in the days of white
settlement and Indian ravage. It has
been handed to us by a student who is
doing research work in early
Ohio history and is copied from a file,
now owned by the State Library,
of the Sentinel of the North-West
Territory, the first paper ever pub-
lished in any of the five states
comprising that area. Its opening num-
ber was issued from the corner of Front
and Sycamore streets, Cincin-
nati, on November 9, 1793, by Wm.
Maxwell, publisher. The entire file
was preserved by Peyton Symmes of the
famous Symmes family and was
presented to the State Library by Col.
John James of Urbana. It is the
only one in the world.
The paper from which this article was
taken has interesting notes
on the proceedings of the National
Convention of France and advertise-
ments for the opening of the first
packet line on the Ohio River.
The account reads:
CINCINNATI, November 9, 1793.
Many reports having been circulated with
respect to the attack
made by the savages, upon a convoy of
provisions, some little time ago,