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Subject: Fw: [OHGREENE-L] STEWART REUNION - 1897
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 21:19:41 -0800



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Date: Thursday, December 07, 2000 3:18 PM
Subject: [OHGREENE-L] STEWART REUNION - 1897


>THE YELLOWSPRINGS REVIEW
>THURSDAY - AUGUST 12, 1897
>YELLOWSPRINGS, OHIO
>GREENE COUNTY
>
> STEWART REUNION
>
> The annual reunion of the STEWART family took place Thursday of
this
>week at the beautiful country home of Mr. D.W. STEWART, near
Springfield.
> The day was an ideal one for a picnic, delightfully cool and
pleasant,
>and the place with its smooth lawns, swings, rustic seats, hammocks
and
>shade trees, one of the most pleasant in the country.
> The STEWART family represent to a marked degree, the intelligent,
>progressive and prosperious element of Clark and adjoining counties.
>Prominent members of the family were present from Dayton,
Springfield,
>and Xenia. Among those present were Mrs. Nancy STEWART, 89 years of
age,
>her daughter, Miss Hattie, Miss WHITE, Miss Mattie MELLINGER, Lawyer
E.E.
>STEWART and Mr. P.M. STEWART, all of Springfield.
>Rev. J.R. HUGHES, Presbyterian Minister of Dayton, Judge STEWART, Mr.
>Phin TORRENCE, Mrs. LESOURD, son and daughter, and Mr. DAVIDSON of
Xenia.
> Other prominent persons present were -- Mrs. Oscar STEWART and
family,
>Mr. Thomas E. STEWART and family, Mr. Samuel MILLER, brother of Prof.
>MILLER of Antioch College, Mr. Herbert STEWART and family, Mr. George
>NICHOLSON and family, Mr. Frank STEWART, Mr. Ralph STEWART and
family,
>Mr. James HATFIELD and family, Mr. Robert ANDERSON, Mr. O.H.
ANDERSON,
>Mr. James COWAN and family, Mr. R.N. ELDER and family, Mr. Pearl
STEWART,
>and many others.
> After a pleasant time spent in conversation, games, etc., dinner
was
>spread. Rev. HUGHES gave thanks, and gathering around the well filled
>tables, we partook of all of the delicacies and knicknacs in the
season.
>After dinner Rev. HUGHES was introduced by Mr. P.M. STEWART of
>Springfield, made some very interesting and appropiate remarks, He
>finished by giving a description of his travels in Europe and
Palestine.
>Rev. HUGHES is a gentlemen of good memory and having traveled and
read a
>great deal was able to contribute much to the enjoyability of the
>occasion.
>
>Debbie
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