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1/K *DAY, AUGUST 30. 1900r the«•tcom-s3r theplacef con-uponi and ion ofmtioa!e for sate a4tative com-2d by menia t that i veryar the ounty t the re not I Ihor- com-80 indeter-y con-Q and amber porte. 2re in-y-3 varl-hold . 20bh. ites to ) to be idates It sen-Thend an-icuaes..8 ver-iDg^ inL. Alc-«r Clan on Lt was lanoa at the ince of Engl-le, byop en-1 J. E, rnezed Qile or1 effort sensedras on le pas-which *ed bis aboose e rail-irated.beforeifidentulture been Lc andkr, and;h his rising ent of t price s pre-be out-■j -*WILL BE GREATcarh:val akd streetFAIR AT MICitlGANCITY%One Solid Week, September 3rd to September 8th.The Lake Michigan carnival and street fair will be held in Atichlgan City during the week beginning September 3rd and ending September 8th.The event will be the greatest and most complete attraction of the character ever held in northern Indiana. It will be held in the center of the business district of the city and will comprise exhibitions of the highest character, for which many thousand dollars will be expended.The street carnival will be located 0on a wide and beautiful street, situated in the heart of the city, with a conttbu-ous line of booths, from eight to twelve blocks long. Arrangements have been made with all railroads entering the city for special rates, good for the entire week, within a radius of 250 miles. The association feels coaddent that thousands will attend from Laporte, Chicago, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, South Bend, Plymouth, Valparaiso, Rochester, Peru.and other cities.Among the attritions vfiU be free vaudeville shows from dve platfoi'ms in various parts of the city, acrobats, jugglers, tumblers, performing dogs,clowns and wire walkers. The Midway features will be the greatest of the kind ever seen at a street fair. There will be continuous performances from 11 a. m. until 12 p. m., and the following features will positively appear on the Midway;Bostock’a world’s famous 'wild beast menagerie, the reputation of which Is known throughout the country; Prof. Morris’ performing doga and ponies, comprising twenty ponies and 180 dogs; the world famous Cora Beckwith, the champion lady swimmer of the world, and her lady assistants; William Ben ja-mln’s famous Illusion ''Zenobla”; Lunette, the mysterious lady, and White Buffalo’s Indian village, without doubt the greatest exhlbltiou of the kind ever witnessed.To this list of aUraotlons is added Holman’s colored minstrels, who will give hourly performances from II a. m. to 12 p.m.; Bisco, the famous snake charmer; the renowned electric fountain; the electric theatre; the Hindoo magician; the merry- go - round and swing boats.Baseball will be played every afternoon at 3:30 o’clock between professional clubs.A special feature of the carniyal Friday evening, Sept. 7, will be a grand masque ball under a tent hoidiog 12,000 people. Balopn asoenaioos will be given by male and female aeronauts.The fair will be given as an advertisement for the city and is not a money making enterprise, and, furthermore, there will be no features xhmt will offend anybody’s senslbUiUes. ..The whole willTHE BARNARD REUNIONBrings Friends and Relatives From \ ,the Four Polnta of the Compass.1A Gala Day.»The 4th quinquennial meeting of theassociation ^ known as the ’'Eleven%Branches of the House of WilliamBarnard,” was held on the old farm now/owned by Hon. Nelson Barnard, two miles west of this town, on Monday, August 27, 1900.The day was clear and bright,and the attendance was larger than on any previous meeting, there being forty-live members of the association, and slxty-one collateral relations of the family present, making 108 relatives, and altout 194 of their friends and old neighbors and in all about 300 in the meeting.The long table spread in the grove was heaped with good things to eat, and the first exercise, after the informal meeting and greeting of old friends was the announcement to gather about the table.After the dinner the President called to order, and the formal meeting was opened by a song, ’’Home. Again” at the conclusion of which the President read his address. Miss Jonle Barnard then sang a solo, entitled, ”My Mother’s Sweet Face.” The election of officers next in order and on motion of Milton C. Barnard, the secretary was directed10cast the ballot of the association for the old officers as follows: Oliver W.I aI AM A#Barnard, President; Ralph P. Barnard, Vice President; Polly A. Maulsby Treasurer; Job Barnard, Secretary; Nelson Barnard, Uriah W. Barnard, and Mary J. Barnard members of the Executive Board.Ira B. Dole recited, ”A Boy’s Belief,” and the secretary read communications from the following absent relatives; Mamie Baird, Eunice Baird, C. C. Poerch, Lola Barnard and Park Osborn. He then read some interesting old letters,” voices from the past,” the first of which was written from Nantucket, by Abigail Barnard to her sister Sarah Barnard, at Salisbury, Mass., sometime before 1700. The next written by Nathaniel and Mary Barnard, from Nantucket to their daughter, Sarah Currier, in Amesbury, dated 27 th 4th month 1716. The originals of these two letters are in posesslon of Mr. Colby a decendant of Sarah Currier, in Ames-bury Mass.He then read the following letters written from Wayne Co., Ind.; one from Aunt Polly Ann Williams to her sister Sally Barnard, Aug. 16, 1835, just three days before the date on which William Barnard settled on the’’Maple Arbor” farm; one dated July 5, 1840, by Uncle John Barnard to his brother William and one dated April 10,1844, from Uncle Jethro Barnard, giving an account ofthe death of grandfather Uriah Barnard, who was born August 27th, 1761, on Nantucket. HLs birthday 139 years after was celebrated by this family gathering. The last one was from Bllbu Davis, who married Aunt Love Barnard, and wjts dated June 12, 1850.Among those present were several who remember all the facts and names mentioned In these letters from Wayne County, and who were much pleased toEdna, oBarnarcRalph 1 and llfr. dran, H Mr. anchhildretClaronc Jane Ba Kankak Loma CMrs. WMarissy liams ol Davis, G Ind., «lalt; Osborn j Mrs. Ra tar Tilly YalparaAmoneighfathe foi: 11 I- l_John Ba and Mra Lucy U1Walton, Link an Link,M Mrs. Hi Weed, ^ childrer Lncian lt;Shephex Mrs. Uh ter, Mis; and tlin soU, Mis Link an Dodd, k chiidrei Dood arxniDtfer iand chil anddau Mr. and Tuley, h Thomas Saikent chlldrei] Link an(ireenin man TTi and Mrs Mr. and Herrold and Mrs Alma lslt; Betsy M St Olairand Mrs Mr. and Bundy,. Noble aj Samuel and twoUenrv Bt both He two chiJ kins, Ml Albert K:and soQichildrer and Mra Mr. Flit dauxht«The£yearsi are de event 1 interec friendf cordscan no well brand: time.All€ sent e: (Bams band Jsurviylt; none o nine c survlv Barna comin]Froijudgmrecent Goebe of Ke what an An hedazviewsbulldooontro
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