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1’ortv yeais n^n today—-Saturday, September 19, IS91—was a real gala day in Hamilton—the final day oi the celebration of the founding of Hamilton, by General Arthur''St. Cbir.The two previous days had been devoted to various features of the celebration, hut Saturday was the one bier day, the day of the parade with United States soldiers and their hand from Fort Thomas, floats depict ins* the pioneer dnvs i£ Butler county, floats revealing the industrial activities of Hamilton, uniformed bodies of all kinds —just a big pnrr.de, the biggest Hamilton, up until that time, had ever seen.The parade formed at the head of Main street, now Main street and Eaton avenue, anti moved east on Main street, across the suspension bridge, east on High street to Third, south on Third to Central avenue; southwest oil Central avenue to Walnut street; east on Walnut street to Fourth; north on Fourth to Ludlow; en=t on Ludlow to Tenth; north on Tenth to Heaton; west on Kenton to Second; south on Second to Dayton; east on Dayton to Seventh; south on Seventh to High; west onHigh to Water, now Monumentavenue, then disbanding. This was quito a long line of march, but it encompassed about all there wns of Hamilton at that time.Some .PioneersDuringmorning ceremonies of the court housetheheld in front on Saturday, a number of the pioneers of Butler county who were still living acted as vice presidents of the meeting at which Thomas Millikin presided, and addresseswere made by Judge Joseph Cos of Cincinnati; Hon. Johu Sherman and Hon. Calvin S. Bricc, United States senators from Ohio; Hon. William McKinley, of Cflnton, candidate for gos'crnor, and Hon. F. C. Sessions, president of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical society of Ohio.The honorary vice presidents, all pioneer citizens of Butler county, for this particular feature of the celebration were William Andrews, Hamilton, aged S2 years; Jofnns Campbell Andrews, Ross, 82 years; Daniel Beeler, Hamilton, SI years; William Booth, Oxford, 82 years.William Braffield, Oxford, SO years; William Brown, Koss, 82; Clark Baker, Mauds, 83; Michael Balderman, Jnntown, 86; Jacob Bake, }Tcm, 87; Joseph Clawson, Okeann, SS; Judge W. B. Cochran, Hamilton, 80;'Joseph Cnnn, Oke-ana, 87; Richard Conaroe, fjcven-mile, 82: William Cone, Ross, 81; John Clat’ton, Middletown, 80; John X. Carey, West Chester, 82; Joshua Davis, Hamilton, 83; James Davis, Jieily, 82.Harvey Denman, Stockton, 82; Joseph Demorct, Boss, 82; Bartholomew Demorei, Ross, 80j David E. Davies, Paddy's Run (Shftndon), 80; Peter Kuler, Hamilton, 90; Michael F. Kisol, Hamilton, 83; David- Enyart, Middletown, 80} Dr. Cyrus Falconer, Hamilton, 81; Epperson Fulkerson, Hamilton, 81; Joseph W. Fra see, Roily, 82; Andrew Flenner, Seveuiuile, 82; Alexander Guy, Oxford^, 90; William Gray, Mauds, 37; Ames Giffin, Hamilton, SI; Thomas Garonc, Oxford, 80; Daniel Gawker, Posttown, 87; Daniel Hawk, Ross, 80.AT. Goebel, Trenton, 86; Tsiinc
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Hamilton Evening Journal
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Sat, Sep 19, 1931
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