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Last Thursday was the day set for the Bremlinger reunion. ‘fle morning wip cloudy, cold and unpleasant, but neverthe less the crowd conmenced gathering ag early as seven o'clock. ‘There was not much dozy until eight o’clock, when all hands laid hold, and in less than one hour there were stands, agais, and a table one hundred feet long, all ready to be f Ited. by ten o'clock the relatives and neighbors began tung up the table, and by half past eleven o’clock this long and wide able was ready to break down with the luxuries of hie” ‘the good women of Perry and Union township knows how to arrange such tables as the county can’t beat. At thelve o'clock, Mr. Motter, Alien county's Prosecuting At torney, conducted the people to the table. When all was ready Hev. Berry, of Lina, offered thanks. MORNING SERVICES. The morning services were opened by sung by the chair, scripture reciting and prayer by Rev. Bunton, of,Sims, followed by ag. Afr. Mutter was then called for and he made an eloquent speech. Tracing man from creation down to present time ! After this the crowd was dismissed until after dinner, . The afternoon services began at one O'clock with music by the choir of the Chretien church of Aniopolis, Auglaize county, O. Never was there a time that music was better than at this time. Me, Gaiden, the reader of the choir, and his son, who played the instrument, knew how to arrange these things, so the birds in their will have to seek for sewenge. There were two speeches in the afternoon, Jane br Rev. Hunton and Mr. Motler; also a short speech by Mr Copeland, the author for the Copeland reunion, who spoke touch ingly on points of pioneer Life. The reunion was on the old Stevenson farm, one wile south of Amherst it being owned by Susanna, the oldest Brentlinger living, and it is as new ground fofever a table was set on. The shade was furnished by black walnut trees. ‘Phos more than two hundred people entered the place. Among those present from 2 distance , were Mr. William Brentlinger, wife and son, of Dayton, Q; Mr. John Beauon and wits, of Dayton, O, William Wella and wife, of Vandalia, © 3 (seorze Carr, daught er and granddaughter, of Troy, 0. Thus the day was spent, and at four o'clock all went home, only to wait in the first Thursday in Septems$e: of next year.
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Lima Daily Times
Lima, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 08, 1892
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