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Farmersburg Old Settlers Picnic Draws Four Thousand
In Farmersburg on August 14 a large crowd gathered at Bennett's Grove for the annual Old Settlers meeting. A day marred by morning rain but energized by an afternoon program featuring the Farmersburg band, choir, and speeches by John C. Chaney Bertha Pratt King Purdue professor Cross Phillip Zoercher and Colonel A. P. Asbury. The event honored pioneers and listed a long roll of deceased locals while highlighting Ascension Seminary and the town's temperance history.
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Farmersburg
Old Settlers Meeting
Bennett’s Grove
Claiborne C. Reed
Ben Alen
George Asbury
Farmersburg Band
Huntwork
James Wood
A. P. Asbury
John C. Chaney
Bertha Pratt King
Terre Haute
Red Cross
Professor Cross
Purdue University
Phillip Zoercher
Supreme Court
Zoercher
America
Mt. Sinai
France
Germany
Austria
Noah
Gallus
Gaul
Alexander the Great
Scythiangland
Voltaire
Old Settlers
Evansville
Crawfordsville
Ascension
James Cummins
George Hopewell
Crawford
Seminary of Learning
Ascension Seminary
Indiana
Republic
Curry Township
Shelburn