Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-09-19
Reunion at Walpole.

The descendants of james Russell
who came from Connecticut to Walpo.e
New Hampshire, and settled, in the yea
1765,enjoyed social gathering Tuesday
Sep. 9th, at the residenceo of Henry I. Eos
ter in Walpole to the number of sixty
four, representing six generations.
The day was very pleasant, and thu
occasion one of great enjoyment. There
were Representatives from many different
states, extending from Kansas to Maine
There were several from Topeka, Kan,
among whom was DIR. A. j. Huntoon
formerly of Langdon, N. H., who spent
nearly two years in Bellows Falls prac-
ticing medicine, some eighteen years ago
after which he emigrated to the broad
plains of Kansas, where be has since re-
sided and his many friends in this section
will be glad to know, has been bountifully
blessed with the good things of this
world.
The good woman of the House OF
Foster" threw open wide the many doors
of her spacious mansion, and gave US all
most hearty welcome, both old and
young besides allowing us to explore it
to its innermost recesses.
About four o'clock in the afternoon
,,o ,,o.o ;,,,;tad 30 ,ba lance orb in
front of the house, where long tables
were arranged in the form of right
angle, beautifully decorated with flowers
besides being bountifully furnished with
all the delicacies of the season to supply
the wants of the inner man, and as it is,
and always has been great misfortune
of the Russell family, not to be able to
live without eating, it may well be sup
posed that this invitation was not hastily
rejected, and that ample justice was
done to the occasion especially by those
who came from the Green Mountains of
Vt. where the air is fresh, balmy and in
MIGRATING, and where eating is our best
hold as the writer can testify, having
long been resident of that State.
After having RECALLED ourselves from
the table of plenty, we were entertained
with speeches from DIR. Russell and
others which were very appropriate to
the occasion, one of which alluded to the
fact that we no doubt were all more or
less related to the noted Lord John
Russell who has figured SO conspic-
uously on the continent of Europe,
still it was not positively known that one
drop of royal blood ever coursed through
our veins, but that honesty, uprightness
and integrity should be the peculiar char
acteristics of each and every one of us
which is Of far more value, than royalty
in its noblest forms.
And while looking about me among
the different representatives, who were
composed of little children, youth, the
middle aged and those whose locks had
been silvered by the lapse of many seasons,
and whose influence, and counsel to us
has ever been timely and good, | was
forcibly reminded that ere many more
years had passed away these happy lit
tie children would become men and
,ror,,a, ond ba tbromn o,,t ,nop tho
broad stage of life, to act in the capacity
of citizens, to discharge the various du-
ties, which now devolve upon their faith
ers and mothers, and that we too, like
those whom we are here gathered to rep
resent, must soon pass away and be re-
membered only as among the things
that were.
The united ages of those present was
2086 years, the Oldest person present was
David Russell of Walpole, he being II;
the youngest, Russell Angler of Alstead,
N. III. being but year old.
After enjoying the afternoon to the
fullest extent, we all joined in singing
Aud Lang Syne," to the words "Shall
auld acquaintance be forgot" and went
our several ways rejoicing that the
good people of the House of Foster F"
had contributed so literally to our many
wants, and with many good wishes tbs
they might live long and be blessed with
health, happiness and prosperity.