The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-09-05
An Old 'Icn'- Party.

s.. Joseph MO- Herald
EN Lieut. Gov. George smith. Whois
enjoying happy and c0uteuted old nre
M his splendid residence near Cameron.
gave au entertainment d number af
old citizens ON "Wednesday last. The
affair Is reported % have been avary han.
py and enjoyable one. a houuuiuI re-
past was spread, and the ola people eu-
tertained one another with stories of their
frontier life. The old gentlemen present
were: Luman Kellogg who wa, So years
of age on the Sth inst. He was born iu
Goshen, LitchfeId county, Conn, where
he lived until he was 26 years of age.
after which Tie moved to SmithGeld.
Penn, where he resided 40 years, and
T he resided ia .ycral other States before
/ Inc came OBS Cameron, which was about
I four years ago. He was married at tho
age ol -, seyu children being born into
the family before the death OF his wife.
1 which occurred . years sincc he has
/ buried SIN out of hi, seven children
/ Samuel Finley, born ia Washington
county Penn, ana was SIS years old last
/ July. lie is miilwrght and built tho
| principal part at The mills that are in tho
/ Miami Valley, Ohio. lie moved from
/ the place Of his birth, when three months
/ old, to Kentucky, where hc lived about
! five years, and thence 10 Ohio. remaininr
! there until about 80 years of age. moving
! then TO Indiana, where lie lived % wears.
and then to Minnesota, whore he re-
NAMED until he came TO Cameron. about
! two months since. Tie was "a member
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church from
! boyhood up 10 40 years ago, when no
! withdrew, thinking % tine best, because
! it was then that fashion began to take tho
dominant part in his country. lie has
been a Mason 81 years, and has some
very conscientious scruplcs which ho
clings to. He has lived Christian man
all his life.
James Smalley, aged a, was born at
Randolph, VT Ho has resided iu Con-
nectcut Rhode Island, and other
States. IIeemigrated to Caldwell couu-
~, Mo, in 1867, in which county he roo
sided until he moved TO Cameron, about
three years since. lie was married iu
1926, was blessed with a family Of ten
children, six of whom are living.
John Jones was born in Spottsylyaniu
county, Va, So years ago last May lI0
was married in 1913, and enjoyed his
marriage VOWS until about l3 years ago,
when, by death, they were separated,
He raised a family of l3 children, he was
the happy father of six children ut thrco
births. He was a turner by trade, hav-
ing made many wagon-whecls, but moro
especially confined himself 10 making
spinnng-wheels lie has bcouu resident
Of Clinton county 2S years
John Leroy has reached the ripe old
age Of - years. lie was born iu Ouch
ess county, New York, and married i'm
the same ueighborhood at 20 years of age.
For many years he followed, very sue
cessfully, the milling business iu differ
ent parts of New York His age docs
not tell upon him as il docs upon some,
but the "tootprints Of time are very
perceptible. lie il as ambitious as no
: was years ago, and delights in enjoy
ment as well as anyone. lle came to-
Missouri several years ago, and is as
hearty and robust rs you viii generally
. see "a man OF 30.
John Stokes was born iu Tennessee
20 years ago, April Il. lie yet has "a
wife and l3 children, never having ono
to die; also has 10 grand children, and
two great grand children. Ito has been
a resident of Cameron lG years, having
put up the first three houses iu The place.
Uncle John was the youngest man 40
this meeting, but the oldest settler. To
is able to do considerable work yet, and
enjoys good health. He is blacksmith
by trade and followed it jj years, and
made the first plows that tiled the soil of
Clinton county, and remembers when
his nearest neighbors were no closer than
/ D or ~ miles.
Robert Handy, a native Of Green
county, Ky, was born ~ years ago last
January Most Of his life was spent in
Kentucky at farming, with the exception
Of about seven months, and then DE was
prospecting upon the frouuer-lIlIu0is.
He married his first wife at J. $ years OFF
age, moved @ Missouri IN 1871, and has
since that time been engaged in business
in Cameron.
Gov. Smith himself Is la his GSth year.
lie has filled many positions ~ honor
and public trust with conscientious GdeI-
ity and commands the confidence and re-
respect of all who know him