The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-03-25
A Social Gathering of no Common
Occurrence.

A Social Gathering Of no Common
| Occurrence.
On Tuesday, the 10th of this month,
Mr.. Horatio Perry celebrated the 9Oth
anniversary of his birthday, by So
cial gathering at the residence of his
granddaughter, Mrs. S. X. Laundon.
The guests assembled on this occa-
sion were:
Horatio Perry, aged 90 years; Mrs.
C. Warner, aged ss years; DIR. d. j.
Johns, aged 80 years; Russell Webster,
aged so years; Chas Foote, aged 80
years; Mrs. Foote. agei 76 years;
Milton Adams, aged 80 years;
Mrs. Adams, aged "a years; Mrs.
Baker, aged so years; Isaac Bennett,
aged ~ years; Mrs. Bennett, aged IS
years; Mrs. Robinson. aged 75 years;
Mrs. Ruel Lang, aged IS years; Mrs.
Oliver Webster, aged 20 years; James
Benedict, aged "a years; James Ogden,
aged 20 years; Mr.. ). w. Wilbur,
aged SO years; Mrs. J. w. Wilbur,
aged 66 years; Mrs. Bloss, aged 20
years. A carriage collected the ladies
of the party at an early hour in the af-
ternoon.
Tue time was agreeably passed in re-
lating anecdotes, and exchanging re-
miniscences of earlier days. Therewas
also music on the piano, and singing,
in which some of the guests participa-
ted.
| At five o'clock the company sat down
to a tastefully arranged and we'll
served supper, which was apparently
we'll appreciated.
Mr.. Horatio Perry was born In Ver-
mont, in the year 1870. He settled in
vermillion, then In Huron County,
Ohio. when nineteen years old. He
resided in Vermillion many years, sue
cessfully engaged In business, and aid
ed in developing the resources Of the
new country. Mr.. Perry still retains
q vivid remembrance of the wounded
and destitute soldiers that struggled
back through the country, after Gen.
Hull's surrender Of Detroit. He also
heard the cannon that announced
hour by hour the progress OF Perry's
decisive victory on Lake Erie.
In the year 1887 Mr.. Perry moved to
Elyria, where he resided until 1865,
when he came to Wellington to make
his home with his daughter, Mrs. F. NJ.
Hamlin.
He has always been an active and
energetic business man. He was one of
the earliest stockholders in the first
bank organized in Elyria, in which he
still retains his ipterest. He was also
one of the stockholders in the Cleye-
land & Columbus Railroad.
At thirty years of age Mr.. Perry
united with the Presbyterian Church,
and through the remainder of his long
life he has been deeply interested in
all the religious enterprises of the day.
He is very familiar with the Holy
Scriptures, and the writings of the
ablest .heologians. Though ninety
years of age, he is in the full enjoy
ment Of a vigorous intellect. He reg
ularly attends church, and participates
in the Thursday evening prayer meet
ings. Mr.. Perry Is man of very de-
cided convictions, and on all quest ions
of morals and religion, even now, in
terse and forcible language gives his
reasons "for the faith that is within
him." He knows that God directs and
governs the worldly affairs Of his chill
dren, no less than the spiritual, and he
is convinced that no man Is the poorer
for judicious liberality.
Having with good judgment gener-
ously provided for his children, when
such assistance would be most condu-
Give to their welfare, he has since made
handsome donations to various religious
objects. He has helped to build church.
es and given large sums to the Ameri-
can Board, to the Home Missionary So
ciety and to the New York Tract Society
Mr.. Perry has been twice married,
first to Sally Prentice, of Warrensville,
At her death he married Harriet
s. Perry, of Cleveland. He has been
the father Of eight children, OF whom
one only survives, Mrs. Jane Hamlin,
| OF Grlneli, Iowa.
In many respects, more remarkable
gathering than the one assembled al
Mr.. Laundon's is seldom seen. DR.,
Johns, Mr.. Russell Webster and
Milton Adams, have been residents Of
Wellington for over fifty years; Isaac
Bennett for forty-six years. Both mer
and women had shared the toll and
privations incident to a pioneers life
1t had been theirs to build up and fos.
ter the institutions of church and state
For long years they had manfully strug.
gled together with a common interest
iE the welfare of the town and the
country, and sympathized with each
other in the joys and sorrows of do
mestic life. And now, as a reward
for well-spent lives, they are permit.
ted, rs it were, to rest awhile and en-.
joy the fruit of their labors. They
behold their children and children:
children filling their former places In
the busy activities of life.
The former wilderness has become
in comparison, garden of Paradise
Judging the things to be, from wha,
they have seen, what auticipations re.
, garding the future seem too visionary
for this company to indulge in?
| '.And so beside the silent sea,
| They walt the muffied oar;
No harm from Him can come to them,
On ocean or on shore.
They know not where his isands Lift
Their fronded palms in air;
They only know they cannot drift,
! Beyond bis love and care"
Gasoline Stoves.