Daily Republican., 1880-11-27
GROWING OLD.
GeneraI Gnraeld's Forty.Hinth
Dirshday.

dOmeRM 0urubhub HVFeS
Birthday.
A special despatch from Cleveland
Ohio, dated Nov. 10, says: Genera
Garfield observed his forty ninth birth
day, as has been his custom for years
by paying q visit With his wife to hi
uncle, Thomas Garfield, at Warrens
Wills, this county, aged 70. who's
birthday falls on the same date. Th'
reunion was Q purely informal family
party, about 10 relatives and immedi
ate friends being present. After th'
four o'clock dinner General and Mrs
Garfield visited r relative in this city
where he was called upon by a large
number of citizens OF the neighbor
hood, although his coming was no
generally known. In the evening hs
went home to Mentor.
A special despatch from Painesville
dated Thursday, says:
General Garfield celebrated the eve
OF the anniversary Of his 49lh birth
dsy with the faculty and pupil, Of the
Lake Erie Female Seminary at this
place. The young ladies had made
extensive preparations tor bis re
option, and the affair was q very sle
gaut and pleasant one indeed. II was
very exclusive, too, none but the Gen
eral and his family.
The General drove over rom Mentor
in his sleigh about half past 3 O'Clock.
II. was accompanied by Mis- wife, his
dau uyhter Molly, his sons Irwin and
AbrAm, and his two secretaries, Messr..
Brown and Judd. He catered the draw.
ing room 40 quietly that most Of those
In II were unaware OF his presence for
several moments. de was dressed In 3
new business suit Of dark mixed goods,
aud looked In the tsst Of health and
spirits.
After mingling with the com pany for
Q half hour or SO General Garfield gave
his arm to Miss Evans, the Principal
OF the Academy, and led the way to
the supper room. The hall way was
draped with flags and evergrt ems. On
the wall near the door was the motto
In phantom letters " Yea lot all good
things wait on him who cares not to be
great. but as he serves the State"
Near the end Of the cross hall was the
legend: Honor TO the eaoher--Hiram;
the soldier - Chickamauga to the
state mau-l850, 1885,"
The supper room was adorned with
lowers and eversresns, and at Its far
Bnd was the motto, "Thou crownest the
year with thy goodness "
supper over, an adjournment was
nads TO the chapel, which had b, en-
liked mp by the girls In very tasty
Back OF the stage was a new
Am: rican flag, draIei over fine era, :,
IN portrait Of Geu. Garfield, and "No-
vember 8, 1881" At the right was
The date Of hi marriage and the T. l.
owing legend: November II, 1858,
'wo heads in council. two beside tie
hearth" To the lett Of the portrait
v as the date Of his election to the Pt es-
1ency, and motto thus "Novem-
Der 2, 1880. Be strong and OF good
,hesr." Two other notices adorned
he side walls. Ono in Latin was
Justum &C tenacem proposite Virum. +"
The otner was from Tennysop, as fol-
ows: "Whatever leaps TO life, We
never shall be shamed." The pillars
II the chap.l were twined with ever
,reen spirGls, while pots Of 1oN es
Vors set in appropriate places about
he room. Under the centre chsnds.
ier on table was splendid Gala lily.
General Garfield took seat at the
ide Of the house, but well
Up in front, and after a little oppor.
unity for conversation the exercises
'aga4 with piano duet by the Misses
iunter, the music teachers OF the sch ool.
hen came gymnsstic exercises, dumb.
'ell and rods by two companies OF the
iris. Then Miss Nswcomb sang "The
'rldgS" very effectively, and compa
y ofyoung lady pupils went through
drill with fans that was very pretty
nd entertaining. This idea was taken
rom cOnceit OF Addison's, as set forth
n the spectator. Then al sang Kel
Ar's American hymn and the 96th
'Salm, and the sxeroiss we're over.
he General fingered short time bid
ing good-by to his friends, and took
ia sleigh and drove to his home q:
[entor.
That Garfield is not averse 10 COM
lsnting upon the famous 1870" bust.
ess wss shown tonight by q liuls
which he made. Noting
ls da,s, OF his birth, marriage and
ectlon on ths walls Of the chapel, he
'ok pieco OF paper and marked ON 1t
} the date o. his birth. Underneath
3 put down IL, the date OF his mar
age, in such q manner that the unit
the ii was under the Of the 10.
ndsr this he put 2, the date of his
cotton, SO that ths 2 was imme iiately
nder the left hand figure of the IL.
ranged in this way the figures foot
p the oabaliStic 329, thus: L
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ArrlOd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. November IL {
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