Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-07
MAYHEM.

A birthday dinner was given at the
} home OF Ed. James A. Mediation, O
Wellington, Missouri, to which he
had invited his children. grand chill
dren and great grandchildren, to cele
brate his eightieth birthday with him
on the 1th of May, 1884. Although the
day was gloomy, a gOodly number put il,
an appearance at ALI early hour, and the
Old patriarch seated in the center OF
the family Reunion was a sight not
soon TO be forgotten. An aged, d,venera-
BILE man of eighty, surrounded by rep
resentatives of three gcnerations,is not
an every day scene. -
The subject of this sketch was born
in Bourbon county, Kentucky, May
9TH, 1904; united with the Missionary
Baptists at the age of Is years, remain
ed in the fellowship of that church
eight years, after which he united with
what is now the Christian church when
twenty-six years of age, has continued
a devoted and consistent member 10
date. He was married to Susan II.
Chim, November 9th 1927. There
were born of this nnion six children,
William d., J. Harvey, Sallie A., 10.
Chinn, Mary F., and Jasper M. Nc
1Iatton. The good mother and two of
the children have passed from earth to
try the realities of the other shore. He
was ordained to preach the gospel by
the church of his choice in 1885. Has
been instrumental in bringing into the
church of his love and baptizing over
two Thousand, united in the bonds Of
matrimony 164 couples. His first wife
died October 18th, 1867. In November,
1868, he was married to Mrs. Martha
A. Vancamp, daughter Of Benz. Emil
son, Esq. No man was ever blessed
with better companions, both good,
loving and devoted Christians, and
faithful, devoted wives.
lst-Now as to the family reunion:
William d. Mediation, his son Bowdry,
and grand son little Hugh, son of
James L. Mediation, were there to rep
resent the eldest, and Odessa.
2nd-J Harve,-, .he anu son, win
wife and daughters, Mary R., Maria
Willie and Tell NJ. Mediation, repre-
sented Mayvicw.
3rd-Sa!lic A. Chinn, the eldest
daughter and third child, with daush-
ter, Mrs. Blanche Burton, and her.
son James d., with wife and child, and
son William, were there from the old
and much loved homestead in Green
! ton Valley.
4th-Nlrs. Fannie Lamkin, with
daughters Marion and Lille, and mas
ter Lewis and little Harvey ,came down
from Pleasant Hill some two days be-
fore the dining, which gave snug
group Of twenty present. Leaving a
vacancy with no one to 10. G.. lie
having dritied down. into Arkansas,
! where he married a most excellent
woman. a Miss Clintie Zell, niece of
Ex- Governor Zcll, of Arkansas, and
died leaving her a widow with three
children, Susan, Archie and Sallie. Oh,
how they were wished for; but dis
talce kept them away.
Bad roads, rainy weather and sick
ness made other vacancies, Ann f.,
wife of William ID. Mediation, and their
son james l.. with two small children
and his wife were among the absent on
account of the mud and rain and no
covered vehicle to be had, because they |
there were none. How is this for a town |
of the thrift and enterprise of Odessa?
le livery men answer.
Then of the family of Harvey Nc
llatt0n, his son Archie, jnsl recovering |
from sickness, and Mark s., wife and
little boy, with o. II. Watcrhonsc, wife
and two babies, were also among the |
missing; bad roads, rain and business
combined to keep them away. Profess
si"mal duties to two very sick patients
and good friends kept DIR. Lamkin
from being in our midst. So there were
twenty present and thirteen absent
but not forgotten ones to onr minds
and hearts. The morning was spent
in sweet converse, reviving old memo-
ries of by-gone days, with its joys and
SORROWS and talking of present and fu-
turc hopes, joys and aspirations. In
due time dinner was announced. The
table was loaded with good things for
the inner man, but did not hear it
groaning. but expect some OF the de-
sccltianI> OF the worthy old great
grand father did before the daylight of
another day, from the way that table
was nnloadcd during The rrl,ast. After
dinner all gathered around the o Il fam
lily altar and joined in some sweet old
and Lew songs of Zion, and hearts beat
fast and tears g!llrr"d in the ewes of
Old and yolmg, and all ielt that it was
good to be there. Could stranger have
stepped in 10 witness the days enjoy
mrnt, know he would never have sus
prcicd that it was stepmolher presid-
ing over IN adopted linrk, she moved
around with such mo.hcrlv grace
among chiliren, grandchildren and
great grandchildren Nav we all live
to see another such day with no absent
ones next time.
Now word for dear old Mayview
and we are done. No town of its size
can boast of better schools, our public
school is hard to excel, and will be bet
ter when we get in onr new school
house now in course of erection, beside
we now have three private schools, all
well conducted. The German school.
presided over by the pasler of the Ger
man church, Il nice man. One con-
Quoted by Miss Merrie .. Bullard, we'll