The evening world., 1889-09-04
She Has Fourteen Living Children and
Is but Forty-Two Years Old.
Policeman George F. Neggesmlth,
Ofthe Harlem Squad. ls the
Happy Father.
The Winner of the Gold Double Eagle
Consolation Prize VIII BE
Printed Tomorrow.

The second prize awarded by The EVENING
WORLD for the mother who has the honor of
having the largest family of living children,
is q ffty-dollar silver certificate, and it has
been awarded TO Mrs. Policeman George +.
Neggesmith. of Harlem. who is the mother of
fourteen beautiful children.
Tho prize is one which might have e e
given in Rome. where the state encouraged
large fnmilies and bestowed favors upon
them, and where the proud matron was wont
to point to her children gs her jewels. 1t is
nc slight distinction to have won the second
prize in q contest which included AZ competi-
tors the proud natrons of four cities, in a
great centre OF population of moro than
2. 500, 900 people-the largest on this side the
Atlantic. The mother who wins q prize i'll
New York, wins it for the New World. So it
will be seen that the distinction ID very great.
coURTsHIP OF THE PRIzE-wINNER.
Far back in 1860. when Harlem was a little
rural village. with green lanes and cowpaths,
miles away from the dust and ronr of the
metropolis. young Policeman Mcgee smith,
who WIS not yet ON the force, used to pay
his devotious to Miss Tillie Barringer. Wild
plums were then growing by the r%oadsides,
ox-cyed daisies were blooming i'll the mead
ows and there were no goats.
Harlem was then nearly all M~orningside
Park, and was a delightful place i'll which to
pursue loves young dream. AS to how many
gate hinges the future member of the police
force wore out, or how many times the elder
Mr.. Barringer used to get his boots resoled.
the IarIeih hihtoFiahs oi lnat tine nave leit
NO ' vDnv wrnn,vo nr,,
In 1860. just before the war, the wedding
bells broke the quiet OF Harlem on o Summer
day. and the future Officer NeGgesmith and
Miss Title Barringer were married. The
hho,,ua caroo tL;,Lsr In ,aSa onS Co. 1891
tbe establisbment completeiv' Other little
rmU ~, Irn,vnS ~ ~ y IT, ~,
W." 1Voi5od ttboo hnnM IL ,yy;Ihh Nv " 49,
cnmer ond With oacS othor poIicoman
Nanoasn,;th "oon md n SQUAD and tban a
,,,nt6om ns - ~ "dN ~ NA
ha rs"I he ha ~ ~ p Tioh a ne ne whs on ns own
~ ~ Ne 80 Gnnaa rh.ra ,ha lei
Nar-nami,h. u"troiIeI ,Lo .nrnc;nct and mo
,nnctors al arh;tors 81 nTolrs TIbe ~nunnoot
alwavs rsnked as n cantain and rnIed the
house as he pleased and commanded its
adulation.
P1FrEFN WITHIN TwFNry-E1ou WEARS.
Tho fom;,y c;rclo ,rou ond ,row All an
Cb,iSin,"s fov iuss i 4, nnmtnSt"TI' SSTtoon
cbildran tbe iost rocru,t n nIcIiv l;ttia iii
bov;na arrivod lien tha Oh istmes halls 49,
r;ngins E,ftoon cb;Idren in oil yora born
to Mrs. Nergesmith. but one died. leaving
fourteen.
ALL LIVE WITH THEIR pARENTs.
Tho -. aL.,n... ~. -. "A ;n
.h me most chhaTmlng th,ng about IT Is that
,pentw 'seyen raars CO. eiHSt ,nontbH ora al
rr"",taS and ali il;ivua With tGa;r nnrants VI I%a
torm,Ir nircta baa noSar h.an hrp pI Ano
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A HAPPY FAMILY CIRCLE.
When the cares of the day are over and
Policeman Neggesmith leaves his beat i'll
charge of a brother officer, and puts his he'll
met ON the rack aud hangs his brass buttoned
coat on the wall ana lays aslde MS omclnl
the h hn ~ nf h;s f,nUiYr h ho aees ofi nn u ,e hi u
dron oronnI IL tahih''AS ~rootI III t 49,
teen buds nnd hIossm'ms, "a 'o"'n "'n ioui-
"a m mac; inc henimni,o with . ,;.,lo ,;r,
bohv j." AIMS MA ondi,n Eel tha aidast sni
n yopna man of tyantv ce ~ las v Arn ,Umi
the tnbla - heard tha croyyirg ~ In h"Ihn
the cbotter;no ~ tho ,ttio chSdran of my
Ave or tan Years old the tail ahnut basaJhaiIi
arS otbtatic anor on - ~ H. mn aUout oaSeunii
aud fftesn sr5 tba mors oar,ors oonnaSea
ton of the young men.
~ >,o-upn su,,
u 80 iooN"'
AZ Que ehu OF me teole, pouring the tea
WIN a motheriy smile sits Mrs. Neggesmlth.
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