The Somerset reporter., 1895-09-12
ANNUAL REUNION
OF a Prominent New Portland
Family.

Family.
On Wednesday, August Il, occurred
the animal reunion Of the descendants
of John Butts. The meeting was held
in maple grove on the farm Of Joseph
Carville in Freeman, "A fine place for
such gathering. Fifty-six were pes
ent, four generations being represented.
the oldest, Mrs Lucinda, widow Of the
late Joshua Butts, aged - years and .
months, and the youngest Of the fourth
generation present, the little son
Of Charles and Celia +. Buttsj Luce.
aged 3 years.
The day was all that could be desired.
and very pleasant time was enjoyed
by all present. What little time there
was in the forenoon after the company
assembled was spent in social chat and
getting acquainted, as some present
had never met before. At noon a bouu-
tiiu rcpast, prepared by the ladies Of
the family. was served in the grove.
After dinner remarks were made by
Judge Whiting Of Old Town. and others.
followed by poem written for the oe.
casion by VIM. W. CaryiH.
Then followed brief history Of the
family by Rev. i. H. Butts of View
Portland who for some years 10 10,
interested in keenino a fa,aiiy reaard
\ hrief SUMMARY az tLo ta,,ar 49,. H.
cf interest IA some rnoders df ~, r.
PORTER
John Rutts SON of Ab,o,,, md S,,...,,
nah (Cornah Rutts was Lnrn ~ nart
month Mass Doc " $50 Laina -,
6ftb nj = family ~ rino cLildra'a7 ff:.
father was moor and from cIld =.
EIGHT wears he vas I,irad o,,+ - ~,
snpport the family Tie nar,ied AZ ~
early age of l. vr9rs M month. and Il
DAYS his wife Gotta Cr.,o hoi,,,
wears and / months nldor tIan he
70 them were horn in NJ. si,, ol,i1
dren three Of whom Tn.Lna p,,+b anl
Almeda. lived to an advanced aaa H.
others DIVING in infancy
In tho snrino of 1Nl5 no t,.oyolod fran
Wes+nort Mass to wilton Ne H.
lance of three hundrad riIos IN -,
DAYS ON foot. the LAST dav rarryingr IL,
shoes in his hand mnet ~ tho H.. -,
account of swollen fnnt
Af+or. reetin,, . fo,r d,,.e..+ w.t., /,
went IN Nov Portland rIoarod IanI :,
which +he +rony Lod I,nf,,o ioa,, ~ -.
i, a c,n,, rn+nrnod e. NJ -
Lool, +doL lie u.ifo o,,I 81, - .i3. %
and what LouseboId Goods La ''' aa,, T.
carry ON douhle yya1,on o,d .4,,ta,
nnrc more for Maine at,,,.ir'r j., w.,
pntland Julv IL 1S12
Ills first home wa. ~, tho rood loaa
mo from Vow portIand ,ras, ' ,.ii'a ie'',,
u.Lot hoe al,vav. hoan l,,,5',,.,, +,
Untrhims srhoni bnnse ahon+ a',o LII III
MIA f,n,, cha ,.;IIa,,o tTa, 'ie5'l"i
for - fa,, vnar. thnn so1d nd t ,'' NE
fa,.,,, -, ol..sn ~
nart If which waS for NAM. ,',i",'
and occunind h, thn latn Ward I,, y" nv,
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Lo s,,.onnod fa,,,s ,,;+1, WI. IL. -
Tsn opd ohtninnd thn san', a''I''i ''"!isoii
and occunied NV Ucver EiItan, " ~ ,,1 le'
no ii.ed n ve,Te U;S 1 ast da,.,. " .e.'
s,lont Win III. dauch+ar Sfrs '" 2o WI
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oar1o,. 49,, +ba foca Of +I' 80 'iiE
nonths " dav. "a :
Afto,. coninn 70 Maine g..
cbndrnr VIZ. Mar. CaIia Inc " 'ele
Tnann ,yore hnrr to tho,, ,,a1.; an
/ fo,,;l,, of +o,, cl,ild,.o,, .o,.o, e -
iivnd 70 Lo r,o, a,,d ,rn,,a,, ~ 80
ie51 tha n,ntIar af +l,osa 1o .l;,,I -
Narch ~ 800 La ,,.as ,,o.,.;o.,
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hor1 t,yoi,o childron to, of .,,tnr,, -
to he men and womnn mal,in, l'G -, III III
IL. hrancbns - fan'iiv "F 49, - o W.
chi,dron snyom+onn 20 u'hon, I Ii,s Nv =.
mo vaars Of nanhnod fftao Un IS t'' u'i y
Lavo hnan ma,r;ad nnna oyar d;,.ar no'l
and onIv two of whon, Lsro hoon , eeu
r;nd mo sacond TINA Fn,. o1,nost +, ,n,',
tv-onn Years thnrn rarn ' fn+bor :" ven eh
NATHAN and ff+ann c1,iiGron j., 49, ea 'ii'
iv Tboro ha,o hoa,, (,,.o,,laI'ili lou,
III nf whom aTe Ii,inr - nrao+ arnar - i
chiIdron and q ,,rao+ ,,,oa3 .5,i a.,
drnn . ''''''' ~
Whom ba arrival :, Hou. par+1aa.
with lie Family avorv+b;r,, Lo o''''i'
WINS NOT worth ove, iiftr 5oilorps 'o'e g. ~
ily Of five 70 nrovide for corn two i dni
lars ner bnshel and NOT 70 he had w u0,
dollars in cash to buy with. His hons,