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FOUND HER SON.
Romantic Reunion in the Family of
Mrs. Gledhin of Welton,


Romantic Reunion in the Family of
Mrs, GledhiI of Welton,
The following. clipped from the South
Norwalk Sentinel, will be of interest to
large number of people to whom Mrs.
Gledhill and her daughter, Mrs, B. d.
Kisselback, of Shelton, are well known:
After twenty-eight years of sepa-
ration, Elmer Davidson and his mother,
Mrs. Henry Gledhil, of 81 Ann street,
this city, have been reunited. The story
of their lives Is somewhat romantic,
and withal so unusual that it is worth
telling In the Sentinel. About thirty
years ago the Davidsons were one of
the happiest families in Huntington,
Mass, but upon the sudden death of
Mr. Davidson it was necessary for Mrs.
Davidson to place her eldest son, FL
mer, In the Little Wanderers home in
Springfield. For several weeks after
he was placed there his mother visited
him frequently and paid his board at
the institution. One day the ofhclais
asked her to sign a paper, claiming this
was a customary procedure for all who
had children at the home. Without
stopping to read the document Mrs.
Davidson signed the paper, learning
subsequently that by so doing she had
relinquished all claim upon her son,
and when she next visited the home she
was informed that her son had been
taken away and placed in private
family.
''She was unable to learn of her
child's whereabouts, but never gave up
the search for him. Later Mrs. David
son married MI Gledhill and still pros
ecuted her search for her lost boy
About a year ago Rev. c. A. Cooper of
the Little Wanderers home, in answer
to one of Mrs. GledhilPs letters, told
her to write to parties in Nebraska,
and, if she did not hear from them, to
try Cleveland, Ohio. From the latter
place Mrs. Gledhill at last received
news Of the whereabouts of her boy
and wrote to him, and he finally re-
ceived the letter and at once answered
it. He was three years of age when
he was given from the home to a man
named T. B. Borden, who was bag
gagemaster on the Valley railroad, at
East Rockport. He was given Mr.. Bor-
denis name and not until he was ten
years of age did he know anything Of
any other parents. At this time Mr..
| Borden told him something of his his
tory.
when he was twenty years of age he
enlisted in the regular army for five
years, joining Troop C, Fifth cavalry,
and was stationed in the Indian terri
tory. After receiving his discharge,
Mr.. Davidson enlisted again, joining
Troop E, Sixth cavalry, and went to
Fort Niobrara, Neb., and after serving
| his time there re-enlisted in Troop c.
Eighth cavalry, going to Fort Russell
Wyo. He was in the Bannock cam
paign of 1885, and has seen much hard
| fighting with the Indians. Through the
| efforts Of his mother and her friends
he received his discharge from the
army, and FASTENED home to his
mother, who now lives in South Nor
| walk, and the meeting was most af-
fecting."
Elmer is the eldest of three children.
the others being Isaac, who lives in
Brockton, Mass, and who has not yet
seen his brother, and Mrs. b, D. Kis-
setback of Shelton. Mrs, Gledhill for
merly resided on the East Side, Derby,
anG has many friends here, to whom
she often spoke of her lost boy, and
who will rejoice with her over his re-
covery.