The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-09
EASTBURNS
IN REUNION.
A Notable Fourth of July
Gathering of the Family
in Mill Creek Hundred,

On Monday. the 4th, there was a re.
union OF the Eastburn| clan at the HON,
of William Easl burn. In Mill Creek hun.
dred Tae venerable head of the family,
Mrs. Mary Jane Eastburn, who 10 almost
80 and who retains her faculties remarka-
bly, we'll preserved was tie guest of honor
III the house of her eldest sou, which was
long her home. Her husband, Amos
Eastburn. died almost fifty years ago leav-
q large family OF young children and this
| good woman managed her farm and reared
her ten children and now In tho sunsot OF
life children grandchildren. and great.
She was the mother Of ten Childrsn all but
two Of whom are still living. She has 40
| grandchildren and ID great .grand chill
dred
In response to tho greeting Of her descep.
dants Mrs. Eastburn made reply In which
she said:
1.-THE Lord mercifully guarded me In
youth, In old age he will not forsake me.
Thersfore Will trust In him for his mercy
eDdursth forever.
1t Is great pleasure for me to meet you
my dear children on the grounds Of tine old
homestead where you were all born and
spent many happy hours OF innocence in
ohildhood's playful glee and trlpped across
the green fields to Union school to learn
more than their A b C's. Time passed on
e'er any Of them came to years Of matur-
ity. Clouds gathered, sorrow and suffering
came and left void which time or men,
DRY could never fill, yet God in mercy
tempered the wind to the shorn lamb and
protected the faherless children. Now
= after many years they with many friends
have met here in honor Of nv coming
birthday. Iwish all to unite In making it
day OF pleasure to be remeIn bered In fu-
ture years.
AS wegather round the table let us re.
turn thoaks to our Heavenly Father for
permitting us to meet Oh these well re-
membersd grounds and OF His Ioyin,, care
over us and our entire dependence on Him
for good. We ask thee our Father to give
Us strength to guide the way from trials
and teniptatlons that surround US every
day. We ask thee to bless this bountiyul
riepast SGT before US and we ask tiee 10
bless this aged brother, who with myself
mas passed our four score ysars and the
last OF our numerous family. Bless all
that have gathered here. We ask thee to
bless those children, graud and great.
grand children. both present and absent,
ana II we never meet again on earth grant
our rather we may meet reunited FAME
ly in thy Heavenly Kingdom where ull is
peace and love"
Those present were: Mary J. Eastburn.
% yuars, oahu IL. Fell and wife. VIM.
M. Eustburn md wife. James darkness
and wife, John H. Eastburn, Ruth A. Nc.
Waugh, Thomas j. Moore S9th year; Anna
N. Eastburn, Will X. Esstburn. Leslie
Eastburn, Herbert and Harry Eastburn,
Clifton and Irwin Eastburn, Hanna q.
Eastburn, Edwin q. Ea,tburn, M. Elize-
both Eastburn, George W. Eastburn, G. M.
Enstburn and wife, Taylor Eastburn,
Clarence T. Eastburn. John Ball and wife
Anna Ball, Harry NJ. McVnugh, Esther
McVauRh, John and Edwin McVaugh,
Herman Movaugh, Frank McVaugh Roy
McVaugh, Mary and Ruth McVaugh,
Charlie MoVsugh and wife, Wilmer Il.
Foil and wife, Frank Fell Joseph East
burn and wife. Edward Thompson and
wife. Thomas Moore Jr. and wife, Alice
Moore Bessie Moore, II. G. Buckingham
and wife, Edith S. Thompson. Lewis A.
Moore and wife. Mary Williams, Anna
Fell, Willard Fell Oliver w. Eastburn
ana wife. Margaret J. Steele Franklin
Thompson. Louis b. Eastburn and wife
Kebeccs Lloyd, (Va) Mrs. Shaw aud
Florence Shaw, Washington, d. G., John
Mitchell, Mabel Baily. Joseph Bailey,
Mary Buckingham. Nellie Garrett, Anna