Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1906-08-23
MEXICO
CLENDENIN REUNION.
Meet at Old Moore Home Just Over
the Audrain County Border Line

the Audraln County Border Line.
The following article appeared re-
Gently in the Perry Enterprise:
Thomas j. Clepdenin and wife,
their defendants and few friends,
held family reunion and fish fry in
the grove Of II. p. Moore, 8 miles
south OF town, on last Saturday.
About ninety people were In attendan-
ce. IL was an ideal summer day, not
to hot, little cloudy and a nice
breeze. The grove is situated on the
old majestic Lick Greek bank, and on
the old Moore homestead, which was
settled by David Moore in lS49 1t
has been the custom Of the Clenden-
In skin" to assemble each year for
some years past. They are jolly,
good hearted people, and lay aside all
formalitles and have grand time.
Well, the fish in large quantity was
provided, and fried nice and crisp, to
queens taste, and baskets and box
es well filled with nicely cooked eat,
ables were spread at the noon hour
and still there was grub left to feed a
crowd three or four times as large
The afternoon was passed of In talk
ing about the past events occurring in
the families, and INDUCED in pitching
horse shoes, and other games. We
are afraid Of being scalped II we report
what occurred when a hollow square
was formed and the music started up,
but some OF the old people hadn't for
gotten how, and Amos Wasson has
good strong lungs. Everybody was
having such good time that supper
time soon came and it was decided to
spread another feast, and still the
crowd did not have capacity to devour
all the grub. Everybody had royal
good time, and the writer thinks 1t
the most pleasant affairs he ever at.
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olendenin, were born
and raised In Bourbon county, Ky,
settling on farm near Wesley Chap
Ell church on which John Hanger now
lives, in 1859, and raised family of
eight children, as follows; Mrs, II. P.
Moore, of Perry, Mrs. T. ]. Gibson, Of
Mexico; Mrs. John Hanger, Wesley
Chapel Church neighborhood; Prof.
W. W. Olendenin, Of New York City;
Mrs. G. E. Casper, Rush Hill; Chas.
Clendenin, Hannibal; Thos. Clendenin,
Fulton; Ida Clendenin Atchison, Wor-
cester.
Mr.. Olendenin is rs years old
and his wife II years. They celebrat-
ed their golden wedding on Jan. 13,
1908. Sixteen years ago they moved
from the farm to Mexico where they
now reside. All Of their children
were present at the family reunion,
except Charlie Of Hannibal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brashears, who were
old neighbors, having resided In the
Wesley Chapel neighborhood 2S years.
The following are the names Of those
in attend ance;
T. ]. Clendenin, Fulton.
John Hanger, wife, two sons and
daughter, of Worcester.
Chas. Casper and wife, Rush Hill.
A. L. Elan, wife and son, near
Perry.
Less McCormic, wife and baby and
mother. near Hutchison.
Ben Brashears, wife and daughter,
near Worcester.
Frank Akridge and wife Of Wanda
liza.
Ed Boyd, wife and three children,
Piddletown.
Thos. Gibson and family, Of Mex
leo.
Wallace W. Clendenin and family,
New York City.
Ed Atchison, wife and two sons,
and Jennie (col.) Worcester.
John Quaintance and wife, Wor-
cester.
r. r. Menefee, Hutchison.
T. j. Olendenin and wife, Robt.
Hopkins and wife, Misses Ora Tomll-
son and Mary Abbay, Mexico.
Ora, Boyd, wife and two children,
John @. Moore and two sons Hubert
Moore, Miss Anna Mundy, Amos Was
SON and family, Plddletown neighbor-
hood.
VIC Kerr, wife and son, F. M.
Brashears, and wife, Worcester
H. p. Moore and wife, Mrs Frank
Moore, ]. e. Fairbain, wife and dau-
ghter, Mrs. d. e. Waterson and dau-
ghter, Mrs. Jack Martin and children,
Mrs. Frank Barr, Mrs. VIM. Boyd and
Ray Moore Of Perry.
Mort McGrew, West Hartford.
Mrs. Betty Moore and Miss Patti
Lucy Cunningham, Wash.