The Washington herald., 1908-01-12
WBDDEDSIXTY YEARS
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Prescott
Greet Three Generations.
HOLD BIG FAMILY REUNION
Children, Grandchildren, and Great
grandchildren Gather at Marriage
Anniversary in Home of Aged
Couple at TRisOma Park-IdcRtified
with seyenth-day Adventists.

One of the notable family gatherings Of
the present winter was that Of Rev and
Mrs. James l. Prescott at their home in
Takoma Park. 10 celebrate the slxteth
anniversary of their marriage. Twenty
two persons Of four generations made up
the family party, some of them coming
from New York City and some from
Maine to attend the reunion
In the accompanying cut the six chill
dren Of Mr. and Mrs. j. Edward Pres
colt are sitting IN the foreground. In the
second row, sitting, reading from right TO
left. are Mr and Mrs A. j. Bristol. Rev.
James L. and AIRS. Prescott, and Mr. A.
l.. Prescott, The last named IS the Oldest
son of the aged couple and Mrs Bristol
is their only daughter In the third row.
standing. reading from right to left. are.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. r. Prescott, Of Saco,
Me; DR.. and Mrs. VI. u. Tracy. Of New
York City; Mr. and Mrs. James Z. Pres
colt, Of Passalc, y. j.. Rev. and Mrs.
w ". Prescott, Of Takoma Park;
Lewis Prescott. their son. and Dr.
and Mrs. NJ c. Tracy. Of New York
City. C.. r. Prescott is the youngest,
and ". W. Prescott is the second son Of
the aged couple. Mrs W. u. Tracy and
Mrs. NJ G. Tracy are the daughters Of
4. /. Prescott. Two children Of one Of
the Tracy families were too young to be
brought from their home to the family
reunion.
Welded sixty Years.
Rev. James l. Prescott and Mrs. Pres
colt were married at Epson. y. H. on
December 3, 1917, Rev. Graham p. Ram
.sey officiating. The marriage took place
at the home of the bride. who was Miss
Harriet NJ, TriPp, daughter Of jeremiah
and Chloe Trip At the time OF this
marriage Mr. Prescott was by trade a
shoemaker and was making comfort
able living. At that time the boot and
shoe manufacturers Of Lynn and Haver-
ILL., Mass, and other towns of New Eng
land, placed their work out among jour
neymen. all over the New England
States. Mr.. Prescott used 70 bring from
Lynn a hundred or more pairs of boots
or shoes to make at one time. working
at them for weeks or months at a time
and returning the stock TO the manu-
facturers when completed.
The shoemakers Of that day made good
wages at such work. But this kline of
work vanished after a while. when the
great mills of Lynn and Haverhill grew
up 10 supply the trade, and the New Eng
land shoemakers turned their attention
TO other things. Mr.. Prescott turned his
to farming for time.
Inventor of stove Polish.
In the course Of time he removed to
North Berwick, Me-, and in the seventies
invented what was, and is. known as the
Universal Stove Polish In 1874 Mr.. Pres
cott built a small factory at North Ber-
wick for the manufacture Of this stove
polish and began selling It extensively
through New England. The business grew
ard later HIS oldest son became a part
ner In the business. In a few years the
business outgrew the little town in Maine
and was moved bodily to Passaic, \. j.,
where it is now carried on by the eldest
son and others. Mr.. Prescott years ago
retiring from active participation in busi-
ness affairs. The stove polish has made
a fortune for its inventor and the son.
who has carried it on since.
Mr.. Prescott was one of the original
"Mlllerites' Of 1874 That year he was
engaged with his father upon farm and
did not put in the usual crops. He was
one Of those 10 don ascension robes and
wait for the dawn of the millennium. He
also shared in the disappointment which
followed, but the religious faith planted
by the teaching of Miller identified Mr..
Prescott with the Seventh-day Adventist
and he was afterward or
dained an elder In that church. For
many years Mr.. Prescott was preacher
Of the denomination. and did much active
work in spreading the tenets of that
faith in New England |
PrescOtts Move to Michigan.
In 1894 Mr.. Prescott joined his second |
son and his family at Battle Greek, Mich, |
the latter having become the editor of the