The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-02-01
A FAMILY REUNION.
The Children and Grandchildren
of Mr.. Ruben Rozier Gather
at the Old Home to Celebrate
His SSth Birthday.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

His SSth Birthday.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
The children and grandchild-
rem of Mr.. Ruben Rozier gather
ed at the old home of Mr.. Rozier
last Wednesday to celebrate his
88th birthday. All the children
and grandchildren were present
except three grandchildren. The
children are: Mrs. 7. L. Crump,
of EastLumberton: Messrs. All,
D. T. and A. L.Rozier. Mr.. Fos-
ter Graham holds a job with the
express company at Rennert and
could not attend; Mr.. Duncan
Graham remained at home to
keep house for his mother, as the
family was to spend the night
with his grandfather; Mr.. Arthur
Crump holds an important Job
with the Dresden Cotton Mills
and could not attend. These
three last named are the three
grandchildren who could not be
present.
By ten o'clock out by the front
gate there were signs that some
thing was doing. Horses, bug
gies and wagons and the merry
laughter of children showed that
there was somebody at the old
home besides grandpa. By IL
O'Clock a. m. those that live
farthest away had arrived. Among
those present were: Mr.. w. A.
Graham, of Rennert, and Mr.. 7.
L. Crump, of. East Lumberton,
sons-in-law of Mr.. Rozier, and
their families; DR.. S. B. Rozier,
of Fayetteville; Rev. NJ. V. Mer-
Ger and Messrs. D. C. Regan, D.
C. Kinlaw and Alb. Mercer, of
Wilmington.
On first entering the house
anyone would have thought that
there was to be a show, and he
would have thought right; but if
he could have looked behind the
long flowing curtain that hung
across the passage he would not
have seen "Thauma", or any
thing frightful. On the contrary,
he would have seen whole things
"a table laden with whole hams,
whole chickens, whole cakes, and
everything that maketh glad the
mouth of man. Mrs. Mary Ora
ham, one of the granddaughters,
had spared no pains in
making everything attractive,
and with the assistance of Mes
danes A. l.. and D. T.Regan, hel
aunts, the arrangements were
made lovely. The table was sset
! at the west end of the long pas.
: sage and was abut Is or 20 fee
long, with a lovely background
of holly placed along the balus
a ters of the stairway.
Among the good things was /;
: large cake presented her grand
pa by Miss Mary Graham. Th'
q cake was made by her step-moth
er, Mrs. w. A. Graham, and wa!
+ beautifully decorated. In tn
center was a horse shoe with tn
date of Mr.. Rozier's birth on on
side and 1909 on the other, ant
- the edges were neatly trimmed
-, And another thing of beauty a
well as good taste was a peck o
e Robeson-county-grown apples, b.
u Mr.. D. C. Regan, as good as an
't Northern-grown apples-and
+ would suggest that more peopl
get the right kind and take NOR
a interest in their orchards. w
l. have good variety in this countr
@ if people would take interest i
the matter.
,r Mr.. Ruben Ko1ier, in who's
IN honor this occasion was, we
IS born in Howellsville TOWNSHIP
If this county, and has spent h
If life here. He joined Antioc
Baptist church and was baptize
i by the late Haynes Lennon whe
a young man and has lived
. quiet, Christian life. When h
L. 4 country called him he enlistt
:, and spent four years in tt
re war. Truly it may be said tn
'e his life has been one of usefr
ness, true to his God and h
Sc country, good neighbor al
iy friend. He still enjoys reaso
"A. able health for a man of his ae
re agd may he still be spared mai
"a. days. And if it is the Heaven
%. Fathers good pleasure, may '
all live to as many days as he h
10 and may our lives be as sinle
mt as we believe his to have been.
llc "Eye hath not seen, tongue hath
no told,
k And ear hath not heard it SUI
ID How bouyant and bold, though it Sc
20 to grow old,
iCe Is the heart forever young.
Il Forever young, though life's old E
IN Hath every nerve unstrung;
au- The heart, the heart, is heritage
nm That keeps the old man young.
A Friend
Howellsville, N. c., Jan. %,