The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-08-04
FAMILY REUNION AND
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Fairmont, W. Va, R, +. D. No. 3.
~ August LIST, 1911,
Editor Daily West virginian:
An event which no doubt will long be
! remembered by those present and
| one which will be inscribed on mem
ory's tablet never to be erased, was
! the celebration OF the ninetieth birth
day anniversary OF our venerable
friend and fellow citizen Ebert Mo
Iran, ESQ, at his palatial home on Lit
tie creek, in Winfield district, on Fri
day the 2Sth day Of July, 1911.
This noble custom has.been per.
petuated by the good family and
friends for a number Of years but
never before in the history Of any OF
his birthday anniversaries has there
been such gathering and home COM
ling as we're assembled there last Fri
day and they came from far and near
and men Of prominent, some of whom
never attended one OF Mr., Moran's
birthday anniversaries before. Among
those Of whom we make especial men
ton are Judge Mason, Of the Circuit
Court, aud Judge Morgan, Of the In
termediate Court and VIII Mason, a
young attorney OF the Falrmont barr
State Senator w. s. Meredith, Char
ley SWisher and Ephraim Doolittle,
both ex-state senators; Mr.. Johnson,
from Colfax, and our worthy friend,
George E. Amos, sheriff Of Marion
county.
At the noon hour dinner was an
nounced and one hundred and eighty
eight dined and enjoyed the hospitals
ties of the occasion and still a bounti-
full supply was left when. all had been
served.
After dinner a photographer from
liFairmont entered the arena and with
his camera double shot fired three
times at the men, women and chill
,dren alike, but none were reported
wounded, The ceremonial part Of
1.-THE occasion was then amounted by
Ezra Morgan and after singing the
tie that binds the Rev. Gtose invoked
| the divine blessing after which Dr.
'Doolittle was called to the platform
and paid a glowing tribute to the
character and christian manhood OF
Mr.. Moran. Charley swisher was
called and made a short address and
among the many good things he said
THAT the latch string was always out
for him at Uncle Eds.
Hon. E. F.. Morgan was next called
and in his usual forcible eloquent
manner referred to the radical
changes that has taken place in the
last ninety years not only In arts and
science, law and literature, in com.
merce and civilization, and as ma
ton in financial ability and christian
advancement, concluding by referring
4 to the venerable host as a man whose
reputation, honor, noble character and
christian manhood had never been
challenged
| T. N. Swisher was the last speaker
i and in his remarks referred to Mr.
|, Moran's S1st birthday anniversary
held in the big barn and now enjoying
the privilege Of celebrating his nine
itieth birthday and through all these
II years Ol, HlHSllHS ivy hHu eOiAO"
hope and regret, laughter and tears
sunshine and shadows, blue sky ant
rain, light and darkness, success .ant
failure, defeat and victory, you may
I halt on your life's march today ant
look backward with pleasure ant
|, pride over your long useful life ant
treturn thanks to the benefclent give
OF all good for the fact that in AMI
through It all with that lndonlitabl'