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99axGrand Feast in HonorSunday, September 24, 1911,a large orowd of people assembled at the pretty country home of John Padgett of Jennings county, to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Padgett’s father, John Phillips. The crowd, to the number of one hundred and eight consisting of children of John Phillips of which seven were present; three sons, Prank. John and George andfour daughters, Alice, Sarah, Emma and Ida; and a large number of grandchildren, six great grand children and also other rel. atives and friends of the family. Mr. Phillips is eighty five years old and has good health and with the exception of being slightly deaf, is in full possession of all his faculties. A splendid feast of eatables was spread as noon-time on long tables set on the lawn, where the feasting and fun continued for some time. After all were fed Mr. Phillips brought out a “stalk of bananas, with which he treated the entire crowd. He then gathered his children, grandchildren and great-grand-childrentogether, he himself heading the pocession, they marched around the yard after which he brought his bible and read a portion of the scripture, and admonished those present as to right living and good behavior. The celebration of this birthday is an annual affair, being held each year at the home of one of the old man’s children, and is eagerly lookedforward to by him, but we think not many more times will they have him present with them, for his race is nearly run, his course nearly finished. Those present
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North Vernon Plain Dealer
North Vernon, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 28, 1911
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