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A FLEA BANT THE.A Mr Jmn ft^xUr.*I/1him•**r.iUimlt;Hi:•PTltnpfrtidjtrititIBJams* Baxter, off Amanda township, lived to bevlxly4br*# jusnold before |i tit** BJM,bum NWMlMt, is It tveottaUy Mint#ill g**4 «n, lisi la to si; tie laeywawatrtrik-day surprise. But Mr. Baxter need boc be ashamed off Bli iff it did come late, for it waa do wall affAir. It occurred oft lost Thursday, sod one hundred sad thirty pertoui were present; nod the fit ids Cornet Bond, with tuelr pretty uniform* sod bright horns were there. And then the table extended from one end off the orchard to the other, isd win loaded with cake an* pie, end the veritable new fcariasd pnmp* kin pie, and chicken, sodpleaty off chicken, too, j which u better,tod fruit*, and Jels, and candles and peanete, and lemonade, bat by this time we became ao enfaged m them that we took po farther inventory. The oeneas men had been around and learned that Junes Baxter would be sixty-three years old on the 9th day of Bepiember. 1660. This was enough. Preparations were immediately begun, and all day Wednesday the good ladles off Amanda were busy preparing the only good thing about these affaire, the dinner. At daylight on Thareday,W. D. Poling took Mr. Baxter, his father-in-law, into his boggy and was on his way with him to Delphoe. By noon all the arrangements ware perfected and the dinner on the table waiting. How Mr, Poling was seen approaching vita Mr. Baxter, and the Bead struck op “flail to the Chief; or the Conquering BerhOomee/’or something of the. kind, had old friends rushed out to the boggy and taking Mr. Baxter by tie hand oongrstuiated him hi* having accomplished his sixtieth year “Me was not surprised, oh no 1 he knew all about it.” But his looks betrayodhis tongue. He was jnst a little beaten for once.Coi. t\ N Lamlson then took hit position on the porch of Mr. Baxter's residence, and alter► the guests had gathered around he addressed Mr. Baxter in a few very happy and appropriate remavtt. lie then presented him with a number of articles on behalf of the family. Firsts beautiful watch, as Mr. Lamlson said to indicate that tttne was p— mg Then a necktie, on behalf of Mis. W. t Pcrttng, “that he might be presentable at church. A handkerchief, which we believe Mr. Lamlson said was to keep his nose clean. A tooth pick. The tol. aatd In presenting this article that St was something that a few present had no need off, at they had no teeth, but he was happy to say Mr. Baxter had a good set. Alao a set off interest tables, is j and to crown all a handsome picture of General | Hancock, the present of hit son, 1. E. Baxter. Tae Col.’s remarks on the presentation of this j \ was felicitous. Dinner was then disposed off.at c the close of which \Y. E. Richie, on behalf of a J ff**r of mi old Lima friends, presented rum with J,PKaA!BsiitPBtilia due silver cane. The name of the donors ara given below. Among the gaeaw present from Lima we noticed Co«. C. N. Lamisoo. Mailer «. Richie. M. L. Becker, J. \ llutchUoo, T. K. Jacobs, Ii. S Prophet. Eugene Mackenzie, T. 1. Robb and Albert Osborn. Albert came late, i but fortunately la time for a good dinner.No man Id Amanda Is better known tnaa Mr 1 i Baxter, but for the benefit of those who »re not1 V intimately acquat nied with him, we ea; ,j | that he was boru la Koss county, ubl , ep- •j tcrobrr:*. l-IT, an! J-imi* with hi* father andfamily to Amanda township in i*ilt;. Hla father., Samuel, died at the age of about 45. At the 1 time Mr. Baxter came to this county Ms ungb- j bora were largeiy made up ui the red men, the j Shawnee* an l Wyandou. and while they lu* j dulged 1ft occasional surprises they were cot of 5 that social nature of which we are writing.; Mr. Baxter waa united In marriage to Mallasa John, daughter ofGriffith John, of Allen county, April*Kh. tv»T Mr. Raster's faaiiiy now COD-It.erZir-fa.id11r.sut* of seven th;Mr«a, four of whom ara aow ]married, lils oldest son, Samuel, was killed at *the battle or Winchester,Sept. 19, 2*G4.When we left ic? scene of frstlvuy everybody ■was having a good old time, bat we Have no j doubt they all departed 1q due time.The following named persons donated the cine: W.B. atclle.U.B. Kellj. B. C M»c-kaniie. John Kr»uL». T. I. Host., Judu Uc-J. K. RlebJi, C. V. LmjUob, M. L. BKttr, J. S. Hutch 1*30, 8MBMi CotlliH. M. P. HMCHntS, i. fe. Tomueod. MB H»ry.ter. T. K. J»cat*,lt;l W.O»«r»y«r,T-U. lTolt*. D. L. Crttea and A. Osborn.
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Lima Allen County Democrat
Lima, Ohio, US
Thu, Sep 16, 1880
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