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Townsend-Linton ClanReunion Retains Historic SpiritBv M YHJOUII STKIGHI Messenger Staff WriterA remodeled summer kitchen and a lawn bench, formerly a hand-hewn beam from the ISO-year-old main farm house, are all that remain on the farms homesteaded in 1804 by Si Rob-j n e 11 e and Thomas Linton, brothers-in-law and great-great grandfathers of the Townsend Linton clan Each August, though, a sense 01 wanting to tx together calls the family descendants from as far away as Ant hot age Ak , and Lake Panasoskee, Fla .— families with names like Townsend, Andrews. Collins, Spencei, Scott, Withers Dailey, Sickels, Jightfritz and Brooks The Robinette Ridge cabin sits on a basement of hand hewn stones t ut by great great grandfather Thomas Linton who was a stone mason, Townsend heirs who bought the family place in VY aterloo Township tin the Vinton County line, have paneled, remodeled and built on to the original summer kitchen, providing a family retreat in the only remaining clearing in ‘.'94, OOP acres of forest Don Town end who often flie.- ins plane over the area says you have to so it from the air to appreciate itUthough the idea of a reunion was begun 12 years ago by 8K-y ear-old Charlotte Linton Ken nard, the Linton name is absent at the’ reunion due to the ta t that the Linton's had only girls.For several years a manwhom nobody seemed to know came to the reunion, Whenasked in . name he said he was not i cally km, but that he had sjH'iit so much time at one of the family homes that tlie girlsseemed like sisters tit him so he came to the reunion Tales of the family heritagean* swapped and passed on from generation to generation giving the family a feeling of tradition Children hear stories of how great great grandfather, w alk-ing 14 miles to the grist mill .n Athens with two bags of corn, used to carry one bag for a do tame -ad it down and 'test ' as hlt; ' turned to bring the other bag to that point rhey also hear tale- of how Mrs Robinette, who came from Toronto Canada, trader her silk dresses for registered Shrop-shire sheep which later became thg farm's chief enterprise. And how she brought her piano with her lu a wagon, which turned out to be more practical than they thought, for she used it to block the bear skin rug door to keep the wolves and bears out Family reunions are nothing new. fin unique thing about this particular reunion is .the fact that it retains the spirit with which it was started. The first one drew 386 people togetherand the least attendance for any one year has oeen 220 Another unique thing about the festivities is that they cover a two day period. Square dancing on an outdoor pavillion, built by Townsend heirs who now own the farm, captures the attention of guest- on Saturday night. Sunday a picnic dinner at noon provides relaxation while Hume who suit have energies left, pitch horse -hoes or participate in other game* and children enjoy a rofx* swum A member of irse clan, .lack Sickels, with hi.s Green Valley Roy s, provide- the music for the square dance Mam planners for tlx* affair are the Townsend children. Peg Andrews. Vaughn, Vern, Bob, Donald and Frank Only Peg remain* in the area Frank lives in Michigan and the other three m Indiana Among other descendants who remain m the area and attend the reunion with their children and families are Gertrude Andrew Catherine Foil ins, Rena Wither.-, Ix*na LightfnU. Mary Biouk.,% .to Scott and Dwight ScOiiIn addition to Alaska and Florida families came from Viron ia Maryland, Michigan, Idaho and IndianaExamination Of Unborn ConductedA T •• #i AAf€H hi n|| ? nf Pt?” NfWv • •-#LOS YM.FLFS — Klectronic motuionng 1 f the condition of unborn bn bus i* taking 'tie pi, a e of the old-fashioned stethoscope, and doing a bi tter job to prevent stillbirths and birth injuries during labor The fetal monitoring was de» veloped by Dr F. 11 Hon, chief of prenatal biology at Women's Hospital of tin* Los Angeles county-University oi southern California Medical Center.lie and Dr K H Quilbgan, chief ol professional services at the hospital and professor of obstetrics at cslt; said the electronic system was keeping track of the fetal heart beatsThe equipment takes a continuous electrocardiogram of the baby during labor,” Quilbgan said ‘‘The patterns of change in the heart tx*at indicate how much difficulty, if any, the fetus Is encountering” i he eletronic devices also re( ord contractions of the uteru* by measuring the changes in pressure in the amniotJc fluid.The two together will indicate when h s necessary to change the baby's position, or when it is tu • ,tr\ to give the mother oxygen, Quilbgan said.
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Athens Sunday Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 23, 1970
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