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diauap-abbaili. i in theIdiug a , which 're were I Boan-the M. Sabbath ng man luate ofory say ice the orough-ccessful ■take.te you ?r there county he bestHEY.n than.veiling^help’sIs more ja restweeks, icr, toia, who ok, has ipy the ill.ioI here y, con-Ltizenn J own in 1Jndaneee “free scent.”” They casions of the form ofa tern-dy en-riieex-g, Miss tin gale please,a glance over tne norm parioi uia u-usu.A.Pleasant Gathering:.On the 19th insfc., the family and friends of Urs. Mary Macy, congregated at the house of her grandson, Alphonso D. Folgcr, of Hoiner, to celebrate the anniversary of her 82nd birthday.No intimation fJf the real intention of the gathering had been given her, and her surprise was great, when, on arriving at her grandson’s residence, she beheld so many of her relatives, kindly anticipating and relieving every want, and bestowing with quick perception such tender marks of affection.I3y eleven o’clock, she was comfortably seated and engaged in conversation about “old times,” so touchingly impressive, because of reproducing to memory the many incidents of the “long ago.”Dinner being announced, all repaired to the dining-room, where a table awaited, filled with all that ingenuity, taste, and skill of* woman could produce. We shall not attempt a description of the table arrangements, but suffice to say, nothing could hayc been added to make it neater, more attractive or palatable. Dinner over, general conversation cu-gaged the ^company. Friends, whose voices are hushed in death, wore called to mind, and lived again in imagination ; the pleasures and pastimes, the hardships and labors, and the unintermittiug and continual progression of the pioneers were related, aud found attentive listeners among the young people. “Grandmother,” as she was familiarly called, played a conspicuous part, relating some of the most humorous and quaint old stories of ancient times, aud gave every outward indication of complete enjoyment.In conversation we elicited the following : Mrs. (or Grandma) Macy, whosemaiden name was Swam, was born in Guilford county N. C., in 1794, and in company with her brother and sister, (Mrs. Stanton, of Liberty, Indiana,) emigrated to this State in the fall of 1317. After passing the winter of 1817-18 at Richmond, they settled near Liberty, where she lived with her brother, faithfully discharging the duties assigned her, until she was married, on the 5th of January, 1831, to Tristram Macy, of Liberty.In 183G, she and her husband and three children, settled near Sumner, in this county. Her husband afterwards bought the Swain flouring mill, at Sumner, and thereby formed a large circle ofinfluence, i good. He i read and to to the local Votyes, attr him known, further in tel extended to good botanh gist, instrucl and procuret local librarilt; be satisfied \ pleto indepe pert. He o1 age of the t town, was in became a fa^ eral agricul the highest iin Societv-CurAmong th Curran, we i lowing, bear and aasum}: among the n attacks of “bloated cm that ever Oi This same Ji Lord Brou*! many stupk Iitical pump raised to tLdisgraced,”iug called to made by Ju he was pleat never met t] Lordship, ill “That may bI suspect tlia Curran repli ivc, my Lon t han to eoi may be few, the writer's disgraced bythat their v own them.” “you are fo you owe to character.” Curran, “in shall cite 2 aomeautkori Laps, not un recited the s Random,” w coat to fightWhen the b
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Rushville Weekly Republican
Rushville, Indiana, US
Thu, May 03, 1877
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