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family reunion.2 2 lis3 2 L 1L 15 2seeireaser•stortf.■stidle30tor2.e•t••eeTtl* M^bblnf Get Tofteer mad Hat* m Royal Old Tla«.Ed. Rbpublxcak:—It may not be gene* rally known to your readers that Wilton has the largest flock of Robbins in Will county. In fact I do not know of any of the same kind in the county, though they are no rarity to us. They are neither Baltimore robins, nor red breasts, though some of them have exceeding fair and ruddy faces. They have intermarried with other families i until some of them are known by other [ names. They are not all of them remarkable as sonsgsters, but some of them are the best we have here, and do not suffer by comparison with any country birds we are acquainted with.Last Saturday this numerous family had a family reunion at the home of D. S. Robbins, at Wilton Center. They did not make as much clatter as a flock of blackbirds, but had a very lively time during the entire afternoon. In addition to the numerous branches of the Robbins family, there were present Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Broad-rick, the Hon. Jerry Keniston. and wife, and the ancient preacher of Wilton Canter, commonly known as the Elder, and his wife. All ages were represented. Besides Davis’ own family there present, John Robbins, his brother, and his family; the venerable uncle, Fred Robbins, now 82 years old, his two sons, Willie Robbins and his family, and Isaac Robbins, of Englewood, besides various younger branches of the family too numerous to mention. It was subject of regret that one brother, Ira B. Robbins, of Indiana, and a sister, Mrs. Vanoy Meacham, of Iowa, could not be present. The original family circle is narrowing. The father and mother have gone on before, but the younger circle widens and inoreases. A sumptuous dinner was served by Mrs. D.S. Robbins, to which justice was done. There was much sociability and some singing. I should also have mentioned a son-in-law of Uncle Fred, Mr. John Avery, and his two daughters, one a teacher in a Chicago school. It was largely a republican crowd, and what was not, bids fair to swing that way. So it can be seen that it is eminently proper that the happy event should be chronicled in Thx Ripubucuh. Those of us who were fortuuate enough to be present have the best wishes that this yearly meeting may be repeated for many coming years, and the music of the Robbins may Increase in our land.Ohb Who WasThim.
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The Joliet Republic and Sun
Joliet, Illinois, US
Fri, Sep 21, 1894
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