| Show W WHENCE Cf CAME CAMf THE UTAH SPENCERS Ct S I Notable l at the theOld theOld Old at field Mass WERE MANY RAILROAD BOYSt BOYS t I As In Utah Uth they Appear to Uke Ike the to Hull hall 1 I rod road Activities 1 I The I Journal of at Mass the boyhood homo home of ar the well wall known Pioneers I Urson end and Spencer hns the following to say under date ot of Oct 21 ot of nu family reunion held at that place At t the old homestead or of S S Spencer In West Nest was 1118 h held a on an Thursday Mr Spencer iris his sons daughters and All or of 11 Silencers sons on are employed of the railroad und and It was the time that all ull the Iho and had ever met together nt at Il a gathering look place at atthe atthe the old about n II mile from Nest center on the tho road from that town lown to ringlon Thle Willi built 18 yearA ago by b the Mr h Spencers and the nulls and other Iron material were madu on the tho spot It H Is or of the tho old style of nr chi and oro l a century old Is Ia MUll III hr excellent condl ton lOll lOllIn In that H S H Spencer was hOln and brought tip In lint ho has spent all ull ur of his hili lito he expects to 10 reside there thoro tor or the tho I test ot of his days lie 10 enjoys the tho best ot of health and for tor years hag hilS carried on the form or of or morn acres and lIIlI that will role most anything dint grows grow In Berkshire com ty t and th thu fern tOI fm tins been regarded all as ono one ot of the best In that section Impromptu was the Iho re rc reUnion union of Thursday Three ot of the Sons SaM ot of Mr 11 happened to ho bo boat hoat at home and ono one of them proposed that they summon the tho others tOL or u n gather tog Ilig ot of an October day It If It were welO IOS for tor them tu to get Iet awa Hent to nil ot of the tho missing morn hers berB ot of the family and b by noon loon nil all had gathered at tho old oh hunie hero tol fol follows lows II 0 list or of hem and the different position on the Iho railroad that the they hold W ii 11 Spencer ot of West Vest Stockbridge fireman on the between and and family S H Ie F Spencer ot of conductor on the Consolidated between licit and out his hlA Cn Gently 11 Farnk W lV Spencer r ot of J lIt lire 1110 man Oil on tho Boston Albany between rind and family J n It Spencer Spencor or of rt conductor tor lor on the ot of the tho Can Cou between and liar Irm river anti family A M 1 Spencer or of threat Barrington brakeman between Brent Barrington und and Milford and Lewis C Spencer or of Pittsfield brake brako brakeman man between arId and Now hay hayen In en on tM the Consolidated and Mr und and Airs W hi 11 amid ot of Irs Lockwood being a daughter ot of H t H Mrs 11 Thomas Mercer ot of Stock Stockbridge bridge another r Thc They all ull had theli theil lateen In Ina a 11 group nod Individually dining the Iho theda Ila da and later Inter had 1 a bountiful dinner I with un any or of interesting stories rl I tell of the mind or of the tho old life lito on at the tho farm All ot of the tho Spencer boys hegira their us UN railroad on tho short IIno of at the Consolidated between bet Stale Line and Van Deusenville In cars gone gono b by that used to he be n a nourishing and prosperous railroad properly soul the Iho Spencers used to 10 tike out freights tons Mato Line timid Stockbridge to the line hue to 10 New York fork Thom from that branch the they secured atilt better holter un on the tho or lire Iho great nt Consolidated system and also Oil the tho Boston Albany but most or of them hove clunK clung to 10 the Iho Now Yot New haven S Ii B A tho who whoso so royally his children and I on Thin WitS one olle or of n a family ot of I 12 children lie has two I brothers brother now living They mire 1110 or of and Victor or of I Irh 11 lie tins also two Mrs George 31 11 Cobb of West bridge und and ot of Vur rem ren renAs remAs As showing what n II railroad family arc RI the Spencers Robert Hobert Spencer 1 a brother hM 1109 sons SOM now In the bustness rhey are Clarence V or between and Con and now residing on South street W AV II II a the rivet fluid it 11 I on the tho Now New York Turk New haven hones Arthur Arlhur Spencer Oil nn engineer between Now New und and tiro Iho Then Theil the they hove n nephew toy lIoy Spencer who is hI n 0 New hives and the tho Ither all on the tho YeA Yee mind Mr IIII and Mrs Irs George e Cobb Cobh or of Wesl S cyst have two sons ria 1111 term Bell mid Matthew Cobh who have huo followed for tor several years rt 11 career and like it II so ao well that the they impose 10 follow tollow it II The Now New York New haven Hart t thun tho und they ato all ull In the tho line ot of promotion The They prOPose to holt hold reunion next year eUl tin n sul wn was thus one |
