Show HONOR TO AGE on sunday the lost laet there as ae over sixty relatives and friends of aunt margaret merrill Merrl ll widow of the late albeit merrill at the real danco of her bar youngest son BOD marion merrill of the seventeenth ward this commemoration of her anniversary niver sary birthday the assemblage blage consisted mostly of the descendants of mother merrill Merrl ll there being present children ob ildreD grand children and great grandchildren also nephews and daughter ln in law and granddaughter in law grandson gran deon inlaw in law a sister in law and many other more distant relatives in law she to IB the mother of four living children three sons and one daughter viz clarence franklin marion and ellenor two of whom were not pros pres out namely clarence her eldest son sen who res des dee 10 I 1 a the 9 rutherd part of the state and franklin who resides near his bia mother but was unable to join la in the celebration because of his bia serious expressions or of sympathy on his behalf plainly manifested how much cousin or uncle prank frank was missed aunt margaret Mar gerel is also grand mother to thirty two grandchildren twenty one of whom are living anil and she has fifteen great grandchildren the youngest a baby bov of two months being present in the arms of its ite mother mrs B T lloyd among the be company present were aunt bathsheba Bathe heba aunt blaunt P mary ann merrill pratt and eight of her bar grown children aunts aunt 13 4 mary mary bouton widow of the late capt bouton mr and mrs fred palmer mrs dark clark mrs plant mrs J U eldredge and daughter miss misa ruth eldredge mr and mrs milando pratt mr and mrs 01 H horne home mr and mrs B T lloyd mr albert M merrill miss ella merrill Merr ll mr and mrs frank merrill jr mr and mrs lester merrill Merri lJ mr B H young mrs mra J M young mr and mrs barnaby W mr mark merrill merril mr and ell bli barrel miss mrs franklin Frankl lu merrill and daughter and others two large tables were beautifully decorated with flowers and lauen in rich abundance with the plenio picnic brought together for the occasion occa eion mother merrill with her bar respected husband hue band arrived in the valley la in 1852 although she ebe bas baa passed through and endured patiently the many hardships incident to a frontier life hie she ebe to is a remarkable and well preserved woman A good yankee guesser would no co doubt guess guese around the sixties six rather than ban risk nek his hie reputation near the seventies or eighties in guese lug her age the probabilities are apparently in her favor that one ane may outlive the nineteenth century and possibly Bibly she he WILY may survive to see eee her bar centennial she joyfully recel veu vou we the oong cong ratu lations of her many baoy friends and duly appreciated their coming together to do tier her hos hoi or may aunt margaret live to enjoy many such anniversaries and to witness the restoration to health of her dear son franklin now dow so severely and seriously i afflicted is the wish and prayer of her affectionate friends and relatives and of her nephew MILANDO PRATT SALT LAKE CITY 1 14 v 16 1896 |