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Show BIH.TMDAV PAMTT. j Calabrektlon a Piaaldant W, . Clull't Sevenlleirv Anavtveraajv. The Coalville lloute waa a tcene of gayely and tplendurcm Naturdiy evening laat, the ocraaion being the tilebration ol tbe 70th annive raary olllnntalday ol I'retidenl W. W. Cluff. The lliacii.ua parlora were alilaie with brilliancy. !rcoratiotia of ctrnatlont, react and climai were proline every white. About one hundred and ttenty.flve gueatt were preaent out ofalnat 200 who were invited. Unknown u freaident Cluff, Mrt. ClulT and danghltrt arranged the magnificent affair, and not until it wat nearly completed did ha learn ol il. Friendt of I'reaident Cluff ei prevent from Halt Ijike, (,den, Kama, llnyw-vllle. llnyw-vllle. Kcho. Ilenefer and Coalville, while letter! ol regret were received tnd read Iromall parte of the Btake. Hearty and t'nrere congratulallone wereutanimont on bit having attained the Ibne acore and ten yeara, ;tbe allnted age tl man.) Yet In appearance be would toibt taken for more thai a decade leae than that age. A number ol Iwautilu) and iieaful pre-tentationi pre-tentationi were uiade, notably among wblcb were a band. unit lealbar itdlning chair With the following inxriptlun beautilully engraved on a ailvtr plate: "1'ieaent.lto l'reai.lenl W. W. Cluff of etummii Blaka, by bla Is-viag Ipeodt, oo hltteventieth birthday, 1002. Another "Motlieitut' Eccleaiealical U kMry," in two volumet, and Miakeephwt cemplele workt, bolb bandtomely boutl in leather betidea many olbera. A more eociable gathering would be bard lo And auy where. Kpeechet, toattt, tonga, duett, mtaic, etc., were the order ol the evenlig, which, together with dainty and delicioua re-Irethuenta, re-Irethuenta, mtle all feel lliat ilia good lomeet together io reuoioDttlthilkind. The pretentatiun of tbe ctair above uieutioued waa made by ElJrr Joatipii A. Fuller, iu a neat and very appropriate tpeerb. In which heeipreaeteUee love ol the donen for I'reaidt nl Cluf and hoped and knew he would received it io the tpirit willed prompted it, I'reiideiit Cluff responded in aci'epiaiictihatlt waa not neceaaary for a gilt to eipna the people't love lor hi in, but fpeingly t aid that their previuut artioiit eiratuffliein taconviuce Li in ol the taint He ap-prcdated, ap-prcdated, however, tlila tnkat, and A that whenever he Imtked up it he would remember the loving nor-iaintot which Il waa given biia, and pra;e lor the continual peace and blt-aiitgi ol our rather In heaven to real npou all bit frleudi here and ebewhere, and in fact upon all mankind. |