Surprise and
Presentation
Among the many scenes of festivity
and places of enjoyment that were afforded to people on Christmas, perhaps
few surprised, if any equalled, in interest and pleasure that at the
residence of John VanEvery, Esq., in Townsend.
It being Mr. VanEvery's
birthday, and also the twenty-fifth anniversary of his wedding, his
children conceived and carried into execution the idea of a "surprise
party" and invited a number of friends and neighbors to come and join
in the celebrating the event.
[Description of party and VanEvery home
omitted.]
Among those present to do honor to
the occasion we noticed Mr. V.'s step-father, Eli Irwin, aged 97, also his
mother, aged 80,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Epps, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Taylor, Mrs. Geo. Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Amos. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Pegg,
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Ayell, Mrs. and Mrs. E. W. Parney,
Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Davis, Mrs. Robt. Davis,
Mrs. R. Churchill, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Overholt,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woltz, Mr. M. Hyde,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Doyle,
Mr. and Mrs. P. Butler,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wymer, Mrs. Geo. Robinson,
Mr. M.
Cross,
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