DWCGQ: Summer 1976 Vol. II No. 2 Page 53 LEWIS CAMPBELL -- SEVENTY-ONE IN 1897 Contributed by Alice Byerly Kauzlarich The following is an article taken from a DeWitt County newspaper found in Sarah Francis Clark's scrapbook. Sarah Francis Clark was a daughter of Philip Clark, Jr. and Chris- tiana Campbell. Lewis Campbell was a brother to Christiana. Alice Kauzlarich is the great-granddaughter of Sarah Francis Clark. Seventy-one Years Old. Lewis Campbell is Given a Birthday Surprise at His Home by His Children. (1897) Sixty-eight Guests Present. One of the most representative social gatherings ever held in Clinton assembled in the commodious and historic home of Lewis CAMPBELL, north of Clinton, on Wednesday evening. Below is given the names, ages and nativity of the guests: A. NAGELY, 80--Ohio C. K. ZORGER, 67--Pennsylvania A. WILLIAMS, 86--Virginia I. N. BAILOR, 47--Ohio E. JOHNSON, 83--Rhode Island M. STURM, 53--Germany Aunt C. CLARK, 78--Ohio J. PORTER, 63--Ohio T. SNELL, 78--Ohio N. F. HUNTER, 68--Ohio T. WILSON 72--Pennsylvania A. D. McHENRY, 63--Ohio A. SACKETT, 76--Ohio G. H. BROWN, 57--Massachusetts L. CAMPBELL, 71--Illinois Dr. G. W. HYDE, 69--Illinois Clark CAMPBELL, 77--Ohio E. G. ARGO, 59--Ohio C. H. MOORE, 80--Ohio M. DONAHUE, 56--New York P. HOGEL, 77--Canada Dr. J. M. WILCOX, 50--Illinois H. STAYMATE, 78--Ohio Jacob ZIEGLER, 53--Germany Rev. W. A. HUNTER, 42--Ohio J. BRYANT, 66--Illinois Dr. J. H. TYLER, 69--Ohio W. B. RUNDLE, 63--England G. HUGHES, 44--Ohio R. J. YOUNG, 41--Illinois E. DAVIS, 65--Pennsylvania E. HARRISON, 69--Illinois C. WILLIAMSON, 39--Ohio F. L. HARPSTER, 53--Ohio W . CRUM, 62--Indiana G. W. WOY, 49--Ohio S. ARGO, 61--Ohio C. S. LAFFERTY, 47--Illinois Rev. J. D. HORNEY, 35--Illinois J. CLINE, 59--Illinois T. BYERLY, 59--Indiana F. E. PINKERTON, 44--Pennsylvania Dr. J. A. EDMISTON, 58--Ohio Philip WOLF, 64--Ohio J. F. MILLER, 68--Ohio W. O. ROGERS, 61--Kentucky W. ARMSTRONG, 66--Ohio W. W. KELLOGG, 72--Vermont J. POLLOCK, 66--England E. WELD, 72--Massachusetts W. H. MC FARLAND, 65--Ohio J. D. ROGERS, 49--Ohio E. ROBB, 72--Tennessee R. H. ROSS, 53--Ohio J. DAGLEY, 42--Tennessee John KILLOUGH, 52--Pennsylvania H. D. WATSON, 60--Ohio Thomas EWING, 55--Ohio W. W. NEWMAN, 45--Ohio M. NICOLAI, 51--Germany J. WIGHTWICK, 71--England M. R. COLWELL, 56--Ohio T. F. MARTIN, --Ohio L. FREUDENSTEIN, 58--Germany D. MAC ARTHUR, 66--Scotland W. B. BARNETT, 62--Illinois Wm. METZGER, 72--Pennsylvania The gray beards present gave the gathering quite a patri- archal air. There was that equipoise in their bearing which only mature minds, disciplined by stern conditions of life, possess. Hon. C. H. MOORE, a close observer and of an ana- lytical temperament, presented to Mr. Campbell, on behalf of the company, a gold headed cane. Mr. Moore, among other re- miniscences, said that the Baptist church and the First Metho- dist church, through unpretentious, were appreciated more by the pioneers than was the present magnificent Methodist house of worship. He spoke of the small price of grain and stock being taken to Terre Haute, Beardstown, Pekin, etc. No rail- roads lightened the burdens of the people. The rich are as necessary as the poor, he said. The world is growing better in every way. People think more than ever of the general good. He thinks that the old boys can boast of seeing more and greater changes than will ever occur again. "None who call us grandpa will witness as many changes in electricity, farming, etc., as we have seen." "There never will be a flying machine controlled by man; the air will move it about. We will go down in our graves feeling that we have witnessed sights as great as will ever come after us." He voiced the sentiment of those present when he stated in what esteem Mr. Campbell was held by the community. Mr. Campbell responded in a few words of thanks, hoping that it would not be necessary to use the cane to aid his locomotion. He received several other presents. The even- ing was a most enjoyable one, and those present felt the need of more of them. The culinary features of the occasion were enjoyed. Bob Halsey [email protected] Viera, FL