Transcribed without making changes to spelling and grammar. Transcribed by Joyce Robinson The Portsmouth Times Dated: February 21, 1880 NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY A Family Re-Union at Judge JOSEPH MOORE's in Nile Township. Children, Grand-children and Great Grandchildren Surround the Board. There was quite a happy family gathering at the residence of Judge JOSEPH MOORE, in Nile township, last Friday, February 13th, it being the ninetieth anniversary of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was quite a surprise to him, as it had been previously arranged among them unbeknown to him, which made it all the more enjoyable. At dinner there were thirty-one persons present to sit down to a table groaning with its load of everything heart could wish in the way of "good things" to eat. The judge is one of the pillars of Democracy in this county, and in her darkest hours was never known to waver in his devot (sic) on to her grand old principles, which has preserved to us all that is left of constitutional liberty. The first work U. S. Senator Allen G. Thurman ever did politically, before he was a voter, was to carry tickets to Judge MOORE, at his precinct, when a resident of Ross county. We hope the judge may live to see that boy who brought him those tickets President of these United States. Those present were as follows: CATHARINE MOORE, widow of BURRISS MOORE, deceased, the judges oldest son, her son, WILLIAM A MOORE and wife and their family, as follows: EDITH, BERTHA and EDWARD; MRS. SOPHRONA STEDMAN and son WILBUR, CASSETT MOORE, ELNORA MOORE and WILLIE PARR, grandson of MRS. CATHARINE MOORE, the judge's daughter, MRS. MARIA JEFFERSON, widow of B. L. JEFFERSON, and her children, MARY, JOSEPH, IDA, and FRANK; JOHN MOORE, who is spending the winter with the judge, his father; J. B. VALODIN and his wife, MARY JANE VALODIN, JOHN VALODIN, JOSEPH L. MOORE and wife, and MARY, CHARLIE, HETTIE, GEORGIA, IDA and NELLIE, also MARY MASTERS, grand-daughter of the judge, who resides with him, and WILLIAM LAWSON and wife. There was a number of grandchildren not present, among whom were two sons and the daughter of JOHN MOORE, HAR?P, son of JOSEPH L. MOORE, JOHN JEFFERSON, son of M??A JEFFERSON, and ALICE COOPER and family, daughter of J. B. VALODIN. These were unable to be present. It was a happy day for the venernble (sic) man, who for nearly a century has lived at or near his present home, and who from his youth up has been loved and respected for all those virtues that adorn the life of a Christian, and that now crown with a benison and head of the good old patriarch. Judge Moore was born in Virginia, February 15, 1790, and has resided in Scioto county since 1814. The TIMES office returns its thanks for a bounteous supply of good things from the Moore mansion.