GEO. A. RATHBUN, MYRA R. BROWNELL,

FRANK R. RATHBUN, REV.cHIRAM RATHBUN.

AN'lOINETTE HATH.BONE, L. G. RA'l'HBUN.

THE RA'[HBONE FAMILY HISTORIAN.Vol II. NO·3·

PATR{)NOJlLI TOLOO y

OBERLIN, KANSAS, MARCH, 1893.

BY HIRAM RATHBUN, SR.

The cognomen, "Rathbun-~athbone," IS apatronymic of the Hebrew branch of the Semi,ticrace. It came into existence by the way of thehouse of Israel. Joseph the eldest son of J acobby his legitimate _wife Rachel, had two sons-Manasseh and Ephraim. In the patriarchal bles-sings bestowed upon the decendants of Joseph,Ephraim the youngest, was set before Manassehas certainly as Jacob was set before Esau in thechoice of the Almighty, see Gen. 48: 17, 18,19,20; Mal. 1: 2.3; Rom. 9: 13. When some ofthe children of Ephraim were slain by the men ofGath, it is said that Ephraim "mourned manydays, and his brethren came to comfort him, andwhen he went into his wife, sbe cunceived 'anabear him a son, and he called his name Beriah,and Rephah was his son." Through Rephah, thegrandson of Ephrai~, came the names Reseph,Telah, Tahan, Laadan, Ammihud, Elishama,Nun and Joshua, who succeeded Moses. See1. Chron. 7: 22-27. Num. 27: 18-23. Josh. 1:1-10. All these Patronymics were the names offirst born sons who were family or household, 01-tribal, patriarchal fathers to the families of theirhousehold in their tribe- So that Rephah, thegrandson of Ephraim, became a patriarchal fatherto his family or household descendants. ThePatronymic Raphah was not translated into Eng-lish when the Bible was, but simply transcribed.Therefore it is a Hebrew Patronymic of thatbranch of the Semitic race. There are four dif-ferent ways of spelling this cognomen, which areas follows:Rephah, 1 The second and the fourth are theRapuah, niost common in the Hebrew, but eachRaphan, r have the same meaning or 8ignific~-Raphen, J tion. DO that they are Patronymicsynonyms. A young Hebrew man by the nameof Joseph Raphah or Raphen, with a family ofLe~ites settled in an early day in Wales, whenWales in civil government was distinct from Eng-J.and. He married one of the girls of this I .•evite

family. Both were Hebrew scholars. In learningthe Welch language,' which language uses theGerman alphabet, he translated the cognomenRaphen into the Welch language ~,I!>'19~:i)J,GUm:.

The English "a" having the same sound as theGerman' 'e," so that when the name was spelledin English the "a" was used instead of the Ger-man "e" and so,spelled Rath bun.

Joseph Rath bun had several sons by his Levitewife; towit: Joshua, Samuel, Ephraim, Daniel,David and Job. All these sons married Levitewomen. J oshua, David and Job emigrated toHolland. and became what would be esteemed inthose days wealthy. Here they learned the Dutchlanguage, and in this the name was also spelledRathbun. All the Holland Rathbuns that I haveever heard of, so spell their name. ' But some ofthe grand children of Joseph Rathbun crossed theline of 'Wales into England and commenced theuse of the English language. Some of these gavetheir name the broad English brogue,and so spelledthe name Rathbone. But all those of Wales, allthose of Holland and -many of those of Englandstill spell their names Rathbun. MI'. JosephRathbun, the Hebrew shemitic, kept a recordof his family lineage, from Joseph the son ofIsrael, and this record w:S kept up until it fellinto the possession of Jeremiah, Rathbun, whowas the son of John Rathbun. My father obtaineda copy of this record from his uncle Samuel Rath-bun, the eldest son of Jeremiah Rathbun. I keptthis record until the year uf 1850, when my moth-er's brother, Alanson Warner's house burned inHancock county, Ohio. This very sacred record,with some other valuable things that I had in hiscare were consumed in the conflagration. In thislost record there was a clear and distinct connec-tion of names given in the linage from Joseph theson of Israel, down to Joseph Rathbun the first,and from him down to John Rathbun and his sonJeremiah, and from his son Samuel to my father,Robert Rathbun, Jr. -I was born April the 3d,1820.I was married to Miss Rosana Edmonds: She died

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September 14th, 1844,and left me a son ten days old.His name is Ephriam David Rathbun, born Sep-tember the 4th, 1844, HIl is a practicing physi-cian at Matkins, Mo. I was married again toMiss Lovins Cburch Waldo, July the 28th, 1853.I have two (laughters, Mary L. Rathbun French,of this city, Laura G. Rathbun, who still liveswith me. My youngest is a son, born Decemberthe 18th, 1865. His name is Hiram Rathbun, Jr.So that Ephriam D. Rathbun and Hiram, Jr., aresons of Hiram Rathbun, Sr., who was "t.he son ofRobert Rathbun, Jr., who with his two brothers,Samuel'and Allen, were the SOBS of Robert Rath-bun, Sr., who, with his five brothers, Samuel, Jere-miah, Joseph, Wilbur and Jonathan Ra.thbun,were all sons of Jeremiah Rathbun, Sr., who,with his two brothers, Obidiah and John Rath-bun, were sons of John Rathbun, Sr., and JohnRathbun, Sr., was, according to the record, a di-rect descendant of Joseph Rathbun, the Hebrewdescendant of Shem, who was contemporary withAbraham and before the flood was contemporary't ','with Lamech, and Lamech was contemporary with

Adam.In this article we have not attempted to say a

word' in regard to the history of the Rathbuns-Rathbones-but have simply called attention tothe idea of the patronomatology of the patro-nymic Rathbone-Rathbun. While it may beclearly seen that a little discrepency has inadvert-ently crept into the orthography of the name, yetthe unity of the origin, the unity of the defin-ition are so identical that the patronomatology is

the same.

RATHBONE GENEALOGY.

BY FRANK R. RATHBUN.

It gave me great pleasure to note the clear andconcise genealogical paper of Mr. Howard Rath-bone, of Oklahoma, in which he traces his lineagefor five generations past. In so doing, he :fulfillsone, if not indeed the primal object of '" TheHistorian," and presents its readers with a wellforged link with which to aid in the constructionof the ancestral chain.

Fortunately, I have in my possession documents

which not only substantiate the greater part ofhis statements, but enable me to trace his ances-try still further into the dim past. Some yearssince, I procured from the firm of Joel Munson'sSons, of Albany, N. Y., an excerpt from somevoluminous genealogical register, being such por-tiou thereof as was devoted to the name Rath-bone. It is in pamphlet form and paged from619 to 653 inclusive. From it, I give the princi-pal facts which follow, which may be not onlypleasing to llJY very remote Oklahoma kinsman,(remote in a double sense), but also to others ofour ilk and style.

~Beginning where he dropped the link in hispast, I glean from the aforesaid source thatJoshua was born September 7, 1723, and marriedSarah Tennant, December 4, 1745, as he states.

Joshua Rathbone, aforesaid, was the fourth sonof Jonathan Rathbone, and Elizabeth -~-, andwas born May 22, 1691. His preceding brotherswere John, born January. 1, 1715; Benjamin andJonathan; and the issue succeeding him com-prrred Isaiah, Joseph and Elizabeth.

'I'he grandfather of Joshua aforesaid, and thefather of Jonathan, was John, who married AnnDodge, January 10,1688. The children of thismarriage were, Mary, born October 3, 1688:Jonathan, . May 22, 1691; John, Dec. 23,1693; Joshua, February 9, 1696; Benjamin,February 11, 1701; Annah, August 9,1703 ; Nathaniel, February 6, 1708; andThomas, born March 2, 1709.

The great grandfather of Joshua aforesaid,grandfather of Jonathan and father of John, wasJohn Rathbone of Block Island, who marriedMargaret --, and had: William, Thomas,John, (married Ann Dodge), Joseph, Samu~l,(born August 3, 1672), Sarah, Margaret andElizabeth.

This is as far back as my pamphlet attemptsgenealogically, to trace the lineage of the Rath-bones. It says: " No attempt has as Jet beenmade to trace out and confir~ by documentaryevidence, the early history of the Rathbone familyin America. Various accounts were, formerlycurrent concerning their-origin, one asserting thatthe family was descended from Thomas Rathbone

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who came from England in 1621 ; another deriv-ing them from John Rathbone of the Liverpoolfamily, who emigrated from that city in 1625;and a third from an elder brother of Col. JohnRathbone, an officer of the parlimentary armyof 1658, who was noted for hit>devotion to Re-publican_ principles."

"The first of the name however, who appearsin America, is the Rev. William Rathbone, towhom allusion is made, in a work published in1637, and reprinted in the Historical Collectionsof Massachusetts. He seems to have been an au-thor, and as bis doctrinal views did not accordwith those prevailing in the Massachusetts colony,the supposition is, that he and his descendantswere not admitted into the New England churchas its mem ers, and consequently were not per- r

mitted to take part in general public affairs."

"Mr James Savage, in his Genealogical Diction-ary, speakes of one of a somewhat similar nameGeorge (Rabone) Rabun (which Belknap in' .b isHistory of N e~ Hampshire, says may be a mis-take for Rathbone), who was in Exeter in 1639.This George Rabone was cne of those who in theprevious year had sympathized with the Rev. Mr.Wheelwri~ht, the brother of the famous AnneHutchinson, and was with him banished ' fromBoston, for defending his religious opinions.

Being deprived of all his privileges as a citizen,. he combined with his fellow exiles, some thirty-five in number, in setting up an independent gov-ernment at Squamscot Falls, N. H., which theycalled Exeter."

"In the Rhode Island Colonial Records, men-tion is made of a John Rathbone, of New Shore-ham, who was admitted to full political rights as,freeman, May 4, 1664, being the same personwhom the Block Island Records name John Rath-bone. This John Rathbone was one of thosewho met at the house of Dr. Alcock, August 17,.1660, to confer about the purcbase of BlockIsland, and was one of the original sixteen pur-chasers of that island from Gov. Endicott andthree others to whom it had been granted forpublic services. In 1676, John Rathbone waschosen one of the surveyors of highways. In 1682,

1683 and 1684, he occupied a place in the Rhode

Island General Assembly as representative fromBlock Island. In 1686, he was one of the petion-ers 1:0 the King of Great Britain in reference totbe 'Quo Warranto,' and in 1688, was one of thegrand jury of Rhode Island."

"In Niles' HistoricaJ N arrati ve of the French.and Indian Wars, published in 1760, we find thefollowing: " In the year 1089, in the month ofJuly, Mr. Rathbone had a narrow escape fromthe French, who had corne in three vessels andwere thrn pillaging the Island, They inquired ofsome one or more of the people 'who were thelikeliest among them to have money,' They toldthem of John Rathbone as the ~ost likely. TheFrench proceeded to capture him, as they sup-posed, and demanded of him his money. Thecaptive denied having any but a trifling sum.They endeavored to make him confess that he hadmore and to deliver it to them, by tying him upand whipping him barbarously. While theywere doing all this to an innocent man whomthey ruistook for the monied John Rathbone,the latter made his escape with his treaure. Theybad mistaken the son for the father who by sub-mitting to this cruelty in the room of his fathersaved bim from being robbed." ,

"Arnold in his History of the State of RhodeIsland, Vol. I, p. 304, says: '" The local his-tory of Block Island, truthfully written, wouldpresent an interesting study. The traditionaryhistory of the aborigines is full of the romance ofwar. Their autbentic history in connection withthe whites abounds in stirring incidents, thepeculiarities of the English settlers and their pos-terity, their customs, laws and domestic institu-tions are among the most interesting developments of civilized life, while the martial defenseof a people, within and around whose island therehas been more hard fighting than -on any territoryof equal extent in Americ-a, and where the horrorsof savage and of civilized warfare have alternatelyprevailed, almost without cessation, from theearliest traditionary period down to a recent date,would altogether furnish material for a thrillinghistory that might rival the pages of romance.

Tbe danger of the sea and the sterner perils ofwar united to produce a race of men whose cour- •

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age and hardihood cannot be surpassed. It wasout of such material that naval heroes weremade.'"

There IS little reason to doubt that many ofthe hardy pioneers alluded to by our versatileand veracious chronicler bore the name of Rath-bone. Many a grim, time scarred and ancienttombstone on the Island (so I am informed) bearsmute witness to the fact. Such deeds, traditions'and historical episodes, wherever found andwhether of much' 01' apparently little import,should find their propel' embalment in the pagesof the HISTORIAN by tho5~ possessing them,through- either accident, family tradition OJ'elsewise.

While that I have presented and partially citedfrom the pamphlet but repeats Mr. Coaly's inves-tigations which appear on p. 86, Vol. I,and p.10, Vol. II of this magazine, I fi?d refuge in theaxiom that repetition in genealogical affairs is notwithout its intrinsic worth, and as such'! trustyour Oklahoma 'correspondent will be pleased 'toaccept it though at second hand.

THE S U!)DEN DEA TH LAST EVENING

OF MRS. BETSY WEED--SIXTY-

SEVEN YEAS A RESIDENT OF

THIS CITY.

Say not, 'I'he family link is broken !Rather, another link has past the stream.O'er whicll we all shall cross, .Fordo we not feel the power of that link,To draw us ever onward, upward,To a higher, better life?

-L F. P. RATHBONE.

Mrs. Betsey Weed, widow of Enos Weed,whosedeath occurred ab-out ten years ago, died verysuddenly last evening at her home on WestSeventh street where she had resided for aboutfifty years. She had not been ill, having appar-ently entirely recovered from a slight indisposi-tion from which she suffered several weeks ago.Her life simply went out, as she sat in her chairtalking and planning withherfamily, as the flameof a candle which has burned low flickers anddies out.

Her maiden name was Rathbun. She was born

at Springfield, Otsego County, this State, onAugust 8th, 1803. She was married at Pulaskiin 1824 to Mr. Enos \\' eed, and came with him. ,

in IH26 to this city, where she has, since resided, aperiod of sixty-seven years, thus being one of theoldest residents of, the city.

She was a truly remarkable woman, retammgher faculties to the last, and being as keenly aliveto all the great questions of the day as any youngperson. Nothing of importance escaped her .at-tention; arid while her retentive memory, reach-ing back over such a long period of years, made,the past always vivid to her, yet the present withits weighty problems was a never failing sourceof interest to her.

She was one of those persons who seem to bepossessed of the spirit of eternal youth. She wail'''ninety years J7oung." Sunny and cheery, oldage seemed to be powerless to touch anything butthe body; bel' spirit was young as ever.

A woman of life-long activity of mind andbody, of keen intellect and sweet christian spirit,she will be sadly missed by her family and friends.Mrs. Weed had seven children, but two of whomEdward R. Weed, of New York, and Mrs. V. C.Douglass, of Oswego, are still alive. Sbe was asister of Philander Rathbun, formerly a well- _known business man bere.- Qswego limes, Jan:27th, 1893.

The above sketch does not overestimate theworth?f "Aunt Betsey." Indeed it would bedifficult in the short space of a newspaper noticeto even do justice to her many notable qualities.But in the loving memories of her family she willnot lack her due, especially among the fewremaining ones whose privilege it was to be near

I her in her declining years, and who saw the once-strong, self-reliant, active woman, who had solong" borne the burden and the heat of the day,"gradually merge into the sweet, uncomplaining,gentle old lady who sat calmly waiting in thetwilight, but never losing her interest in the lifearound her. Even the week before her eveningshadow fell, so softly and gently, her extensivereading and wonderful memory were of the great-- ,est help to her grand-daughter in preparing for a

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Not the least of the pleasures of her~las-t yearwith us, was the monthly advent of the HIS-TORIAN. N one could have watched for it moreeagerly or read it more faithfully than she, and itwas a ~ratification to her Rathbun pride that80 mething was at last being done to preserve andperpetuate the pride and interest of the family ineach other. /

She was proud of the unbroken record for, nearly three centuries, of the long line of honor-

able men who were her ancestors. From JohnRathbone, who was one of the original purchas-ers and settlers of Block Island, John second andthird, Benjamin, born on Block Island, whosettled at Escoheagh, R. 1., his SOD Benjamin,who settled at Colchester, Simeon, his son whocame to Williamstown; Oswego County, in 1793,to his son Samuel, who was her father.

ONE OF HER NIECES.

SAMARIA SKINNER RATHBURt(

Samaria Skinner was born February 8, 1827·Her mother died when Samaria was about threeyears old, after which she found a pleasant homeand tender care with her aunt Steadman, 'in Rut-land township, Meigs county, until the time ofher marriage to L. R. Rathburn, in January,1847.

After marriage they made their home in Rutlanduntil 1854, when they moved to Pickwick, Minne-sota, where she lived until about four years ago,her husband having died, she returned to Meigscounty, and has made her home among relatives,principally at Phineas Hugg's in Middleport. Afew years after the death of her mother, herfather married again, and to the second marriagewere born four children, two of whom are living.About 1847 or 1848 she professed faith in Christas a personal Savior, and united with the FirstRutland Free Baptist church, but on her removalto the West, her membershiptlwas transferred toPickwick, where she remained a worthy memberto the time of her death. Her faith in God wassteadfast and her life was consecrated to his ser-VICe. She did not fear death, but often expresseda desire. that she might not be sick long, fearing

she might be ,a burden to others; which desirewas realized. She was in ordinarily good healthuntil Friday morning, November 25, when shewas suddenly stricken with apoplexy, after whichshe did not at any time appear to fully recoverconsciousness, but remained in a comatose stateuntil relieved by death, the following Wednesdaymorning, November 30, 1892. Her age was 65years, 9 mouths and 22 days.

Funeral services at the Free Baptist church inMiddleport, conducted by Rev. S. J. Weed, afterwhich the mortal remains were interred in MilesCemetery, near Rutland. S. J. W.

- lVi,tchman.

SARAH A. RATHBUN

Was born in Benbrooke, Ontario, April 3,1836, and was the daughter of Benjamin and Mar-garet Richmond. Resided there until the time.of her marriage which occurred Dec. 30, 1857,then coming to Michigan with her present hus-band, Ransom Rathbun, residing in the townshipof Easton, Iona County to the time of her death.

During the year and winter of 1859 she wasconverted and joined the Congregational societyin the present township. Later on she became amember of the Wesleyan Methodist society inwhich she has remained a consistent member.She was also a greatly interested worker in thetemperance cause.

She was born in 1836 and died January 13,181l3, making her age fifty-six years, eight monthsand sixteen days. The deceased was the motherof five children, two of which have preceded her,and three others, Lorenzo D., Mrs. W. G. Bornand Edwin R. survive her.- -Saranac (Mich.)Local.

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HYMENEAL.

KENYON-RATHBONE.

[Brooklyn Eagle. Nov. 10,1891.]

If brilliant weddings are the forerunners of agay season the coming one should prove the gay.est in many a day on the Heights. Another wed-ding, seldom equaled in beauty, was celebrated atSt. Ann's Episcopal church on the Heights at 8

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o'clock last evening. It was that of Miss E1iseChesebrough Rathbone, daughter of A. Hender-son Rathbone, of 1 Sidney place, to the Rev.Ralph Wood Kenyon, son of Captain Ralph Wat-son Kenyon, of this city. Both the families arevery highly connected and of pre-eminent socialstanding in this city. At the appointed hour forthe nuptials St. Ann's church was crowded with adistinguished assemblage .. The church decora.tions were simple but tasteful. Ou either side ofthe altar were two large and graceful palms. Thealtar itself, on which stood two vases of exquisitewhite roses, was decked in a white frontal of satinembroidered on which was the sacred monogramsurrounded with ivy leaves, embroidered in green.The Right Rev: William Crowell Doane, D. D.,LL. D., bishop of Albany, performed the cere-mony, assisted by the Rev, Dr, Alsop, rector ofthe church. The full choir of men and boys,numbering forty voices, had volunteered their ser-vices in compliment to the assistant rector, andthe music was further enhanced by the presenceof a string ..quartet and harp stationed in thechancel. The,bridal party was met at the mainentrance by the white robed choisters, who led theway singing the wedding march from "Lohen·grin," which also pealed forth melodiously fromthe organ under the skillful hands of Dr. Crowe,the musical director. Directly following thechoisters came the ushers; then the bridesmaids,followed by the maid of honor, and lastly thebride, with down-cast eyes, leaning on the arm ofher father. As seen through the gauzy vail whichenveloped her features she was an ideal bride,with fair complexion and dark hair. Her gownwas of white satin, trimmed with old point lace,the bodice having long sleeves of the Louis XVsty~e. Her vail of tulle was caught up with asprig of orange blossoms. She ,wore no orna-ments, nor did she carry flowers; but, instead, anivory covered prayer book. Her maid of honor,Miss Edith Vail, of New York, a cousin of thegroom was attired in a heavy white corded benga-line, and wore in her corsage a true lover's knotof white enamel, containing a single diamond.It was a gift from the bride. She carried a bou-quet of white roses. The six bridesmaids, MissHelen Everit, Miss Grace Giberson, Miss Heloise

Brains, daughter of Admiral Braine ; Miss Theo-dora Thomas, of ij'ew York, Miss Bessie' Smithof Washington and Miss Juliet Earl, of NewYork, were all attired in white crape, with LouisXV sleeves. Their. go vns were. covered withrose buds and each wore a circlet of silver on her'head, and on her bodice a white enamel and dia-mond pin, gifts from the bride. The groom's.best man was the Rev. Edgar Cape, rector of St.Simeon's church, Philadelphia. The ushers werethe Rev. Russell Woodman, rector of Trinitychurch, Albany; Mr. Worthington C. Ford, Mr.William Hamilton Russell, Mr. Egbert C. Simon-son, Mr. R. Fanning L. Rathbone, and Mr. E.Duncan Kenyon. An unusually large and dis-tinguished gathering was present at the receptionwhich followed directly on the ceremony at theresidence of the brides father. The floral displaythere was exceedingly elaborate and costly, theprevailing feature being white roses. The orches-tra was completely hidden under the stairway bya veritable jungle of palms and rare potted plants.The bride and groom received the congratulationsof their friends in a recess formed by' the bowwindow in the drawing room to the left of theentrance. Eureka palms, set off by white rosesand chrysanthemums, formed their background.All the mantels on the same floor were banked inspecial designs in ferns, roses, smilax and chrys-anthemums, while everywhere the, floral decora.tion was complete. The bride's gifts were veryelegant and costly. Noticeable among them wasan elegant Persian rug from Mr. R. BleeckerRathbone, of New York, a set consisting of twomassive bonbon dishes, two spoons, two sugartongs and a ladle from some of the members ofthe Ladies' guild of St. Ann's church, and a writ-ing set, consisting of a silver pen holder and. bookmark and a silver mounted pen wiper, from thewomen of the 'mothers' meeting in the church.Silver prevailed to a great extent, there beingseveral full sets of table silver. An elaborate sup-per table was spread out in the dining room.The bride apd groom will hold several "at homes"at the residence of the bride's father on their re_turn from the -wedding trip, but they have notyet decided on where to make their permanenthome. Nearly two thousand invitations were-

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issued to the reception, and among them manynotable per.sons were present.

Mr. Kenyon received a letter of congratulationfrom the Baroness Burdette-Coutts, of London,and from other celebrated people he met whileon bis European tour.

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A HAPPY EVENT.

The brilliant wedding of Mr. Dell C. Rathbunand Miss Jessie M. Budd occurred at the home ofthe bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs'. J. M, Budd atFayette, Iowa on February 9th, 1893, over onehundred gues~s being preserit. The followingevening a grand reception was held at the homeof the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D.Rathbun in honor of their thirtieth anniversary.

The presents were many and elegant, of whichI will mention only a few:

Side board, 16th century, Mr. and Mrs. ~. D.Rathbun; couch, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Budd;silver knives ,'and forks and carving set, Mar-guerite and John Budd; upholstered swingrocker, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Walker; onyx clock,W. W. Peebles; bronze clock, H. E. Hurd j sil-ver berry spoon, L. W. Billings and wife, Perry,N. Y. j silver syrup cup, Wm. Leddick, Mt.Morris, N. Y. j silver bon bon tray, Vera andLee Billings. St. Paul, Minn.; three silver dol-lars, J. Rathbun and Bell Brownell, SilverSprings, N. Y. j five dollars, Mrs. H. A. Matte-'son, Helena, Mont.; five dollars, Mrs. ClaraWhite, Oelwein, Iowa j ten dollars, Mr. and Mrs.E. B. Conklin, Oelwein, Iowa j silver nut bowl,Mr. and Mrs. M. Keith and Mr. and Mrs. H. J.Mohr, Mitchel, S. D.; two solid sets silver teaspoons, Q. C. Babcock and E. O. Hand and wives;sterling silver spoons, W. W. Clewell, Dubuque,Iowa; silver knives and forks, Wm ," Weaver,Mt. Morris. N. Y.; silver butter knife and sugarshell, Dr. and Mrs. Peebles, Cedar Falls, Iowa.Space and time forbids a mention of only abouthalf of the many presents.

Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Rathbun will reside inFayette, where Mr. R. is extensively engaged inthe drug business.

GENEOL0 GICAL.

A subscriber furnishes the following which wetrust may be fruitful of more extensive recordslater on :

Clarinda Rathbun married Mr. Millard. Theirchildren are Nancy, Lucy, Phebe, Harriet andPhilander, all living but the last two named.

Nancy married for her first husband, a man bythe name of Sharp. Their children are MillardSharp, Oneonta, Otsego county, N. Y.; Mrs.Libbie Diehl, 333 Lewis avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. ;Bement P. Sharp, 336 Dean street, Brooklyn,N. Y. Her second husband's name is DanielKilts, and their children are Edward Kilts, Mrs.Ida Bowmaker, Johnstown, N. Y.; Mrs. MinnieThomson, Sharon, N. Y.; all born in Sharon.Lucy married Henry 'Wentworth, whose childrenare, Mrs. Mary Stane, 77 A. Willnw street,Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Ida Pond, 137 Bergenstreet, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Addie Wentwortb,Helen Wentworth (dead), Douglass Went~orth,Fort Plain, Schohain county, N. Y.; SoiuourWentworth, Cherry Valley, Schohain county,N. Y.; Charles Wentworth, Sharon, Scbohaincounty, N. Y. j Phebe married Goshen Conover;their children are, Mrs. Delia Roberts, Prairieavenue, Chicago; John Conover, Buffalo, N. Y. ;Frank Conover, Lockport, Niagra county, N. Y.Harriet married Mr. Bishop. She is dead. I didnot hear of any children. Philander Millard isalso dead. -

HE LEFT NO WILL.

JOHN T. RATHBUN't:j PROPERTY GOES TO THE HEIRS

AT LAW.

The late Hon. John T. Rathbun died intestate,that is, he left no will; so his property will bedivided between his heirs-at-law who are: LouisG. Rathbun, William R. Rathbun, George R.Rathbun, Simeon B. Rathbun and Samuel R. andJohn R. Van Campen. The last two are grand-sons and their mother's portion will be dividedequally between them.

William R. Rathbun and Samuel R. Van Cam-pen li'ave been appointed administrators and have

.given bonds in the sum of $500,000 for a faithfulM. R. BROWNELL.

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performance of their duties.Robinson, Louis G. RathbunTurner are the bondsmen.

The deceased, prior to his death, had sold off,nearly all of his real estate in this city, so that atthe time of his death he had only about $25,000

invested in realty in Elmira. His personalproperty is valued at about $250,000 which makes$275,000 worth of property in this city to bedi vided among the heirs.

In addition to this, Mr. Rathbun had realestateholdings in the West, including copper mines andfarms. This property has heen in charge ofGeorge Rathbun who is preparing a statement

. showing the value. It will reach probably$200,000=-'Elmira Gazette, Jan. ~7, 1893.

Colonel D. C.and Robert T.

HIRAM RATHBURN TAKES A STEPUPWARD.

-,Assistant Superintendent Hiram Rathburn of

the Sturtevant mills at Bean Hill for the pastfour years, has resigned his place to accept thesuperintendency of the Phcenix Woolen mills atStafford. Superintendent Rathburn is a capableand faithful manufacturer, and carries to his newposition experience which assures success.-Nor-wich Bulletin, Feb. 1.4, 1893.

•BLOWN U,p...BY GAS.

A YOUNGWOMANINSTANTLYKIT,LED.

URBANA,0., Feb. 3.-The greatest calamitythat has ever occurred in this city happened heretonight, when a natural gas explosion occurred inthe home of J. G. Shofstall on East Church street.By the explosion his daughter, a young' womantwenty-three years of age, was killed, Mrs. Clark,aged sixty-eight. years, died a few hours later, Iand Mr. Shofstall was badly burned. The housewas blown to pieces and three persons were buriedbeneath the debris. To add to the horrors of thesituation, fire broke out and the unfortunate peo-ple were in danger of being cremated. The fire-men went to work with a will and soon had every-body out. Miss Nellie Shofstall was pinned down,

by the heavy timbers of the building. She 'washorribly mangled. Her neck was broken by theheavy timbers falling across it, both eyes wereliterally torn from her head, while her body andface were a mass of cuts and bruises. She ling-ered about an hour before she died. Mrs. Clark'scollar bone was broken in addition to internalinjuries and she died later,-Sctranac (Mich.)Local.

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

State Deputy Grand Chancellor D. J. Auoh-moody of the grand lodge, state of New York,will visit Founder Rathbone lddge, No. 290,

Knights of Pythias, at Arcanum hall, Geneseestreet, this evening, and will give an exemplifica-tion of the new ritualistic work. District D. G.C. Howard C. Wiggins, with representatives ofMarub lodge, No. 288, of Rome, and HollandPatent lodge, No. 291, will also be present. Im-mediately following the close of jhe reg?lar con-vention, a collation will be served and a socialsession enjoyed.- Utica Hemld Feb. 3, 181:/3.--_.._---SEEN ON THE ONTARIO AND WESTERN.

"I was in Utica the other day," said a gentle-man at the Rathburn house, "and when I left thatcity my route was over the New York, Ontarioand Western railroad.

I have traveled on all sorts of railroads andhave seen very many funny things, but it remainedfor the New York, Ontario and Western to anteup the most amusing sight that I ever tumbledagainst. Just after the train had left Utica, thebrakeman, after announcing the next/station, satdown in front of me, and pulling a ball of yarnand_ a partly completed stocking of suspicious'length from his pocket, commenced to knit.

I curiously and mischievously asked the knightof the brake if he found much time for fancywork. There was a far off sentimental look inhis eyes, which I shall never forget, as he repliedthat he was only making a pair of ordinary yarnstockings then, but after he had finished them, heintended to knit a real fancy silk pair. I wilted."-Elmint Gazette.

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G.A. R. ENTERTAINMENT.

Syracuse Standard, Jannary 22,1893.

A temperance rally was held, last night at the'Wesleyan Methodist Church by the SyracuseWoman's Christian. Temperance U nion.N ot .many people were present, but considerable in-terest was displayed. The W. C. T. U. choir ledthe singing,

The opening address was made by Rev. S.. R.Wallace of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.He spoke of the fact that prohibition just nowseemed to be in a lethargic state, but that.it wasone of t~e ways which God had of testing thethe faithful. The outcome, he said, was just assure now as it had ever been. He thought thechurches should take a more active part+in the·effort.

Rev. Daniel P. Rathbun, of Pilgrim Chapel,wondered that with so many churches we shouldhave any licenses. Said he :

" When a man tells me that he is a Christian,:[nd yet does not consider it his .duty to opposethe liquor traffic, I consider him a mystery.Even ministers of the Gospel keep silent on thequestion and wash tbeir hands of it entirely. Ibelieve that the man 01' woman who rises infavor of the right will be honored. It is becauseof moral cowardice that we are suffering as anation. The church should set the example. Ilove the good, sanctified stubbornness that willstand the test." Mr. Rathbun said that if womenshould be allowed' to vote the withering cursewould be bhghted and rooted out. " God Al-mighty," he said, "let his power fall on the Re-publican party and smashed it all to pieces in thelast election. Within the next eight years "bothparties will be coming to. us for help. The Re-publican party used to be aggressive and hadsome principle, but the party that never had anyprinciple came out ahead at the last election. ' Ifyou voted the Republican or Democratic ticket,you voted as you prayed, for the continuance ofthe liquor traffic."

Rev. Anna A. Rathbun spoke of th.e bill of theSyra<?u,s~ Political Equality Club, to ~l,low the

REVERENDS DANIEL, P. AND ANNA A.RATHE UN SPEAK A r A TEMP ER-

ANCE RALLY.Mond ay night's entertainment given by theWoman's Relief Corps and D. T. Wiggins PostG. A. R., was a most decided success in everyway. Attendance all the hall could be made tohold and as usual when home talent holds theboard, everything took. New original and. topi-cal songs, dances, recitations, farce and other goodthings were given in rapid- succession until the

. evening was spent with pleasure to all, and profitto a.good cause.- Special mention IS due to the excellent and

refined work of Mrs. W. L. Rathbone in thepreparation for and participationin the G. A. R.entertainment. How could anything in the wayof artistic exhibitions succeed .without her, not-withstanding the great supply of home talent inRandolph?

Prof. W. L. Rathbone and the Citizens' Bandwere on hand as' usual with the best music intheir line.

The characters in the comedy, =Two Negativeamake 'an Affirmative," were ~tIectively taken byMrs. Rathbone, Miss Ida Jones, M. S. Lovell,N. C. Ingersoll and Miss Bernice Kenyon, and

. the play well concluded a happy evening.-Randolph (N.Y.) Register, Feb. 14, 1893...THE VIOTIMS OF THE URBANA, 0.,

GAS EXPLOSION NEAR RELA-TIVES OF MRS. HUGO

RATHBUN.

. A dispatch printed in the, Democrat Saturdaymorning gave the particulars of a terrible explo-sion of natural gas in the house of J. G. Shof-stall in Urbana, Ohio, by which Mrs. Clark, themother of Mr. Shofstall and Miss Nellie Shof-stall were killed outright and Mrs. Shofstall so

_badly injured that her life is despaired of. Mrs.Clark was the mother, and the other victims thesister and niece, of Mrs. Hugo Rathbun of Paris

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[It was Mr. Shofstall, "brother-in-law of Mrs.Hugo B. Rathbun instead of Mrs. Shofstall .whowas injured in the Urbana calamity. He willrecover. Mrs. Shofstall was in Indiana visitingher daughter w hen the explosion occurred.]

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,women of Syracuse to vote for school commis-sioners. She advised the ladies to write to theAssemblymen and Senators at Albany, requestingthem to further the interests of the bill. The W.C. T. U., she said, is in favor of woman's suffrageThey did not make the unjust laws, aid not voteto license the saloon, but they want to help toundo the damage. The ballots of women willput down the liquor traffic. Women will votefor their homes and children. Some of themof course will not, for there are some womenas mean as men."

A RATHBUN SAW MILL BURNED.

CA)fPBELLFORD,Ont., Feb. 23.-About half-past eleven last night fire broke out in the Rath-bun company's saw mill here. The mill andmachinery were entirely destroyed, but the effortsof the firemen saved the engine house and boiler,these are only very slightly damaged. The ,loss isestimated at $.6,000 andiit is understood to .be

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covered by' insurance. The origin of the fire. isunknown, but it is supposed to be the work of anincendiary, as the mill has been closed during thewinter.- Copied.

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ail well as become history for future reference:

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OFNEWYORK:

To Fanny Ogers, Ellsworth Rathbun, Job B.Rathbun, Grant Rathbun, Grace Fields, HopeShelly, George H. Shelly, Clarence Rathbun,Emily F. Cook, .Judson Chubbuck, Milton Chub-buck, Elsie Claypool, the Missionary Society ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church, Miss H. Chub-buck, Vernon Chubbuck, Jerusha B. Chubbuck,Elton Chubbuck, Charity. Beebe, Dorcas N.Davis, Fay P. Rathbun, Donald B. S. Rathbun,Sarah S. Rathbun, Mrs .. A. B. Edgett, W. E.Palmer and Arthur Van Winkle, heirs at law,next of kin, legatees and devisees, creditors andpersons interested in the estate of Dorcas E.Spencer, late of the city of Hornellsville, in theoounty of Steuben, deceased, Greeting:

You are hereby cited and required to appearbefore our" Surrogate of our County of Steuben,

in our Surrogate's Court, on the 24th day ofFebruary, 1893, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon ofthat day, at the City Hall in the City of-Hornellsville, then and there to attend the Judicial Settle-ment of the accounts of William H. Van Dusenexecutor of the last will and testament of the saiddeceased; and Donald B. S. Rathbun and eachand all of the persons hereby cited, or interestedin the said matter and proceeding who are underthe age of twenty-one years, are notified andrequired to appear by guardian, if such they have,or, if they have none, to appear and apply forone to be appointed; or in the event of theirfailure to do so, a special guardian will be ap-pointed by the Surrogate to appear and act forthem in the proceeding.

In testimony whereof, we have caused the sealof office of our said Surrogate to be hereuntoaffixed:

Witness, M. Rumsey Miller, Surrogate of saidCounty, at Bath, the 24th day of December, inthe year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundredand ninety-two.

[L. s.] D. M. McMASTER,

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INTERESTING LETTERS.

DEARHISTORIAN: Accept my congratulationsfor your fine appearance. Your dress becomesyou well. While the marked improvement inevery part is but a just reward for the past year'slabor upon the part of your patient and persever-ing Editor. I send you hen with my little en-couragement for which I feel that I have beenalready amply prepaid by the single letterof John C.Cooley on page 10. .The » Narrative of JonathanRathbun," I will send you in a few days regis-tered.

Your work is a good one, for I am sure it will

engender and sustain a [ust family pride in the

heart of everyone thatshelters a drop ofthe Rath-

bun blood. Very truly yours,

J ULlAN LA PIERRE, M. D.

Norwich, Connecticut.

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EDITOR HISTORIAN: I have just read withmuch interest in the January issue, 1893, Vol. II,of the HISTORIAN,an article under the caption,"Rathbones in the Revolutionary War," by W.W. Cone, of Topeka, and it has occurred to me tosuggest to our people, the Rathbones, throughYOll.,the advisability of each person interested inthe HISTORIAN and the Rathbone' Family con-.tributing material of this sort to the HISTORIAN,to the end that it may become a matter of record.

A year. or so ago I joined the Sons of theAmerican Revolution. a 'patriotic order, and Imay say one of the very best in the United States,It was necessary for me to trace lineage to someancestor who participated in the struggle forindependence, and it was a very difficult task, butwas finally accomplished. Information of thecharacter contributed by Mr. Cone will not onlybe valuable in cases like mine, above recited, butit makes a record which will be very useful in, thefuture to those of our name.

Yours, very truly,Washington, D. C. • E. G. RATHBONE.'.Judging from the appearance of the January

number of the HISTORIAN,it has launched out for, a prosperous and happy new year-we heartily

wish it success. We love it and each new numberis more and more endearing to us as we becomemore familiar with the given names of the manyRath buns and bones in the land. *.•.*

DEAR SIR ANDBROTHER: Yours of the 28thof February in regard to. locating the R~thbonefamily of the world at Pythian headquarters inChicago, sometime during the Columbian Expo-ition, is just at hand.

Permit me, my dear sir, to say that I will bemost heartily glad to welcome you, and the Rsth-Done family of the world. - I think it is just theproper thing to do, and I am more than glad thatyou have suggested the idea of having a meetingof the family there at that time. I spent theevening with J ustis R~thbone's daughters atAlexandria, about ten days ago. They werespeaking to me then, in regard to you, and inregard to the.1history of the Rathbone family.If it is possible for you to forward me any of the

magazines which you have already published.Tinregard to the Rathbone family, I will be veryglad to see them, and will pay whatever yoursubscription price may be.

In regard to the locating of the Rathbones atPythian headquarters, I would suggest to youthat you write at once to the proprietors, EdwardWaldo & Son, 389 Bowen Ave., Chicago, Ill.,telling them what your ideal! are, and fix the dateat which you will have the meeting. My judg-ment is that it is proper for you to take solecharge of this; fix the date yourself, and thennotify all of the members of the Rathbone familywherever found. Give them the date a.nd letthem work to that. If you undertake to.write toeach party, asking them to fix a time, you willnever agree. I have had this experience to mysorrow, and now when I want to have anything done,I fix a date and notify the other parties of the date,and it works like a charm, but if you leave it forthem to select the time, they will never agree.

I will also write to Messrs. Waldo & Son, andhave them correspond with you on the subject.Trusting that we shall have a full assembling ofthe Rathbone family at Pythian headquarters,I am, Yours fraternally,

JAMES R. CARNAHAN,,Major General U. R. K. P.

Indianapolis, Ind.

EDITORRATHBONEFAMILYHISTORIAN:DEAR SIR:- Weare in' receipt of your very

interesting applioation for information in regardto headquarters for the great head of Pythianism.We think no other' place could be more appro-priate for your headquarters than with the Pyth-ian headquarters, and we shall be pleased to offersatisfactory accommodations. for YOllr illustriousfamily reunion at your specified time during theWorld's Fair, and will see to it that quarters arereserved for you at special and satisfactory rates,if you will kindly give us the time you desire tocome, ~t your earliest convenience, as eachBrigade is systematically arranging their time,and we would like to reserve pleasant quarters foryour worthy reunion, and would urge the advancetime, for your own comfort.

We send you herewith circulars which give fullparticulars in reference to "Pythian Headquar-ters," and you can make the announcement inyour magazine to suit the occasion, as you ean doIt better than anyone else. Awaiting your earlyreply, I am Very truly yours,

Chicago, Ill. EDWARDWALDO& SON.

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CHILDREN'S CORNER.

Condncted by Miss ANTOINETTE RATHBONE, Herndon,Kansas, to whom all communications should be addressed.

DEAR COUSIN: I am a little girl nearly eightyeari! old. I live on a farm in Canada. Thereare twelve children in our family. I am theyoungest. My brother Andrew is next to me.He is nearly ten. About two years ago he fell

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into a big spring that is on our far~ and waspretty near drowned. My sister Irene was play-ing near, and she missed him. She looked andsaw his feet sticking up and she pulled him out.His face was all covered with black mud, and hecould hardly stand, but we got him to the houseand he was soon all right. A year ago he got hisleg broke. We live close to the school. Onlyfour of us are going to school now. We had to stayat home to pick apples and turnips. We 'have fivehorses, a li~tle colt and three cows, and one is aJersey. We have the cradle that was made forpapa fifty-seven 'years ago. The lumber thatit was made of was sawed in grandpa's own saw-mill. We have It lovely flower garden and sometime I will tell "you about it. We had threecousins from Chicago on a visit this summer.We had a big time when they were here. 'IgUE'SSyou will think my letter is too long.

I remain your' cousin,- EVA RATHBUN.

.•THE WORLD'S YOUTH'S CONGRESS.

During the World's Fair there will be aWorld's Youth's Congress, the object of, whichwill be to make an impression on the youth ofthe world ~s t<:>the great duties of life that theymay soon be required to assume. The assemblyis to be selected, in this country, from among theschools, one representative from each county, tobe between the ages of thirteen and twenty, asfollows:

Pupils in the last two years of the high schoolcourse, pupils in the two lower years of the highschool course and pupils in the two higher yearsof the grammar school grades.

"The CORNERtrusts that some members of our

circle may have the honor of representing his orher (tor girls are eligible as well as boys) countyat this Congress. The proper way to become acandidate willbe 'to visit your county superin-tendent and find out the way he intends to makethe selection, then go to work in good earnest towin the prize. ••

The decision will likely be made the subject ofa prize competition some way. Here isa subjectworthy, the ambition of every American youth,and it will be an honor to the winning, candidate.Let theparents stimulate their children to enterthe contest' for this honor and have our -nameappear not only once, but many times, if possible,upon the list.

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•Don Q. Rathbone, a former contributor of the

CORNER;has begun the study of the guitar, hav,ing purchashed a new Washbourne.

••Master Early Bigelow of Marshalltown, Iowa

has shown the true spirit of business thrift bygetting out at 5 a. m. this cold winter to attendthe furnace for a neighbor..•

Miss Rie Lockwood of Steamboat Rock, Iowa,is the happy recipient of a new Guild piano, apresent from her father.

.•PERSONALS.

-Miss Antoinette Rathbone visited her brotherin Oberlin, Sunday, March 19th.

-Mrs. W. S. Rathbone will open a millinerystore in Glen Elder, Kansas, soon.

-Rising Sun,Ohio,has a Pythian Sister Templecalled'Lu'Lu RATHBONETEMPLENo. 16.

-Edna Rathbun was one of the graduates ofSeymour School, Syracuse, N. Y., in January.•

-Henry and Ben Rathbun were in town againlast Saturday. Henry's health is returning again.

-Mr. and Mrs..B. C. Rathburn,of Charlestown,Ohio, were C.,:& P. passengers to Downs, Kansas,in January.

-Miss S. Annie Rathbun haa returned to her, home at Grand Rapids, Mich. She has been vis-

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-c. W. Rathbun, Odessa, Texas, is a dealer inHay, Grain and Feed, and runs a feed barn inconnection therewith.

-Robert H. Rathbun, late of Duluth, is book-keeper for Culbertson & Richardson, merchantsof Marfield, Minnesota.

-Charles R. Stark, a member of the family, isTreasurer of Rhode Island Perkins Horse ShoeCo., of Providence, R. I.

-Mrs. E. H. Rathbone will visit friends inOberlin, Kas., while her husband is prospectingfor a location in Wyoming.

- -Russell B. Rathbun, of Kingston, Mo., whohas been very sick for some time, is now rapidlyregaining his usual good health.

---Benjamin Rathbun, of Cedar Bluffs, Kas.,was, elected assessor for his township last fall and has

entered upon the duties of the office.

-Founder Rathbone lodge, No. 290, Knights"

of Pythias, con,ferred ,th,e third degree upon twocandidates .last' evening.L, Utica Heratd:

-Miss Marguerite M. Rathbun, of Detroit,Mich., is visiting Miss Hattie Nolan, of 673West Monroe street.- Chicago T1·ibune, March5th, 1893.

-Mrs. Edward Bowditch of Albany, has beenspen~ing some time here with her sisters Mrs.Shaw and Mrs. John Rathbone.-Lenox, Mass.,Items, Jan.

-Mrs. E. O. Doak, Steamboat Rock, Iowa, is amost successful poultry fancier" She recentlypurchased a full-blood fowl for the handsomesum of $10.

-Messrs. Bailey and Rathbun of this city willgive an entertainment at the Y. M. C. A. hall,Sauquoit, Wednesday evening.-- Utica Herald,Ma?·ch 13, 1893.

-Mrs. F. P. Rathbone Sundayed in Herndonwith Mr. Rathbone's sisters, Misses Lillie andAntoinette. She returned Monday via. thestage.- Oberlin Opinion.

--Charles B. Rathbun, of Grand Rapids, Mich.,who has been suffering all winter with inflamma-tory rheumatism, is visiting in Chicago, in hopesthe change may do him good.

--Lucy E. Webb, of Pequovoo, N. J., attendedinauguration exercises in Washington, and willvisit there until about April first. She willspend some time at Falls Church, Va.

-Mrs. Campbell is one of our best friends andthe HISTORIANwishes her every success in anybusiness she may become engaged, and is assuredshe will have hosts of friends in her new home.

-Miss Lois Rathbun, of Garafaxa, -was one ofthe delegates sent from the Belwood lodge ofRoyal Templars of Temperance to the DistrictCouncil which was held in Fergus last week.

--Mrs.Mortimer Rathbone,of Chicago,is spend-ing a week at Battle Creek, Mich., attending hercousin, Miss Mary Gerts, of Oak Park, Ill., whois taking a three month's course at the water cure.

-Mrs. S. E. Campbell of South Haven, Mich.,is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Rathbone.Mrs. Campbell expects to remain in Randolphandgo into the millinery business-RandolphReqieter.

--Mr. John Doak, a resident of Melrose town-ship, Grundy county, Iowa, and a son-in-law ofGideon Rathbone, has recently sold his two hun-dred and forty acre farm anduthinks of locatingfurther west.

-H. N. Rathbun, dentist, late of Ayr, Ontoeas moved back to Belwood. Mr. Rathbun ownsa farm in Garaf raxa besides his residence andplace of business in Belwood. He is the young-est son of the late Wm. Rathbun of Garafraxa.

-A Glenn Elder, Kansas, Correspondent says;"This place is getting to be pretty well representedby the Rathbone family and its descendants.Sixteen of us took dinner together and there aretwenty-seven relatives of the family in the town.

--In describing the ladies' costumes worn at theInaugural Ball, the Oneago Tribu;M of March lithcontains the following: Mrs. Estes Rathbone, ofOhio-An exquisite toilet of pale lavender satin,with trimmings of silver embroidery and pointlace.

--Albert R. Wright, formerly of Rockford,Illinois, has purchased an interest in the' Oglecounty farm upon which he was born, where hewill make his future home. Mr. Wright was aDecatur county, Kansas, farmer for a number ofyears.

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-Maj. Gen. James R. Carnahan spent a verypleasant evening recently with Misses Sara andLulu Rathbone at their home in Alexandria, Va,The General was a very close friend of theirillustrious father.

-Miss Mary Rathbun Strail requests her mags-zine addressed to No. 20 Irving Place, New YorkCity, instead of "The Chelsea College," LongBranch, New Jersey, as formerly. Among otherpleasant things she says: "I do not wish to missone number, I look forward each month withmuch interest. for its coming."

-Benjamin Royce, of Deweise, Neb., has beenlooking over the territory in Northwest Kansasfor an opening in the mercantile business. Hevisited his relatives in Decatur .county, Messrs.Henry and Benjamin Rathbun. We have notlearned what he has decided to do.

-The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J:Q.Rath-·bone will be glad to learn that they have recentlybeen assure~ by an eminent physician at Mar·shalltown, iowa, that there is great .hope for a~ure being effected on their litttle daughter Floy,who lost her speech from la grippe.

-Geo. Harlan is moving into his new house onthe Taylor farm just east of town. W. S. Rath-bone drove up to Mankato, Tuesday. O. D,Ford and wife who have been visiting with theGeo. Harlan family returned to their home atMankato, Tuesday.-Sentinel, Glen Elder, Kas.

-A letter from Rathbone Bros., from Eureka,Utah. informs us that they have sold their paperat that place and that the report that they willlocate in Lander, Wyo., is premature. They ategoing into the northern country, but may notagain engage in the newspaper business.- OberlinOpinion.

-The Pythian Sister Temples named in honor ofthe founder of the Knights of Pythias are as fol-lows:

Rathbone Temple No.1, Washington, D. C.;Rath bone Temple No.1, Elizabeth, N. J,; Rath·bone Temple No. 15, Fall River, Mass.; RathboneTemple No. 21, Colby, Kas.

-The Tintic Miner comes to us this week chang.ed to a five column quarto, inside patent. Rath-

bone Bros. have sold and assigned their interestto one Mix, of Eureka, who made his formalbow last week to the people of Eureka and vioin-ity. Just where the Rathbone Bros.,intend to "casttheir future lot" they have not, since their recentsale, announced.- Oberlin Opinion.

-Miss Emma Tripp visited at Rockford thisweek. Ma~gie Houston, of Lafayette attendedthe Sabbath school convention at Rochelle, lastweek. For a real civic and genuine good time,the party at Albert Wright's takes the lead.About seventy-five young people attended andpassed a pleasant evening. All unite in sayingthat Mr. and Mrs. Wright are excellent en:-ter-tainers.- Ogle County (nl.) Reporter.

-Mr. Edward Rathbun Cooper, superintendentof the Keogh & Schroeder Co., publishers, Chi·cago, spent the second week of February inOswego, visiting his aunt, Mrs. Carrier and re-newing acquaintanoes with the numerous friendsof his old home. On returning, he passed anafternoon with his aunt, Mrs. Leyns, in Utica.From there going to Cleveland, 0., for a day ortwo with his sister, Mrs. W. J. Robertson.

-"The Man from Wall Street." a new novelby St. George Rathbon,e (Chicago: Morrill, Hig-gins & Oo.}, is a story that to a certain circle ofreaders, will prove delightful. TEe charactersare drawn in a manner true to life, and they aretypes of the people they represent. The authorbrings in an exceedingly wide range of charactersand scenery, the thread of the story runningthrough a half a dozen countries, and including aRomany boy, a Dakota judge and a Venetiangondolier .-Clipping.

-Mrs. S. E. Campbell, after being for manyyears a resident of South Haven, took her de-parture last Wednesday for a new home in Ran-dolph, N. Y., about sixty miles nearly south ofBuffalo. There she has a sister living who hasfor some time been anxious that she should livenear her, and urged her suit so strongly that, lastweek, Mrs. Campbell resigned her position withM. Hale & Co., and began to pack her goods atonce. Very many people in South .Haven willmuch regret her departure, but will hope that thechange may result in increased prosperity and -:happiness for her.-South Haven (Mich.) Mes·singer, Feb. 10.,1893.

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RATHBONE FAMILY. HISTORIAN.

The first and only Magazine ever issued in theinterest of a Family. Published Monthly.

TERMS:

One year $2.00Single Copies................................. 20

Advertising rates made known upon application.Space limited. Members of the family given thepreference.

Entered at the I'ostoffice at Qbel'lin. Kansas, as "SecondClass Matter."

F. P. RATHBONE, EDITOR,Oberlin, Kansas.

IN AN EDlTORlAL WAY.

. It is with great pleasure that we are able topresent our readers with a le~ter from. Maj. Gen ..James R. Carrahan, .approving of the plan ofmaking the PYTHIAN HEADQURTERS,the RATII-BONEFA.MILYHEADQUARTERS,during the reunionat Chicago. - The question of accommodation is aserious one, and it will be absolutely necessary toknow just where you are going to find them whenarriving. The fact that THE DAi\ION is selected

-as Pythian Headquarters is sufficient guaranteethat it will be a safe and pleasant place to patron-ize as that Order never stops at a second classhouse, and it is safe to say that no other placecould be chosen where we would be treated betterthan with the Knights of Pythias.

The proprietors of The Damon have manifesteda desire to make a special effort to entertain theReunion, and will make "special and satisjact01'Y"rates if we will take hold and work to make thegathering a success. The importance of securingrooms at once will be apparent to all, and as theterms are so reasonable everyone who 'can attendthe fair at all, can afford to engage rooms. TheHISTORIANwould urge upon each one the accept-ance of this kind invitation from one of thehighest officials in the Supreme Lodge. A re-union under such circumstances and amidst suchsurroundings can but result in great benefit to

those fortunate enough to be present. That theKnights of Pythias honor the Founder of theOrder goes without saying, and to have our peoplechoose their headquarters for our borne, would beconsidered by tbem a mark of respect and goodwill, and we believe impress them with greateradmiration for tbe family in which Pytbianismhad its inception.

THE J)ATE.

The idea of a Reunion at Chicago, this yea·rhas met with favor everywhere, and as the timeapproaches, it becomes necessary to name thedate. Acting on the advice of Maj. Gen. JamesR. Carnahan, whose letter appears elsewhere, andthe expressed wishes of many correspondents, wewill fix the date beginning Monday, September18th, and extending as much longer as deemedadvisable, probably continuing two weeks, con-cluding Saturday, September 30th. This will beat a season when the weather will be pleasant,and at a time when the best exhibits will beshown, as well as when most persons can sparethe time. Very few will want to spend morethan two weeks, and it must be arranged to havea programme extending over the whole period.It may seem a little presumptious on the part oftbe HISTORIANto name the date and 'select theheadquarters, ·but it is only after much study andmany failures to procure any assistance fromany other members of the family. In makingthese selections we have used all the care andjudgment possible and feel confident that most ofour friends will indorse the action taken.

The proprietors of the Damon will close theirbooks so far as the receiving of applications forrooms upon the "installment plan" are concerned,April 1st, but by an especial agreement with themthey have made an exception of the RathboneFamily and will receive such applications untilMay 1st, at which time an applicant must pay infull upon application for room. In makingapplication, be sure to state that it is for theRathbone Family Reunion, so you will be sure toget apartments in the proper part of the building,as they have guaranteed to give us special care in

41:'3 - THE ,RATHBONE FAMILY HISTORIAN.

-~this direction Ite let us have the best accommoda-.tions ,in the hduse,

r- -As this announcement will not reach our read-ers Ip:J1chbefore April 1st, it will only leave onem,onth in which to forward applications. Certifi-·~3ttesissued upon this plan are transferable, so ifanything happens to prevent the use of the certifi-cate it can be transferred.

One subscriber has ordered her magazine dis-continued because nothing had been publishedabout any of her immediate family or relatives.Weare very sorry, but 'assure her it was only be-cause we could not get anything to publish. Noone has tried harder to get- contributions than theeditor, and if some branches have not been men-tioned it is only because of our inability to getthe information.

Remember that any kind of an article, story,essay or treaties will be gladly welcomed for pub-lication in these columns if it originates in th,ethoughts of the familyor is of special interest toit. Obituaries are very desirable in their timeand place, but the magazine will come far shortof its object if it has nothing else. Biographiesare very essential, yet not necessarily so impor-tant as to leave no room for the advancedtbougbtsthat may eminate from the experience and brainof our fa~ily. The HISTORIANwisbes especiallyto encourage tbe younger ones to' cultivate tbefaculty of expressing their ideas upon paper, andthus develop their literary talent. From theolder ones who have helped make history, wemost earnestly solicit articles descriptive of thescenes that have led to their success or failures,tbat tbe younger ones may study to profit bytbeir experience.

Sunday, September 24tb, will be devoted toreligious exercises by tbe family during the re-union, and under tbe direction of the minister of I

the family. We predict that this will be a mem-orable day and one of great spiritual profit to tbepart.icipants,

A misunderstanding with tbe engraver resultedin not getting a plate from the photograph of tbecontributor of our leading article this mQnth-~ev. Hiram Rathbun, Sr.

REUNION TIMES.

BYL. G. RATHBUN.

Let us bave a reunion this Columbian year;Let us talk it up quickly, as tbe time drawetb near;Let us meet in Chicago, the Queen of the West:'I'he Rathbuns and Rathbones, and all of the restOfour kinsmen, no matter what name you may bear,And all meet together at the great World's Fair,Let us come all the way from the Nutmeg State:From the' far distant West, from the Golden G~te;From Florida's groves of palmetto and pine;

. From northern Dakota, from tbe boundary line.Comefrom over the lakes and over the sea,And meet with us here in this Land of the Free.ComeRatbbuns and Rathbones, now what do you say?Sball we have a reunion? Now don't you say nay;But let us resolve we will each do our bestTomeet in Chicago, the Queen of the West.Leave tbe office,tbe workshop, the farm and the mine,And all meet together to have a good time.There Iathers and mothers their children will meet;While brothers and sisters each other will greet:Then of course we'll see the wonderful fair,A nd the sights of the city while visiting there,And now, wbile we live, let's preserve and maintainWhat our forefathers left us-an honorable name.

Nevada Mills, Ind.•

-Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Rathbone left last Satur-day, February 4, 1893 for a two week's visit withrelatives and friends at Steamboat Rock, Iowa.-Oberlin Opinion.

-Mr. and Mrs. F.P. Rathbone left Saturdayfor Steamboat Rock, Iowa, on a visit to theirold home. They bave not, been there for fiveyears. They will return in about two weeks.-Oberlin Herald.

-Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Ratbbone,of Oberlin,Kas., were in the city today, enroute to Hardincounty, to visit relatives. Frank is a son ofex-Auditor J. Q. Ratbbone ,who is making prepar-ation to move his family to southwestern Iowa.- Times (Marshalltown, Iowa.)

-F. P. Rathbone, of Oberlin, editor of theRATHBONEFAMILY HISTORIAN,was in the cityFriday visiting relatives and friends, He and O.L. Taylor made this office a very pleasant call.-Glen Elder Sentinel.

•REMITTANCES RECEIVED

~ince last issue are_from Dr. Julian La Pierre,Norwicb; C. b. Day, Springfield; BenjaminRathbun, Cedar Bluffs; C. M. Rathbun/MountainLake Park; Cbarles A. Rathbone, Detroit; Mrs.Lucy E. Webb, Pequanoe; A. H. Ratbbone, Mrs.R. W. Kenyon, Mrs. J. G. Busse, Jr., Mrs. Mary -R. Strail, New York City; Calvin W. Ratbbone,Mrs. Clarandia A. Amesbury, Pawtucket; CharlesR. Stark, Providence; Rev. D. L. Rathbun, Falls,Church; Geo. A. Rathbuny Chicago.

A REUNION .or THE RA l'IlrONETAMt;I't'""'-Jl:'~Wili 'be held i!'l~iCagO, Sept. 18th to 30th, 1893. The Pyt~ian Headquarters ........---.

THE DAMON.TO THE ORDEROF KNIGHTSOF PYTHIAS.

8upreme Ohancellor W. W. Blackwell and Major-General James R. Carnahan have executed an agree-ment with us, attested by Hon. R. L. C. White, Su-preme Keeper of Records and Seal, whereby, duringthe World's Fair, the headquarters of the Knights ofPythias will be .located at: the northwest corner ofBowen and St. Lawrence avenues, Chica~o.

The present capacity of the building IS 1150rooms,exclusive of all the necessary adjuncts for the conve-nience of the guests, but the proprietors have the plansprepared for the extension of the premises by the addi-tion of 400 more. - .

. 'Pythian Headquarters" is an apartmen t buildingTo each four rooms there is attached a water closet,hot and cold water and a oath.

The building is so arranged as to make it speciallyadapted for the comfort and convenience of visitorscoming in parties where it is desired to be together, asby giving timely notice, and securing rooms in ad-vance, they can provide far a party of even 100 so that,they can occupy adjadent· rooms, all opening off onestairway, to which there is a separate entrance fromthe street, and if desired may be under the control ofthat party and them alone. . .

The :building is lighted throughout with. gas, andthoroughly ventilated; it surrounds a spacious "court"on whichc are balconies and into which each set ofapartments open, thus enabling visitors to communi-cate with all parts of the building, and providing apleasant outdoors for the evening. All windows anddoors are provided with wire netting.

THE HEADQIJAR'l'ERS.The rooms occupied by the Supreme Officers and

the Major General, dedicated to the "headquarters"proper, constituting a Pythian "Bureau of Iutorma-tion," will be as completely and elegantly equipped asbefits the Order; competent persons will at all timesbe in attendance to meet and greet the membershipas they arrive, and furnish them with all informationthey may require. This information will be safe, in-telligent and reliable. The main headquarters room,which will be fitted up as an office, will be furnishedwith telephone, telegraph, messenger and special mailservice, making it, in all that the words imply-a"Pythian Headquarters"

SMOKINGAND READINGROO~1S.Immediately under the rooms occupied by the

Supreme Ufficers and the Major General will be locateda comfortable and-well appointed smoking and read-ing room provided with all necessary conveniencesfor the comfort of the guests, where they can sit dur-ing the day or evening, or in which meetings may beheld.

LOCATIONOF "PYTHIAN HEADQUARTERS."The building is situated in the heart of the finest

residence portion of-the "South Side" of Chicago,within fifteen minutes' ride of the business center ofthe city and ten minutes' ride from the Fair Grounds,thus making it easily accessible for every purpose,and at the same time absolutely removing it from thenoise, bustle and throng surrounding hotels in theimmediate vicinity of the Fair.

HATES.The uniform rate for lodging at "Pythian Head-

quarters" will be SEVEN DOLLAHS ($7.00) per week,for each person. Persons desiring to get specialaccommodations, or where a number of persons desireto make up a party, with special accommodations,satisfactory arrangements will be made upon applica-tion to the proprietor.

MEAl.S.One of the particular features for which the Su-

preme Chancellor and Major General contended wasthe establishment of a restaurant in the building.

The Supreme Chancellor and Major General statedthat they feared that if there was no restaurant thevisitors would be not only inconvenienced but at themercy of persons who might overcharge them; theproprietors therefore, although it was not originallycontempleted, consented to make the neccessary pro-vision. The Supreme Chancellor and Major Generalthen required that the proprietors should submit a"bill of fare," with prices attached; this was done,approved 9Y the officers named, and made part of thecontract. Under this arrangement, meals are not toexceed fifty cents each.

BREAKFAST-50CENTS.Oat Mealand Milk Cracked Wheat and Milk

MilkToast Rolls Bread Coffee(Jaice DoughnutsMEA'l'S-

Beefsteak Ham and Eggs 'I'h ree Eggs, any StyleColdRoast Beef ColdCornellBeef ColdTongue

VEGE'l'ABLESANDFRUI'l'-Potatoes-Boiled Mashed Stewed

]l:esh Vegetables in SeasonMilk Ten, Ic~cl'fea Coffee

DINNER-HTO 8 O'CtOCI{ P. 1\1:.-50Cl<JNTS.SOUP-

TomatoMEATS-

Roast Beef BcefsteakBeef Stew

VEGETA13LES-]~oile<l-Potatoes Mashed Potatoes Stewed Potatoes

Stewed Corn Qther Vegatables iu SeasonDESSERT-

Pies

. ,COnSUnlTIle

Roast Pork Ham and EggsColdMeats

Pudding Berries and Fruit in SeasonTea Iced Tea Milk

If guests prefer to order from special list of the restaur-aut instead of a regular meal they can do so, and the MajorGenera.lholds a hill of fare, with prices agreed upon thatwill prevent any exrortaonate pr-icesbeing charged.

. Occupants of the headqnarters are not eompellecl toprocure their meals at the headquarters restaurant, but it isbelieved upon investigation they will desire to do so.

MANNEROF SECURIl\G QUAwrERS.Members of the Ord-r, their fuirulie» UT triends, de-

siring to secure quarters at "l'ytbian Headquarters,"during the World's Fair, can do so by making formalapplicatiou, and accompanying the same with ONEDOLLAH ($1.00). ,

In order to secure accuracy. applirauts shouldstate their name and postoffice address accurately: andwhere a person is applying for headquarters for morethan one person, the application should be accom-panied by ONE DOIJLAR($1.00) for each person named.The name or names will then be registered in theorder ill which they come.

When applicauts have decided upon the time theyare coming, not less than ten days before their }.Iroj>osecla?'rival, they should notify the undersigned as tothe exact date of their coming, and inclose a draft ormoney order for the remaining SIX DOLLARS, and thena certificate will at once be issued to them for oneweek's lodging. This certificate may be transferred.

When persons desire to secure quarters for moreweeks than one, they should so state and accompanytheir original application with one dolla» for each v:eek.

Where an applicant desires quarters for himself.wife and members of his imrnediate'family, he shouldso state, so that they may be assigned together.

MEAN&OF 'fRANSPOHTATION.In addition to a, special line of omnibuses to be run

from the building to the Fair Grounds, "Pythian Headquar-ters" is located w+tlrlntwo minutes' walk of a line connect-tng with one cable car-system, three minutes from .uiother,seven minutes f'romrthe elevated road, and ten mtnuses from

-the illinois Central 'rai lroad, all of which lines of travel leadboth direct to the Fair Grounds or to the center of the city."Pythian Headquarters" also has the advantage of beinglocated within two blocks from Thirty·ninth street, thepoint at which the cable and elevated roads make up theirtrains, thus insuring good seats for all who go to that point.The suburban train. of the Lake Shore & Michtga,nSouthernroad also stop within t~o blocks of the building.

'I'he proprietor" of "PYTHfANHEADQUARTERS"desire tocall especial atuention to the fact that; the building selectedhas been officially designated as headquarters, by the Su-preme Chancellor and lIfajor General. This of itself is aguarantee to the membership-th-e arrangement involves noquesti.on of doubt as to their finding quarters here when theycome-they will get what they pay for, and at a rate uu-equaled in reasonaLleness and quality by any quarters in .-the city.

Already large bodies have secured quarters, and somestates are engagrug permanent "headquarters" during theentire period of the Fair.

This circular is tssued purely for the purpose. of tntetn-gerrtly tnformi'ng the Pythian publf.c, and with a view ofsystematizing ru.ther than promottng business.

Address all communteattons to, EDWARDWALDO& SON,

389 Bowen Avenue,Chicago, ill.REFERENCES:

Union Trust Co.Oakland Natrionn.lBank.E. C.Spinney & Co.,Bankers.

All of Chicago, Ill.