FAMILY REUNION EDITOR ENTERPRISE: (1879-???) Such a family reunion as took place on Thursday of last week, at the Bay ranch, the residence of Mr. J.T. McIntosh, is always productive of good feeling, and tends to strengthen the bonds of friendship and love, that bind friends dear to each other. The occasion being the birth-day of Mr. McIntosh and also of the pet of the household, Baby Stanley, who celebrated his first anniversary in a most becoming manner. With but two or three exceptions, all the guests present were relatives of Mr. McIntosh and his wife, and we are of the opinion there are not many on our coast who can gather together so many related by consanguinity and matriculation, as were present on this enjoyable occasion. Two large tables were placed diagonally across the dining-room with seating capacity for twenty guests. These were refilled three times before all had partaken of the birth-day feast, and we should feel that we were withholding merited praise if we failed to congratulate Mrs. McIntosh upon the exquisite taste she displayed in the arrangement of her tables, which were loaded with viands tempting alike to the eye and palate. One remarkable incident and one that we do not believe has its parallel was, that one gentleman sat at dinner with his - THREE MOTHERS-IN-LAW. Think of that! But you need WASTE no sympathy on him, as he thinks his weight in gold of each one of them. Father and son were the recipients of several handsome gifts from loving hearts, which, as the years roll on will always be a reminder of the birth-day of 1879. Among those who were present were Mr. and Mrs. L.H. McIntosh, Mrs. Rebecca McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McIntosh, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Eliot, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Waste, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. J. Helphinstine, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Eliot, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ormsby, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Robinson, Mr. Harmen Bay, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Eliot, Mr. G. F. Nourse, Mrs. Geo. F. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Entler, Mrs. J. Gilley, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Helphinstine, Miss Lutie Jellies, Miss S. A. Nichols, Miss Kate McIntosh, Miss Jennie Eliot, Mr. J. W. McIntosh, Jr.

Chico I.O.O.F. Cemetery James T. McIntosh Family Lot Section 8, Block A, Lot 8 James Thomas McIntosh buried; 30 Jan. 1895 died; Jan. 1895 Chico, Calif. born; 1844 Kentucky mortician; Fetters & Williams

Based on the cemetery records, and the article above about the birthday party in 1879, one must assume that baby Stanley must have been a child of James Thomas and his first wife Margaret Julia who died 9 Nov. 1878.