Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-04-14
WHOLE NUMBER $780,.
For the Telegraph. 81 sd
GOLDEN WEDDING.

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| n, ,o,, GOLDEN wEDnING.rnm Nv ,qld
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On the 2slh Of Msrch, the idesce6
relatives, and friends Of Wintbrop'an aud Pas
melis Wstrous, met at their residence ia
Ashtabula, 70 celebrate The fftieth annivsf.
sary Of their weddiug.day. iri' IN IsHlzs0
The bride and groom we're 10 fse spirits
aud seemed to be as fully ready for the new.
nuptials, as they could have been, in 1916,
to join in the mutual duties Of life ). greyi
hairs hayerep,seed some OF the brown locks
bat the bloom Of their cheeks stiIi Hngers,
to remind one that the firm health an vig-
orc constitution Of the pioneers Of this
country, with al their labor and depriyar
tious, would challenge comparison with the
best Of their descendsn,s.9 sdi yl b2mIuil
The day was cold and stormy, and
preve.ted some from attending, but there
were p'esent Of those who witnessed The.
nuptiaI rites in 1916. John b. Watrops,
Esq Amasa Castle, ESQ.,, Mrs. Rosaliudai
CASTLE. Mrs. Maria Wetmore, Mrs. .Clarsa
Fargo, Mrs. Sylvia Burrell, Miss Nancy
Watrous. and about sixty others iD'.i'' ,'''
! Elder Charles Morton, who for twenty
FIVE years has been an intimate friend OF
the family, was present to celebrate the
| golden nnptals T .iaam.14i bnn noia7a-'l
/ The family had prepared pleasant sur
prise, by placing in the parlor, two large
aud elegant easy chairs, Some other fur
ui,ure and 6ns sst,oflsiluer plate and gold.a
banded china. A nice pair Of gold specta-a
cles, and beautiful gold thimble. There
were also otdsrg yts, O. gold and other val,
uables from friends, The gifts Of Mrs. Ne
P. Morrison and Mrs. Mary Post deserve r
a passing notice. That of Mrs. Morrison a
consisted of a basket madeexpres;ly for the
OCCASION, from shells, rocks, &C., gathered
in the eastern States, almost each article
being q memento from some loved spot, c
such as piece Of the hearthastone from .
the old Watrous homestead, in Chester. ,
Conn &c, &c, carrying many Of there.
lations back in memory tos,he days of child.
I The Gem presented by MRS Mary Post, q
consisted of the photographs Of Mr.. aud ?
Mrs. Watrous, nicely colored and placed
side by side, within a beautifully painted
wreath of flowers. The whole in 6ne gilt
frame. it was admired by every one Of the
guests, and touched q teuder chord in the
breasts Of the recipients Mrs Post is an
artist Of no ordinary ability. and richly de-
, serves notice and patronage a7m OF ss9il
There was beautiful national banner
upon one side Of he parlor, nicely festooued, d
and bearing the dates, 1912, 1915, and
1866, the first referring TO the soldier
days Of Mr.. Watrous, the second being the
date of marriage, and the last the present
happy moment. H.r l'A oo''R''7'' 4ii1f
| The address of Elder Morton called at
tention 10 the appearance of this section in
1916, aud cohtras!ed it with the present
condition of things. The wilderness with
its by paths, it, few log cabins, and small q
cearings had now become country covered
with elegant mansions, broad fields, aud
numerous highways. The OK Z .rt had given
place TO the iron-h horse and palace cars, the
monthly mail 70 the lightning message
| The punchon Roor, the ladder stairs, the
few dishes aud scanty furniture then neces.
; sary to house keeping. were now replaced
by Attendance and lnxnrious furniture.
After religious services, Major J.. S. Wat
rous, in few well chosen remarks present.
} ed the Elder with purse containing b.
gold eoiss, q piece to represent each sou, ?
sou in law, daughter and daughter In law,
in the family. 'sm1iiH t.r1a ss7rglc3 isd
After which DR.. A B. Robbins, having
been chosenfo that purpose presented the
family gifts, accompanied by . few touching
and appropriate words. He also read
very affec,iona,e and feeling letter from o.
A. Watrous, Esq, Of Wis, who jdst atthe
J moment Of starting for the re union was
detained by sickness in bis family. ''''
After the congratulations were over ths'
!. dinner was announced. aud your reporter
will leave the guests to tell Of it's sumptuous:
: ness and satisfying qualities, .only assuring
! you that he writes this with full sense o.
. the fact that eating takes away ItheIappsr 70
tite. .ia 90 b9oals sd uw sls *oasr
!, IT WoN'r Dbl. won't do, whom
h riding ID a stage coach, to talk Of another
. man wbom you haysaHot personally seen,
p as "an all feed scoeadsel. uuotil you are
y absolutely sure he isinot sitting before
! lyon. 7a-ag sli ssdi loi 100 I3cl ~ bHsd
VI It won't do for a man, when horses
I kicks him, to kick back at the horse aia re-i
D turn. .zaoGpg
1t won't do to crack jokes on old maids
in the presence Of unmarried ladies Who