Litchfield enquirer., 1866-10-25

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 ,1s's,sss iMisfellanp. - hs,ns.a o z'sni6'os1szs s2.--4 tg- ,I2a g4 : 5.... I, i'd aH AaU1DEN WEDDING 'aesoFa7 P ssd'ssot.a toa zH.6. st sE .f,aa 73iea5 t5IH b BY REQUEST, 1t sas Op Qsk lst, lse6, ,tha. q few friends ~he imst 5Q yea5s ego 9nn bridal .l.f occasion met again 10 celebrats the golden wedding of Mr and MrsaD LoR6g-rs oF Moth OorawaII su 3 TheIaiwepsfYsobeside the bride and groGta wh99 yssrs. ss present st the first welding; Otr Otr CTS we're gathei cd also, the mother of the bride erSodaYY hoG ihf vanead- in 5eafs brothers !yandgsistersdchIdren ahdu p gand-chiidren, lcous. 55ins and friends7a gopdls, seolden company ot [ the old, the middle aged, the young-the good 1.-the true and the beaptifnIvz,An hour or two isped rapidly in sociai' 'coSvefss and then the lEcompany were assambledr ;iilsthe dining room paptake sla Essfifesfhments from a.tble honn-
 tifully and elegantly spread. ! Wsaihs 5f evetgfeen aadd show.atops were ahlartarde shdS 1deweIis sf richest hue and ! swseheaIf fragsancasw were improvisation Music came sat iattEvals, and tones of Ii Anlds Lang siSype , Sweet Home ar ''Ffy Years Ago I.4f
 Hke adarsssas 'tea the aged pair were com msseeaE hsA WalterU Itsete,-sa sson-is lsw--as frepEfsentatiye 5of, the hildsen With loyieg
 ca6ss f0 't6ea Father sI.1' If album with photo ! srsShs ofehiidrea a-d srandchiidrpn,a a morocco casa aRiih 1six gold linedtsa- spoonst sugar Espo9R. .tyo salt sseilsrst an onyx brooch set in
 sS,s sHn ssoHss 1s'f P9s lfass handsome Time andm space swiR not permit us to re- . count a aHI tthats was said; but we eulLa few .phRasssd JIep the happy 7remarks Of Mir 4 5
 Rogers of. .NeE, Milford. -,l'.-. = l: Eve have most heartily responded sI to the t fRogafsT sTff ffnvitation.D we 'coine with our roses.
 onE1owers, eur vseaths of ismaranth and our 'qaflaadsrsf loge and sespsets .TAere is no .in- 4stitption that has so sig1allY met with the favoF and frieinisshiSp of HeavsS as tts mar, risgs a6d family relation. Yood and yodralov.
 ing wife have mestt teadt ifuiy proved your Icy.
 alty to- each etbef,et yonc childrea, ,Ao snrietys megkind ,snd q to yo4r Sod ,p Ne, bless. Col that .yQl have botb lived to sec this day. Wealth has followed tie labor of your hands. You hats es faeasarS of seeing your sons and
 your dzughtsss suuly devoted te Che interests of she -ehurch and nmsnkiads .sMsy the, sn,,-
 set pf 5epI life be- as glorious and as bright as were. the morning and meridian
 thsfeof.s May your entire household share the
 sasae bisssinss Syoa have enjoyed, aha fibaliy9
 tnsS they samsat youIia that brighter world.
 wbess Ees ssa ait bs ipepnited and unite in, one 'commen anthem of praise"
 nHe tifen pfeaehted aG elegantly chased siI
 yer spoon up sssn'himselfla laad wife. and gesd- hned drinking cup from thair widowed cousin. MraR E w. ,.t5,c .a. fl. ..,fz.,
 Dea E D Pratt of North Cornwall. followed
 with fnasy ypiessiRg feeollechonssof the past, presenting zsimassiye gold lined goblet Dea
 RR Rralt sotd Weet Cornwall. with. bright and cheery words, presented for his widowed moth- CT, and sister Of MT D L Rogers, golden lined goblet and fer himaaK and sister an nrn-sbap. ed gold lined gQblst, .Mrs N R Hart of West Goshen. Ct. wbo from his childhood had loved switf revsrenss the names Of Uncle Luts7 and "A mt Harriet, spfesented in behalf of hisi fathen MfJu Julius Hafke keof West Cornwall; and, bis family e9seleeant, gold lined milk cup and bowl He referred with thrilling tenderness to.his mother who would 50 have enjoyed this rennion. .,bnt shos was fejoiciDg with the still happier bapd pin in the bright world above, tuning Der golden harp to melody. .,i
 "Noah Rogers the 6th.' tho! @youbgiine of the flock addressed the aged pair with kindly
 words and presepted them with a, morocco case enclosing beautiful gold lined ladle. He also read loving words of greeting and sympa- thyqtfom sis absent & Aunt tAbbie'' Pratt, Of Lansing, Michigan, with an elegant gift from her, of cushion and mats of hes own workman ship-esAluablel for the aeivers sake. for their own intristric beauty and usefulness, and fer the aptiqge material ,ef which they were fab ricted, the worsteds having been drawn from ''Adnt Ives tht1m bag. she in turn having
 had thenr'oloagg years ago from "A mt Burn hamSBa1 cf ,sT3di11edes iuQL j. -.cos ut &af.e . Letters wera also received from other absent brothers and sisters, all dearly loved and re-
 meuhbered. From the letter Of Rev and Mrs
 Aatf N6rton iof Alton. Ili,owe quote a few
 wosds,sd IEWpen ! was 6 little boy 8 years old. my, childish, interest was one day excited by the eonversafion of some young ladies, one Of them, Miss Harriet Pratt. having just become Ars pGLRoesr q The girls were quizzing the bEias, she VAS blnshing most abeaunfully. and isReaSsr F lhs day, lee csFps.iGn ;iage i.;g is ibowo Aa Senerablep nfatfon, with sons and daughters, ahIh grandsons sodgrand-dsughters ahsat hsru 1The, ihusbsnd ais ian aged man in l5Se. This ovensTfable and hoaos,rsd pair have hVCo ftOtsceuef my yNAfS uS~HuSeuho ouu "'IoA
 Their life baau heeusona nf1 1dndustry, of thrifts and of psefulness Their sops and daughters have grown up to manhood and womanhood and are
 now hoccupYing pSjitidds or responsibility and
 ussiulness!i TheiEsmnd-childreu areitreading the, sane Pathbs arand, ,parenta, children and grand children must be q goodly company - God biess 1yUau 1ny' dear brother and sister in what remains ofiiA cdr piIeriusgss as he has done asthe portion, ef,ji ,lefst behind and msy
 the oneness whieh, for fifty years has been
 efosihe and intshsifying,' 10 continue until the
 eaRthly yesai7snaubs perfected in eBed 'hereaft CT
 by finding yourselves, your children, and your grand children. ~ among shs .saued bsaa sdT ! From Mr and Mrs A. B Pratt of Genesee,
 Michigan V siH Send you out earnest congrat-
 uiafissi, .sltu&ssas 6ttipg sbst yoaSstould cel-l sbrsts tbeb 5Qths annivessary of your marrisge
 after. the malner I golden wsdding,-sBut few Ere fasSsored Rittfihs opportnnitY-With
 most sathessavef cord Is loosed, the golden
 bowlsis Arptenpo othe,t pitcher hroksni at,the
 ten9tsin S,ald the d dust Ietarns to the earth as
 it vas; was, and the spirit returns to God who
 gave it.. ere this point IS reached. The occas
 simb notaiksskhst which it memeaiahzes sone
 e5 hasjght yiejsss ief bope which are often de.
 lusive but of memories and reviews ol what TEs i. a :