New-York tribune., 1868-10-23
Az INTERESTING GOLDEN WEDDING.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

lPROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
KrxyrTr SQUARE Pa, Oct. 17.-On Thursday
Oct 49, about ono hundred OF the relatives ana
sricrd. Of yoseph aad Rebccca Taylor met at their
a;Jorcc at Kcnnett Square, to celebrate the fticth
anniversary of their wedding day. After paying
tair resnccts 70 tho venerable couple the company
,,os called 10 order by Bayard Taylor, who made
snort and very appropriate address, bidding the
f;ords ,velcome upon this memorable occasion. lie
ren,orIed fiat il was somewhat remarkahle tnaI ne
father and mother the third generator IA .hr m
rect line who had been permitted TO celepiato tnol
"Goiden Wedding" His great grantlatHeI anu
Grandmother were married about ol yeais, t n,9
grandfather and grandmother were HlalI'eu % - " os
wears longer and q brother OF ms latheI' "no III
nresent had last Spring celebrated hs go!len WI, WI,
ding At the conclusion of his remarks' suipir91
awaited tho whole company eSSG .0 composed Of
Young ladies dressed in white, ana aeco,ateu 'o
with appropriate embems, ana oces aeco'ITe- nre.
Idetad niea BY yyheSseves The anu queen nv" made
feeling address to tho aged couple anu ~ lVS t
sion she crowned the bride with golden cOronet'
and presented golden emDed snd 20 Of
the bridal couple. At the conclusion OF the corona
ton each of the fairies in turn made an a9dress au
deposited wreath or garland at the ieeE ,tb SI lug
another Charity" another " Temperance another
Amsrsa another AfGa anS1nsf Amsrca alluded
to the sacrifice these parents had made m sendin8
forth their youngest born the gallant and amented
Col Fred. Taylor Ot the GellnSy IDuN
iment who fell mOrtally wounded ut the Dattle Oh
Gettysburg. Africa was represented by young
colored girl, who spoke OF the services
| the venerable couple had rendered to ner
race in assisting to abolish, slavery lem .fn,
nerancer spoke of their devotion 70 that
cause. and concluded by drinking their health INA IN
goblet Of pure water. "Swltzerland auu oeI-
many spoke of their having gwen daughteer 10
The one and son to the other Richard Henry otou-
dard the poet read poem written for similar oc-
oasion The company then adjourned to the supper
room whore bountfully lly-supplled table was spIoau
for them Here there one feature worthy OF re-
mark not a drop OF wine or intoxicating dllnk OF
any description was to be found, thus putting IN
to practice what they had often preached
| " Total abstinence upon all Occaslohs'
! Josepb and Rebecca TAYLOR were married AT
| Krnnett SQUARE not far from where they now
| reside The marriage certificate was read quite u
! number of the signers of il being OF the company
| Those assembled on this occasion were requested 70
add their signatures to it, being present on the NJ
fieth anniversary and about 10 persons dld So
| bridal party were the recipients OF many Deautllul
and valuable tokens of love aud regard from thelr
| friends These were spread out upon table III one
| of the rooms. Conspicuous among them was mag
nifoent cold watch and chain, the watch being OF
new natern with lockct in the same case, IN wnlch
WAS an excellent likeness of their late son Col lay
| lar The other articles were too numerous 10 speak
of separately Suffice it to say that they were al
| very appIopriate and beautiful.