St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-12-17
For The st Johnshury Californian.
4 Pedrt UeOtIiH1.


yeas, assembled together their friends
and neighbOrs, and kindred to rejoice and
call to mind the varied and manifold
blessings of their lives, and the abundant
reasons they had for gratitude and praise
to the Giver of all good! Well, dear
reader, whether you have, or have not,
let me assure you, IT is no ordinary occp-
sion; for fifty ycars-a haiJ' cent,uy-in
the marriage relation for husband and .
wife to walk together, is a somwhat un-
usual thing, and really demands marked |
acknow !edgments of the goodness and ia
vOr CT God.
But an altogether more extraordinary
occasion than this, it was our privilege to
attend On the 1st day of the present
month, at the residence OF \. X. Quinn
by, Esq, in til : town, John and Slice
Russell, the grandparcnt, OF the alore-
named gentleman, with whom they reside,
celebrated the serehtath luauce,yuy of their
wedding day.
Mr.. Russell we are informed was born
ut our memory serves u.s., i'll Winchen-
don, Mass. in the month of Angst l11S.
and is therefore, in the 92d year of his
age; and Mrs Russell was born in Fiz-
/ WI I1.lt y 81, =
1871, and consequently is in the s9,I
year Of her age.
They were married in the adjoining
town of Waterford, by the first r,.idcn,
minister, Rev, Asa Carpenter.
Seventy years have rolled away since
they presented themselves 1T IIymcn's al
tar, and there vowed to love, be true to.
and assist each other, i'll prosperity and
IN adversely, in sickness AM in health.
feeling that nought but death should sun
der them, What changes have taken
place since that day Probably not a
person survives whom they knew AT that
time.
And yet they, in enjoyment OF a Won
dcrful degree of health and vigor for pro-
pie OF 'heir age have been spared, not
only to see thicr childrcm's children gruw
up, but their eyes have looked upon.
Numbering the AIRED father and mu,hcr)
the 9th generation.
Six children were born unto tLrrl. four
OF whom survive TWO Irwin. been call
ed to the "Brttyr land But those two
/ lived To he parents. and 10 leave honorrd
representatives TO bear their name.
Their po~tcrlty may he counted ~ fol-
lows SIN children, thirty->rvcn grand
children, iitly-toGr great grand-chiIdrcn.
and one grcat treat grand-clid some
thing over !. ar-.c,lt' being now in the
land of the liviu.. 1t Is said by the
Wi>cman that ''chil,lren,' children are the
crown of old men - and surely this j.
,mlncntIy true. ii those descendants are
found IN the ways cot virtue and right
r"u~nc-=. A. - .i,--ss' ,.,"r, II -...t;tu.i.
in the case oil our a@cd friends. and -
re ticcting honor upon those who are de
scented from turm. we would mruliun
that MT one of all this number l. the Vie
tim of dissipation; we mean, from the
use of Intoxicating beverages And
another evidence oi the cummcnd;tbl,
character of this same elias, OF people. j..
that they are almost without exception
we wish We could make it cutiIclv-ircc
from that touli II. incXcu-;,b!,. d, Grading
vice, - comrnon at ihc present day, til,
usc "t pr'tr.ni!y, and where these two
thlng>, can Ice ,aid OF PERSONS, We think
We may safely count upon morc Of the
worthy :nI commendahic traits of char
rcter ta;n falls to the generality of man
kind 1t i, our privilege to know per
sonaI!E very many of this extensive pos
terity, and 1t Is bu; justice to ~ay that
they ar persons of decided moral worth.
and noble integrity.
Truly the promise made of old to tn,
righteous, ha- been verified to these AGED
people: Gle shall call upon me, and
will ar>w cr him will be with him il
trouble: | will deliver and honor him
With Ing lie will | satisfy him, AND
show him my s;llvatlon.' and we would
add, that for more than halt Il century
both have been worthy professors o
Christianity and members of Il church.
On the occasion of the celebration OF
the SEVENTEEN anniversary of thi, ;2c,l
couples wedding day the house OF Br.
(lulmby was filled to OVERLOOKING in the
=. NJ. Old and valued friends came Il.
well as largc numbers of blood kindred.
to congratulate and exchange erecting,
with them on such AN extraordinary
event in their lives
An address was dcliycrc by the Wi,
ter rccounting the many c. USES for mrati-
tude and praise they had to the authol
of their being, among whio ii was noticed
their uncXa'Hpled rood hcs ltl and pro
tracted enjoyment of life, the blessing
of friends and friendships, du iitul children
and worthy and legal po,,crity, closing
with an earnest prayer that Heaven
richest and most gracious blessings might