The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-10-21

Golden Wedding.-Mr. and Mrs. James
Justice celebrated the ffteth anniversary Of
their marriage, by golden wedding, on We'd
nesday evening of last week The occasion
was one of peculiar interest to all. and quite
a large assemblage of friends gathered al the
residence Of Mr.. Justice On State Street, to
offer congratulations to che venerable couple,
and participate in the festivities of the evening
To the elder ones, it WAS refreshing to talk
over events which Iaemory had retained for
half century and more, To the younger circle,
the occasion furnished ample Erateriai for social
converse. In the midst of these pleasantries
happy incidents occurred in the presentation
of a ring, from the children to Mrs Justice
1t was presented by Rev Chittinden, IN a
| in few appropriate remarks, and was received
| by Mrs Justice in the most complete surprise
The ring was a neat gold one, with the word
'Mother" inscribed on the inside-a most ft-
ting and significant expression of enduring love
and affection, from children to parent
At an early hour small white spread tables
were distributed through the rooms, inviting
the guests to seek respective positions; then
followed innumerable delcaces from meats to
Brides cake and ice cream, which all, even
dyspectics, appeared to enjoy in an eminent
degree. After listening to few choice selec-
tons of music, the company dispersed, feeling
that it had been good to be there. A noticeable
relic OF the days of fifty years ago, was brass
candle stick, which was used at the wedding
of Mr. and Mrs Justice. In the candle stick was
another historic relic, known in fame as the
tallow candle. This was used at the wedding
Of DR. Jas Wilson and wife, nearly 80 years
ago. We live in the days OF chandeliers and
gas of dazzling brightness, and to many the
tallow candle and the candle stick, like the old
oaken bucket, live only in song, but chandeliers
will never command greater pride than did
the brass candle stick in the hight of its glory,
and the famed tallow candle shone Just as
pleasantly and shed its radiance upon Just as
happy scenes, as our gas and burning fluids
Mr. Justice has attained tn age of seventy
six years, and Mrs Justice seventy years-ffty
of these in companionship with each other
Out of five children, four are still living, and
they are able now to gather about them an
almost unbroken family circle, representing
three generations. A couple, having passed
the limit of three score and ten, with so few
traces of age Is seldom seem
MrJustice is as robust and vigorous at seven
ty-six, as most of our modern men are at thirty.
His early habits, which have remained rule
through life, are bestowing their reward upon
his declining years. Ithas always been his
custom to retire for sleep, when the day closed,
his usual hour being about six o'clock, thus
gaining six hours of the sweetest sleep which
most of US loose; and not only this, but years
on the span of life which we also loose, With
no injurious habits, his constitution is to-day
unimpaired, his step as light and eslastic as
though the years given unto man were not
nearly numbered to him.