The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-26
Welded FIFTY YEARS AGO
THE NiRRIfGE or TUOS. y HEnt,
Avn HiNN.fH DORNITY
CELEBRATING TIL Fiitieth Aruivcr.nry In H..
Family Mansion IN 'atnw0m va. IN.
Enrly i.ifr of the Father Ot f.nV it,.i."

Family Mansion IN Natuwun. VA ~
Enriv iiir Of the Father Oi t.av. Hcd.,
FIFTY years agu there was q wcd,ir,g ,,..
evening ou trc Dorsett Firm. intUcIfIrt.n
let then called icthinv, IN tounli,l c.u.,,
y. J. 'rhc groom was YOUNG ihon,.J u..t
VINO had moi then seen ma twcnfl-Hrs. ...t
day. AMI th' bride was II iun'l Dlr.,f.,...i
of s"vrntcen, the dauihfcr Of Josrpr ID .r.et,,,
Bcth NY. II WAS a itter cold uf.nt. mad o..
Rev Thomas Roberts, whl diviled ii. cl,..
icI ltbnrs between tie Baptist c,atrctsi,n,
~ Middletown and Holmdcl. after ha b,da.n
w tied the nup'ial Knot IN & M de these ,w,
young people one. and after he h,d yifoe..oi
the beginning Of the evenings fcs.lytu.,
walked home, distance OF I've mile. for fl,
feared he would freeze II he rode Asuv.
he froze both his ears, a circumstance tb,,
caused the good man to remember that wal.
ding up to the day Of his death, some twe,,.
yeirs ago. So cold was IL that Euos, A sm.
young negro slave from neirhho ing i,fm.t,,,
g me over to "rclp take care Of the horo.,
said that II was " u Il cold, twOuid lr,.zn ~
mar OF a ydlah dog, sudn.'
THE RECORD OF busy LiFE.
The young man and his wife began kse,,,.
house Immediately IN Naiawln. then cil1
MidilctOwn POin.. lie supported hnisrli r
furnishing the Mediterranean with nn. n. ..,
shoe -. and In his spare time Wns a farmer re"s
ne became the prpprietor Of a tannery, and ba4
in connection with that stor and tlcn he l,e'
came ncfcbani, and for iwcnty years he MI
loved thit business, Only refining IRON ID alb m
year ago. with business pros cfilv tuers
were changes Ia domestic concerns me wod
est home In which the couile II st began m r.
ricd life was changed for house better nuni
10 the requirements II al incr, a.ins family
| ana tuis nome w,@ atteIw ri 1T for the sun.
stanti Il brick dNchng where they have lived
Tor the pas thirty five g r.. and where three Of
t1eir eiGht chilurcu were bum
I .tltt mix AN No Va fff.
| In politics. MS FIRST vote, east In tn- fill i.
| lowing ms MARI re, was "Slruglt" ucm,.
| craft VOC, and I Vin that day uuul this Ue his
| never voted ny uther. A me a ivan cd Iny ers
/ he uelI llcl Offices. aud for twcnt five ,ta-,
/ lac was "a Justice Of the Peace. At one lime Ina
was one OF tue j az Is Il tue Court 1l Common
! Pleas In monmouth county. Init vs. Intas
/ tine when 1t was custom ~ To IN .he Jusuc..
/ OF the Peace judges Of tIht court. lie became
/ weli- known IN u. aud Nrll-l Iyel ma. nj
/ Squire Bsdie was always rrsoccted. IL cnll.
/ dren grew uu arounI hiin. On. II tuel, Jn.eph
] being around hts fathers On 90 aud seeing i'm
! engaged with LAWYERS m the petty sults bruusht
| before him. thouglt that he would perhaps
! like 10 stu1y law. H. did udy law. aud me
/ people Of NrwJorsry afterwird saw ht 90 rscos.
niLe MA aoiiities by masking hin tneif nOyefnOr.
TIE GOLDEN WEDDING.
The 18th OF this month WIS the nffle'h ami.
! versiry Of that weudins celeb 'dttd un tat rud
/ night, hiIf "A century ago. and 1t WIS apprIpr,
! attly cele1rtted ~ the old Bcdle m n-i1n. rev.
! euty-nVe guests assembled, consisting Of mot
! OF the immediate relations AMI m'ni % tnt.f
! bride an groom VINO u ID been present At tue
wedding nfty Years before. one was Juig.
Eiii h Stout, formerly one OF the Common Pen
] Judges Of Monmouth cuunty. VINO for twenty
| ye lrs has lived In Lake CITY. innesOtt N,
left his second wife and came "a the way from
his distant home t. attend the Golden ddng
/ of the man a whose wedding be h id OH lated
| a. ErOomamHn. Whom should ne meet there but
Mrs. Micneau, " she that used 10 ne En-
abeth FAVOR" VINO mai stood uu with
/ him "a b idesnaid for her cousin. Hannah
Dorsett. Nj Nancy - lr-ett. si-tor Of the
BRIDE. and Mrs. Arrlwsmilh, sister Of The
gloom, We're tncrr and tue i49; OF the iyewI
| pcle "Euus tile su. RI y'uu- negro s'Ns
" Io helped with the horse. ana Nhl U.s. ulW N
Old man. hut Tree. lie chuc,led wi. b dclsltI
he told of that udder wedjln,' ana hUN ~.
iui c Id II WAS dat n gnt.'
Among those present hen the Young couple
were married was an aunt Of lIrs. BeIi-. Via
Elizabeth DOrsett she sun lives IN middle
town, IN her ninety-nlntn year. nut tue lnirini-
ties cons quent up1n ner extreme age forbade
/ AR attending the golden wed ling put she seht
a poem to be retu after tue golden wedding
feast. and AN Old SILVER teapot tina. had oeen
used at the hrst weuuinl least.
The nNe living children ~ Mr.. ana Nr
Thorn - j. Bcdie.verc present. Ihc sons e y.
Joseph Dorset Bedic lf Jer-eN Citt.a Il Dir l.
A.. i.vdle. "a merchant III frcthuii: the daue p
tiers. Mrs. ". q. C.mpneh OF II "'ken, ar.
Os a. q. Il iietty Of iiouNlNn u. and 'is- - dl~,
who resides witn her parents. o. we seNe"teri
/ grandchildren ani twO great Erindch'iirI,
nearly III were there. only the YER, tenuere,
b la. remaining away from the old aouss. abe
/ c,argvtuen 81 siiddtetoWn were there, and tit
heN. Jonn Vt. Rogers OF frincet N. fpfuerit va
pastor of tins PRESBYTERIAN Caurin IN tnllr'
town. mere were 40 ceremonies list suo4
/ Old-fishiOued time. The gltt- "erc uu uerlls
aud costly, nj consisted cnichy of gid coin.,
tnJusl tnoIe were not "A Few elegant pieces II
gold plate.
At me- dinner tie venerable bride, who with
her husband. looked aim st as young - some
o. fLCir own cuildreh, poured The tea iiIu ne
aucien. teapot. aud = " 10 Nc. i,tt tue ue't
,uin- Of Aunt Bstse ID lrsett's uJeu b. An'
l,ugers