Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-07-04
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\ friend of ours, n Massachusetts,
ma ,. has handed Us the following dc /
scrip.ion Of golden wedding celebra-
ted Among c old and celebrated fam.
/ lies Of that state. As some al the par /
ticipa.'s Ne personally know and rs
several of ;hrm have friends in this far
If country who read the TELLER. we
publish it IN full. and predict a future
when the Oh families 81 this c'on
will celebrate similar events in their
history.
Mr.. aud Mrs. William W. Wheildon
celebrated the Gfiieth anniversary Of
their marriage. in the retirement Ct
their rural home at Concord. on We'd
nesday evening. in which happy events
they were assisted hy scores of friends,
whose congratulations were accompan-
led b numerous substantial and eIe.
| gant tokens Of affection and esteem.
The weather was most auspicious for
the festive gathering. the guests roam
ing at viii through The spacious mar.
sim and pleasant grounds. while an
orchestra from the Cadet Band filled
the air with its meiodious strains.
Flo vers len, their fragrance and beauty
10 highten the effect. rainbow D! VIC
lots. pa 1sies forget-me nos and other
flowers spanning the wall at one AMI 1T
The drawing room, while at the other
Was SUSPENDED mammoth horse shoe
formed Of hurtercups. The f,'ding
doors were decorated with an arch Of
exquisite beauty. and flowers were
every whore displayed a reception
WIS held from 5 o'c'ocl; until Q. the
N SITS being presented t, Mr. and Mrs.
WHEEL lon nv the following yonng q nile
men William Parker Woodward
Hudson. Daniel G. French. j. Hard
TIutchins, Louis H. Browne aud II.
Cotton Browne. Among those VI o
paid their resncrts 10 'ha worthy canrlo
were Ralph Waldo Il nersnn Hon. Il.
Rackwood Ilnar Miss Elizabeth =. Pea
body, B Pick man Mann son If the late
Horace Mann, Rev. GreHdall REYNOLDS
: and other noighhors Of Mr.. Wheidon
Will his old freud, in Charlestovn
we're represented nv Hon. Edward Law
2 rencs. Hon. g.. Washington Warren,
: ex Alderman Frank Thompson and
Henri Lyon. Tho prop-iefr> of Qnin.
cv Market, in whose Interests Mr.
' Wneidnn cou'r butcs : weekly report
d t, = Sunday contemporary. represented
: nv J. Harmon Curtis. ]. Il Fletcher
A Whitman b. Smith aud Stacy Hall
who deposited upon The table devoted
to Wedding presents two bags each. con
G aiming fifty gold dollars and lahried
n Curiositics Of the Market" Anon.
% other gifts were pair IF cold napkin
% rings from Rodney Wallace, Esd, 0
Fitchhnrr. pair o! gold sqorns trnn
~ Hon Edward Lawrence, and raj
o' of gold lined dishes from JUDGE lioar
at Miss I.onis. ". A'cot sent n lar.
Al aud beautiful bunch Of lilies, accomran
led by the fnl'o.ln. p ctical e.fns:oa
Red 70 'es with their passionate perfume. nct
offerings were in other years.
Ere fros. had marred yputh's tender bloom c
faith and sorrow met with tears.
Pa e. perfcc, lilies. with their hearts Ct ral,
eK Assuring toward the light abNyc,
y. The silver cups life sacrament to hold.
Fit cmblcms of chastencd and cnicarin
tn loye.
to Letters of congratulatina were re
;,o ceived from Governor Talbot, judy
Putnam. Hon. Richard Frothinghan
y Hon Charles Enaicott and friends i
ne New York. Philadclphia. Worcester
NC Springfield and other places. N
he Whe,ldon entertained his guests wit
n characteristic hospitality in which Sc
vice he was ably assisted by his son il
''' law. Charles +. Fuller and 7: Quinc
sc Browne. E,quiers. a delicious rcpa
at was serve sby Weber. the we'll kno
to cantoctioner, in person, and as 4
., evening advanced the young people j
Obliged in DANCING.