The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-02
A Notable Golden Wedding

A large company of relatives and friends
met with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moulton at
their residence in Gorham on Thanksgiving
day, and joined with them in the celebration
of the fifteth anniversary of their marriage.
Besides the large company of the more imme-
date relatives and neighbors who sat down to
the tables loaded with Thanksgiving cheer,
many others called to pay their respects to the
honored couple, and in all about two hundred
people were present during the afternoon and
evening. The occasion was in all respects
most enjoyable. At the wedding, just half a
century ago. some eighty or ninety persons
were present, of whom sixteen are now living.
Seven Of these were present at the golden we'd
ding. Mrs. Moulton wore the identical dress
"a pearl satin--whch she wore at her we'd
ding, and other portions of her bridal outfit,
and one of her then bridesmaids, Mrs. John
Curtis, was present to help array her in the
bridal attire of fifty years ago. On the refresh
ment tables were seen the china and silver and
portion of the table linen which did service
at the original wedding. Rev. L. Pomeroy.
who performed the marriage ceremony, has
been dead many years. but the venerable Rev.
Samuel Butterfeld, an old friend of the fami-
ly, and Rev. q. j. Wheeler, of Gorhan, were
present and took part in the exercises OF the
celebration. A choir of singers attended and
assisted in the musical part of the entertain
ment and others added greatly to the pleasure
of the occasion by the rendering Of songs and
music. Miss Edna e. Libby, the only grand
daughter, read the original poem contributed
by Mrs M. l.. Russell, and also recited very
finely one of Whittier's poems appropriate to
the occasion. Numerous letters of congratula-
ton from distant friends who were unable to
be present, were received and read.
Mr.. and Mrs Moulton have had seven chill
dren, all of whom are living. Two only were
absent, John B. Moulton, who has been for
twenty-six years a resident of California and is
now merchant at Santa Cruz in that State,
and Charles L. Moulton, who has been in Texas
eight years and is an extensive sheep raiser
there. Both the latter were at home three
years ago. Mr.. Moulton himself belongs to
family of eight, five of whom are still living,
while Mrs. Moulton is the only survivor OF a
family likewise of eight brothers and sisters.
Mr.. Moulton and his wife have lived on the
spot where they now reside since their mar
rage fifty years ago. They are among the
most substantial citizens of Gorham, and have,
during all these years, maintained an honored
name among their townspeople and acqualn-
tances. Kind-hearted and hospitable, they
have kept open doors for wide circle OF &C
quantances, and have always generously
assisted the poor and the sick. The celebra-
ton of the golden wedding was an event long
to be remembered with pleasure, and the char
acter of the friends who rallied about the
worthy couple to rejoice with them over their
half century of peaceful welded life, showed
most plainly that the truest manhood and
womanhood had been exemplified in their
lives. a.