The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-21
Half n Hundred Years Of Married Life
A Reunion Out al West Alexander.
West ALEXANDER, March 20.

WEST ALEXANDER, March 20
Editors fntSllGsneer.
Quite a number OF the friends and rela.
tiyes Of Joseph Carson and family Assem-.
bled at the old mansion by the way Of a
surprise party" 1t being the flitieth an.
Of the wedding Of Mr.. and Ms.
Carson. Among the visitors were George
Valentine and wife, Thomas RalstOn and
wife, ]. r. Bell and wife, and Mrs Rachel
Whitman and others. Mr.. Carson
and Miss Anna Brown were both
"born and bred" in the county
OF Ohio, and were married on the
10Th day Of March, 1920, by the Rev. John
McCluskey, the third pastor Of the Presby.
terrain Church In West Alexander, at the
residence Of the brides parents near
Triadelphia. Joseph Carson was born on
the farm OH which he resides, about one
mile west Of West Alexander, and is the
second son Of Richard Carson who was a
soldier Of the war Of 1912 and died while
in the service Of his courtry. Mr., Carson
is the only surviving member Of the
family, which consisted of I children, 8
boys and . girls. Mrs. hurry his last
sister dying only few daysago at Bloom.
ington, Illinois. She was the wife Of the
lamented Professor hurry, Of Washington
College.
Mr.. Carson and wife are blessed with
ten children lone dying in infanCy)-four
sons and five daughters. The oldest,
Elizabeth, is married to Rev. Criswell,
who breaches near Bloomington, Illinois.
Hannah, the second daughter, Is married
to II. Milligan, residing one mile west Of
Belaire. sarah, the third daughter, Is
married to W. V. Coe and resides near
Valley Grove. Mary Ann, the fourth
daughter, Is married TO David Boggs, for.
merly Of Ohio county, but has removed to
near Princeton, Illinois. Richard, the
oldest son, Is very eloquent and ener.
getiC preacher, located at Clinton, Mis-.
souri,, and is unmarried. William, the
second son, is unmarried; also Almira,
their youngest daughter. Vincent, the
third son, Is married and resides in the
Old Mansion. John, their youngest son,
is married and resides in Chester county,
Virginia, near the city Of Richmond.
Mr.. Carson is man Of mOrG than or
binary intelligence, and has been ruling
Elder in the Presbyterian Church Of West
Alexander, for more than twenty years.
lie is q man Of very social habits, and is
now in his 18th year, aud very active fora
man Of that advanced age. ll0 can read
your paper without spertacles; the only
Indication Of old age is his deafness. II Is
said he very much resembles in personal
appearance the late W. II. Seward, OF New
York. presume he has not IN enemy in
this wide world. Mrs. Carson is in her
ggtll year, and, to use common expires.
sion, Is % "brisk as bee" She walks TO
church nearly every Sabbath, preferring
to do so instead Of riding IN o spring
wagon; and, not to be invidfous, she Is onG
Of the finest looking old Indies III the coun.
try. Thus you see, Mr.. and Mrs. Carson
have travelled liie's cheCkered path for
more than fifty years, and have not lived
In vain. They have lived to see their
children grow up like "0live branches"
around them, and also quite a number Of
grandchildren. almost forgot to say
that NIs. Emily Carson, vile Of VINCENT
Carson, had very elegant dinner pre-.
pared for the occasion, and after the whole
party had partaken Of the rich repast they
were invited back to the residence Of the
old folks, which is only aiew yards from the
old mansion, where with "Billy" and his
guitar and SIr. Coo With his fiddle, and
the balance OF the family, We had some
very appropriate instrumental and voca.
music, "but no dancing" 1t was the in.
tcntion to have the old folks remarked,
but X. |. Lester failed to put in his up.
pearance, and tina. interesting ceremony
had to be postponed.
Thus the day was passed in a very
pleasant and social manner, and every.
thing was done to make the visitors feel
welcome. We trust that there may be
more OF those kind Of social gatherings in
the neighborhood. Such occurrences have
an elcvating influence by which we may
rise to a higher plane Of social enjoyment
and development. b.