The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-02
4 GOLDEN REDDLNG PARTY.

Last Sabbath, the % h utlmo, was the fl itieth
anniversary Of the wedding OF Benjamin Gana
and susannah Williams, OF Lake township Their
children thought It badttiug, that the event be
commemOrated by inviting number Of the
friends and relatives who met to the number Of
fifty or more and had a grand good time. The
weather was favorable, and every thing passed OF
most agreeably. After spending an hour or two
In social chat relating the news and l,cussing the
important events Of the day, dinner was an
nounced. This was spread on long table erect
ed under the shade Of the trees In the front yard
The cuisine was excellent, and enjoyed to a re-
msTkable extent as was evident from the length
OF time the party continued eating.
At the close Of the repast A. McGregor, Esq'F,
after few appropriate remarks presented in be.
half Of the children each of the parents pair Of
gold speCtacles, large cushioned arm chair and
double eagle gold piece. Mr.. McGregOr con.
tin h' r emarks at some length, dwelling
upon the changes that have been wrought in the
country, within the recollection Of the couple
whose marriage we had met together to COM
memorate- illustrating 1t by the fact that at the
time father and mother Cans were united In
AAuAAA"bOt "CANlLb tllp was uOl lub lhSuiOu, HH
at the present day. Then 1t was impractlcable;
there being no mode OF locomotion except on
foot, horseback with a cart or four horse wagon;
now, where we are at present seated tn railway
cars can be seen passing at the rate Of twenty
miles an hour, carrying hundreds of paSsengers-
(aluding to the excursionists on the way to Con.
gress Lake by the Connotton Railway on pleas
uie trips as well as on business
DR.. slusser followed Mr.. McGregor In a few re-.
marks, and among other things mentioned that
Mr.. and Mrs. Cans were born in Stark county,
and were married on the same farm upon which
the event was then being cOmmemorated-a cir.
cumstsnce that never before occurred In the his.
tory Of the county, and in the nature OF things
was not likely to occur soon again. At the con.
clusiOn OF these proceedings the company seated
themselves together in the shade and had very
pleasant and interesting interchange Of sentl.
ment among the older people present, of both
sexes, In reference to old times and new Mr.
Cans like all other pioneers is very decided In his
opinion, that there was more real pleasure en-
jOyed In the early settlement OF the country with
all its hsrdships and prvatons, than at the pres.
ent day, with our daily papers, railroads and tel
ephones. MI cans Is well preserved and good
talker. He has fund Of stories Of pioneer life
and has promised to tell a few Of then at tle Pi.
oneer Picnic at Canton, August 10Th. Mrs. Cans
is in the enjoyment Of reasonable health; was
born in OSnaburg township and the couple give
every indication Of yet living many years There
were present from a distance John Cans, a
younger BROTHER from Indiana; Thomas and Jos
eph Williams, with their wives, from Crawford
county, Ohio. They are brothers OF Mrs. Cans.
The balance Of the company were all from Stark
| county.
Mr.. and Mrs, Cans have but four children llv.
ing Of some ten born unto them; and seventeen
grandchildren. One son farms the place, and
DR.. Cans OF Navarro is a son. Mr.. Cans was born
in 1907, and was the second or third white child
born in the county