Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-30
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered by the Special Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.

SALTWATER.
No. wheat, CSC.
The street force is busy cleaning up the
streets.
The office of the Sawyer house is near
ly ready to finish.
The Jennie Hays came down with l20
sacks of wheat this afternoon.
The water is within six inches as high
as it was at any time last season.
By some mishap the GLOBE did not ar
rive yesterday morning. 1t was sent
from st. Paul as usual.
After the first of May the GLOBE will
come to this city on the early morning
train which will arrive here earlier than
now.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
The reception given Thursday evening
by St. Johns Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ,
was an unusually pleasant affair, it
| being the anniversary of the golden we'd
| ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Capron
The invitations were extended to the
| family and friends. Mr.. and Mrs Cap
ron are amongst the Oldest inhabitants
of the city and have gathered around
them many warm friends, who came out
/ to greet this aged couple, and to leave
with them some testimonials of the warm
| esteem in which they are held by them.
| They entered the hall accompanied by
Judge Lehmicke and wife and Mr. and
Mrs. w. g. Bronson, when they took
their seats in the east, under the canopy,
and at their left sat basket we'll filled
with choice flowers, arranged in the most
tasty manner. Several pieces were play
ed by the band, when the Rev. W. I'll.
/ Harrington stepped forward and address,
ed them in feeling manner as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Capron:
The members of the St. Johns Lodge of
Free Masons, together with a few Others from
/ among the large number of your old friends
| and neighbors who are not members of this
fraternity, have gathered here tonight to offer
you gratulations,aud assist you in celebrat-
| ing this occasion, the fftieth annual return
/ of your wedding day. 1t is rare privilege,
| this granted you by q kind Providence, to
complete half century of welded life and
love; only one in many thousands ever lives to
receive the greetings of children and friends on
this day.
/ How far it seems to look into the future
over so many years!
What emotions must moye your hearts,
what world of memories must engage your
minds at this sublime hour? What great
changes have been wrought in human society,
what numbers have come into the circle of
| your acquaintance and passed to the other
life in these swift, gliding days? What expe-
riences of toll and joy and disappointment and
sorrow common to the lot of man have been
yours, while with the patience of affection and
the confidence of religious trust you have be.
come nearer each other in the loving oneness
of faithful, happy welded life,
| Your attention will not be claimed by words
| from me ut this moment. As just fifty years
ago you gave the pledge, till death do us part,
SO the recording angel still witnesses your
VOW, and may the time of your separation
| from each other or from us be many days,
nay, many years yet in the future. You will
now receive the congratulations OF your
| friends.
| Judge Murdoch was then called upon
and delivered very handsome tribute to
the venerable couple.
Mr.. Capron responded with very much
feeling, by saying:
| MY FRIENDS: 1t gives us great pleasure to
meet you this evening on this occasion. II
reminds us of our younger days, when our
relatives and friends assembled around us to
witness our marriage fifty years ago this even.
Ing. This reception is beyond our expectation,
and came very near being profound secret to
| us both, and was SO To my wife until This
morning. We see many familiar faces here to-
night who have been near and dear friends,
and we are happy to see you all, and hope we
shall meet many times hereafter. In conclu-
sion, my friends, we return you our sincere
| thanks for this pleasant reception, and also
for these tokens of remembrance, and trust
we shall er remember your kindness.
| After the band had played q selection Mr..
VIM. Mcclure came forward and said that a
duty had devolved upon him to perform, but
before proceeding he would say that he could
not speak of his virtues as Mason, but he
could say what was better, that he was a true
and honest man. Mr.. Mcclure spoke at some
| length, commenting him as man and a citi-
zen, and the friendly relations that had existed
between him and the people of the city, and
that they had come here to celebrate the occa-
sion with him and his wife. He then read a
letter which he hae. The letter bore date
lewiston, Me-; April 16, 1851, and was signed
! by William Garrison Haskell and john Sabin,
who are.husbands of Lizzie and Emma, daugh-
| tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Capron.
| A well served supper was then given, Mr..
and Mrs. CaprOn presiding. The presents were
numerous and valuable, among them being
$500 in gold from St. Johns lodge.