National Republican., 1882-11-14
AT MOUNT PLEASANT,
ItA Constant Improvement-PubIi HALL
A Golden NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. scene.

Its Constant Improvement-PubIic HALL
A Golden Wedding-fnterestinEs Scene.
This suburban village continues to grow mod.
erately aud TO show constant improvement in It's
gardens and grounds but has not yet attracted
the notice Of the District Commissioners. If that
honorable body should ever get It's eye on this
village 1t would probably discover the want Of
curbs and cutters, of sidewalks and trees, and es-
peoally of street-amps. But the widening of
tourteenth street, which Is now in progress Will
@ oe z, mStsTal sdSsnlnge to ,he yilisge, especially
| from It's present terminus TO that place. There
have been two houses built during the present
| year-boh of the better class-and an inpo .taut
addition to another max es large change in It's
| appearance and value. The public hall is great
convenience but its most important use Is for the
Sunday religious services and the meeting of the
two Sunday schools one of which is held in the
morning (colored) and the other in the afternoon.
Local exciements have rather fallen oil of late,
but an event occurred last week which will in
| terest many fyour readers.
W. JAY RETCHAM
| Is an elderly gentleman living on Park street
whose sparse hair and flowing gray beard might
be interpreted to mean pretty large experience,
but they would hardly suggest that he had arrived
At NE dignity OF golden wedding. Such, how
ever, is the fact He was married 10 Miss Louisa
Seybot In Pennsylvania on the 10th of November,
the fifieth year of their welded life on Friday
last; Mr.. Ketcham owns coy little home on
PaIk street, every part of whicn IS IN complete
winds And but for an occasional grandchild,
lent for a season from some distant household
the little house ON Park street would be without
the tramping OF young ana tiny ieet. IL was a
happy thought, therefore. to gather the children
together OH the occasion Of so memorable an an
lively with festive joy. Accordingly daughter
and her children came nom California, son
with his wife and children from Pennsylvania,
and another son with his wi and children from
LIMOS. Judge Honghion, the son-in-law at san
Francisco, was detained by urgent business, but his
aged mothercame torepre, ,ent him, and many other
near lrlenuS were also present Then there were
friends and relatives from Washington and ali the
intimate neighbors at Mount Plcasu t. so that the
little house was filed with an intelligent and
CHEEKY crowd, and the evening was one of great
social enjoyment Among the pleasant aspects Of
the occasion was
SOME DELIGHTFUL MUSIC
by two young daughters of the Rev. Dr. Harvey,
OF Washington, the piano aud tIe human W ice
being accom- panied by the violin, played hy Mr.
krtcham, VINO has skill on various Instruments.
The invitation cards contained a warning against
presents, but some OF the guests, thinking that
brought very elegant offerings of this description,
and one from Mrs. Dr. Fulton skilluliy ar
ranged as to show the significant da,u OF 1882.
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Judd, from The city, not Oh
serving or needing the warning placed some very
pretty ornaments on MIR. Keicnam's mantelpiece
with card On whicd was quoted tue significant
words of solomon, with the generous hope that
the dny may be distant when the "goluen bowl"
should be broken. The provisions for The inter-
nal man were very abundant, and did not invite
the usual ST ramble of such occasions, or require
the guest TO take his coffee standing or imptUvisc
table OH his knee for holding a plate. The
SUFFER- WAS SERVED
in an old fashioned, Christian way in the dining
room, the guests being seated at the am pie board
and doing their eating anu drinking with due de.
liberation. When the table was vacated 1t was
speedily prepared for those tnut were To follow.
In this way the whole company was duly served
without confusion. and with much pleasant con-
versation between the scenes. Amer supper re-
grets and letters of congrntulhtion were brought
out, and Mr.. Emery and Mr.. Armst ong read them
to the company. Among them was II Telegram
from Judge Houghton, Rt San Francisco, and nu-
merous notes AMI letters fiom distant friends;
also some beautiful verses, from the pen OF Samuel
| q. Arnold. The company broke'up before II and
| Went their several ways full OF satisfaction aud
| hoping that when MIR. and Mrs. ke,cham cele-
| brate their centennial anniversary they may be
| there to see.
81 MOVE" said delegate in a Virginia con-
ventiOn, that our chairman take Il dose of Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup, he is SO hoarse that cannot
understand him." That gent ,cmun had no doubt