Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-30
FOURTH EDITION
a HANDY RRUNIOA.


rhs 0olaes WedAins Celebration
OF James g.. and Ash Handy Of
DrauayWiae Handred.
James G. and Ann Handy, OF Bran
DIVINE Hundred, have side by side
trudgsd along through LIES chez
auered pathways until, on the issh
instant, they reached the fiftieth golden
milestone Of married life, that II IT
had its ups and downs WAS 40 prolific
in happiness that the rough corners all
disappeared beneath the golden sunset
of half century.
Fifty years ago James G. Handy was
one of the young men OF Brandy"ine
Hundred, "a years Of age, and Ann MS
wife was = farmers daughter Of Della
ware Ccunty, just adjoining, OF II.
IL was nothing more than natural that
these two young people should fal! IN
love with each other and the fact that
that love has never abatAd, even after
the trials of fifty years, Is evidence OF
how true it was. In the quiet pursuit
of farmers life MIR. and Mrs Hanhy
reached the period that II is the lot OF
hut few to reach. We can Imagine
with what anxiety the golden period
was watched not only by himself ard
wife, but by their children, grant,
chi dren and ereat-graudchildren,
1t could Ius have been q great sur
prise to rlem when o'clock arrived
| on the 10Th to see carriages drawn by
toamiue horses, and filled with glad,
suil,ng faces arrive until there we're 6t
| a. ,ffh
the honored pair might he spared many
more years 10 enjoy the pleasures OF
well-sprnt life.
When all had gathered beneath the
old homestead root there were found to
be- present John l'etitaemanSe, sou'li'
law, and his wife Harriet win ten
children Mrs. Margaret Moore, a
widowed daughter of Wilmington,
with three children Mrs. Ida Eyre
and husband, of Delaware county, viii
tour children Mrs Mary iiu'ocN an,
husband, of Philadelphia, with three
children Mrs. Fannie Armstrong an.
husband, of Delaware county, Will
three children Mrs. Lottic Smeile,
land husband OF Delaware county, with
three children Mrs. Louisa WlI'lam'
and husband, Of Philadelphia, VIII
loue child. Then came the sups, Ruber
ii. H&nhy and wife with three chi dren
Alfred - Handy aud three childreu
and Samuel n. Hanty and wife will
three children. Last, though not least
came 40 grlud-daughrers, children o
|John petitstemange--M Mary Pierce ant
husband with two children, and Ann;
Hughes and husband with three chill
dren, making in all ten children witt
their husbands and wives, Sc grandchil
drcn, two with their husbands and
great grAndchldren-63 in ALTO o
whom were present.
The age of the oldest grandehilt
. present was 2s years, and the age Of tn
youngest not present one day. The ex
IRENE youthfulness of the latter cause,
a vacancy Of two-mother and child
in. the repres antaton OF Mr.. a. ID
Hanby's family. At T. O'Clock III
old family table was spread in bounte
= Gus sly as it had never been before
for golden weddings don't come often
and fila! love and affection ruled til
hour The bride and groom were ive
choice seats AT the table as they a. read
Il had choice places i'll the hearts OF al
present.
The afternoon wore pleasantly ava
and bountfai supply vi re'reshnent
were served in the evening, ate
.. which the family separated, returnin
To their respective homes Rv rrques
no presentations were male to Ii
jgo!dtu aged couple.