New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-01
A NOTABLE GOLDEN WEDDING.

ORANGE, n. j., April 30.-A social incident t
Of "A remarkable nature, which mas excited much inter
st in Orange, occurred here thus afternoon. This
the golden wedding Of Mr. and Mira John Wiley at their
home In IIarrsolst Mr. Wiley tbs head of the firm
OF John Wiley sons booksellers ami publishers at No.
10 Astor-place, New.York lie married Elizabeth b..
Osgood, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Samuel 0sgood. Of
springfield Mass, oD April ~ 1893. The ceremony
took place in Springfield and performed by DIR. o.
good. What gives special interest to the golden we'd
aug % Mr and Mrs Wiley IL the fact that it Is the third
which has occurrei In DR.. OsgOod's family. DR.. Os
good married Mary Sherburne OsgoOd. who was de
scendant in the sixth generation OF Of two Osgo I'd
brothers who settled in Andoycr Mass. Her husband
was descendant Of the other brother They celebrated
their golden wedding IN Springfield on May 10, 1859
aud the greatest interest manifested In the incident
by their friends DR. J. @. Holland, who was then as
slsiant editor OF The Springfield Republican, wrote a
hymn OCCASION and It sung there to the air
OF Aud Lang syne" All OF DIR. Osgood's children
present except one. purse OF 5000 in gold was
made up by the guests present and presented TO Mrs
OsgOOd, some OF whose children have number OF the
gold pieces set. The mex. golden wedding IN tho family
took place August 81, 1873 NJ oakland Cal This was
the Tiftcth anniversary OF the marriage OF Jonathan
Hunt aud Abigail y. Osgood another OF DR.. Osgood's
daughters The bride and groom stood beneath great
marriage bell OF roses, and DR.. Hollands hymn was
again sung. All the children and Grandchildren
Of the house were there, and large gathering OF the
famiys friends down at the tables that were spread
upon the lawn, from which there fine view down
the harbor to the Golden Gate
The celebration OF Mr. and Mrs. wley's golden we'd
ding to-day passed quietly and pleasantly. 1t was
marked throughout by the utmost simplicity aud good
taste The In which the guests were
received and entertained were richly decorated with
profuson OF and other cut flowers arranged IN
simple design here and there and brilliantly massed In
banks upon the mantcls In the dihing-roOm IA long
table was heavily laden with good things, and IN iis
ccutre stood handsome floral shp
great round wedding cake on the piano was
inscribed with tn date OF tho golden wedding
in shining letters OF gold The relatives and moro init
mate friends OF The family began TO arrive at halipas
o'clock and rs they came down stairs were given
AT Mr.. and Mrs wiley stool no at one end of the
main parlor their friends assembled about the room
read few appropriate selections from the Bible
aud made short prayer Ancr this the FAINT
a century received tie hearty congratulations aud good
wishes OF their family ana frcnds As they stood there
given them 1t remarked all sides That It seemed
welngn Incredible that they were celebrating their gold
en- wedding young and vigorous ddthoy appear fct
Mr.. Wiley Is in his sevonty fifth year and his wife Is only
three years younger Luncheon We served soon aier
guests were constantly coming and going and the
reception Lasted till after o'clock IN the evening. 81,
Dr. o'good's surviving chidron were present.
telegram NUM- Was U rceved from her with the greeting
Golden wishes for the golden compile from the Golden
Gate" The brothers and sisters OF Mrs. Wiley who
present were Edward =. OsgODd OF Cambridge,
Mass James Ii. OsgOod. Mrs. sarah Avery aud Mrs IT,
L. fessenden Of Orange. All OF Mr. Wheys
children and grandchildren were there These were
John Wiley, IT,, Elizabeth Is. Wiley, Mrs. Mary
Ford Mr. aud Mira Charles Wiley, Mr. ana Mrs william
II. Wiley Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Hamilton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. OsgoOd Wiley with their children eleven IN mum
Der Among the others present were SoaOuty Brewster
Mr. and Mrs. william H. Brown. Mrs George n. TITUS,
Mrs. Hasburg Zabrskie, Mrs. Edward Sterling,
Mr. and Mrs. William Brcwster, Aaron Carter Jr,
Mr. and Mrs j. IL. Severanor David A. Head, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Johnson, JACOB A. uOlsey, the Rev. j. H.
Clark, all OF hewYork and Mr.. aud Mrs samuel Col
gate, Mrs. Gardiner COPY, tno lov. Dr. f. A. Adams,
john NicOl. WHO is niuety ght years OLD; Mira H. g.
Green ana Mas Green, Mrs. Theron baldwin ana
MISS Baldwin, Mrs. Lowell Mason, DR.. VIII
lam Person. Mr. and Mrs John ). Blake,
Mr. and Mrs. William Howe. The Rev. samnel liutchlngs,
Mrs l.. ;. OsgOOd, OF Cambridge Mass, aud the Rev.
James ). Bush. OF Staten Island.