The Press., 1885-09-10
GOLDEN WEDDING. BRooKs-DAyIs.


 The wedding of James F. Brooks of Staf- ford and Sarah Davis of Ware, Mass. taking place in the latter town in 1885, the observ- ance of the fftieth anniversary was very fit- tingly observed at their present residence on Crown street in this borough last Friday evening. The affair was very fttingly dren, who with their grand children made and neighbors also coming in, until the large double mansion, owned and occu- pied by MT. B. and his son-in-law, w. A. Comins, Esq.,, was well filled.
 | The day had been pleasant, but the evenings clouds boded rain, which for tunately held off until after the company had partaken of an excellent and abundant banquet spread ill a large tent which made a most useful annex to the mansion
 Early in the evening the aged couple staod up ill the presence of the company With them were Mrs. Brooks brother, MT. Benjamin Davis and his wife from Ware, Mass, who ''stood up' with them at their wedding fifty years ago, and were themselves married the following May. Mrs. Brooks also has another brother who with his wife has spent AS years of we'd ded life together, and had another sister present, 85 years of age, hale and hearty to an extraordinary degree for her years, though for many years past widowed. Al so has another brother who was not present.
 Rev. Mr. Hawley addressed the couple at considerable length regarding the sol emnity of the VOWS they were about to take, and solemnly calling upon those present to object then if there were cause or else forever after hold their peace Next Mr. Taylor, their pastor, gave then paternal advice. He told an anecdote o1 a young man who feared to enter the fielt of matrimony, but was encouraged by hi father who cited his own case, how he had himself dared the ordeal. "Yes, said the trembling candidate, "but you married mother, while have to go outside the family for wife," He told the groom that his was an easy task, as he was tt marry mother.
 MT. Hawley then told of miss whose I cheerfulness over her approaching marriage was rebuked by maiden aunt with thu reminder that it was solemn thing to ge married. But the young maiden whil conceding this remarked that it was mucl solemner not to get married.
 I Formality was dispensed with, Mir. Flaw ley saying that it was useless to pledg the wife to obey, or the husband to love cherish and protect, Ii they had not al ready done so in these past years, but, a : he joined their hands and asked them t pledge themselves anew, he asked tn blessing of heaven upon them.
 Poems were read by Rev. MT. Gordo from Delaware, MT. Davis of Ware, an . Mrs. P. H. M. Brooks of Springfield. w e select the latter for publication, though a }, three were we'll worthy. Perhaps the fin s,, in1 Mrc TQ xul, io Rnic t. ed elocutionist, read her poem, had some thing to do with the great pleasure wit which the guests listened to it, but tn reader will see that this was not all it Ina to recommend it
 Iris fifty years since maiden fair,
 D With bright blue eyes and dark brown hair, y Stood by the side of the man she loved, ,f A marriage VOW was recorded above. e Together they've toiled up the unknown neigh Z. Backward they view the pathway tonight; The rugged steeps, the meadows green,