Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-26
Silver Wedding of MT. and Mrs. Geo
 D. Lamb.

ID. Lamb. ! MT. and Mrs. George D. Lamb celebrated l the twenty fifth anniversary of their mar \ riage at their residence, No. 701 Chapel ' street, Wednesday evening. Their friends were out in force and it was joyous social
 occasion. A large number of beautiful testi- monials of friendship were given the happy couple. The Church of the Messiah member
 ship was largely represented, and from the | church came gift of solid silver tea set
 lined with gold, six pieces, very beautifully ! finished; while among the numerous array of gifts which came, surprising both host and
 hostess by their number and excellence, were | also the following: A silver cake basket, gold lined, from MT. J. s. Bachelder, of Boston: a very elegant cake basket with floral colored designs in bas relief, from MT. George \ A. Savage, Meriden Britannia Co.,; a silver l cake basket, gold lined, from Mrs. Kidder | and Mrs. H. Williams, of Springfield Mass i; a set of solid silver salad forks from Mr. and Mrs. Kittredge Haskins, Brattleboro, Vt | (Mr. Haskins is a prominent lawyer of Brat tleboro); silver butter dish from MT. F. w Brocksieper with J. B. Sargent & Co. of this city; dozen solid silver Knives. MT. J. H. Burpee, of the Montpelier Carriage com pany, Montpelier, Vt. q 200year-old silver fruit basket, an heirloom from Mrs. Lambs
 great great grandparents, England; solid
 silver card receiver from MT. and Mrs.
 O. M. Lawton, New York; solid sill yer spoon, Mr. and Mrs. L. Bartlett Cross, of
 Montpelier, Vt, war friend of MT. Lamb;
 a fine salad bowl and stand from Mr. c. R. Rogers, of Boston: an amberline berry set from c. s. Raymond, New York; frosted glass celery receiver from Postmaster Fred F. Childs, ,Brattleboro, Vt. amberline lemon
 ade cups from Mrs. William Childs, 76 years
 of age, of Wilmington, Vt; an elegant set
 damask table linen from Mrs. Julia Childs
 and Mrs. Sarah Kidder; an exquisite bead
 basket woven by the donor, Miss
 Anna J. Chapin, the blind vocalist
 and teacher of this city: an elegant
 silver basket of flowers from MT. Charles R.
 Bishop of Peck & Bishop, of this city; a
 massive oval bed of flowers from Mrs. Rob
 inson of Farnam Place, Chapel street. sumptuous and abundant feast was served Among those present were Rev. .Selden Gilbert
 Judge and Mrs. Joseph Sheldon, MT. and Mrs
 F. L. Converse, c. and F. Perkins, MT. and
 Mrs. Osgood, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Hall, MT.
 and Mrs. R. M. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs.
 John Mccarthy, MT. and Mrs. G. w. Babb, Alvah Fisher, Fred Waldron, Miss Sheldon.
 MT. and Mrs. P. Miller, Paul K. Ames, Rev.
 and Mrs. Gilbert, MT. and Mrs. T. Lamb, Dr.
 Creamer, MT. and Mrs. William Miller, MT.
 and Mrs William Hofer, MT and Mrs. Leeds,
 Mir and Mrs. John Kimball, Mrs. Sarah Root,
 MT. and Mrs. Perkins, Mr., Mrs. and Miss Prince, MT. and Mrs. Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, L. P. Sperry, MT. and Mrs. Taylor,
 MT. and Mrs. O. s. Bement, MT. and Mrs. John Cramer, MT. and Mrs. R. G. Russell, MT. and Mrs William Allen, Mr. and Mrs.
 Ryder, MT. and Mrs. Adams, H. H. Scharf.
 Mir. and Mrs. Scharf
 Letters of regret were received from Gene
 ral and Mrs. Graham, of Middletown, and
 Editor Graham, of Meriden, and others. MT.
 Cross, one of the donors, on the retreat from Richmond lay in the woods helpless and w fnT1T11
 Lamb, through whose succor and aid he was removed to James Landing and thence to MT. Lambs home in Washington where he was tenderly nursed and cared for and recovered. MT. Cross is now a wealthy gentleman of Montpelier MT. Lamb was before the war for ten years in business in Baltimore and was afterward for some time resident of Washington