Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-19
cApT coFFlNseRsr CAPTURED.
Its sarrsnders Uneoadnonally 70 rs
O 4 = Ccnlraaes

q a. = Cosaraaes.
Al . ei0ek iasr Di z1i the Colored Coruet
band marched ds@a Monroe street and
haifsd at CanpaE Place. Aboet seventy i've
u. A. r. comrades. l-sInbens ~ Caster aHa
Chamglin Posts, NO h4ld Asssmb.s 50 zt MA..
A nzhls store sses formed Ia lls a4d
armed sIth eigar- froan 5 bOx passed aFoand
81 tie MAJOR Aftef the arms ssers lE-
spected and plaoed in position ~ lp nlost
sfscuye Tie 1Olamn. ed ~ the oa1o,
marched through Monroe. Waterloo and
sumlniI street- ~ TIE residences or CaLL
h rix1E H.. JCftuBefry. Oh o14lEnlt
street bIlL The oaBd ceased playing
8ef0Te reaeLlDg ths residence, and Eitb tns
veterans ferg quietly tOcA position GA the
lawn oG the Doftn side ~ the house. ~
carefully iId they taks thelr places thai tie
inmates II the house we're Rot asare of
their presence antil the band began a. play.
A.. TIE music commenced the CAPTAIN
seen u approach tie SIad0S and loOk
through tns blIuGs. ~ hen It ceased DC al-
leafed AZ the door aad said Friends, sou
have taken ~ entirely b surprise. l can
1ot see EhO y0u are, BAT aIn conndent there
are TO eneulles among yous and znO~ of
nothing that ~e can 10 except ~ surrsnder
uneonditionAuy His remarks were greet
ed with cheers. and Capt. j. ~. Carr stepped
forward and said. Captain COrlnbeFry.
A fsg Of yO0r friends and comrades have
been informed that to-day - the nfty nth
anniversary Of your EeddlnZ, and se have
come a. pay our RESPECTS % you aud your
estlmabie wife. We are glad % knOS that you
have been spared 20 celebrste this occasion,
and on behalf Of our friends and comrades
here assembled / tender yOu and Mrs
COftinberry our best sisLe, and congratula
tiOus.
Mrs. Cofhnberry then appeared BY the
-ide OF her husband. and the Captain said,
Com rades, l thank YOu for your Kind re-
msmbrance. don't know that | ought to
compare myself % Gen Grant. but l am
ike him ia one respeet-I can not make a
speech. will say, however. that
there - one error ia the comrade' =
remarks that / would like 20
correct. It - ffty four, instead OF ffty i've
year, ago since We we're married, you had
the day right bat the year wrong. Fifty -four
years ago to night myself aud the woman
who stands by my side pledged ourselves to
unite not our fortunes, but our lives and our
poverty Ii was peculiar bargain III one
respect. We agreed 10 live together until
We had our frst quarrel. Then II We had
any property we were 10 divide Il equally
and 20 our ways. IL We quarreled and had
no property We were To separate Just the
same Comrades, | am very happy 10 say
1
hope and believe that IL never will occur.
our children are not all here O-night. |
wish they were. Our oldest daughter l. here
with a.. We have another daughter who l.
in Chicago and will be home tomorrow
morning. We have a son who with his wife
lives IN Cleveland, Ohio. aud will be here on
/ the 18th and 18th OF next month to JOIN with
/ You 10 the reunion OF the Army of the Cum
/ beriand. l thank you again for remember
I InZ u on this occasion
When Mr.. Coffinberry had concluded
some one announced that the amendment
va accepted, and the company joined in
singing Marching Through Georgia. .
/ i hen Col. Fox was called for and proceeded
to make few very appropriate remarks IN
/ which ne alluded 10 the Captains services
IN the war sud expressed the wish of all
present that the Captain and his wife might
I live 20 enjoy many such anniversaries.
Captain COffinberry IL now ~ years old
| A. stated 10y Col. Fox. in his remarks, he
was too old at the beginning of the var tC
/ Do liable 20 10 military duty but ne voun-
/ teered and did excellent service. His wife /;
in her 10th year. Her maiden name wa
I Jane Beach, and they were married al Mans
/ field. Richand County, Ohio.