The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-20
THE GOLDEN WEDDING.
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Beal, of Yuma
Township. Celebrate that Hap
py Event.
Relatives and Friends to the Number
Of 20 Present History or Their
Lives--The Gifts and Who
Made Them

ne CtitHuat VI iOoo contains no more
important day to Mr.. and Mrs Daniel
Beal, of Yuma township, than Saturday,
Sept. 10. for fifty years before on that date
they were Joined heart and hand in the
Green Mountain state. Birthday anniver
saries and holidays are nothing as cons
pared with the pleasures and happiness
which accompanies the golden wedding
1t marks the epoch of mellow old age
with its quietude and rest, after life of
activity and labor, and the memories of
the past fit across the mind like pleasant
dreams. The husband and wife who have
shared life's Joys and sorrows for fifty
summers and winters feel that they have
almost reached their full measure of
years, and as they gather their children
and their Children's children about them,
probably for the last time in a family re-
union, their cup of joy should be filed
to the brim. Thus it was with Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Beal, who celebrated their
golden wedding on Saturday.
This worthy couple live in pleasant
and comfortable home in Zuma township.
and arc in position to enjoy the remain
der of their days in peace and rest. Hav-
ing lived in Rock Island county
during the entire period of their mar,
RED life. their friends and acquain,
tances are quite numerous. to say moths
Jog of their descendants Therefore il
was 20 be expected that the invitations to
attend their golden wedding would gen,
orally be responded to in person, and the
attendance would not be at all limited
At noon. the family aud guests 10 the
number Of about $50, gathered in the
spacious front yard of Mr. Beal's resi-
dence under the spreading shade trees.
Rev. A Harper, OF Port Byron. first
nature, thea there Was singing, and prayer
WAS offered by Rev Drew, OF Yuma The
presentation of presents was next in
ordei. those from the friends being ten
dercd by Rev. A. Harper and IN behalf
of the family 10y Albert N. Bcal. profess
OF of natural sciences in the Toledo. Iowa,
college The list of gifts was as fol>
lows:
Gold watch and chain TO Daniel Beal. friends in
Hampton and Port Byron Townships namely: Rev
\ Harper, l. Lowry, DIR Fleming. W Colgrove. G
Wells, Samuel Deyinney. Edgar Wells, |. d Ed
wards, W II Bevore. George Wainwright, ID )
MetzgaT Wainwright, Il Frris. George Vim
cent, Il Warren. j COX, NJ Berry " II II Dow.
Dewitt owen, Thomas Bailey and wife, Mrs Susan
Wells, WIN cooke, d Mosher. Gold watch and
chain to Mrs sal, friends in Iuma township,
namely: q Wake, Vim Nnitcside, Nm Moore.
Hiram Walker. j " Johnston, Henry SwiHuer4r
\ ANcils, HarrietWeils Oliver Folsom. j |. Noah
Samuel Wainwright, Vim Payne. John Cowley,
WIN Cuwley, ) Bryan, Sr, Madison Bowlas l. n
Daley, 5 Daley Mrs Mead, A Mead, Vim Baker,
ZegleT, Il Erwin, DIR Reiter, Gregory Brown
Osborn. Jsmes Scarf. Gold berry spoon. Mr.
hlattcnh0f and wife; oil painting, Norman Spcu-
Ger; caster, j Spencer and wife; toilet get, j I
keHworthy and wife, : Robertson and wife md
Mrs Wells; set gold chocolate SPOONS AMI case
W En- rikih and wife, and j 7 Browning; bed
Si1lthl. Etnu cooper, TWO PAIR Stiiu SticGllCiPS,
The children; sugar spoon. Mrs Drum: gold cross
and Their "ometer. Mamie Beal; gold-headed cane,
Chss Stewart of Stewart, Iowa; cabinet album,
The children.
The following history and lineage of
the family was given by Col, L. W, Bcal,
county audilor of Cherokee county.
Iowa.
Being the oldest Of The children, it thus
falls To nv lot in behalf of father and
mother, on this, their golden wedding
anniversary. 10 extend to you all cor
dial and hearty welcome and 10 give you
Il brief history Of their lives. The con
tracing parties TO this fitch anniversary,
Daniel Minis Beal and Betsey Bcal, whose
maiden name WAS Bctscy Spencer. were
born in Peacham. Caledonia county. Yer
mont. February ). 1915 aud January l.,
1917. respectively Daniel n. fifth child
and second son Of Samuel and Rachael
Beal, nee Rachael Wells, by the death of
his father, was made AN orphan when )
years old. The widow being left with
out means for the support of so large a
family il became necessary TO bind out
the two eldest boys, and at the age of
7 years Daniel N, became the ward
OF Leonard Johnson. a brother of Oliver
johnson, at one time associate editor of
the New York independent. The father
for some time previous to his death had
been an invalid, and the comfortable
home and farm had been consumed in
doctor bills and living expenses-cven
tho luCf 20 mi tn line .
of his last Illness. In September, 1884
at the age of 10, Daniel with his brother
Samuel, only Is years old. left the land
| of their nativity for the wilds of the west,
arriving in Rock Island county, Illinois,
| after six weeks journey via lake and
canal to Detroit, Michigan, and the re
maiDder of the journey, distance Of
500 miles, was made on foot, arriving in
| this county with 80 cents in his pocket
| and IN debt to his brother Samuel to the
amount of S.. and in all probability
his brother still holds the aCcount-hc is
here and can speak for himself. Soon
after arriving he commenced work for
| Michael Bartlett, who was at the time
sheriff of tue county. From this time to
August. 1886, he was engaged in such
labor as the county then afforded,
to-wit; chopping cord wood. break
ing prairie, and mining coal near
what is known as Happy Hollow
Being employed by Lucius Wells He
and Chas. Gillelt loaded the first keel
boat of coal ever shipped from Rock ISL
and County; the same being consigned to
Chas. Hampstead of GAlena. By August
30 he had accumulated about $500 and
with the little fortune he again set his
face toward the land of the Green
Mountains. TO seek the girl he had left
behind him
Betsy Spencer, the third child of Sam
uel aud Betsy (Currie) Spencer, was
publically led to the alter of holy matri-
mouy by Daniel Beal on Sunday the
18th day of September A. d. 1886, in The
presence of large concourse of people
assembled in the Congregational church
Of their native town, the venerable Leon.
ord Wooster officiating. he having per
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