Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-16
1886 GOLDEN WEDDING. 1ss
MT. and Mrs. Samuel Cleeton Honored At their F3esidence-OddF Fellows Oul In Force.

NVfs an0 d mrgs samuel CleetOn HOnOfed At their Residence-OddF Fellows Out In Force.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Cleeton, of 473 Elm street, celebrated their golden wedding yes terday afternoon from 4 to o'clock and eve ming from to 10 o'clock. Surrounded by their children and their grandchildren the couple received their numerous friends sitting in the parlor of their residence under a hand some floral bell composed of golden rod, with the figures '36-'S6 on the front. The happy couple were married fifty years ago by the one person, Mrs. H. Williams, was present last night who was at the wedding.
 The banquet table was set in the garden under canvas tent, where it was delight fully cool and pleasant; the tent was lit up by Chinese lanterns. After the immediate friends and rslatives had congratulated MT. and Mrs. Cleeton the thunder of the Sassacus drum corps was heard, and the Grand Canton Sassacus No. 1, Patriarchs Militant, made their appearance as escort to the representatives of the different lodges over whose hall MT. Cleeton presided as jani- tor for seventeen years. The lodges repre- sented were Harmony No. 5, City lodge No. 36, Germania lodge No. 78, Sassacus encamp- ment No. 1, and Quinnipiac No. 1. When the procession reached the Cleeton residence they drew up in line and marched single file through the front parlor, where MT. and Mrs. Cleeton were seated, and each man passed they greeted the couple with cheery words.
 The party sat down to the banquet at 9:30 o'clock. The table presented a handsome appearance. The center piece of fruit and flowers was very handsome. It was made and presented by Mrs. Mary Curtiss.
 After the banquet the presentation of $125 in gold took place. The presentation speech was make by Alfred w. Phelps. He recited an original piece of poetry. and in few hap py remarks made the presentation speech.
 MT. Cleeton is aged about 73 years and his wife about 70. MT. Cleeton has been a mem Der of Harmony lodge 45 years and of Sas sacus encampment 43. Three children of Mir and Mrs. Cleeton are living. They are MI. John Cleeton, of Ocean Grove, N. J.; Miss Phoebe Cleeton, who resides with her parents, and Mrs. Ell. Blakeman, of Water bury.
 The parlors of the residence were beauti- fully adorned with flowers. There was a handsome basket of Gowans roses and dahlias presented by friends and baskets of flowers by Mrs. Joel Hungerford, Mrs. Leon ard Peck, Mrs. Thomas Phillips and others. Cleeton received was made by Mrs. A. J.. Parmelee and Miss Henrietta Peck.
 The presents received were very numerous. They consisted chiefly of gold coins, table ware, etc. Those who contributed gold coins, varying in value from $5 to $25, were Mir. and Mrs. A. B. Todd, MT. and Mrs. Judd of Waterbury, MT. and Mrs. Thom- as Phillips and daughter, Mrs. E. E. Baldwin, Misses Emma and Etta Wildman, Mrs. R. o. Nettleton, Mrs. Alice Wilson, MT. and Mrs. Jaeger, MT. and Mrs Elliott Morse, MT. and Mrs. Couch, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Parmalee and others. A case studded with gold pieces was presented to the happy pair by their children.
 Among those present at the reception were: MT. and Mrs. R. F. Lyon, MT. and Mrs Elliott Morse, MT. and Mrs. A. Todd, MT. and Mrs. L. Austin, MT. and Mrs. William J. Hungertord Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger, MT. and Mrs. Alfred w. Phelps MT. and Mrs. Sandeland, MT. and Mrs. W. Peck, Mrs. Curtiss Peck, Miss Hen rietta Peck, Mrs. Glenny, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Bishop, Mrs. w. Ferguson, Mrs. E. Davis, Mrs. G. M. Hammond, Miss Sarah Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Nettleton, MT. and Mrs. Stephen M. Weir, MT. and Mrs. Judd, Mr. and Mrs. Kittridge, E. L. Wright, D. R. filling. H. s. Ball, E. Rebanus, George Blakeman, J. L. Hungerford, J. s. Hin man, w. Frank Peckham, s. D. Fairchild, H. L. Nichols, Robert Sizer, w. H. Cox, Frank w. Canada George D. Stearns, Frank E. Todd, c. E. Bennett, Joseph Peck.