Daily Republican., 1889-02-08
Fifth EDITION,



Golden Wedding.
On 9TH day, (wtdr esiay) end uo.A
4th, Aibsn and Mary Esstburn pn-H
ingbam, OF Pleasant Hill, Mil Cre,t "a
celebrated their both wedding snn,,.,
saty, as they were. married accordlns !,
the usage Of the Society OF Friend,
"a month"; 4,h, 1889, at Stanton mc,,,V
house. Tbs anniversary celebraton ~.
e complete surprise TO the veteran cs,rI.
, as they knew nothing of II mtil it.1,
children, grandchildren and other ys,
tiycs commenced 10 assemble. AltbopI
graf dtstber said that he had missed
turkey gObler for two days, but ID md
follow the trail until he recognized II On
the table. About 141 relatives ,I
( frlonds, rs nearly all the old / mile, N
the hundred are family conne,tlut,,s
bled at 10 O'Clock, when John Wooi
ward offered pray e., read The ofisltI
marriage certiht ate aud made a Eg A.
ting remarks. ID. Il. Buckingham a
Wilmington, their Oldest son, ten r.a
the family hisloy.
VIM. Buckingham, the emlgrar, ,,,,
from sussex County, England, vi h Nm
Penn on the good ship Welcome In Itg
lie settled near Birm ngham, In Cbf.t.,
County, and was q Friend M. Ann
john married, but who, the record |,
lost. His sJn James married Mar
Chambers, Of White Clay Cieck. nj.
son Richard ma ried Mary X GlpiD. Of
Wilmington, who were the psreaso
Alban Buckingham, making km he
tIih In line Of regular descent. Is
progentor OF the Esstburn family VA
Robert Esstburn, who came from York
County, England, with Penn on b,
second trip about 1897 lie settled ia
Bucks County, Penus., aud was Ike.
wiss Friend. His son Samuel mari a
Elizabeth Glllingham. His ron Jo,epA
married Mary Wilson. His son D4yi
mari 4 Rlizsbeth Jeans OF White Mash,
who we're the parents OF Mary Easttura
Buckingham, ste also being tue fnh IN
regular descent. David Eustburn AMI
vie removed to Mil Creek huudfed,
Del, and bought lime stone tr ct, 10
which business the family have since
been engaged.
Albsn and Mary e. Buck bingham are
40 and IS years respectively, and Tie
parenis of i've children. David h who
WAS captain in the Fourth Delaware
aud commanded his regiment during TIC
last campaign OF the Army OF the PoiO.
mac. Richard g., who was sergeant.
major OF the same regiment and now
commander Of Departm mt OF Delaware,
u. A. X. Both saw much hard service
aud were wounded at different times
AlbaD, Jr was q member Of the Seventh
Delaware, aud John O., who then was
mere lad too young for soldier, or no
doubt he would have "been there" 40
only lister, Lizzie. died just As she WN
budding into wOmRuhood. In additioGD
three sons they had also Ia nephews, who
followed the old flag. Two fought With
Thomas; one role with Sheridan; one
march d To the ssa with Sherman, one
iout hit with Banks on the Red River, AID
The rest served Ia the old Army o. tho
Potomac, family record OF which any
man might well be proud, as few can say
as much. A purse of gold aud many
valuable present. were given 10 the aged
couple, after which they sat down 70
tump, uous ieass which lasted from MOOT
to dark.
Their Oldest granddaughter, Mignon
etc Buckine ham, wore her grand
mo.heI's silk wedding gown, which wa
In striking contrast To the styles OF TIL
day. Amongst those present were th
following who signed the original mar
rlage certificate: David, Isaac, Islial
and VIM. EAstburn (the latter thre,
months old at that timej, he neglected 4
sign it then, being no doubt more fnton
IN supplying the inner infant than sign
ing his uncle and aunt's certificate, but
ycsts rday made amends, and, a. Sam
Weller would say. put Ter down In
black aud white;' John Mitcher and
Mary j. Eastburn. The above were all
present fifty years ago. The tour daugh-
ter-in-laws and twenty grandchildren
were all present Geo. Thompson and
wife, Oliver Smedley and vile "a nIece)
Of Goshen, Thomas J. Moore, Leyl A.
Moore aud wife, Samuel l.. Fell and wife
Ga niecel, Sam l.. Eastburn ard wife,
james Megilligan and wife, Robert Davis
and vile, David Bell aud wife, Samuel
Aiken and wife, John Deunison and wife,
James darkness and wife, Frank Nc
Waugh and wife, ThomAs Hardness and
vile, Tacy Eastburp, AnLie Meg ligan,
Oliver EAstburn and wife, VIM. Arm
strong and wife, Annie Atkinson,
John B. Eastburn and wife, Frank Wal.
ker aud wife, Thomas Mitcher, Mary L.
Mitchell, Abner Woodward, John Wood
ward aud wife, William Campbell aud
wife, Eli Davis and wife, Lewis Collins
and wife, Fontie St'nsou, Frank White
man, Sallie Whltemsn, Thomas Moor,
Jr., and sisters, and nephews and necss
by the score were present, all OF whom
enjoyed themselves immensely. The com
pany dispersed In the evening with many
vel wishes that Uncle Afban and Aunt
Mary might continue To enjoy good health
while their Heavenly Father permitted
them to tarry here below.
For the scrc and yellow leaf IL lies
On the lips they pressed
| In their bloom.
And tho names they loved to hear