St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-05-01
A NOTABLE EVENT.


nfversary.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob 1de of Pas
sumpsic celebrated 1t their home last
Thursday an event that few are per
mitted by the giver OF life to live and
enjoy, the six tieth annual return OF
their wedding day. Before describ-
ing the events of Thursday last our
readers will surely be interested in a
brief biography of Mr.. Ide.
Jacob Ide is a son of Timothy lde,
who came from Rhode Island about
1900 and settled on farm at East
Lyndon, where Jacob was born in
1906. In 1913 this farm was eX-
changed for the mill property at Pas
sumpsic and he moved to that place,
it falling to the lot of young Jacob,
then seven years old, to drive the
stock They reached their new home
about night. The mill was repaired
and carried on by the father though
as Jacob grew to manhood, he di-
vided his time, teaching school each
winter and helping in the mill the
rest of the year.
On April "a, 1880, he was married
to Lodoska Knight at her home in
Waterford and they began house
keeping in the house where they now
live and where their sons, Horace K,
Elmore T., and Henry c., all of st.
Johnsbury, were born and reared.
Jacob Ide's father died in 1889, when
he became sole proprietor in the bus
mess in which he had been a partner
for 1 1 years. Here he continued till
1866 when he sold out to his sons,
Horace X. and Elmore T., who
have since continued the business un-
der the firm name of E. T. & II. K
Ide
Mr. Ide was station agent at Pas
sumpsic for 10 years after the rail
road was built. In 1869 he was ap-
pointed postmaster and held that
position several years. On leaving
this he retired to private life and has
since spent the most of his time in
caring for his bees. Both Mr.. and
Mrs Ide are in their eighty-fourth
year and are in good health.
About noon on Thursday friends
began to arrive and before o'clock
nearly 100 relatives and friends had
gathered to offer congratulations
and talk over old times. Among the
older people was a sister of Mrs. Ide
Mrs. Lauraette Bingham, who, by
the way, was present 60 years ago
and witnessed the marriage cere-
mony. Among the presents were a
beautiful floral offering from St.
Johnsbury friends containing 60
white roses, and a beautiful oval piece
from Mrs. Bingham of roses, in a
border of pinks, and sweet elysium in
the center, with the dates 1S3O-1S9O
in the middle of the design. Their
sons gave them a beautiful French
clock set in delicately cut marble
case.
Rev. c. M. Lamson read the fol-
lowing letter to the aged couple from
the North church:
MR. JACOB IDE, Mrs. LoDosKA IDE,
Daor Er-ianHc
We desire on this day to send you
our congratulations and assurances
of our Christian love and fellowship.
You have enioyed and nObly used 60
years of welded life OF these, near
ly SO have been in the loyal member
ship of the North church. God does
not often grant to his children such
a term of love and Christian service.
| You have together illustrated the
tender beauty and joyful truth of the
Psalm whose beginning is, He that
dwelleth in the secret place of the
Most High shall abide in the shadow
of the Almighty" and whose conclu-
sion is, II will deliver him and honor
him; with long life will l satisfy him
and show him my salvation" Only
two of those, who were members OF
the North church when YOU entered
it, are now connected with it. Nj Ost
of those, who were with you in the
tenderness and energy of your early
| Christian life, are now members OF
that church whose names are writ
ten in Heaven. May some of their
present JOY now enter your hearts as
you remember what God has done
for you and with you, and as you
look forward with hope to the eter-
nal fellowship and service. On this
day the church salutes you and gives
you its honor and love. May the
God, who has given you long bless
ings, prolong them for the sake OF
those to whom you are dear. May
you feel beneath YOU the strength OF
1.-The everlasting arms" May Chris
tian communion delight you and
heavens richest mercies be your con
stant guests.
Most lovingly and unanimously
yours, TUE Nopru Cu1-pcu
BY its pastor,
c. NJ. LAMSON
Refreshments were served and
among other good things were some
oranges from trees which Mr.. Ide
planted with his own hands when he
was in Florida a few years ago
Four generations were present and
the relatives alone made quite fam
ily circle. MIR. and Mrs Ide enter
tanned the company with many in
teresting facts of their early life, Mrs
Ide relating how her wedding dress