Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-18
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A Golden Wedd1ng-Captaina and MRS.
Ludington Celebrate Fifty Years of /
Welded Life-An Occasion of Great I
Interest.
Captain and Mrs. Caleb L. Ludington |
were married November II, 1870 Yester-
day the golden anniversary was celebrated
by this worthy couple and their friends at
thsir home, No. 1856 South Quinnipiac
staeet. . The wedding Of 1910 took. place
at the home of the BRIDES. parents in
Branford. The bride was Mary, daughter
Of the late Ami Palmer. She was an
only daughter, and for ten years was, a
district schools. Her mother was Kim
berry of North Gui1ford The wedding
was . family affair, only the members of
the two families attending. Rev. Mr.
Baldwin of the North Branford Congrega-
tiona church oficiated, the, brides, pastor,
| Rev. Nj. Gllett of che ;Branford church,
/ having been unable to attend.
After the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Lud-
ington went to East Haven Captain Lud-
ington's native place. where they resided
for two years. They then removed to
Branford, which was their home for ten
years, finally making their home insthis
place, where they have lived on the same
street for nearly forty years.
i Captain Ludington comes from family
of seafarers, his father, the late Caleb Lud-
ington, having commanded a ship at the
age of twenty-one. He sailed mostly in
the European trade His son, the present
Caleb L. Ludington, was a captain fo1
twenty-five years, and then engaged in
the oyster business, and is now OF
the firm of Ludington4 & Palmer.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ludington
are Captain Luzerne Ludington, Captain
Ami P. Ludington, Mrs. Andrew Hull and
Mrs. w. 81. A1ling. Two daughters, Mary
! and Louie, died several years ago. Mrs
Ludington has two brothsrs-Joseph
Palmer, seventy-nine years of age, and
brother, Justin Ludington, and his sisters
are Mrs. Ann Russell and Mrs Sarah e.
Thompson Of East Haven. Two Of his
brothers are dead. One Of them, Captain
Warren Ludington, was well known New
Haven pilot and located Ludington'f
rocks. which are now marked by buoy
The other brother was the late Elisha Lud
ington.
cel1ent health and to all appearances bio
fair to celebrate their seventy-ffth ami
versary. The captain is seventy-three
and his wife will be seventy-seven al
Christmas.
! The Ludington home was made bright
and CHEEKY last evening when the forty Of
more guests-relatives and immediate
friends assembled. The parlors were
flowers. Among those present were Cap.
tain Luzerne Ludington and family, Cap
tain Ami P. Ludington and family, Mrs
w. II. A1ling, Captain Henry Palmer ani
wife, Rev. and Mrs. D. NJ James, Mr. ant
Mrs. Smith Granniss, Rev. E. M. Edwin
Hall, Joseph Palmer, Miss Anna w. Lud
ington, Eugene Palmer and family ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Russell.
Captain Ludington was presented will
an elegant handled ebony cane bearing tn
inscription "Caleb L. Ludington-by hi
The gift of the daughters to the mother
was a basket of magnificent roses upol
which rested heavy gold ring. The,
also gave set of solid silver teaspoons. Mr.
and Mrs. L. were recipients of other gifts
Captain Ludington wore on the occasion
watch chain 100 years old given him dur
ing the life of his father who procured i
in Spain. The chain is of woven hair witt
heavy gold mountings.
During the evening there were some ap
propriate remarks by. Rev. Messrs
James and Hall, who conveyed to tn
couple the hndest wishers of all present
There was also singing of old-time song
and hymns. In the dining room a temptin
spread had hsen prepared by the lady rela
6vess Tbs large table having covers lai
, for thirty, with it's decorations, presente
, / = fine appearance. Opposite the seats o
! Mr.. and Mrs. L. was large bridal loa
!, with the dates $4,000" Ample justic
, was done to the fine spread by all present
There are thirteen grandchildren of th
worthy couple, most of whom were presen
last night. OF the forty-fve in the distric
school attended by Captain Ludington i
East Haven only five survive.
Il The many friends of Captain and Mr.
Ludington who were not present last nigh
will be glad to extend to them hearty COZ
, gratulations upon the completion of fft
/ veara of uraddad life