Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marriage Of
MI. and Mrs. James l.. Carpenter.

Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Carpenter of
Centreville, celebrated the golden ami
versary of their wedding yesterday week.
The celebration continued all day and
was delightful affair. AT noon there
was an elegant dinner. The following
poem, composed for the occasion by
Miss Laura K. Mason of Germantown,
was read by the composer:
Fifty years have passed away.
Fit years on this golden day,
Since the fair bride came from her home far
away
To make that of her husband happy and gay.
Day passed after day
Until years flew away,
And dear baby faces
Filled In the blank places.
With eyes Dri. hit and merry
And lips red as u cherry;
With laughter and shout
To be heard indoors and out.
Now no longer the house
" as AZ still us a mouse,
Until one day day,
In the twilight gray,
One fair flower was plucked and taken away.
Again year after year rolled silently by.
And a gle m of pride lit The mothers eye.
The dear little people had all flown away,
And le / in their laces big people to stay,
All wise and polite as bi: people should be.
And the mother aud father were happy, you
see.
When the birds are fledged, what happens7
It's the same old story, don't you see;
They gather their twigs, and a new nest they
make.
And ali fly away for the husbands birds sake.
Al ain the old homo, 20 bountifully blest,
Is left with the father and mother at rest.
sunshine nnd shadow have passed Ger their
life,
Binding still closer the husband and wife.
burrows of ca on { o forehead are deep,
But peace and kind thoughts on the dear feat
ureS sleep.
On this day may the sun be warm and bright
And the sun set clear on this go den night.
May the night be fair, and the stars more
bright
Than on that long-I asst wedding night.
All of the children of the celebrants
were present. They are: Joseph l.,
Carpenter, Jr., J. b. Carpenter, Mrs.
John S. Grohe and Frank G. Carpenter
of this city; Mrs. w. A. Lowering and
George NJ Carpenter of Philadelphia,
Mrs. II. T. Mason of Germantown, and
Mrs. Margaret A. Chandler, James II.
Carpenter, Harry F. Carpenter and Will
liam Carpenter of Centreville. Grand
children in attendance were: Frank ID.
Carpenter and Minnie r. Carpenter,
children of Mr.. Joseph L. Car
penter, Jr., of this city, Mrs.
Mary Chandler and George B. Chandler,
children of Margaret A. Chandler of
Centreville; Adele G.. Levering, Bessie
Levering, w. w. lowering and Joseph
Levering, children of w. A. Levering
of Philadelphia; Arthur Carpenter, Viii
liam Carpenter and Bertha Carpenter,
children of William Carpenter of Cen
treyille Frank r. Mason, son Of Henry
L. Mason of Germantown; Howard
Carpenter and James A. Carpenter,
children of James H, Carpenter of Cen
treville, and William s. Carpenter, son
of Harry f. Carpenter of Centreville.
The great grandchildren present were
Donald and Norman Mcleod, children
of Mrs. John Mcleod. The sisters and
brothers present were Mrs. M. Lackey and
G. H, Carpenter of Wilmington and A..
Carpenter of Centreyille. Others in at
tendance were Mrs. Joseph i. Carpen-
ter, Jr., Mrs. ]. b. Carpenter, John s..
Grohe, Mrs. Frank G. Carpenter, w. A.
Levering, H. Il. Mason, Mrs. James FL.
Carpenter, Mrs Harry F. Carpenter,
Mrs. William Carpenter, Milton Lackey,
j. Poulson Chandler and Mrs. Adeline
p. Hendrickson.
The gifts received by the celebrants
were numerous and valuable, and in
cluded many handsome souvenirs in
gold.
James L. Carpenter was born in Della
ware county, Pa, and is in his 10Th
year, and his wife was born in Centre
Vile and is 70 years old.