The morning call., 1891-06-20
MARRIED SIXTY SIX YEARS.

Celebration of Notable Wedding Ami
yersary in the Old Bay State.
Last evening was the sixty-sixth aunlver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Bacon, of Bedford. Scores of the people of
that place called TO honor and congratulate
the venerable couple at their home there,
SAYS the Boston Herald.
Mr. and Mrs. Bacon have spent their long
lives in this ancient town, where their an
cestors were early settlers. Eeach belongs
to the seventh generation Of an old and
prominent family.
Albert Bacon was the yOungeat Of ten
children of Thompson Bacon and Martha
Hosmer. He was born in 1902, and is the
longest lived of a family in which there
were instances of quite remarkable lOngev-
ity. His brother John lived to the age of SO,
and his sister Eliza died in her ninety-tirst
year, while others Of the ten children
passed the allotted age Of man.
Susan Reed, now Mrs. Albert Bacon, was
the Youngest child of Captain David Reed,
and was born in 1906 Her father was a
tavern-keeper of the olden time His sign,
with its groteSque figures and the initials OF
the keeper of the house ID. r., is still pre-
served. A starved lion is represented on
one side and punch-bOwl on the other.
Both these, with the date 1897, are as plainly
visible as when they attracted the eyes Of
the weary travellers in the coaching days of
tue past. The Bacon and Reed families
we're happily united by the marriage of the
youngest members. The ceremony YVES per-
formed in the old tavern. June 2, 1926, and
true, old-fashioned hospitality was shown
as the company partOok OF the wedding
feast.
Mr.. Bacon was merchant in his early
days, when the system Of barter was in
vogue. Eggs and butter were then eX-
che for Sfl Ike nd =.
and corn for rum ann mOases. He, how
ever. was among the first odiscard the rum
when Ii became apparent that il was cause
Of trouble. He thus early espoused the
cause OF temperance, which has doubtless
contributed to his long life of almost ninety
years. He was a prominent man in the
town and in the Unitarian Church, and was
honOred with many places Of trust He
was never known to betray the confidence
placed IN him. He represented the town in
the General Court in 1854. Both lie and his
campanion have, through their integrity and
cheerful disposition, gained universal re-
spect and merted the hOnOrs which they
now receive in their old age.
The reception given last evening by the
town was held at the family residence in
the village where Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon live
with their son and his wife and two grand
children. The bride and groom were seated
on an elevated platform in their "best
olden days. The carpet was one used by
them when they began welded life, and it
was one Of the very first fabrics brought to
the town.
Around and about the worthy couple were
were arranged choice flowers ana tasteful
festoons. The good old fashioned "Dosies"
were made prominent. The arrangement
OF the recelving-rOOm together with the
hOnOred couple, would have been fruitful
subject for an artist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon, though SO aud So
years of age respectively, retain their fac
ultes to remarkable degree. Mr.. Ba on
has lost his eyesight within a few years,
but, except for that. is we'll and happy. Mrs.
Bacon enjoys life as we'll as ever. She was
seen by the Herald reporter arranging her
house plants in the garden in the morning
for the anniversary.
The smiles and kind words of both were
received as benedctiOns by the young.
Music has been a lifelong source of enjoy
ment TO Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon. He was prom
lnent in the first band ever formed in Bed
ford, and his son. Albert S. Bacon, VINO has
inherited the talent of his parents, is the
musical director Of the present flourishing
band. Albert Bacon, Sr., was skillful in the
use Of the clarinet, and until recently has
not abandoned its use.