Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-11-24
BRIDGEToN, N. J., THURSDAY NOVEMBER "a, 1898.
GOLDEN WEDDING.
Fifty Years Married and the Day was
Pleasantly Spent With the Family.


Pleasantly Spent With the Family.
The handsome home, on Irving ave-
nue.. of Mr.. and Mrs. Stein Edwards,
surrounded as it is with the beautiful,
natural advantages, and the acres of
natures brightest flowers, was even
more delightfully."- attractive than usual
Wednesday.
In that home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards. He, with his lightweight
years; she with her more than three
score and ten, yet both hale and happy;
enjoying health, faculties and the Lappy
home coming of their children and their
children's children.
1t was an auspicious occasion that
brought the family together Father and
mother had been fifty years married.
The event of Wednesday was the golden
wedding celebration of two happy and
successful lives.
1t was away back in 1S4S, when Stein
Edwards having settled here after travel
ling over much of the world, was joined
in matrimony to Miss Mary Ann Dare,
daughter of Eli Dare and Zelika Seeley
Dare. She was born upon the very prop
erty in which she now lives, in a little
unpretentious house that has long since
disappeared, and was situated east of the
present modern home.
The interior of the Edwards home was
tropical in appearance yesterday. Great
palms, spreading ferns. blooming
flowers, rich roses and queeniy chrysan-
themums were in profusion. Amid all
this exquisite beauty, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
wards were the central figures. Sur
rounding them were the happy and pros
porous members OF the family.
Julius Stein Edwards, the eldest, was
here from Leavenworth, Kansas, where
he is engaged in the canning business
upon large scale. Theodore E. Ed
wards, with Mrs. Edwards and three
children were there, as was Odin r. Ed
wards, of Philadelphia, now Superinten-
dent of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph E. Edwards, with
their two children, Devoux B. Edwards,
of Atlantic City, with his two children,
and Valdemar E. and Mrs. Edwards,
were in the family gathering.
The absent sons were two. Leslie s.
Edwards, now in California and Otto w.
Edwards, at present in Virginia.
The day was spent in an informal social
manner, and the elderly couple were de-
lighted to have the loved ones about them.
There was bountiful dinner, and during
the afternoon pleasant "reminiscences and
pleasures.
The congratulations of community
will go out to the couple who have lived
such honored, happy, successful lives
these many congratulations and
we'll wishes. coupled with expressions of
hope for future years Of happiness, health
aud prosperity.
word of Stein Edwards, remark
able man. He was born the day before
Christmas in 1910, in far off Denmark, in
the town of Copenhagen. His father was a
merchant, Adam Rentz Steen. To
simplify matters it may be explained that
the real name of Mr.. Edwards was
Edward Steen, but when he came to this
country he reversed it. Edwards being
more readily understood and remem-
bered.
Mr.. Edwards was educated at mill
tary academy, and was confirmed at tif-
teen years. From 1925 until fifteen years
later be was clerk in the navy yard, and
in l84O, he with others, purchased a boat
to come to America. The enterprise was
doomed to failure, for all we're ship
wrecked off the coast of Spain, and had
narrow escapes from perishing in the sea.
A landing was made at Bayonne,
France, where the wreck was sold
for a small sum. There was just
sufficient money left in Mr.. Ed
wards purse to purchase trip to New
Orleans, and from there he went to st.
Louis and remained year. Then he
went to Natchez, and after struggling
with fever for six months went to Florida.
and was for half year volunteer in
the war against the Indians. Later on.
he was a physician in the army, serving
in that capacity about two years. He prac-
tised as physician in Northern Florida,
and then spent five months in Havana,
Cuba. Returning to Charleston, tour
of the Southern States was made by
him as physician and dentist, and it was
in 1916, when he arrived in this city, where
he has since lived. Until 1860 he was a
farmer, and from that time until about
1875 he was in the packing business, estab-
fishing Edwards Canning Factory. Then
he established the now famous green
houses, beginning business in house 40
feet in length. Now acres are coverad
with glass. and the business has grown to
mammoth proportions; the sons, Theo-
dore and Adolph having come in to assist
the father.
Then he relinquished the business and
is spending the declining years of his
eventful life in restful pea,e, free from all
cares, happy in his home life, content
with the grateful attention showered upon
him by his boys. Fifty years married.
an important event in any community.
Fifty years Of domestic happiness blessed
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