The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-04

Hon. and Mrs. Charles Dewey cele-
brated last evening their golden wedding
anniversary at their home on State street.
Several hundred invitations were issued to
which few regrets were received. The
Dewey family has long held q prominet
in which Charles Dewey has had his full
share. He was born in Montpelier March
q, 1896 and was q son Of Julius Y. Dewey
and Mary (Perrin) Dewey. He Is direct
descendent from Thomas Dewey, who
landed at Boston in 1888. Mr.. Dewey pre-
pared for college at the Washington County
Grammar School, and graduated from the
University Of Vermont when only nineteen
years old. In September, 1845, he was ap-
pointed secretary OF the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, and was elected
its secretary In 1850, serving in this capacity
until 1871. From 1851 to 1884 he served as q
director Of this company. Since 1851 he
has been director Of the National Life In
surance Company, In 1871 was elected vice.
president OF this corporation, and, on the
death of his father, In 1877, he succeeded
him as president, an office he has since
held. Mr.. Dewey has been director OF
the First National Bank Of Montpelier since
its organization in 1854, was its vice-presi-
dent from 1878 to 1891, and since January,
1891, has been Its president. He was sena-
tor from Washington county in 1867, 1868
and 1859, and State inspector of finance in
the latter year. He has long been promi-
nent laymen in the Episcopal church. His
record in this capacity gives evidence OF the
interest he has always taken in the church
Of his father. Since 1853 he has been YES
tryman OF Christ church, Montpelier, served
six years as junior warden and eighteen
years as senior warden. For more than
forty consecutive years he has been q lay
delegate to the Episcopal Diocesan Con-
vention, and was lay delegate to the gen.
eral convention, held at Philadelphia, Pa,
in 1888. For nearly forty years he has been
a member of the board OF land agents con-
nected with the Diocese, and was for many
years treasurer OF the society for the propa-
cation OF the gospel in foreign lands. AL
ways deeply interested in the public
schools OF his native city MI. Dewey has
been trustee OF Washington County Gram
mar School since 1854 and president of the
board of trustees since 1879. On May 3,
1848, he was married to Betsey Tarbox,
daughter Of Lund Tarbox of Randolph.
Mrs. Dewey was born in Randolph May %,
1929, and is seventh in line from John Tar
box, who settled at Lynn, Mass, in 1885,
Mr.. Dewey Is brother Of Commodore
Dewey, whose brilliant victory at Manila
during the past week has aroused the en-
thusiasm OF every loyal American. Con-
spicuously happy has been the home life of
been born to them, eight Of whom are liv-
ing, and seven Of whom were present last
evening. Ella, wife OF @. P. Pitkin, died
several years ago. The living children are
Mrs. III. K. Fiield, w. L. Dewey, Mrs. Z.
d. Blackwell, Mrs. f. j. McCuen, Mrs.
Kate Squire and Miss Mary G. Dewey, Of
Montpelier, George p. Dewey OF Portland,
Me-, and Charles Robert Dewey OF New
York. The latter was unable TO be present
last evening.
MI. and Mrs. Dewey were assisted in re-
ceiying by Mrs Henry e. Fifield and Mrs. f.
j. McCuen, their daughters. The ushers
We're j. Edward Bailey, r. b. Denny and #.
j. McCuen. W. 7. Dewey and g, X. Putnam
had charge of the dining-room, and Misses
Gertrude Meinecke, Lucy Jacobs, Margaret
Dewey, Nellie Fifeld and Kate Kempton
served refreshments. Miss Helen Dewey
served lemonade. To the parlor where the
receiving party stood was portrait OF Com
modore Dewey, festooned with the National
colors Mr.. Dewey received letter on
Tuesday from the gallant Commodore, writ
ten just a month BEFORE but has had no di-
rect word from him since his engagement at
Many valuable presents were re-
ceived from friends near and far. In the
room in which the presents were displayed
was huge pile Of congratulatory letters and
kilograms received that day, in which Mr..
and Mrs Dewey were not only congratula-
ted upon reaching the tiftieth mile stone of