The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-23
Married Fifty Years.

The Golden Wedding of Capt. and Mrs.
David III. Libby.
A happy company gathered at the home
of Captain and Mrs. David H. Libby on
Primrose Hill, Monday evening, to celebrate
the tiftieth anniversary of the marriage of
that worthy couple. 1t was in sense a sur
prise to the captain and his wife, although
from certain suspicious movements of some of
their friends as the day drew near they mis-
trustee that something was coming. About
forty guests were present. The early even
ing was pleasantly spent in congratulations,
greetings, etc, Ice cream, fruit and cake
We're served, after which remarks were made
by Rev. George G. Winslow, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith and William P. Thompson, Esq
Miss Myrtle E. Mitchell recited an approp-
riate poem, and Miss Nettie Shuman. a
read the following verses, written by Mrs l.
IL. Harmon:
TO Mr.. AND MRS. LIBBY ON THE FIFrIETH
ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MARRIAGE.
It's fifty years ago to-day dear friends,
You started in the world together,
Content TO follow to lifes end,
Content to share the storms and pleasant
weather.
Your morning then looked bright with
clouGless skies,
And hearts were brave, and spirits gay
and free,
Great prospects lay before your raptured
eyes,
The world was fair and all seemed made
for thee.
In fifty years you've known both care and
sorrow,
Have braveIy done your part to cheer and
comfort all,
Looking ahead for brighter days tomorrow,
knowing His care who needs the spar
rows fail.
Only one child was spared to love you dear
ly,
But then grandchildren learned your
name TO bless,
While poor and wretched came to know you
yearly,
Can on this earth be greater happiness?
Although your earthly treasures may not be
Bonds. real estate or bank notes all I'M
Still could you every grateful heart now
see,
They would outweigh by far the shining
gold.
May many years be given you to stay
Among those friends who know your
modest worth,
Making YOU dearer to us day by day,
Bringing the heaven nearer here on earth
Accept the fond regards of absent friend,
Whom Illness keeps from coming to make
cheer,
She is but one of many who now send
Dearest congratulations on your hftieth
year
David H. Libby and Sarah Hook We're
married in Belfast, March 20, 1919, by Rev.
n. G Fletcher, the witnesses to the cere-
mony being James H. Brown, afterwards a
prominent merchant of Boston, and the
officiating cIergymans wife and daughter
Eliza, the latter afterwards Mrs, Thorndlke
They are all now dead The next year after
they We're married, Capt Libby built the
house in which they have since lived, with
the exception of few years spent in St.
George They have lived there in all forty
three years.
The host and hostess received a large
number of useful and valuable presents, in
cludl. a sum of gold money, gold, silver
and plated ware, china and glass ware, pic
lures, linen, etc A bouquet of fifty plnks,
representing the half century of married
life, was sent in by friends.
Following is list of the guests: MIR. and
Mrs Samuel L. Sweetser, who have been
married 60 years; Mr.. and Mrs. David
E Bird, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Holt, Mrs
Robert F. Patterson, Mrs Robert White
head, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer 0. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Fl. Conant, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Cannon, Mrs. Ellen Gibbs, Mrs A. G
Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah S. Shuman,
son and daughter, Miss Ada Larrabee, Capt
and Mrs Joseph l.. Havner, Mrs. Harriet
Mason, Mr., and Mrs. Fred W. Pote, Mrs
Ann s. Lothrop Mrs. Martin G. Diiworth
Miss Lovisa Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Holt, Mr.. and Mrs Charles f, johnson,
Misses Fra noes and ANGELA Hodsdon, Mr.
and Mrs. william P. Thompson, Capt and
Mrs Johp W Jones, Rev and Mrs. George
Winslow and Miss Myrtle E. MITCHELL
Rev and Mrs. Ashley A. Smith, Mrs. Sally
B. Prescott, Mrs. Electa Stone. Capt. and
Mrs. E. d. Ryder, Mrs. lisa Morse, Mrs,
Eliza Hunnewell, VIM. + Dilworth, Mr.. and
Mrs. HOratio j Locke.
The guests from out of town We're Mrs.
George Is Briggs of Searsport, Mrs. Alzada
NealIey of Monroe, Mrs Amanda Hook,
Mrs Georgia Hook and Miss Bertha Hook
of SearsmOnt.