The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-17
CIRCULATION :
Ten Pages.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON.

Whitehead celebrated their silver
wedding. During the hours appoint
ed for the reception over 100 friends
and relatives called to extend their
congratulations and wish the worthy
couple many years more of happiness
and prosperity. The rooms were
| handsomely decorated with brilliant
red autumn berries and foliage.
Among the floral decorations was a
large bouquet of a variety of beautiful
dahliaS, the gift of Mrs Marshall John
son of Oakville. Among the callers
was Mrs Wadsworth from Water
bur-, who was born in the Whitehead
homestead nearly 80 years ago, and
whose father built the house, AL
though it had been announced tina t
there were to be no presents, the table
in the sitting room was covered with
some very pretty and useful gifts
Among them was an elegant set Of
silver knives and forks and spoons
from the members of the Grange, of
which organization Mr. and Mrs White
members. A large decorated frosted
cake bore the dates 1877-19O2 and was
bordered with walnut meats, the gift
of a friend. Other gifts were silver
dollars and dimes and spoons, also
beautiful candlestick and cup a book,
china and several other useful pres
ents. Refreshments of sandwiches,
cake and chocolate were served to all
callers during the day and evening.
At the dinner where all the immedi-
ate family and relatives were assem-
bled, L. w. Dubois of Oakville,
brother-in-law of Mr. Whitehead, read
the following which he had written
for the happy OCCASION:
Dear Brother and Sister: We meet
here to-day to celebrate one of the
most important events of your life.
Twenty-Five years ago tonight you
started upon life's journey, linked TO-
gether in that mysterious bond, which
in your case has proven silken, to
many letters of iron. AS you passed
from the parental roof to face LIES
problems together, to lay the founda-
tions of a new home, to take your
places in the rank and file of those
who made the future prosperity of our
country assured, you had the golden
cord OF love binding you together and
from thence forward were to be all in
all to each other. Through the ups
and downs of life, in sickness, in
health, no obstacle has come between
you to unloosen the bond, but as you
passed the yearly milestones Of life,
the tie became stronger, the love
deeper and you arrive at this 25th an
niversary standing staunch and firm
to the promises mutually pledged so
many years ago. Twenty-Five years;
one quarter of a century. How little
We realize the length of days until we
pause and look about us for the old
familiar faces Of those by-gone years!
One by one they have laid down the
burden and passed silently into the
great beyond. We have staid the tide
Of our busy life long enough to lay
them away in their last resting place
and then gone on with our appointed
task. Many remain with us, yet as we
look upon the whitening locks and
time worn faces it but reminds US OF
the years that are gone. Five times
during your married life have you
known the joy of percentages; with
what pride you watched the new life
bud, blossom and mature under your
watchful and loving care. Twice has
deaths cold hand snatched loved
one from your home; but as you look
ed into each others eyes and claSped
your hands together you could say-it
is well-they are with God. Not once
has the foundations of your faith been
shaken, not once has the mutual love
and sympathy failed to sustain you,
drawing you nearer to God and nearer
to each other. AS you look upon your
sturdy sons and daughters, upon your
broad acres teeming with life and
abundant crops, the friends gathered
about you, you can truthfully say "Our
union has been blessed" AS the yeals
go by, you will not prize the tokens of
affection and esteem received here to-
day so much for their intrinsic value
as for the memory of the spirit in
which they are given. They show the
esteem in which you are held in our
hearts, the affection which comes by
years OF upright living, by neighborly
sympathy in time of distress and by
those sterling qualities which builc
here upon earth that structure plan
ned in heaven,-a hOme,-Which in the
aggregate makes our nation. The al
lotted time of mans Sojourn here i!
three score years and ten; you are nov
at the noOntime of life. AS you have
journeyed from the sunrise of life'
morning, the fire and ambition OF
| youth has. no doubt, made the patti
; seem short; now as you look TOWARD
the west, toward the evening OF life
!. the path opens up before you will
many promises. AS your children g
from you one by one to establish home
Of their own, it will but broaden tn
: sphere of your influence and add lev
attractions to the journey, and as tn
shadows begin to lengthen, the sui
, grow dim toward evcntide, it is tn
earnest wish Of those present here tC
day that the shadows may fall benin
" you, leaving the pathway clear an
full of sunshine even unto the end.
DEATH OF MRS WRIGHT.
NIrs WRIGHT ono of WASHINGTON
y summer residents, died suddenly {