The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-30
FIFTIEIH ANNIVERSARY.
A Native of Manchester, Carroll County,
Celebrates His Golden Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Jones. of Fort
Wayne. Indiana. celebrated the tttieih ami
versary of their marriage on May 3, 1908.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel, of May Is, says :
The celebration of this anniversary is rather
unique. but not nearly so unique rs hdd originally
been planned by Mr.. Jones who AS everyone who
knows him at all knows that ne IS one OF me
youngest old men in the safe he Is nearly Y
years ofage, but would pass at any Tune as a man OF
20 while his actions are AS lively ami ms walk as
Sprlghtly as those OF Young man OF -. ana OF re-
cent years he has usually celebrated ms natal ami
yerSary by dancing jig Tor the edlhcatlon OF MS
personal friends inst to show them that he Is Just
as Young as he used to be. The three hFlng emil
OF the eslmabie couple are widely scattered as
to homes 50 that a reunion at home was almost an
impOSSibiity Mr.. Jones then suggested 20 ms VIE
that they go to Lafayette where they were married
50 years ago go to the house where they were mar
ried il they could find it. and with the permission
of the OCCUPANTS eat a golden wedding lunch IN the
yard of the house where they were hTSt united
Investigation proved the impracticaoiity of the
program on account of the environments, 30 II was
rea ranged by substituting visit to that city.
dinner At the hotel and search for old friends If
any can be found Accordingly they left laSt-night
and expect TO remain several days calling upon rel
ativeS OF Mrs Jones, whose parents were pioneer
residents of TippecanOe county
The Sentinel feels sort of proprietary inter
ast in Mr. ZONES because il was he who really
tabished the Daily Sentinel, for his employer, the
late Thomas Tigar, at that time proprietor OF the
paper This was in 1850. but thirteen years before
ness in the Office of the Fort Wayne Times, then
published By George W. Wood, with whom he re-
manned until 1879. Wheu ne FSIupNtN 10 lAAlAtSAtt
to take employment in the 9slce OF the lafayette
Journal where he finished his apprenticeship
AS part OF the anniversary prognm MI Jones
proposes today to go the Journal office and apply
Tor 4 situation. Mr., Jones is not known to l7fay-
cite printers today and SAYS il he eau keep Ms ace
straight long enough he may succeed III landing 4
inb IL viii be recalled that several months ago he
went into the Office OF Hearsts Chicago American
aud applied for position. was pat to work at a
iob case in the 'ad' room and SET llne or Two
which appeared in the paper with the comment
that il was set by the oldest printer IN Chicago
Mr. Jones remained With the lafayette Journal
Tor some years and on May ISIS. was married To
Miss Harriet r James who was born August 4,
ISL at Lafayette, and " hose parents were ptoueer
residents. William H. James ArS. Jones tstheT,
oGicsr in the United states army during
the OF Isl3 aud one 81 the most highly Re
sr-cie,i citizens Of Tippsearec county The ulsF-
rage was performed by Rev. Arson Tucker. OF the
Lafayette Fist Baptist church who died mAny
wears sRo Several years after their mArrisge they
removed 10 this city, where thcy have ressdsi con
tinu4usly for over 40 year.. with the exception 81
two years spent in Washington. D, e., where Nr
Jones vas employed in the trsasGTF department
under the late Hugh NcCalicch. then secretary ~
the Treasury 81 LiucoluS cabinet.
Nj Jones was Dot horn IN Fort Wayne, hu'
came mighty near IL lie was born iu Manchester.
Maryland. september -. ISL and cane IN FORT
wayue with his mother ia lNA'- Ills AthcT. hr
Phiiiu Jones the first physictNn 10 locate in
For; Wayne and carne herr In 1888. bui did not re
move his "a nifty hers until tive years tstcr, The
family reached Toledo somehow. MI Jones d'-s
NOT remember BY what means % convey Ancc. out
r.tpsuslrrv coming from ToEt.lo % Fort Wayne
ihc Asumee river on Cat bat ~. lones Was
one Of The prominent citizens q Fort wayne IN
from lsss 20 tStf. cleCisi mayor Ia lS. s5s1
durgE me MexicAn war vas a surgeon In the fiilh
Indiana rcEfmraL
~Nr anf Mr. Jones have thrqe children nrisE.
Chsrge< Jones. ln TIE rysi estate Susines. a.
Guthrie 90 iahuraa. Pans g. l0nes. Of Jarrett,
lndsaua aRd Mrs. Hattie McCucGeu. 81 Loa4s
ant Chatirs Il Joses. % ChioHxa. sud Fusncrs /.
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