Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-12-28


degree attained the objects for which
. sou Lolvl at ~ start. Yru never de
sired life oi ileu-ss, the Sc0ich-liii
ancestry behind you made you strong
Of mind and muscle. aud YOU expected
to labor for what YOU obtained. there.
fore You have not lived 10 complaint nor
met failure.
Some wears ag', ia the Canadian Prov
iuce boy and au OLD mau stood ia a
field of grass, and the msn said To the
hoy as be- swept his toil-hari-ned hand
Ia gesture over the fields. ii cut the
tree, Of the fur,->t that stood here II
seemed task impossible To the boy aud
hr looked IN marvellous admiration upon
, the aged form hrside him. Both of YOU.
| Mr.. aud Mrs. Mch-lvrv. will understand
what that meant. for like him your faith
rrs came over the SEA aud cut Tor them
selves a farm ort uf the primeyal forests
( of Canada. From such au ancestry Won
/ obtained the constitutions to meet the
conditions ~ they existed. nearly forty
/ live years ago. when YOU went into the
uncut forests Of this town for Nathan
l.. Woodbury.. Some of ms with gray
hair can recall the old boarding house
up the river, the birthplace of some of
your children. and whore We, as chill
dreu. used To rest when on on forest
expeditions wears after YOU had moved
away from H.
Since thirty years ago You took the
fam which was til recently your home,
1t Is doubtful il you realize how many
kindly thoughts aud pleasant words. of
you, were awakened as the people of
llilS community passed on the railway
by your abode. As you think. sir. of
the men on the railroad with whom YOU
have exchanged salutes through an these
years, you see again many a hand, some
vanished now, bot all of which waved to
you the hearts goodwill. As yuu think Of
all that has taken place with YOU from
the time iIobSou's mills were built ti!l
the grass grew on the meadows where
the trees frU, and the mills were gone.
You recall some Illness and bereavement.
but, IN general, YOU have so lived YOUR
selves that Nou could look upon the great
world about You as YOU hpheld the rail-
way trains, aud from 1t, rs from them.
you have been sauted only with the
cheerful hand aud the friendly smile.
1t l. IL thus spirit that YOUR friends
have come IN here, and many unable 10
come are thinking OF YOU tonight. We
rejoice with yoa in your good fortune
that these many relatives have gathered
here, your brother, Madam. from lnver--
ness, aud all your surviving children,
With attectionate greeting, even from far
of Virginia, aud that in them, aud in
their children. you may behold Your
forms aud features multiplied" We
rejoice with You that from the heights
you show the world rs great miracle
As it can know, and prove the fact that
after nifty years no deSoIatiou can over
throw You, for.
"Nho lives and works for Love
The miracle shalt prove:
The Et,rpai Pare, is his. whatever he
do"
And nov for those who represent yonr
family. to whom you have taught the
sacred meaning OF the words Father,
"Mother', and the church to which you
have given long and consistent service.
and the community from which YOU
have gained universal friendship aud
respect, We wish you, the aged bride
aud groom of this event, many returns
OF the merfir>t Christmas and the hap
pieSt New Year of all that YOU have
known through halt century.
10 Col Dale's remarks, the Rev. {.
d. Lance, mace a very happy AMI APP
propriate response IN behalf OF the fam
ilv. Dainty refreshments were then
served after which all enjoyed "a social
hour. including solo by Mrs. Pottle.
In the fifty years Of the married life of
MIR and Mrs. McKelvey eight children
were born To them, four SOUS and four
daughters, all living, except the eldest
sou and youngest daughter. They took
up their residence in this town in 1862,
and all these years have been honored
and respected as worthy citizens. They
are well preserved, and active, and
large circle of friends hope they may
celebrate many more anniversaries, and
wish them continued years Of happiness
aud prosperity.
They were most beautifully remem-
bered by their children and grandchil-
dren, who presented them with Sl05 in
gold coin, and friends added $50, also
in gold Then there was a handsome
coat presented to Mrs. Mckelvey by the
grandchildren and Mrs. X. A. Nickel
vey, and the neighbors on Pleasant
street presented her with chair. There
was also a morris chair from S. y. Hob
son aud family, chair from the Meth
odist church friends, a pair of silver
loving cups from ID. Stern aud wife, and
several other gifts, including books, pic
lures, rugs, linen, etc.
The children present were Mrs. f. l..
Wing. Mrs. |. +. Quimby, W, A. Me-
kelvey, Geo. B. Mckelvey, all of Island
Pond, Mrs. c. ID. Ladd of Lyndonville,
and Robert c. Mckelvey of Davis, W.
Va. Other relatives there were VIM.
Cruikshank, of Inverness, Que, a broth
er of Mrs. McKelvey, Il. A. McKevey,