Evening journal., 1908-08-20
FIFTY YEARS OF
Welded LIFE
Rev. and Mrs. II. ". Bolton
Receiving Friends at
Their Home

Many friends to-day are congratu-
lating the Rev. II. w. Bolton. evangel-
ist Of the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence, and Mrs. Bolton. who are cele-
brating their golden wedding at their
home, No. I'LL West street DR.. and
Mrs. Bolton will receive their friends
from to 6 o'clock this afternoon and
from to IL o'clock this evening. Their
daughters, Mrs. c. c. Elwell, of Mt
Carmel Conn, and Mrs. G. T.. Bene-
dict, Of Katonah, N. Y, will assist in
receiving.
DR.. Bolton is a conspicuous figure in
church work, as is his good wife, and
time has been kind to them, as they
have passed through life's journey and
completed fifty years of married life.
DR. and Mrs. Bolton (nee Mary j..
Pierce were married at Orington, Me-,
on August goth, 1858. Five children
were born to them. Of whom two are
now living.
Dr. Bolton began preaching in 1866
For five years he was pastor Of Trinity
M. r. Church of Boston and for five
years pastor of the First M. f. Church
OF that city He served the First M.
e. Church and Centenary NJ. r..
Church OF Chicago each for five years
and South Park M. e. Church of that
city for two years. His other pastor
ates were at ~anforth, Topsfield, Houl-
ton, Lineus. Hodgdon, Oldtown, Orono,
Winterport. Lewiston and Bangor Ma.
He was superintendent of the Madi-
son district of the West Wisconsin M.
e. Conference for three years and has
been evangelist of the Wilmington
Conference since March, 1906. Grant
Memorial University, at Chattanooga.
Tenn, conferred upon him the degrees
Of Doctor of Divinity and Doctor Of
Laws At the General Conference
session held in 1896 he received many
votes for Bishop. He Is the author Of
number of books, including Home
and Social Life" Fallen Heroes" F."
"reminiscences of the Civil War
and "The Second Illinois Volunteers" "
DR.. Bolton served in the Civil War
from 1862 to 1865. He enlisted in Com
pany e, Sixteenth Maine Volunteer In
fantry, in 1862 and was in the battle
Of Antietam, where he was badly in
iured and discharged In October,
1868. he re-enlisted and was transferred
the Maine quota being full-to Com
pany d, First District of Columbia
Cavalry, and made frst sergeant. He
was in all the campaign Of 1854 and was
again hurt in the taking Of fort at
Petersburg by having a horse thrown
upon him, but stayed with the company
until there were but Eve men and no
officers of the company left for duty
and only rs out Of 1900 in the regiment.
- Ao fair
First Maine Cavalry and was ASSIGNED
as sergeant Of Company F. Later he
was commissioned as second lieutenant,
but was not mustered, because of the
consolidation Of troops. He was dis
charged on July 18th. 1865. One Of
his brothers was killed in the Civil
War, and his father served throughout
the war. DR.. Bolton. re-enlisted in
the National Guard in 1894 as chaplain
of the Second Illinois Regiment ana
resigned in 1897. He re-enlisted and
was mustered in the United States ser
vice as chaplain of the Second Illinois
Volunteer Infantry on June 14th, 1889,
and was elected chaplain If the Seventh
Army Corps Association on March 18th
1898. and was mustered out of the
United States service with the regi-
ment which he had accompanied tc
! Cuba.
DR.. Bolton has a notable Masonic rec
ord He is a former chaplain Of the Mos
Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. and A. Nj.
of Illinois. a former chaplain OF William
Allen Lodge and Fort Dearborn Lodge Of
Chicago. a member of Corinthian Chapter
r. A. NJ. Of Chicago. an honorary life
member Of Apollo Commandery and an ac
tive member Of st. Bernard Commandery
/ X T., Of Chicago and a former STATE
| orator for Chicago Consistory Roya
! Princes He is a former commander o
! Ulysses S. Grant Post. G. A. r., Of chi
oago. and was chaplain of that post foi
four years. He also has been PROMINENT,
identified with the Independent order O.
odd Fellows. having been chaplain. will
! the rank of ma general, on the STAFF o
Brieadier-General J. c. Underwood, com
mander Of the Patriarchs Militant.
Mrs Bolton is prominent in church an,
temperance work and is widely known al
public speaker She was with her hus
band during the camIs ign in Cuba.
DADX C0MMITTEE