The Newtown bee., 1909-06-25
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVER-
 SARY
Of MT and Mrs c. Leroy Mitchell.
CELEBRATED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING AT THEIR HOME IN
 P00TATUCK.
A Large Company of Relatives,
 Neighbors and Friends Present.

A Large Company of Relatives,
 NeighboTs and Friends Present.
 On the banks of the broad Housa-
 tonic river, in a home consecrated by
 love and rich in family and historic
 associations, nestling under the shade
 of trees whose years can be counted
 by the century mark, there was cele-
 brated on Wednesday evening, one of
 those rare and beautiful annfver-
 saries, a golden wedding, of a couple,
 MT and Mrs c. Leroy Mitchell, whose
 married life of half century has
 been blessed in a remarkable degree
 by delightful fellowship and peace. 1 Cyrus Leroy Mitchell and Sarah M.
 Hunt were married on June 23, 1859,
 by Rev Amos Lawrence, then pastor
 of the South Britain Congregational
 church. Mrs Mitchell had desired
 that Rev John Churchill, then pastor
 of the North church, Woodbury, should oiiiciate, but he was unable
 to come and MT Lawrence substi-
 tuted. The house where the, cele-
 bration took place has been built 122 years and during that time there
 have been but two deaths in it. The Mitchell family has been a family
 blessed with golden wedding anni- versaries. Cyrus Mitchell, the father of Leroy Mitchell, celebrated his golden wedding and his pearl we'd ding or 60th anniversary. Leroy Nitchell's grandparents, Dea and Mrs Warner Mitchell, were 5 years married, while Leroy's brother, the late Dea Nelson Warner Mitchell, celebrated his golden wedding some 10 years ago. It is interesting to note that Leroy Mitchells great grandfather, Dea Eleazar Mitchell, was a Revolutionary patriot. It has been asserted by some that Dea Nit chell was a Tory in politics during the revolutionary struggles \of our country. This, however, seems to he disproven by facts on record. In 1757, the year before his marriage, we find his name among the list of volunteers who marched to the relief of Fort William Henry, and he was absent on that expedition about three weeks. And in the list of names of those who marched from Wood bury and adjoining towns to New York we find that of Captain Eleazar Mitchell. How long he was absent at that time is not known, but it is certain that he was captain of mill tary company at that period; and three times while he held command, he gave a dinner to his company at his own house. It is also known tbat he furnished provision to the Ameri- cans, and refused it to the British. He was told on one occasion, very privately, that he might expect com pany on certain night named, re- ferring to the custom of the Tories receiving their British friends at night, in order to supply them with provisions. He understood their meaning, and replied emphatically that he would shoot the first man that came on such an errand. They never came.
 On June 23, 1884, MT and Mrs c. Leroy Mitchell celebrated their sil- yer wedding, the guests at that time including: MT and Mrs Atwood and daughter of Bridgeport, Mrs Hol- brook and daughter and Miss Lillian Prudden of New Haven, MT Atwood and son from Waterbury, MT and Mrs Atwood and MT and Mrs Ellis from Southington, MT and Mrs Jessup and daughter from Bridgewater, MT and Mrs Stone and daughter from Wcod- bury, Rev MT Bryant, MT and Mrs N. w. Mitchell, Dea ana Mrs Hoyt, MT ana Mrs E. L. Mitchell, MT and Mrs Miller, MT and Mrs D. M. Mitchell, MT and Mrs Samuel Averill, MT and Mrs Will Mitchell, MT and Mrs Henry Downes, MT and Mrs David Pierce, MT and Mrs John Pierce, MT and Mrs Burton Bradley, MT and Mrs George Fairchild, MT and Mrs Ezra Pierce, MT and Mrs Henry Mitchell, MT and Mrs Samuel J. Stoddard, MT and Mrs Will Fenn of Birmingham, MT and Mrs Will Platt, MT and Mrs Frank Bradley, MT and Mrs Frank Mitchell of NeWtown, MT and Mrs C. B. Squires, Mr and Mrs w. s. Hooper, MT and Mrs Fred Fenn, MT and Mrs Abram Bennett, Daniel Burke and Miss Hattie Bryant. Walter Somers and Miss Hattie Curtis, Walter Nit chell and Miss Thalia Mitchell, Will liam H. Wakelee and Miss Pattie Samuel Mitchell and Miss Warner, Charles Bradley and sister, Robert Canfield and sister, Alfred Platt and sister, Howard Stevens and sister, Miss Jessie Mitchell of New town, Everett Platt, Mrs Edward Platt, Mrs George Platt.
 This golden wedding couple have been richly blessed in their family, their children being Walter Mitchell | and Frederick Mitchell of New Ha- ven and Representative Robert c. Mitchell and Miss Ruth Mitchell, who are at home. The children, as- sisted by Mrs Walter Mitchell and Mrs Robert c. Mitchell, assisted in receiving. The decorations ill the house, Wednesday evening, were beautiful and rich in the extreme. In the dining-room was a magnlf- cent center piece of yellow carna- tions and asparagus and maiden hair ferns.
 The north parlor where MT and Mrs Mitchell received was handsome