The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-20
GOULDSBORO.

Mr.. ana MIS-. James CatterSon
celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary, on Wednesday, August is,
by holding a family reunion. An
elaborate dinner was served in
honor of the occasion. The event
was made a memorable one by the
presence of all the living children,
all but two of the grandchildren,
and all the living great grand chill
dren, who came from all parts of
the country to celebrate the day.
The house was prettily decorated,
the color scheme employed being
yellow and white. The dining room
was festooned in yellow and white,
centred with golden bell, made of
golden glow flowers. The center
piece was a wedding cake, with fifty
candles. The afternoon was spent
socially, music being enjoyed, and
congratulatory address being de-
livered by the Rev. j. NJ. Smeltzer.
A number of group pictures were
taken by Miss Bessie A. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Catterson were the
recipients of number of costly
and handsome presents in honor of
the day. Among them were purse
of $500 in gold, black silk dress,
monster boquet of flowers, from
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Marvin, of
Wilkes-Barre. A number of con-
gratulatory letters from friends in
all parts of the country were re-
ceived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Catterson are among
our oldest and most highly respected
residents. Mr.. Catterson, who was
born April 80, 1926, in County Done
gal, north of Ireland, is eighty-three
years of age, and remarkably youth
full and well-preserved. He came
to this country in 1868, landing at
New York on June 9th of that year.
After brief stay in the city, he
came to Wayne county, residing first
at Ledgedale for two years; in Stod-
dardsville, for four years; in Salem
for sixteen years. Then he re-
moved to The Morvine place, near
town, where he lived for fifteen
years, and then removed to this
place where he has been living for
the past nineteen years. He was
married on August IS, 1859, at
Cherry Valley, by the Rev. Reuben
Owens, to Miss Mary A. Hall, who
was born at Tannersville, Monroe
county, July pa, 1S45.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Catterson have
been lifelong and consistant men,
bers of the Methodist Episcopal
church, having Joined the Bidwell
Hill class. Mr.. Catterson is the
founder of the Gouldsboro Methodist
Episcopal church, for number of
years was superintendent of it's
Sunday school, and for twenty-five
years was its class-leader. He is
and has always been trustee and
member of its official board. Ten
children were born to bless this
union, of whom eight still survive,
two having died in infancy. There
are eleven grandchildren, and three
great-grand children living. The
names of the immediate family pre-
sent were: Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. |
Spiegal, Delbert A. Spiegal, Miss
Mabel c. Spiegel, of Thornhurst;
Miss Laura l.. Spiegal, of Chicago,
ILL.,; Clinton A. SPECIAL and daughter,
Edna May, of Pittston; Mr.. and Mrs. |
Morton A. Spiegel, of West Pittston:
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ulbrich and
sons, Myron j, c., and Lawrence A. !
of Stroudsburg; Mrs. J. H. DeLong.
or PunXsutaWney; Alr. and Mrs. VIM. |
e. Catterson, of Binghamton, n. Y;
Mrs Carrie Reinhardt and son,
Bernard Howey, of Binghamton, n. |
Y; Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Dixon and
children, Miss Nirgie and James. of
Scranton; Mr., and Mrs. Charles
Menninger and daughter, Mary
Elizabeth, of Scranton; Miss Susan
{. NJ. Catterson, of Gouldsboro; Mr.. |
and Mrs. w. j. Marshall, of Orange,
n. j.
The other invited guests were: !
Miss Jane Regon, of Binghamton, n. |
y; Miss Estella Eaton, of Pittston:
Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ. Smeltzer and
son, Master Luther II. Smeltzer. of
Gouldsboro.
Mr.. Catterson is possessed of a
remarkable memory, and is able to
tell of the events prior to 1856, when
the first rails were laid by the Lacka- ,
wanna railroad over the Pocono
Mountains, Both he and Mrs. Cat /
terson are in excellent health, and
their hosts Of friends wish them
MANY moro Nanrc nfE