Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-12
GOLDEN WEDDING Or
Mr. AND MRS. M. r. SkELLY
Parents of MRS Joseph Wedge Cele-
hrate at Woodbury..

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wedge of No
/ p Hill street were in Woodbury. last
week to attend the golden wedding an
niversary of Mrs. Wedges parents, Mr.
and Mrs Michael +. Sicily which was
celebrated ON Saturday.
of the celebration the Waterbury
Republican said:
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. SkeHy of
Woodbury. celebrated their golden we'd
ding Yesterday. 1t was an event for
Woodbury., because Mr. Sicily is one
of her first citizens. and people of
prominence manifested friendship in
letters Of congratulations until the day
Waned.
The Catholic church regards Mr..
Sicily as easily one of her first citi-
zens" in Woodbury.. and she paid the
venera BILE couple the compliment of a
mass in honor of the fifty years of
happy married life solemnized by Rev.
John j. LOTUS at a. IN.
Following the ceremony at the
church, at which there were several
generations of Skellys. the clergyman
honored the golden wedding festivities
with his presence and it was he in
formality and blessing who cut the
wedding cake which graced the dining
table and who first offered congratula- :
lions.
There We're more than two score of
near relatives at the festivities, and
they Drought &ELLS Oh all SOFIS 10 tIle1
venerable couple. Chief among these
was a purse of 500 in gold and a hand
some library lamp. In the evening the
festivities were enlivened by the music
of Cams full orchestra. and a, genuine
old fashioned country dance.
Among the afternoon callers were
Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley and his
daughter Senator Buckley and Mr..
Skelly have been intimate friends for
many years, the friendship becoming
greatly strengthened when they were
both connected with affairs at the
state capitol The anniversary call was
thoroughly enjoyed by both.
The sons and daughters of the couple
present were: Edward f. Sicily Wa
terbury: Mrs. Skelly and Vincent f.
Bartholomew. andWilliam Sicily; Mrs.
William Ryan. Everett. Mass; Mr..
Ryan and William Ester and Marion
Ryan; George SkeHy, Waterbury,; Mrs.
Skelly and George l.. Loretta. Barthol-
omew and Lawrence; Hugh Sicily.
Contoocook. \. H. and Mrs. Skellv:
Mrs. Joseph Wedge. Norwich. and Mr..
Wedge: Miss Ann Sicily, Woodbury.,
tutor; Leo NJ. Skelly and Mrs. Skelly
of Woodbury..
Mrs. Sllelly was formerly Ester E.
Bahan. The family was among the
first Irish settlers of Waterbury,
The couple We're married in Water
bury. oct. s. 1860. by the late Rt. Rev.
BISHOP HHOlndS r. t1ehtflChell wien
he was rector of the Church Of the In
maculate Conception. and the ceremony
was the second of the kind in the
present Church of the Immaculate
Conception.
Mr.. Sicily is a democrat and has
held many Important Offices He has
interested himself in educational mat
ters and is . force in the temperance
movement, and has served a term in
the state legislature. For four years he
WAS assistant superintendent of the
state capitol under the late Nicholas
Staub lie is the nominee for state
senator this year on the ticket and
many think he has a fair chance of
election He was born in Lopgford,
Ireland. Sept. 6. 1897. and got his edu
cation in the national schools there
and in the public schools of Woodbury.,
reinforced by his own fight for an ed
ueation burning the midnight oil in
the confines of his own bedchanaber.