St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-28

MIR. AND MRS. T.. Ii.
The 50th wedding anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Stacy was OBJ
served at the town hall Saturday
evening, September "a, and was very
largely attended. The hall was very
prettily decorated with wild clematis
and golden rod, the color scheme
being, very tastefully carried out.
G. M. Bonett, A. J. Corriveau,
Frank L. Carpenter and Walter M.
May were the usheFs and escorted
the guests to where Mr.. and Mrs.
Stacy and their four daughters were
receiving. The bride looked very
sweet in gown of white and carried
a bouquet of white roses. The guest
book was in charge of Melville Stacy
of Westboro, Mass.
Delicious refreshments were served
in the banquet hall above. Several
of the guests present were also guests
at the wedding SO years ago. A most
unique and pleasant surprise to
them was the presentation of piece
of their original wedding cake which
had been preserved all these years
by Rice Whipple, who was unable to
be present at this time but it is
certain that he could not have
chosen a more acceptable gift for it
came like ray of light from that
first Joyous occasion and awakened
tender memories of that mother,
long since gone to rest, whose loving
hands so dexterously fashioned the
cake.
They received many choice gifts
including $50 in gold.
Mrs. Maude A. May read a letter
written for the occasion by Horace
X - HnTd
and an original poem, written by
Mrs. Abbie Triton Holton. Mrs.
Estella Morrison of Lyndonville
charmingly rendered two sweet
old songs, Dear Heart, We're Grow
ing Old" and fsSilver Threads
Among the Gold" Viola Stacy May,
a little granddaughter, played a
piano solo, to the delight of all pre-
sent. Mrs C. F. Cutting read the
following biographical sketch.
We have assembled to observe the
50th wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Stacy. 1t is fitting
that the anniversary of so ausplc1-
Gus an occasion should be celebrated
with proper ceremony, since to
comparatively small number is given
the blessing of SO years of welded
life. Half a century of joys and sor-
of changes and lossesi
This quiet little town that has
been the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy
during all these years, was also their
birthplace, and the records read that
April 27, 1913, a daughter, Lydia
Viola, was born to Ira and Lydia
CWilliams) Grant She was one of
eight children. At the agesof eleven
months the mother died and she
went to live with her uncle and aunt,
Franklin and Prudence Cutting. BY
special act of the legislature of 1886
she was legally adopted by them
and by request of the new parents,
her name of Grant was retained
and the Cutting added.
This proceeding is on record at
the town clerks Office and is unique
in it's conciseness. In this home
the only one she remembers-and
where true and tender hearts gave
her the same affection and care be-
slowed upon their own children,
she grew to young womanhood.
Two years previous to the birth
of this young woman, a son, Curtis
Llewellyn, was born, March IS,
1871, to Abel and Sally (Fisher)
Stacy. He was one Of twelve child
rem, and with the exception of him.
self and a sister, Mrs. O. G. Chase OF
LyndonyilIe, the entire family have
reached chat border from which no
traveller e'er returns. After the
years spent in school and the good
manual labor that boys of those
days INDUCED in we find this boy
grown to lusty manhood.
September Is, 1850, Curtis Lew
ellyn Stacy and Lydia Viola Grant
Cutting were united in marriage by
Rev. L. H. Tabor. The wedding took
place in the Cutting home and was
witnessed by large party OF I'M
mediate relatives. The bridal party
included Miss Arozina Hutchin-
son, bridesmaid, and Oliver Cutting,
brother of the bride, as best man.
Corner, where they lived on small
farm. The next year a little daugh-
ter, Helen Prudence, came to glad
den their hearts, and just three
months later, at Linco1n's second
call for volunteers, this husband
and father enlisted to serve his
country for three years or until the
close of the war. This was only
Is months since their wedding
day but with brave patriotic spirit
this young husband left his sweet
young wife and baby and entered
upon a three years existence in
Southern he1l-ho1es, an experience
that the young men of today know
nothing about and, please God, they
may never know it. With the same
brave spirit that characterized her
husbands efforts this little woman
kept her home, taught school dur