The independent-reporter., 1910-09-15
25TH ANNIVERSARY
At LAKEWOOD
Mr. and Mrs Spear Have
Silver Wedding
Many Valuable Gifts Received From
Good Friends Everywhere.

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Lakewood have a host of loyal and
valuable friends Is shown by the
gathering of over 400 people to cele-
brate with them their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary last Friday ev-
ening. A variety of rich gifts, plush
rockers, fine silver and embroidery,
and quantities of beautiful flowers
testified to the warmth of their
friendship. Fine music and an abun-
dance of refreshments had been pro-
vided and a happy evening was spent
ending with an old fashioned barn
dance in the new barn. All declared
enthusiastically that they were royal
ly entertained.
During the early evening hours a
reception was held, Towne's orchestra
furnishing the music. An anniver-
sary poem of fourteen stanzas COM
posed by Mrs. Flora Hilton of Arson,
a cousin of Mrs. Spear, aptly describ-
ed the mingled joys and sorrows of
this couples quarter of century to-
gether. After congratulations from
all, refreshments were served in the
spacious dining room. A huge we'd
ding cake was there ready to be car
ried away and dreamed over and gal
Ions of ice cream and punch to cool
the thirsty. Then the great throng
concluded the evening with a grand
ball in the new barn recently com
pleted by Mr.. Spear. Towne's Lake
wood band furnished music for the
dance. All reported the best time of
their lives.
Mr.. Spear was born in Madison and
his genial manner has won him hosts
of friends there and wherever he is
known. For the last fourteen years
he has lived at Lakewood. His home
now is the hotel at the entrance OF
the Lakewood grounds. Extensive re-
pairs have been made on this since
last March, new ell and new barn
having been built beside other chang
es preparatory to establishing a larger
hotel business. The new barn was
built as a carriage and automobile re-
pository and garage, but also makes
fine dance hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spear deeply apprecia'
ate the many beautiful gifts which
speak SO eloquently of their friends
loyalty and good will. Fraternal
feeling for Mr.. Spear was shown by
fine green plush Sleepy Hollow
rocker and leather rocker, gifts
from the Masons and Odd Fellows o.
Madison of which Mr.. Spear has beer
member nearly all his married life
A handsome silver service of five
pieces was presented Mr.. and Mrs
Spear by the Somerset Traction Co
employees and the neighbors at Lake
wood An electric table lamp was the
gift of Towne's Lakewood band
Among the other gifts were: Rocker
Mrs. Sarah j. Spear and c. E. Spear;
silver carving set E. c. Leighton;
table spoons. Mrs e c. Leighton; tea
spoons, Herbert and Gladys Spear;
silver coin, MI and Mrs. Owen Black
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| liams, Zina Norton; tablespoons
Webster Williams; oil painting, Willis
Clough; cut glass salt and pepper
shakers, Mr.. and Mrs. n. F. Gould;
embroidered centerpiece, Mr.. and Mrs
William Calhoun; embroidered center
piece, Ethel French; pie server, Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson; jelly knife, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Doble; sugar shell, Mrs
George w. Kerr; sugar shell, Blan-
chard and Reed; sugar shell, Mr.. anc
Mrs. A. Heselton and Charles Hesel
ton; forks, Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Free
man; berry spoon. Mrs. Mary g. Ing
ham; gravy 1adle, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
H. Smith; cream 1adle, Wallace S
Clough; chart of Maine coast and ole
compass tthat has been around world
twice., Capt A. Nelson; fancy china
plate, A. A. Adams; pickle fork Mr.
and Mrs. c. A. Symonds; cold meat
fork, Mr.. and Mrs. George Clough
silver coin, Mr.. and Mrs. Perley W
Adams; silver. Mr.. and Mrs. San
ford Reynolds: pair table spoons, Mr.
and Mrs. E. e. Hurd; pair table
spoons, Margaret Goffe Moore Chap
ter, d. A. R.; pair dessert spoons, Mr.
and Mrs. John Houston; casserole
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Emery and Miss
Florence Emery; jewel box, Mrs. Or
rison Clough; sugar she'll, Mr.. and
Mrs A. E. Newell.
Among the out of town guests al
the anniversary were: Mrs. William
Calhoun, Danvers. Mass; Mr.. and Mrs
Loren Sawyer. Dover, Me-; MIR. and
Mrs. John Houston, Guilford; Mrs
NJ A. Hewett, Sandford; Mrs. Cora
Leighton, Winthrop, Me-; Mrs. Hattie
Blackwell, Readfield; Stephen PulIen
California; Miss Letta McDougall
Boothbay Harbor; Mrs. Miles B. Nc
Dougall and children, Francis and
Thomas Boston; the Misses Gibbons
Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. p Morrison.
HartIand: Mr. and Mrs. Webster Will