Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-23
WINTHROP.
30th Anniversary Of fMr. and
Mrs. Albert H. Webb
Pleasantly Celebrated Monday
Evening byFrIends, Relatives.
Other Items OF Personal and Local
Interest About Town.

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brated their 30th wedding anniversary
Monday by one of the pieasantest oi
| events--a family reunion.
The house was prettily decorated
and all of the children were at home
for the event and enjoyed a dinner
party at the old home.
Around the table were Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb. their daughter Helen, with her
husband, Thomas B. Perry OF st.
John, n. B., their son, II. Scott WEBB,
with Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Jessie Weop,
and little daughter Grace Katherine,
and Mrs. Katherine Pitts, Mrs. Webb's
mother, and the two younger children,
Dorothy Webb and Winthrop l.. Wepn,
students at Colby College.
The day was one of merriment and
happiness. but the crowning event OF
the festivities came in the evening,
when a party numbering about %
friends and neighbors, invaded the
Webb homestead, TO wish them con-
tinued prosperity and blessing upon
their happy wedding journey which
had today rounded out 80 long and
prosperous years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb were taken
completely by surprise and showed
keen appreciation of sne happy
thought of their numerous friends who
had made the day one long to be re.
membered by them.
As a pleasant and lasting reminder
of the occasion, the guests presented.
through Rev. Francis II. Bates,
dozen silver knives and forks and
e,,i ya1e n gifts Mr.
Bates remarks were pleasing and ap-
propriate and Mr.. Webb feelingly re-
sponded.
The evening was passed socially
and with music, with the following
program:
solo-Hungarian Love Song,
Winthrop Webb
whistling Song, H. Scott Webb
Soprano solo,
Mrs Thomas B. Gerry, st. John, y. B.
Laughing Song, A II Nepo
Ice cream and fancy crackers were
served.
Albert H. Webb and .aiss Grace Kemp
ton were married 80 years ago at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Kempton,
Mrs. Webb's parents, by Rev. obear, in
the presence of a large party of friends.
Some of them were present Monday eve-
ming to celebrate the anniversary of that
event. They are among the most esteem
ed citizens of the town and have been
very prominent in musical circles. Both
are at present members of the choir al
| the Methodist church, Mr. Webb singing
bass and his wife alto. They have four
children, all of them endowed with mu-
steal talents: in fact the children could
form a splendid quartet. Mrs Perry. the
oldest daughter. having a beautiful So
prano voice, which shows careful vocal
training; Miss Dorothy is possessed OF
an alto voice of fine quality Winthrop
the youngest of the family. has clear
sweet tenor of splendid tone and color.
and Scott. the older son. sings baritone
Both the daughters are also accom-
plished planists, and Winthrop plays the
violin.
Mr.. Webb is farmer and their home
/ is pleasant situated on Hign street, neal
/ the top of the hill. one Oh the prettiest
| locations in Winthrop. Their older sor
! has recently completed a bungalo home
! directly opposite the old home and. has
| just moved into 1t with his family
The prospects are bright that the year;
which come will bear out the anniversary
wish of their friends, Happy days-anc
/ many"
Tho Literary Club and Whist Clubs
will not hold meetings this week.
Mrs. Matte Gilkey and Miss Grace
Giikey of Pennington are guests o1
DR.. and Mrs. F. H. Badger.
The teachers of the Winthrop school:
have gone to their homes for the Hol
ldays Miss Chissie Young has gone tt
| Deering Miss Katherine Parsons tx
Auburn and Miss Edna Deering to Cor
ham.
W. ]. Barker and daughter Lila o.
Pennington are visiting in town.
Frank Burdine of Newburyport
Mass, is the guest of friends.
Miss Marion Maxim is at home from
| Old Town.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Houseworth lef
Monday for a vacation trip to Bostor
and New York