Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-17
INTERESTING EVENT is cELE.
DRAFTED BY EARLY SETTLERS
OF COUNTY,.
DINNER SERVED AT BEN
BlNFoRD HOME AT NOON
Informal Reception Held at Jesse Bin
ford Homo This Afternoon, When
Many Friends Call to Pay Respects
to Mr.. and Mrs. Binford-Mr. Bin
ford Real Pioneer Of County.

city and the Albion neighborhood CEN
tered today in the celebration of the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Binford, of Liscomb township, at the
Binford home, four miles northeast of
Albion. Mr.. and Mrs. Binford are old
residents of the county, having spent
the entire fifty years OF their married
life here, and Mr.. Binford is one of the
real pioneers of the county.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Benja-
min Binford, one-half mile northwest
of the Jesse Binford home, dinner was
served at noon to company of thirty
five, including relatives and more in
innate friends. This afternoon, at the
Jesse Binford home, an informal re-
ception was held by Mr.. and Mrs. Bin
ford. Many old friends in the neigh
Dor hood called to pay their respects
to the aged couple.
The decorations of both the Binford
homes and the tables on which |le
dinner was served at the Benjamin
Binford home. were in yellow and
white. Yellow and white chrysan-
themums, crepe paper of the same col
ors, and golden autumn leaves We're
used in the decorations. At the re-
ception the refreshments were also in
keeping with the decorations, the ice
cream being in yellow and white, and
yellow and white cake being served. In
serving the dinner Mrs Benjamin Bin
ford was assisted by her daughter Nina,
her niece, Miss Jessie Binford of AL
bion; Miss Iva Binford, of Beaman,
and Miss Jessie Grips. of Albion. An
in teresting feature of the dinner was
the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Binford used
the same blue and white willow ware
dinner plates from which Mr.. Binford's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Aquilla Binford,
ate their wedding dinner in 1925.
The guests invited to the dinner.
aside from the members of the imme-
date family in the Binford neighbour
hood, were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Kilborn,
of this city, and their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Protheroe. of Denver; Messrs.
and Mesdames j. A. Cook, Thaddeus
Binford, W. B. Beeson and William
Battin. Mesdames Martha Beeson
Sarah Arney.. and Julia A. Marsh, OF
this city; Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Grips
and daughter Jessie, and Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. J. Hussey, of Albion: Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Tabor and Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Harris, of Newton; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Judson Binford and daughter Iva,
of Beaman.
At the reception an informal musical
program was enjoyed, piano numbers
by Misses Iva Binford and Jessie Grips
being enjoyed, together with vocal
numbers by Misses Jessie and Nina
Binford.
Came to County in 1854.
Mr.. Binford who is native of Col
umbiana county, Ohio, came to this
county as young man June 90, 1854
nj father having bought the same farm
where Mr.. Binford now lives. The
land. which now comprises 800 acres
is held at 5000 per acre Aquilla Bin
acre for it in "a. When the Binford
family settled on the farm it lay If
Iowa township, there having been nc
Llscomb township in that day. Neither
was there a Taylor township, Iowa hav-
ing comprised all that is now Liscomt
and Taylor until the new townships
were created in 1878.
Mr.. Binford was born April 20, 1882
of staunch Quaker parentage. His
wife, who was Hannah Arletta Smith
was born at Collins, Erie county, New
York, June II, 1915. She also was a
Quaker. but when the wedding took
place Nov. II, 1864, at Upton, Cedar
county, a Methodist Clergyman was
called upon to perform the ceremony
as there was no Friends minister at
Upton.