St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-07
OBSER THEIR
|GOI Den WEDDING
Friends and Relatives of MIR.
and Mrs. Ely Greet Them
at Fiftieth Mile Post

I Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Ely observ-
Ted the 50th anniversary Of their we'd
ding yesterday at their home on
Summer street.. Throughout the day
the genial couple played host and
hostess to the scores of friends who
called to congratulate them upon
reaching the golden milepost. Fol
lowing a family dinner served at the
St Johnsbury House early in the
| evening, a reception for relatives and
friends took place at the home.
/ Among the most pleasant occurrences
Of the OCCASION was the presentations
Of a silver loving cup as a token of
esteem from the directors of the
Passumpsic Savings bank. Judge
/ Walter p. Smith rendered the gift
with appropriate remarks which
were responded to by Mr.. Ely. A
beautiful bouquet of roses was given
by the Ely Company employees. Many
other handsome gifts were also reA
ceived.
Henry G.. Ely and Miss Adelaide
! Newall were married a half century
ago at the home of the brides par
/ ents, DR.. and Mrs. SeIim Newell, in
the house that is now the rectory OF
the North Congregational church.
Immediately after their marriage
they went to Northfield, where the
groom was employed as bank cashier.
n 1874 Mr.. and Mrs. Ely returned to
st. Johnsbury where he entered the
nffice of the firm of Ely, gBalch and
Company, of which his father was
senior partner.
For many years the couple have
taken an active part in all social ac-
tivities of the town and have shown
great interest In church work. Mr.
Ely is deacon in the South Congre-
gational church and Mrs. Ely has
been actively engaged i'll all depart
nents of the organization for many
years.
The groom of SO years was born in
i1ittleton,, n. H., in 1912. He came
. St. Johnsbury in his early youth
md was educated in the public
schools here and in the St Jehnsbury
Academy Leaving Dartmouth col
'ege in his freshman year Mr.. Ely en-
listed in Company X of the 18th Yer
nont Regiment. AT the close of the
war he returned here to learn the
manufacturing part Of the Ely Forl
Ind Hoe Company. The business wa.
ounded by his father in 134S. Later
tIr. Ely became associated with hi
brother, George Ely, in the firm. II
1902 he was made president Of tn,
concern of which he had been til,
lctive head for many years.
The still young bride was born il
Lyndon, but like her husband, cam
20 this place in her early childhood
II where her father was an eminen
!. physician. She was educated here il
? the public schools and attended tn
> st. sJohnsbury Academy.
= During the years four childre
: nave entered the home: Ellen, wifi
Of G. w. Kyburg of Springfield, Mass
y / Margaret, wife. of Lindol Scott, Mis-
Is Caroline Ely of st. Johnsbury, an
Miss Mary. Ely of New York City
They have four grandchildren VIII
were all present with their parent
with the exception of. Lieutenan
IN Henry Kyburg, who is at presen
somewhere in France with tn
American Expeditionary Force.
N ! Among those here for the anniver
q sary were: Mr.. Ely's brother, Wi
liam H. of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, to
= gether with his wife, a. sister of Mr..
III Ely, Miss Eta M Newell of Han
A. over, N. H, Mrs. Robert Hannah c
lie fergus Falls, Mimi, Mr.. and Mrs. {
j. FL. McWhorter. The latter ladies ar
ilieceS.