The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-02-25
P0WNAL COUPLE
OBSERVED GOTH
anniversary
Happy Gathering at Home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Amadon
TWO HANDSOME GIFTS
Recipients Natives Of Town in Which
They Have Passed Half Cen
tury OF Welded Life

Jury OF Welded Life
Mr.. and Mrs Christopher ~ ANA
( don on Monday observed The hftieth
anniversary of their marriage Some
weeks ago they issued printed invi-
tations to the neighbors and rela-
tives to be their guests on this unus.
ual occasion and during the day over
sixty Of them were present TO pay
their respects to the genial couple
who had so ioyously and prosperous
ly journeyed half a century over
life's pathway in double harness.
TWO years before he was married
Mr.. Amadon purchased the farm on
which he and his estimabe wife have
lived since the day following the GER
emony. To the house which Is one
Of the oldest in the town OF Pownal
he has made extensive additions so
that there was sufficient room for the
big gathering Monday afternoon.
even after the young people began
I to assert themselves with a big bag
OF confetti
Dinner was served about o'clock
! And such dinnerl II began with
sandwiches and chicken salad cold
boiled ham. cheese and pickles.
There was procession Of cakes that
must have embraced nearly every re-
eeipt in the cook book. The finish
was ice cream and fruit with cigars
for the men The souvenir napkins
we're appropriately decorated Hijh
golden California poWies and the
centerpece at tho head table was a
bouquet OF yellow narcissus The
liable was spread with a family heir
loom, a handmade linen cloth c1a.
wo hundred years old The dinner
closed with the GIT 10 each person
| Wessni 81 iiitle pacRaees of Wedding
cake. silo
! tarly in the afternoon tho euusia
assembled .in lJe large lyeBi ronm
where Mrs. GeQreo Alysrs madal the
gIeyeptaNon u Ae day, @e handsome
easy chair ana a yockRF Atsthe pm
iePialion Ars. Nclnisreiread the fbi-
loving nQemoihar SOS A-ot
/ Aun, Abbie and Unoie Ciristopher
! We, meet with you today,
IN honor OF. and to. celebrate.
I feu Golden Wedding day.
Fifty years youye spent together.
Sharing pleasures, toll and strife,
Giving aid 20 sick and needy.
Cheering others through their life.
Few there are who have had the
pleasure
That has come 10 you today.
In this town OF celebrating
A Golden Wedding Day
We're very glad to be here.
And know you're glad 20 have us
100
And wen try our best to bring You
joy a.
BEFORE we say Adie,l'
So just to show you thar We are
Sincere in what we say -.s..a
We've brought to YOU two easy chair
On this cventful day.
Now by a glowing fire tonight
When YOU sil down 10 rest,
Be sure you pull these chairs up clos,
And give them good test.
In closing : extend to You
Rest wishes and good cheer
" From each and every one OF us
That came from far and near
Mr and Mrs Amadon are hot
natives OF Pownal. Mrs. Amadon
parents. Abram Morgan and Armid
Barber. were also natives OF tn
town. She is SO years old, Nj
Amadon is - years old His mother
Nancy Mason, was born in Powns
. but his father came from Goshel
4 Mass. They were married al IN
[ parsonage in bennington hy Rev
!. O. Meeker at that time the Meth'
J dist minister in this village
or their tour children three al
now living Egbert H. Beniami
a. +. and Henry, all residing In Oh
r. town of Pownal \ daughter died
.. the age of five years.
he 4 few years after he was marie
y Mr. Amadon added a hundred acre
\. to the home farm Later be pm
., chased two adjoining farms While
~ are nov conducted %, hls sons p
ed bert and Henry. The combine
,,ins acreage of the three farms is 81
lic acres. Mr. Amadon says that u
as property has all been ACQUIRED
ND hard work and strict attention
ee business. without any speculatio
mSyy lie and his sons tap 1890 maple ire
,s. each suearing season
%. Following is the list OF those pre-
he eut at the celebration Mr. al
ns Mrs George Myers, Mrs luez rhou
loo son. Mrs. Amelia Morgan, Mrs. Ell
.hc A. Amadon. Mrs Evalipe S, Jopsf
md Mrs. Sophia p Smrhuck William
,5n Morgan. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Sio'
md well. 4. ID Hicks. r. A. lille u
OF Amadon. Herbert Lillic Floren
ne. Lille. Frodora Amudon. = Bluncha
ing A. r. Morgan Rachael Amadon,
ia bic c. Lille Marion g lillie era
by A Amadon Lucy y Morgan, Mr.. a
v" Mrs. r. W. Barber, Mr. and Mrs