Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
w1LLIMANTIc COUPLE CELEBRATE e1sr WEDDING ANNIyERsARY

Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Sanderson of No. S2 High street celebrated their 61st wed- ding anniversary in a quiet manner on Thursday at their home here. Neigh bors and friends called. durng the. day to. offer congratulations and .best wishes. Postcards from many cities were receiv- ed. MT. and Mrs. Sanderson are both enjoying good health. A coincidence was that Thursday was the S1st birthday of Mr., Sandersori. Wednesday evening Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Sanderson and Mir. and Mrs. Frederick Sanderson with their children held a reunion with their par ents at luncheon at the Sanderson home, and many callers were received during the evening. i. Q at
 Isaac Sanderson was born April T, 184e. in Lundenburg. Mass, the son of Abfah and Chestina Davis Sanderson. Mrs. Sanderson, who. was Esther Adams, daughter of Abel and Nancy Wynan Adams, was alsu born in. Lundeffburg They were married in that place, April T, 1860. and four children were born to them, Frederick A. Sanderson, for many years city clerk of Willimantic, and whc for years has been on the official force of the Windham Silk company; Herbert A SaEderson, manager of the local store of the Grand Union Company and two oth- @ rchildren, who died in infancy. There are three grandchildren, Herbert L.; Es- ther M:, and Frank Sandrrson, children of Frederick A. Sanderson. 7
 MT. and Mrs. Sanderson come from Revolutionary stock, their ferefathars having. settled in and near their birth place early in the 18th century Mrs Sanderson's great grandfather was one Of the signers of the Declaration of In- dependence. MT. Sanderspn had limit ed opportunity at school as in his boy. hooy school held for only two terms of twelve weeks per year. Early in life ht took up farinng, and later started lv- cry business. breeding race horses, and entered the hotel business. MT SaHderson, with his bride, began married life on the farm of his father which he leased and cultivated for sew eral years Later he entered the livery 1 business at Townsend. Mass, bvt wa.
 taken III with typhoid fever and the bus mess Tailed when he could not care for 1t 1 Engaging, in the business he made goot and purchased a horse for s1o1 whfci I later became valuable and he traded i
 for livery business at Groton Junction
 Mass.
 Selling this business for $2,50o, h, l entered the hotel business, opening tn | Chelsea House at Hampton, Conn.,. a i the time the railroad from willimanti
 to Boston was being built; Later h took over the Attawaugan House at Dan ielson,. and later entered the restauran l business at Norwich. =s
 In 1876. forty-five years ago, Mir. an
 Mrs. Sanderson came to Wilhmantie t live He bought the furnishings of tn 1 Brainard House located where the H. Murray block now stands and six year later sold out to H. C. Hooker. soon talk
 ing lease from Mir. Hooker: He con
 tihued ownership Of the property tint
 1893 when H. c. Murray purchased tn property.
 MT. Sanderson then began breedln
 fine horses and Alcyco. a speedy anfms
 set a mark Of 2.10 at Rigby Park. Me
 record for a New England bred hers,
 A1cyco became head of tbe sanderso
 stable. From then until 1898 sapderso