Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-03-11
CORNWALL COUPLE
90 YEARS MARRIED
Happy Gathering of Friends and
Relatives at Cornwall Home

Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis H. James cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of their
marriage at their home on Wednesday
afternoon.
Despite the condition of the roads
and the down pour of rain large num-
Der of relatives and friends came to
congratulate the host and hostess, on
having journeyed for fifty years to-
gether, and to wish them many happy
returns of the day. The half century
of welded life which Deacon and Mrs.
James have just rounded out has been
spent in Cornwall upon the farm where
they now reside.
With the exception of their son Hen
ry, wife, and two daughters who are
spending the winter in Florida, their
family circle was completed, the daugh-
tiers Mrs. R. R. Robbins, Mrs. B. R.
Field and Mrs E. H. Peet, with their
husbands and grandchildren are resi-
dents of town.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. James were ma
tives of Weybridge-Mr James a son
of the late Deacon Samuel and Salome
Hurd James, was born June 81, 184S.
Mrs James, formerly Miss Catherine
Jewett, was born February 13, 1851, a
daughter of the late Philo and Eliza
Landon Jewett They were married
at the Congregational church in Wey-
bridge March 9, 1871, by the Rev. H.
D. Kitchell, President of Middlebury
College. Both are members of the
Congregational church of which Mr.
James has served as deacon since De-
'cember 1913, and have ever been ac-
lively interested in its welfare, as well
as all community betterment.
Following a social hour brief pro-
gram was given. The Rev c. R. Ham
lin, pastor of the Congregational
church offered prayer and the Rev. S.
H. Barnum OF Weybridge, a former
pastor, in a pleasing manner expressed
for himself and guests happy felicita-
tions. A letter from the Rev. and Mrs.
Samuel Rose of Chicopee, Mass, a for
me1 pastor and wife, expressing con-
gratulations, good wishes and regrets,
was read. The singing by the ensemble
of the song "Blest be the Tie that
Binds" which had been sung at several
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completed the program.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
with Florida moss, mistletoe and gold
en- bows Orange blossoms from Flor
ida, trumpet narcissus and roses were
in profusion.
Choice refreshments were served in
the dining room from a table hand
somely decorated with smilax and mar
cissus. Mrs B. R. Field and Mrs. E.
H Peet poured, Mrs R. R. Robbins,
Miss Rachel Frost, and Miss Richard
son served.
This golden event was the sixth to be
celebrated in the Jewett family Mrs.
James parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philo
Jewett celebrated their golden wedding
April 30, 1879, and five of their g.
children have done the same as follows
MI and Mrs. S. W. Elmer of Addison,
January 8, 1900; Mr.. and Mrs. o. P.
Scovell of Lewiston NJ Y, May l,
1905; Mr. and Mrs. Edison B. Jewett
of Benton Harbor, Mich, March I,
1910; Mr. and Mrs S. w Jewett, Sep
tember 7, 1920.
Among the guests were two sisters
OF Mrs James, Mrs. J. A. James and
Mrs. Lucy Crane of Weybridge and
brother S. w. Tewett and wife, Judge
Charles James of Weybridge, wife and
two children, Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Harvey of Bolton, VT, brother and
sister of Mr.. James; Rev. S. H. Bar
mum, Mr. and Mrs Edward Child, |
Mrs. Ozias Wales and Benjamin Wales,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel James of Wey-
bridge, Mr. and Mrs. Philo Elmer of
New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. Horace El-
mer. Mr.. and Mrs, Luther Roscoe of
Middlebury and Mrs Charles Wing of
Bridport