New Britain herald., 1924-09-24

Marry young" Is the advice given to modem youth by James Shepard of 1ss Lake street, and Mir. Shepard should know whereof he speaks, for he and Mrs. Shepard will observe their 6bth wedding anniversary to- morrow.
 Don't wait to save money before marriage" he continued, speaking to a, Herald reporter; 1t Is easier to save money after than before.
 ! Mir. and Mrs. Shepard were mar ried when they were Fl. The cere- mony took place September 25. 1859. in Plymouth. Conn, and in all the 65 years which have passed since then Mir. Shepard has never re- gretted his action. .t
 MT. Shepard Is peaceable and amiable man in business as we'll as family affairs. He opened an office here in 1868, coming at the invita- ton of c. E. Mitchell, who was then beginning to specialize in patents. Mir Mitchell~was the lawyer and Mir. Shepard the expert witness; this team worked together for 4S years until Mir. Mitchell's deatho and MT. Shepard says that during that time not the least thing, ever occurred to make either think less of the other.
 Mir. Shepard c'ted an instance to show how he avoided auarrels A man once said something to him in the office at which he took no ef- fense. One of his clerks did and kept repeating, That man said so- and-so he insulted you" Mir. Shepard waited until the caller had left, then told the clerk, Insults hurt only those who give them." He says he hadn't even noticed anything insulting in his visitors remarks. It was in 1876 that MT. and Mrs. Shepard built and moved into the house on Lake street where they now reside. Despite the changes which have come since then. he still remembers the city at Is used to be. There were but few houses in his section then, while the Stanley Works, now covering so much ground west of his house was then confined to single building on High street, then known as the dam road" because of the dam near the tracks. When asked about other parts of New Britain, Mir. Shepard said that the first memory of Frank lin Square which he has is of the times he used to go down there to get minerals from the then existing rock ledge.
 Tt is hard to tell whether the changes that have come since then are good or bad," he said. They are good in some ways and bad in others" Referring to the ever-pres- ent question of flaming youth" Mir. Shepard said that he saw nothing in them to condemn. but that they were misguidedly putting too much effort in looking for enjoyment. True en- joyment comes without effort, in en- toying things as they come,' he averred, and in support of his dis like for seeking pleasure, quoted the Bible to the effect that He who would save his life shall lose it, applying the same to pleasure. Al for bobbed hair and fashions, he had nothing to say beyond that they d't not trouble him in the least.
 Mir. Shepard was born on May 16 l1S3s and Mrs. Shepard on June of the same year. They have hat 1 but one child, who died in 1907 | They have always been active in the affairs of St. Marks Episcopal church, and when the new edifice was built Mrs, Shepard gave the | money to buy the organ, on which is a tablet inscribed, This organ is ] dedicated to the praise of God ir loving memory of Celia Antoinette Shepard, for many years a devoted worker and faithful member of St Marks: the gift of her mother"
 MT. Shepard is best known locally for his historical articles dealing with New Britain and its people, al one time writing a history of St Marks church. Rev. H. l. Bodle, once came across some old record
 in the cornerstone, but could nc find out when the cornerstone ,wa
 laid. He asked Mir. Shepard, wh
 found it a surprisingly difficult ia
 to find out the date, but he per!
 vered, and the result is a large, th''
 volume on the history of the churt
 He has written at least db2
 other books and at present has i | .--I aI