Putnam patriot., 1925-04-17
FORMER PUTNAM COUPLE
 MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Mir. and Mrs. M. N. Cartier of Providence Observe Golden
 Wedding
A Kick Was a Boost to Sueeessful
 Bnsineas Man

Mir. and Mrs. Nj. N. Cartier, for , fifteen years residents of Putnam be- lore leJZ, well known Go many of l the older residents of this city, ob- served their golden wedding anniver- sary at the Elmeroft Inn, Providence, last saturday. inc couple reside in froviaeuCe at lui smlth street.
 Mr. Oaruer is one og tBose persons to WnOm a KICK Was a boost. lie was WorkIng in She store of Byron U. Bug bee bacK ln Ioaz under ms brother iu-law, Joseph Ietreauit. DlSsatls- 4acul0n ar0au and Mir. Carticr was forced Co quit tne lop. lie mad to hurfaW money, II Is said, to remove Ills housenala ga0as to Providence. here ne obtained employment with an old gentleman Nno Was n the roofing supply buainess HIs em- ployer died and Ale. Cartier became manager 0I the business for tha xiaoW who inherited it. Carefully saving his money Mir. Cartier. two years later, was able to buy the busi- mes Tor himself and since that tims has been most successful. lie could write a check m SIX figures, 1t is said, and still have enough lett to retire from buiness if he 80 desired. The brothersin law for whom he worked Is now working for him.
 Large Number of Guests
 Numerous friends and relatives par ticipated in the observance Of the half century of domestic harmony enjoy ed by Mir. and Mrs. Cartier and at tended the dinner party and formal program in the evening. Among the guests were business men who have transacted with Mir. Cartier, head of the Nj. N Cartier & Sons Co.,, for the past thirty odd years.
 Following the dinner Mir. Cartier's son. Charles A. Cartier, made the address of welcome and the genea- ology of the Cartier family was then related. beginning with Jacques Car tier, who helped to settle Canada in 1884, and including the life history of Sir George f.. Cartier.
 An address by Chairman Cartier, My Father and Mother" was fol- lowed by remarks by friends and sing. ing.
 Mir. Cartier Talks
 The final speech of the evening, de- livered by M N Cartier. was sketch of his fife, business and family experl- ences. Mir. Cartier recalled that he was born in sutton. Mass, Jan. 9. lsaa. went to Putnam twenty three years later and was employed in Morse Mills store for six years. His marriage to Miss Oziida Tetreault at Putnam followed on April i2, 1 1875.
 During his long stay in Putnam he was travelling salesman out Of Bos- ton in the wholesale grocery and flour business and for q short time clerk in the E. b. Bugbee store. Con- ing 10 Providence thirty-three years ago he entered into his present busi- ness two years later. Although still president, he is not very active in the affairs of the Nj. N Cartier Company at present. His five sons, Henry N, George t., Louis N.. Joseph A. and Charles Cartier. are all engaged in business with their father.
 All of his sons are married. He has five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Music was played at the dinner party by Hamblyn's select or chestra, and dancing enjoyed. Late in the afternoon a group photograph of the family was taken.
 Among the many guests were Mir, and Mrs. William Jolly of Putnam.