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OLDJSa*c.A.Tr103C - 3. GGC^ =1 ^ r D X *A Gala Day at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Patton.Thursday, May 21st, being the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr, and Mrs. Nathaniel Patton, friends to the number of about one hundred and fltty gathered at their home, about three mile? north-east of this city, to join with them in celebrating their golden wedding. Of the number who were in attendance on that occasion, a very large majority were relatives of the aged couple, in honor of whose wedding anniversary ibe people had been called together. An attempt to give the name of each person present that day would not be justiliablo, were, the list accessible, but the following are the relatives from a distance: N. W. Evans and his sister, Miss Mary Evans, of Portsmouth, Ohio; .John Caskey, of Harshaville, O., .John I’at ton, Robert Patton, Thomas Patton, N. T. Pulton and Miss Stella Patton, all of Monmouth, Illinois.It had been planned to make a grand surprise of the day for Mr. and Mrs. PaiLou, but in view of the largo number of invited guests, a second plan was to inform them of tin* fact that they would have friends spend the day with them, and let the surprise to them be in the largo number present and ill meeting friends from a distance.From about the middle of tho forenoon until 1 o’clock r. m., the; numbers continued to swell, and at this hour all were invited to be seated in tho front yard in the shade of trees, where had been prepared an abundance of eatables for twice the number present. Father Tarkington, of this place, who was present, was called upon to iuvoko the Divine blessing, after which an hour of feasting and social chat was enjoyed in a manner which can bo rcali/.ed only at such grand family reunions. Following the dinner came a presentation speech by Rev. Mr. Vincent, pastor of the Spring Hill church of which Mr. and Mrs. Patton have long been members; and following bis beautifully arranged words preparatory to tiie act, tho speaker handed Mr. Patton an elegant black ebony gold-headed cane with the eulogy that while he never uses a cane, though about seventy-four years old, yet his lriends had selected the gold as an emblem of their unity of high esteem for him, believing that the noble traits of manhood in this aged fatlier which had prompted tho presentation from his friends were even more precious than pure gold, and car.not bo purchased by it-Mr. Vincent then gave place to Rev. J.ik «■' i ■ . i .....i. „ i. _ t ._
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Greensburg Saturday Review
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Sat, May 23, 1885
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