Mr. and
Mrs. A. R. Ewing celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Tuesday
at their home at Lutesville, with their large
family of children, grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
They were married
on 1 Jun 1876 by Rev. J. E. Vining, at the parsonage at Burtch's
Corners, Brant County, and born to them were eight children:
Mrs. Chas. Olmstead of Waterford, Mrs. H. R. Barber of St. Catharines,
D. W. Ewing of Townsend, Mrs. Geo. Flynn of Toronto,
Mrs. Frank Beemer of Scotland, Mrs. Harry Martin of Townsend,
Russell Ewing of Townsend, and Margaret Emily, who died at 13 years of
age.
There are 18 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Andrew Slaght is
the only one living who attended the wedding fifty years ago.
Mrs. Ewing is a
daughter of the late David Slaght and was born on the farm on which she
now resides.
Mr. Ewing was born
in Aberdeen, Scotland, on 22 May 1851. He came to Canada with his
parents in 1857. They settled in Simcoe, where he attended school in the
back part of the old mud church which stood on site of Atkinson Marble
Works. His teacher was Miss O'Carr. The family moved to Port Dover and
later Vittoria.
In 1871 he came to
Lutesville where he learned the trade of carriage painter and trimmer
with the late Wm. Lutes. After following this occupation for a number of
years he went back to tilling the soil on the property he now occupies.
Mr. Ewing served in
all capacities on the Townsend Council for seventeen years, was on the
Townsend Agricultural Society Board for 35 years, several in the
capacity of secretary. He also was trustee for nine years and
secretary-treasurer for eleven years of S. S. 8, Townsend, where Mrs.
Ewing attended as did their eight children.
The home was
beautifully decorated for the occasion in yellow and white. Yellow
tulips adorned the tables. The bride of fifty years ago cut the cake
with a knife which belonged to her grandmother.
Guests present were
as follows: --
Rev. J. B. Moore and wife of Waterford, Rev. A. J. Loveday and wife of
Boston,
W. H. Slaght and wife of Buffalo, Russell Slaght and wife of Brantford,
Frank Beemer and wife of Scotland, David Lutes of Scotland,
Gordon Birdsell of Scotland, Andrew Slaght and wife of Scotland,
Russell Ewing and family of Simcoe, Harry Barber and wife of St.
Catharines,
Mrs. Chas. Olmstead of Waterford, Muriel Olmstead of Waterford,
Clarence Olmstead of Detroit, Mrs. Maggie Smith of Simcoe,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Flynn and family of
Toronto,
Mr. and Mrs. David Ewing of family of Townsend,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ewing and daughter of Detroit.
After the most
sumptuous repast the guests assembled on the spacious lawn where Rev.
Moore, Rev. Loveday and C. H. Glover spoke of the high esteem in which
the venerable couple were held.
Mr. Butler,
photographer, of Simcoe, took several pictures during the afternoon,
including the whole party, the bride and groom, the family, and most
interesting of all, four generations.
