| Show WEDDING FETE PARTY HELD parents of basi ni tes ob observe S erve six ty fourth anniversary of marriage ST ANHONY idalio ur mr and mrs airs H J stone highly respected and beloved aged couple of this city who were honor guests last friday evening at the first ward reunion held tit at the tabernacle will celebrate their wedding anniversary on march his pioneer couple were united in marriage in cedar valley march 22 1868 tand end are aged 86 and 79 respectively they were the eldest couple in attendance at the reunion and hae been married probably ion lonser than any living couple in this community mrs airs larma enwia bird widow was another honor guest of this occasion due to her long levity now si 84 years of age fifteen children have been me issue of mr and mrs stones long marital life twelve of whom wre ars now living they are W H stone iolia utah mrs airs ettie effie may emert roosevelt utah james fredrick stone chapin idaho frank J stone portland oregon wallace bert stone san diego california ernest stone erwin idaho nellie grace harris st anthony geci george e E stone chapin idaho mrs edna dark clark te ton mrs olive morrissey Morr lasey lin alln wood calif D ray stone salt lake city and mrs airs cora bigler st Anthi anthhony ony they also have buve 58 grand children and 23 great grand children child Ten no further evidence is needed of their integrity or probity of chr character acter than the responsibility involved in 11 raising such a large and creditable family as wre are reflected through the descendants of this esteemed pair about 37 years ago mr and mrs airs stone landed in old Fromi ont county idaho from aabey val leai in the uintah basin and for ton ten years made their home in the teton basin country then a apart of fremont after which they moved to teton city where they resided for or 21 years and for tho the past six years have made their home in st Ant anthony bonyi in their own little cottage where they live by themselves their interests have been interwoven with the interests of the community at large they have identified themuel themselves ves with its political and social life they have been prominent in church affairs always mr air stone having joined the L D S church in england in 1858 1858 he came to utah in 1863 and in 66 went back to missouri to help bring immigrants in the henry chipman train to utah in everyday every way this worthy couple haro have won the confidence and respect of thear fellow citizens and have made their influence felt tor for good mr stone hate hala served in the communities where abe has resided in the capacity of 0 postmaster justice of the peace and school trustee during his early life mr air stone had to exercise energy and resourcefulness in getting hla his own start and he tells with much interest of his contract for hauling haull ng material from the location taht is now pocatello to build the railroad bridge at american Amerl can falls 51 yeats years ogo ago another ev r idenie of their pioneer experience in the west is ia that told of their crossing the ogden river railroad bridge on the first train that passed over it |
