Spalding County GaArchives News.....A Golden Occasion September 29 1888
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Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net December 27, 2002, 3:14 pm

The Griffin Daily News. Griffin, Georgia

A Golden Occasion
The Fifth Anniversary of Judge Stillwell's Marriage
The 11th of September Mr. and Mrs. Judge J.
Stillwell celebrated their fiftieth anniversary, the
golden wedding. It was one of those happy, joyous
occasions that will long be remembered by all
present. Even nature seemed to don her brightest
hues for this special occasion, for after a week of
rain and gloom, old Sol came out in all his
splendor.

At an early hour the guests began to arrive and by
noon, the rooms were filled with as pleasant,
delightful people as was ever my fortune to meet.

The dining room was most beautifully decorated: a
mass of vines and flowers, with a miniature lake,
one could almost imagine a fairies bower - all the
artistic work of Misses Lula and Myrtice McDonald,
Anna, Myra and Sallie Daily and Emma Knott, assisted
by the gallant Otis McDonald. The table fairly
groaned under its heavy burden. The most fastidious
epicure could have not have found fault.

There were present nine children and twenty three
grandchildren. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Bates, Mr. White, Dr. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. D.W.
Patterson, Otis McDonald, Mrs. Nelson and Misses
Lula and Myrtice McDonald, of Griffin; Mr. and Mrs.
Markham of Atlanta; Mrs. E. Knott; Paul Turner, Mrs
S. Daily, G. Knott, Mrs A. Turner and Misses Anna,
Myra and Sallie Daily,  Emma and

Mattie Knott of McDonough; Dr. LaFevre and wife, Dr.
Mitchell and wife, Squire Stillwell and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ball, L. Ball, A.J. Stillwell and
wife, and Lucius LaFevre.

(Transcribed 12/27/02 Lynn Cunningham)

Note: Recommended reading: The Stilwell Letters: A
Georgian in Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern
Virginia; Ronald Moseley, editor; Foreword by Herman
Hattaway; Mercer University

Press (Barnes & Noble will order for you) This is a
collection of letters written by William R. Stilwell
to his wife during the Civil War. I believe that the
letters were sent to his wife through Judge J.
Stillwell (from article above) in Griffin.
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