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Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Canaday, two of Carrollton's most estimable people, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Tuesday, July 22, when a number of their relatives and friends gathered at their home, 212 East Fifth Street, to offer congratulations and wish them many more years of happiness and prosperity.

Mr. and Mrs. Canaday were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents, J. F. and Almira (Somerville) Gun, near Hale, July 22, 1891, the Rev. J. O. Willett, pastor of the Baptist church at Hale, officiating. Mr. Canaday was born in Henry county, Indiana, March 11, 1851, and Mrs. Canaday is a native of West Virginia, having been born in Pocahontas county, March 16, 1866. Both have been residents of this county more than seventy years. Before their marriage both were teachers in Carroll county schools, Mrs. Canaday retiring after marriage, but Mr. Canaday continuing the profession for twenty-six years. During that time he was principal of the Norborne and Bogard high schools and was among the leading educators of the county for more than a quarter of a century.

In the spring of 1911 he was elected to the office of county superintendent of schools and served for a term of four years. At the expiration of his term as superintendent of schools he engaged in the grocery business at 11 North Boston street, where he operated with success for a period of seven years. At the end of his first three years as teacher he established a store just south of Bogard Mound and entered the mercantile business. When Bogard was established in the early eighties he moved his store to that place and was the first merchant oof the thriving little village.

Mr. and Mrs. Canaday are members of the First Baptist church of Carrollton, Mr. Canaday being a member of the official board and church treasurer. He served for ten years as Moderator of the Missouri Valley Baptist Association and has been active generally in church work throughout his life. Mrs. Canaday is a former Sunday school teacher and has taken a leading part in the ladies activities connected with her church.

They are the parents of two sons, both being leading educators, E. F. Canaday of Raleigh, North Carolina, and E. J. Canaday of Kansas City. They have three granddaughters, Mary Ann and Carol Ann and Mrs. A. E. Simms of Littleton, N. C. Mr. Canaday has one brother, J. P. Canaday, of Glenn Falls, New York.

On Sunday, July 20, a number of the relatives and friends, who were unable to be present on Tuesday, gathered at the home in Carrollton and enjoyed a basket dinner. Among them were: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Turner and son, Glen, Lawrence, Kans; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hughes and children, Joyce and Charles, Kansas City; Miss Beulah Eaton, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brody, Hale; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Canaday and daughter, Mary Ann, Raleigh, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Canaday and daughter, Carol Ann, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O'Neal and daughter, Miss Lillian O'Neal of near Carrollton.³

Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Canaday, two of Carrollton's most estimable people, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Tuesday, July 22, when a number of their relatives and friends gathered at their home, 212 East Fifth Street, to offer congratulations and wish them many more years of happiness and prosperity.

Mr. and Mrs. Canaday were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents, J. F. and Almira (Somerville) Gun, near Hale, July 22, 1891, the Rev. J. O. Willett, pastor of the Baptist church at Hale, officiating. Mr. Canaday was born in Henry county, Indiana, March 11, 1851, and Mrs. Canaday is a native of West Virginia, having been born in Pocahontas county, March 16, 1866. Both have been residents of this county more than seventy years. Before their marriage both were teachers in Carroll county schools, Mrs. Canaday retiring after marriage, but Mr. Canaday continuing the profession for twenty-six years. During that time he was principal of the Norborne and Bogard high schools and was among the leading educators of the county for more than a quarter of a century.

In the spring of 1911 he was elected to the office of county superintendent of schools and served for a term of four years. At the expiration of his term as superintendent of schools he engaged in the grocery business at 11 North Boston street, where he operated with success for a period of seven years. At the end of his first three years as teacher he established a store just south of Bogard Mound and entered the mercantile business. When Bogard was established in the early eighties he moved his store to that place and was the first merchant oof the thriving little village.

Mr. and Mrs. Canaday are members of the First Baptist church of Carrollton, Mr. Canaday being a member of the official board and church treasurer. He served for ten years as Moderator of the Missouri Valley Baptist Association and has been active generally in church work throughout his life. Mrs. Canaday is a former Sunday school teacher and has taken a leading part in the ladies activities connected with her church.

They are the parents of two sons, both being leading educators, E. F. Canaday of Raleigh, North Carolina, and E. J. Canaday of Kansas City. They have three granddaughters, Mary Ann and Carol Ann and Mrs. A. E. Simms of Littleton, N. C. Mr. Canaday has one brother, J. P. Canaday, of Glenn Falls, New York.

On Sunday, July 20, a number of the relatives and friends, who were unable to be present on Tuesday, gathered at the home in Carrollton and enjoyed a basket dinner. Among them were: Mr. and Mrs. Guy Turner and son, Glen, Lawrence, Kans; Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hughes and children, Joyce and Charles, Kansas City; Miss Beulah Eaton, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brody, Hale; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Canaday and daughter, Mary Ann, Raleigh, N. C; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Canaday and daughter, Carol Ann, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O'Neal and daughter, Miss Lillian O'Neal of near Carrollton.²