Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-05
SILVER WEDDING AT WESTON,
Sanford Baldwin and Lady the Recip-
tents of Presents and the COngratu-
latiOns OF Friends - Presentation
Speeches, &c,

tents or Presents and the COngratu-
| latiOns OF Friends - Presentation
! Speeches, &c.
One of those pleasant occasions that go
far toward smoothing the asperlties Of
this life, occurred at the Hotel ofSANFoRD
BALDWIN, Esq, at Weston, ON Monday
evening last. The occasion was that Of
the twenty-fifth anniversary, or silver
wedding of Mr.. BALDWIN and lady, the
twain having passed through quarter Of
a century of welded life. AS pioneer
and landlord In this county, Mr.. b. has
won host Of friends among the residents
and the travelling public, many of whom
were present to again accept his hospi al
i'y and tender their tokens of esteem.
Although not present oursolf number of
citizens from this place were, and "found
Il pleasant to be there," as they fully tes-
titled on their return. We are informed
that the whole number who partook Of
supper was two hundred and thirty, and
tn 1t the value of the silver ware presented
Was $3.50 80. We are not advised as to
what the gifts were presented by DR.
BELL, but present below bis pleasant re-
marks, as well as the others who followed
upon this happy occasion:
FRIEND DALDwiN AND LADY IL am dolega-
ted by your friends, and neighbors, and pioneer
associates, to convey to you their assurances OF
unalloyed pleasure, in being permitted to meet
with you, in the interchange OF the pleasant So
| cialies OF friendly neiRhborship on this the
| twenty fth, or " Silver Anniversary" OF your
welded life and on their behalf aud my own,
to Offer you our jnint aud hearty congratulations
| for the success and prosperity with which a
| kind Providence has crowned your united la
| bors, through the tolls and privalions incident
to pioneer life. Ion have. too our best con
! gratulstiOns for that well-deserved success by
which YOU are enabled to call around you, at
your own pleasant freSide, your family and
neighbOrS IN renew the pledge Of good fellow
| ship which your own good acts have we'll de-
served through quarter Of century OF con-
nubnl life.
And now, renewing, on our part friendships
warm pledge, as faint tnRen of our esteem, and
| pi dge Of continued fiie dship permit me, IN
behalf OF these friends, to present you this gift
and with it our best wishes for your continued,
and even greater. prosperity, and the fnndly
cherished hope that mlny years of cOunubial
| bliss yet lie before you and that time stenls
| steadily on, that happiness and success, which
comes from honest and wel-meant effirts may
be tn you more and more abundant and as
the evening twilight shall gather around. at the
sunset OF life, without one regret for ought done
or left md ne, you may clmly m @. the change
TO which all tie living are pre-destned.
At the close of the above, Mayor RHEIN-
FRANK, on behalf of the delegation from
Perrysburg, stepped forward an ia the
following appropriate remarks presented
Mr.. BALDWIN and Lady with a silver set,
consisting of pitcher, two goblcts aid a
rver:
FRIEND BALDWIN To you aud your excel
lent lady have the honor, in behalf of your
numerous friends in Perrysburg, upon this the
25th anniversary Of your wedding day, to pre-
sent this slight token of their esteem.
II is not the intrinsic ralus of this small pres-
ent, but the real aud heartfelt esteem Of the
donors which will render it priceless among
your many cherished gifts.
knowing as we have fO- many years yourself
and your amiable wife, as citizens Of both Per-
rySburg aud Weston, and from the day you
started together in life-possessed Of little else
than your own willing hands and stout hearts
| through years ofihe varying vcissitudes of life,
| until your present position of independence and
comparative afUence it is with great pleas
ure we are permitted to offer to you at your sill
yer wedding our most sincere congratulations.
Nav your pathway be ever llumined With
bright hopes and successes. May the hand of
Time rest lightly on your brows, and
"When life's ftful fever is over,
With all its wntry weather,
May you in the sef-same tomb
Sleep and dEeam together"
| Accept my dear friends this silver set as a
slight testimonial of our respect and keep it az
memento OF this, your silver wedding.
Following this, and on behalf of those
present from Bowling Green, the Rev
w. J. TRIMBLE, of Weston, presented the
twain with fruit basket, accompanied
with these brief and'timely remarks
FRIEND BALDWIN AND LADY Among the
friends represented here to night, those Of Bow
| ling Green desire to have a place, and that the
petition to bless us in basket and store may BE-
| answered in part, at least, we desire to present
you this fruit basket as a testimonial Of ouI
affection and esteem. Accept it MS an expires
sion Of the feeling entertained for you BY your
| friends from Rowling Green, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lease. and with it accept their best wishes Nor
| your future peace aud prosperity. Msy that
! kind Providence that has watched over and
blessed you in the past still continue to smile
upon YOU, giving you joy in life aud peace and
| satisfaction Mt its close.