The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-14
NO. IS.


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Last Tuesday evening. hay nth, 1875
being the tenth anniversary OF sl,e welded
life OF Mr.. and Mrs. T.. E.. Blafny theif
numerous friends fn tisfs city concluded
that tie event mnst Be properly celebrated
by the usual ceremonies Incident tU a. tRn
welding" A selEappQfatef committee
undertook tf,e task Of spreading Che invita-
lions and we'll they did their duty, send
ing out no less than one hundred and sixty
or seventy invitations on tin cards. AS thg
past history Of this city iasnt crowded tO
any great extent with events Of tllfs kindy
everybody was on f1c fiptoc Of Interpretation
and anxions for the hour tG afftVe tAas waH
to usher in the event Of tie season. re-
came as last, ~ eseftthinM else does 4f
time q gfFen, and early 81 tAe evening
commenced tie sseIs Of la1massEs, loaded
with good things and finwarr, for the fsst~
dencs of Mr.. and Mrs. Blafn. and soon the
five lower rooms, the porch aud all up
atairs was crowded nan cflsandsomg WoaaeR
and passable men, nh apparently enjoying
the event with - mucIi rest as the two par
ticular stars Of the occasions There were
from one hundred to one hundred and fifty
people present, and about as jolly and fam
loving set of people as ever struck hands
over tin wedding. We are sorry 70 say
that our limited space will not allow Of 9
full description of the toilets Of all Che ladies'
present, therefore we can only say that alf
were superbly II not gorgeously arrayeds
while the gentlemen generally were upllc4-
stored with an inch Of their lives, altogether
forming rs gay spectacle Of youth and
beauty as we have ever belield. BfF. and
/ Mrs. BEMa, done the honors Of the occBfcm
with grace and dignity, doing flaeir utmost
to make an present feel Mt ease and thor
i ougllIy enjoy tile evening -and they sue~
ceeded to q ty-t. Among those present we
noticed Mrs. john RaTTows and hes daugh-
ter, Ella, Of San Francisco; Mrs. S: B.
Mcfarland and Misses Josie and Jennie
HamilDca,- Of Corvallis /; o. r.. Tempkinss
Eof Harrisburg; WIN. Morgan, Of Salem ::
Mrs. d. NJ. Wakefield and daughSeFs and
Mrs. Van Schuyler, Of Portland. Abons
10 clock a splentid collation. was served
mp, wf16sng up with ice cream and some
Of the best coffee-uml Then the fun be-
| gan and was kept mp until late hour. IT
| was the largest attended, most successful,
complete and satisfactory tin wedding we
ever attended In any country.
In conclusion we might adtIy tkas Mr.
and Mrs. Blain were nnitef IN marriage
May ] lth. 1856, by Bev. 8. G. Irvine, i'm
the Presbyterian church Of this city, the
first marriage eesessony performed m said
church. 1t was the universal Wish Nf ala
present that the happy s. 'ten-yeaF-Olders "
may live to SEQ marcy more anniversaries
OF their welded life; and onr wish Is that
their golden wedding may be as joyful and
satisfactory as This, their Sin wedding WAS
to all present. We came near oinittFng 10
mention that the Albany Brass Band
honoretl themselves and the occasions ~ y
brilliant serenade daring the evening Fol-
lowing is a lisb OF some ef She presents
received ON the occasion
Skeleton leaves, in a tin frame, were 6eauti-
full; sugar bowl, strainer, pudding mould, tin
plates, several Styles large assd sRaall; skinner
egg beafer, the handicst tlsing In the world; ~
tea strainer cake basket and fruit basket, both
gorgeous; tea1oi and the hanliest little spirts
| conee-pot; dumb waiter, crumb-ran with
brush; ninssive bottle, with fInnense thing
in the corss-scrcw limo, tine bottle labeled g OLD
Dominion Whisky;n pudding and jelly nouldsy
of different sizes; three cake pans family spoon.
holder win spoons; dipper that .'wen 4 leake in
the handle, wire oaixe-baslzet, hanging basket
two wire ny-scseens, casvsng kMifa and fork pfc
knife, locset and ehains big thing; eperW
Il watck and chain, most elegant; gents watch
and charm, splertIid workmanship; set Of nap
kin rfngs, Cat iron, cosnplete shirt g buaKu, ~
s1csilently weil made, but didTR't at worth .
4 cent; sheet Of tin for Eenorna Tafchins~ YEr-