Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-04
observation-disclosures

The matrimonial fever which has
SO widely spread over West Grant
this winter, has reached into Little
Grant. 1t had been rumored around
among the knowing ones, for several
days that wedding was coming off
ere long at the house of the Hon.
Delos Abrams; and the truth of the
report was fully and satisfactorily
corroborated to the full conviction Of
your correspondent on receiving a
card containing the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Delos Abrams request your
presence at the marriage of their daughter,
Matte Abrams, to Charlie Alexander, on
Thursday, December 2sth. 1876. Ceremony
at II o'clock m.
So the 2sth came, bright, crisp
December day, full Of frost and chilli
ness withal, and about three score
and seventeen OF the friends and rela-
tives of the happy couple met under
the hospitable roof of Mr.. Abrams.
Cheerfulness and warmth beamed
forth from every room in the capa
cious mansion and the happy faces
and cheerful voices made the occa-
sion thrice happy. Music and song
served as desert to sooth the savage
breast and every thing went off Gas
merry as a marriage bell" Promptly
at the stated time the bride and
groom, each appropriately and neatly
dressed, put In an appearance and
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony by the Rev. r. Hoskius. At
ter the congratulations the party were
seated at a sumptuous board to which
ample justice was done by those
friends who had come from far and
near over hill and dale, and who had
their appetites well stimulated by the
cool bracing breeze of a chill Deem
Der morn. Nor were the happy couple
forgotten by their friends on this oc-
casion. Among the substantial evil
dences of the esteem in which they
were held, can be mentioned silver
cake basket by Mr.. Linn Hoskins
and Mr.. William Bate, of Blooming
ton; silver butter dish by Mr.. Fl.
Hinlein, of Prairie du CHEN pair
of silver goblets by O. p. Sala and
VIM. Bemis; set of silver forks by
Philander Stephens; a set of silver
forks by Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson a
set of silver teaspoons by Mrs. Delos
Abrams: silver spoon holder by
John Cairns; set of silver teaspoons
by Maggie Cairns; a set of plated
knives by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bash
ford, of Glen Haven; a pickle castor
by Mrs. Josiah Hall a silver pie
spoon by Z. BARLEY; a sugar spoon
by Emma Smith pair of silver nap
kin rings by Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Hath
away and Mr.. and Mrs Sine Wood
house; a silver butter knife by Miss
Katie MilIner a china toilet set by
Mr.. and Mrs. A S. Osborn pair of
vases by Nr. ana Mrs. George Budd
pair of vases by Miss Aggie Hatha-
way and Miss Maggie Hutchinson;
pair of vases and boquets by Mr.. and
Mrs. f. J. Schell; a glass match safe
by Miss Amelia Schell a glass pitch:
er by Susie Abrams; glass goblets by
Libbie Abrams; glass set by Henry |
Abrams pair of braided pillow |
shams by Miss Lou Stephens; a toilet |
set by Mrs. G. Alexander; al-o a pair
of beautiful vases, of which the giver
is nameless, yet richly deserving a
name, was among the many and valu
able gifts. The happy couple take a
short wedding tour, when they will
return home and settle down as their
parents did before them, to the real
and active duties of life, with perhaps
a brighter future before them than
very many have had, but life is real
earnest and sober, and it becomes
more so, as responsibilities accumu.
ate. So we all wish Charlie and
Matte long, prosperous and happy
ife with an abundance of worldly
store and those responsibilities which
make home at once lively and attract
We and the true source of welded
Hiss. 3.