Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-04-10
A Big Wedding

Was that of Mr.. P. BARLEY and Miss Lizzie
g. Woodhouse, Nv the Rev. S. T. Charles, at
the N. Z. church, on Wednesday, April End,
!ss9-all of Bloomington.
The groo m has been for many years the
principal of the public high school in that vii
lage in the discharge of which Office he has
won for himself the respect and confidence OF
all that know him; whilst tn ride is a
blooming young lady,: the organist in the
Methodist church, member thereof and a
truly Christian woman-a Characteristic OF
she female sex much admired by man. and Of
ten leads men to think, as doubtlessit did Mr.,
BARLEY, of one passage of scripture, namely,
that man should not I've alone. The church
was handsomely decorated with .eyergreens-
which is owing to the kindness of Mrs. Ballan.
tine and Others, and the marriage ceremony
was witnessed by crowded house. who upon
realizing the fact that the twain we've one,
marched forward to give the parties the
old time congratulations. From the church
to the brides parents residence we were all
invited to behold four tables we'll spread with
all the delicacies of the season. whereupon the
HERALD representative hastily prepared this
list of
THEIR PRESENTS.
Parlor set upholstered furniture by the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wood
house; large silver cake basket, by Mr.. and
Mrs Chas. Basford; parlor lamp, by Mr.. II.
Enke; silver castor, by Messrs. Kitto, Newton
and Woodhouse; scroll work by Otie and Will
liam Woodhouse; set silver teaspoons by Miss
May BARLEY; set silver teaspoons, by Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Johnson; set silver table spoons by
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Davies; two napkin
rings, by Mr.. =. F. Hill; silver butter knife,
by Mrs. John Wright; silver sugar and sauce
spoons, by Miss j. d. Steinbach; silver cake
basket, by Mr.. and Mrs. Jas Hicklin; set nan.
kin rings, by Harriet Hicklin; silver pickle
dish, by Mrs. Grant S. Woodhouse, Miss Pike
and Mrs. Taylor; set knives and forks by Mr..
and Mrs. Sam. Woodhouse; set of goblets, by
Mrs. Wm H. Brown; book, BY Miss Laura
Woodhouse; silver table spoon, by Masters
JAS Bracket. Fred Woodhouse, Milton
Woodhouse and Willie Osborne; French wall
bracket, by Miss Wing and Miss Stevens; hate
rack. by Leonard Hoskin; wall basket, by Mrs.
L. Hoskins; ornamental parlor work, by jas.
Woodhouse; basket, by Miss Nellie Osborne !:
glass tureen, by Mrs. L. Hadley; glass fruit
dish, by Miss Nina Brooks; broom, Mr.. L. o.
born; rolling pin, by::Mrs. Mary Johnson pho
tographs of groom and bride by j. II. Cham.
bers; picture frames, by Henry Heiner; silver
knife rest by Miss Lydia Kenyon; silver set of
knives and forks, by Green Bros; sad irons.
by L. ]. Alcott; table cloth by Miss Nellie
Wheeler; bed spread, by Mr.. and Mrs F.
Greer; French vases, by Walter HickIin; sauce
dish by Mrs. Clayton: pair vases by DR.. O. r.
Sala and match safe by Mamie Brown.
have not in preparing this list of presents
mentioned more than twosthirds of the mum.
Der that was given; but enough are named to
convince the reader that $500 worth does no.
exceed the kindness of the liberal friends who
wish the bridal party pleasant pilgrimage to
the capital of Wisconsin and their extended
visit to Washington, d. G.
PERKExs.