Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-03
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EDS. HERALD:
IN 'he 18TH OF June, the people of New
Nartlhsourg and vicinity were entartair.
ou III manner which seemed to MS to ra-
seniOie the May-day of yore in this fea-
tuIe' Ihe young and old. the rich and
poor, the gay and sad, were mingled TO-
gether on this festive. occasion.
We were assembled in grove near +t,e
residence of Jacob and Rebecca Todhunt
er, to celebrate the 62d anniversary o.
their wedding. The guests began to ar
rive at a. m, and continued till p. m.
numbering at this time about 300. There
was bountiful supply of provisions, the
most of which was consumed with avidi-
ty, after which we repaired to the stand,
upon which few of the old persons, in
cluding the bride and groom, were seated.
VIM. TOdhunter, chairman, called the
meeting to order, and announced that we
would have singing. After the singing
of ''Near the Cross - VIM. King offered
prayer. After prayer, we heard from
the Secretary some facts she had CLEANED
during the morning, few of the most in
teresting we give:
On the 18th of June, 1877, at the old
Doster residence, about half mile east
of Martinsburg, Jacob Todhunter and
Rebecca Doster were married, ESQ. Sam'l
McElwain officiating. The bride wore a
white jaconet dress with a draw-string in
the back, and belt in front, which en-
circled her about midway between the
waist and neck short sleeves and short in
the skirt, very low morocco shoes; tri-
angular-shaped white handkerchief, su-
perbly rufied, worn about her neck; a
pale-blue silk shawl about her shoulders,
and white cap on her head. The groom
was dressed in a snuff-colOred suit, made
Quaker style-he being Quaker.
To-day, the 18th of June, 1879, we are
together to celebrate that wedding, there
being present three living witnesses of
their marriage, viz: Maria Doster, Ellis
and Henry Lines. There were on that
occasion % or 80 persons present, and
now, 300.
Aunt Rebecca says she did not partiei-
pate in the nonsense then that girls
who marry now do, there being no fur
ther ceremony than the reception she and
Uncle received at the old Todhunter man
sion, the following day, where some 80 or
40 persons were present, and without
pleasure trip, or boarding, they went to
housekeeping. As he was the youngest
son, they lived with his father and moth
er. She felt that she had done well, for
she lived in the mansion of the settlement,
a double log house, with two rooms be-
low and two above; and besides a good set
of pewter dishes she had some blue-edged
ones.
They never having had children of
their own, we will name those Hbrought
up'' by them: Abner Garrison, VIM. and
Mary Chew, Levi Ellis, Mary E. Bonnet,
Henry Ogborn and John and Dora Coop
| er.
The following names represent the Oldest
of each generation who were present:
1st Generation-Jaeob Todhunter, s3;
Rebecca Doster Todhunter, 81.
I'd. Nellie Todhunter McElwain, 64 !;
Lydia Doster Hopkins, SO.
Sd. Sallie Todhunter Mcclure Eldrick
35; Hattie Doster Hopkins Irwin, 13 mo
5th. Mary Todhunter Mcclure Eldricl
VanPelt, 6 years.
There being none of either parties
brothers and sisters present except Aunt
Rebecea's sister, Maria Ellis (the others
having "gone before"), we give their rep
resentatives:
Richard Todhunter - represented by
Nellie McElwain, John and Alfred Tod
hunter. Isaac by Milton Todhunter Alb
ner by Julia A. Chew, Amos and Abnel
! Todhunter. Jury, by letter from his
son Lewis, of Indianolia, Iowa. Marga-
ret Tod. Woodard, by Clarinda Terrell.
Lewis Doster, by Margaret Brady and
Harve Doster. Henry, by Lydia j. Hop
kins. Maria Doster Ellis, by Harmanus
Ellis, Lydia Smith, Ellen Jobe and Al
marfnda Dowel, and John Doster by 10
seph and Barkley DOster.
The Todhunter family were also rep
resented in the persons of Mrs. LYDIA Tod
: hunter Merchant Cockerill and Mrs. An
ma Todhunter Zimmerman.
We were addressed by Rev. Samue
Carothers, of Greenfield, who related
some pioneer stories, referring to our an
} cestors with a great deal of pathos; an
of the peroration, we only say it wa
5 really sublime.
The octogenarians present, beside tn
/ bride and groom, were VIM. Cockerill
Able Thornberry, Alexander Jester, Bet
sey Jury, Mrs. Elizabeth Cox and Ger
sham Perdue, some of whom gave fey
pleasant "reminiscences; after which, th'
friends, with hearts full of gratitude to
= ward the Dispenser of all good and pc
feet gifts, and particularly for the bless
ingS bestowed on the present occasion
p | nnintlU rnfQFnn6 their =hnUanc fnn1fn
that one more day of bright sunshine, il
. which we Americans are wont to indulg
too seldom, had been spent, both interes
ingly and profitably.
: ALICE M. ToDHUNTER, Sec'y.