Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-23
The Way we do 1t in PcnGletOn.

PENDLEToN, OGN- Oct. 20, 1880.
Eds. Leader DOUBTLESS. there are times in |
the career OF every Individual, when they stop |
short the great earnest work of life, to ask |
hat has the harvest been" And we appre-
hend that few persons have better reasons for |
asking the question, or more cause for expt CT
ing "a satisfactory answer than our friends, |
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Nye had on last evening
On yesterday it became noised around
among the large circle of Mr.. and Mrs. Nyes
friends, that their fifteenth marriage ami
versery had arrived. So it was secrety--yes,
we may say andestinely--decided that the
jolly couple were entitle to. and shonld receive
surprise that would force them to say truly
we have not lived in vain. In persuance of
this id,a, at an early hour in the, evening,
about fifty persons, members of the first fami.
lies of our town, met at the house Of VIM.
| Beagle, bringing with them rare pre- .ents, for
the object Of their consideration. and baskets
we'll filled with all that is calculated to make
boys mouth water. From here the march
was taken up for Mrs. Nye's residence On
arriving they found their usual hearty wei
come awaiting them. But imagine, if you can,
the amazement of the Host and Hostess, when
their visitors began to make them rich pres.
ents. We imagine they thought, verify, a
crystal fountain had been opened up. The
following is list If the presents and by whom
made: Mrs. w. H. Marshall cake plate;
Mrs. j. b. Keeney, set fine goblets; Mrs b.
Alexander, iruit dish; Mrs. N. Hendrix,
fish globe; Mrs. E. Beagle, cake plate; Mrs.
A. Ii. starkweather, preserve dish; Mrs. S.
Rothchild, fine lamp; Mrs. VIM Switzlar,
fine lamp; Mrs. has Serley, fruit dish; Mrs.
Wan. beagle, g!ass itcher; Mrs. |, hexter,
frdit dish; Mrs. Jonn awltzler, but,er dish
Mrs. DIR. La Dow, butter dish; Mrs. VIM
Matlock, preserve dish; .,irs. ii. Slower, wine
glasses; Mrs Matte La Low, wine gasse>
! and Mrs. NJ Cutiee, fine glasses, all of tn.
above were extra quality. After the present.
were all made, aha m ny hearty tlianHs givei
in exchange, the guests were usheled into th'
arlur, " here Mrs. Starkweaiher, Mrs Beagle
Mrs Seeley and others, dispensed some yer,
hnc vocal and instrumental muse. 1hel
it as announced that refreshments awal,e,
our attention. TIN repairing to the dinin
room, the table presented richness ant
>pendor which it has seldom been our priv
ilege to behold. In fact we would say
l that it literally groaned under its load Z
y good things, if it we're not, that big news
paper Editors always say that On ever
eccss ion that they are asked to dine. Whe
all had partaken freely Of the SUMPTION
s fest, general good time was enJoye
:. until late hour when the guests took thei
- leave, with many wishes that the host al
- hostess might live to celebrate their diamon
wedding We seldom have met with 81 lare
an assembly, who seemed to evince 30 muc
real hearty good will and real friendship +.
each other. The affair is surely bright la,
6 ri in the cap IF Pendletons social histor,
u We could not but think, Ms We looked ut ii
/. happiness which pervades the counteuauce
all present, there surely is much in life tin
isHeisher hollow base nor untrue.
ek AxoNYNors