The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-02-26
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season occurred on Tuesday evening, the 32d
inst, at the residence of Basil Sessar in the town
Of South Ottawa. The event Was the assembling
of large and fashionable company to witness
the nuptisl ceremony which was then about to
unite us man and wife, Mr.. THOMAS ). HENpER-
son, Of Woodruff, Henry county, H., to Miss
MAGGIE, fourth daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. BASIL
SEssLgR.
Promptly at O'Clock the contracting parties,
preceded by their attendants, Miss Laura Hodg.
son and Mr.. James Sesslar, made their appear.
ance. Advancing to the west parlor, $. X. fo-
cum, Esq, gave the bride away, and the beauti'
full and impressive ceremony Of the common
prayer book was duly performed by the Rev.
Alexander Smith, Of Yale Chapel. The sacred
words were pronounced slowly and impressively,
and the beuediction which followed was said in
words most solemn and touching. The two,
now made 'man and wife," then received the
happy congratulations Of relatives and friends.
Immediately after the ceremony and subse.
quent congratulations, the party repaired to the
dining room, where an elegant supper, prepared
under the supervision OF the brides mother, was
In waiting The banquet consisted OF immense
wedding cakes, eperenes laden with choice
tropical fruits, and other luxuries with which to
please the most iastidious epcurean.
What will not luxury use2 EARTH sea, aud air
Are daily rnnsack'd for the bill OF farei
Blood stur'd in skins s British Christians food,
While France rubs marshes of the croaking brood.
The toilet of the ladies was much admired
and was exceedingly pretty and becoming
Principally among these comes, OF course, the
happy bride. Miss Maggie, q lively petite
blonde, was a,tired in handsome and bccom-
ing costume, made OF bronze green brocadc silk
with )laitings and ruchings Of the same rich
material, with Duchess lace and court train,
orange blossoms and cameo iewclry. The
bridesmaid was neatly attired in brown SILK
walking dress, trimmed with satin, Valenciennes
lace; tupe roses and pearl iewelry. This ex.
quisite toilet was very becoming to its fair
wearer, and the groom must, indeed, have felt
proud of the prize he had won as he led her
away from the altar Of love and the gaze of fond
relatives and friends.
The presents, a list OF which would fl col
umn OF your paper, in compliance with the com.
mendable wishes Of the bride, are withheld from
publication. They were numerous and costly,
and greatly admired; so much 80 that many
OF the ladies were heard to eXclaim aloud their
expression of admiration.
So with dccorum all things carried
Miss rown'd and bush'd, and then was married.
WILD1RAGE.
Mirhl j. Carew and Mas Katie Skuse were
married at -. COLUMBIA church on Wednesday
last.
Several week. ago u cooking main was made
by the fanciers of Aurora and Ottawa; each city
| to show up Is chickens weighing between four
pounds and six pounds two ounces; each battle
for sos side, and $50 on the odd battle. The
other day the main took place Oh mutual friend"
territory at the "Wisconsin line" Ottawa sup.
posed she Was dealing with genuine sporting
men, but was soon disenchanted on approaching
the pit. In the first place, the birds on either
side were to be native to the city of their back.
ers. Ottawas birds were; but scarce any of Au-
rora's were, beng Jerry Munroe's Chicago stock
And they came backed, not by Aurora, but by
the Chicago gang-than whom a harder looking
mob can hardly he found. On showing up Au
rora could produce but IL birds that fell ina
violation Of the stipulation sufficient to forfeit
the money, which, however, Ottawa refused TO
take advantage OF. On matching the birds only
seven battles could be made for the main. About
one O'Clock the sport began, Ottawa's birds be-
ing handled by their own heeler, and Aurora's
by Mike Hayes of the west side, Chicago. The
first battle was between a ID. /. o. blue.red
by Ottawa and 10. 1871 OF. lemon pile by Au.
rora-a holly contested battle, lasting IS minutes,
when the pile finished the game by giving the
blue n "brainer." Ottawa yielded gracefully to
the INEVITABLE" gave up her money, and pro.
ceeded to the next. Ottawa produced a 4 ID. 3
or Irish grey and Chicago" 4t1+ black muti,
Ga fine bird, and brother to the black mufi that
was "wrung in" on the Streator side last year,
but got the soup put iuto him by an Irish grey
also) This was lively battle. The grey went
at his opponent tooth and nail" and having
cut down the NUT and knocked him all over the
pit, wound up the battle in six minutes by Civ.
ing the mutt brainer. The Ottawa handler hav.
ing counted his 10 picked up his bird when the
Chicago man, whose chicken lay dead, claimed
"foul' and said he would not pit another chicken
in the main unless allowed the battle; which
created q wordy jsngle and broke up the main.
This wound up the main; and Ottawa and the
spectators outside OF the Chicago bums were
thoroughly Disguised. However, after deal Of
loud talk, match was made for S25 side be
tween two Streator birds-a Sc blackred and
So brownred-which was won by the blackred.
After this came match for So side between
SO Irish grey Grey Dick on the part Of Ottawa
and Chicago's crack chicken-a 10. straw berry
pile, handled by Jerry Munroe's handler, twho,
by the way, was a gentleman compared 70 the
west side blinktr" that claimed the foul on
dead bird and broke up the MANI Chicago was
all but paralyzed when at the end Of three min
utes they saw that the grey had killed their pet
chicken and began to make meal Of him. The
next battle was between 4.lOH Tornado
cock on the part of Ottawa and a 4 1914 blackred
on the part OF Chicago also for $50 q side. The
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