Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-03-03

1891 1881
Tho Golden sutumn of Welded LIE
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher AS the happy bride and
room Of fifty years standing, we all most heartily
greet you.
Hegmon and Mira's welded life.
Avoiding discord family strife
IN spite Of all temptations force
of laws for granting quick divorce
with many joys and few the tears
sSNttas spanncd across full fifty years
and now their Golden Wedding bells
4 Ring ont and all the city tells,
And kin and neighbors come to cheer
Aud greet with pride the happy pair
For fifty years two hearts as one,
Their duties ali with care discharged,
a family well reared. all married. gone
Ornearly, their circle ere enlarged
Grand children not few, and among those
Nut rare to see, grandchildrens beaux.
IS down life's stream they smoothly glide,
And more near before them opens wide
with hope and prospect surely rare.
The happy land Of promise fair.
Behold them here beneath these
t1lden Autumn's golden leaves.
He the halcyOn days of boyhoOd passed
lsuow 4 vigorous youth at last
Oi seventy-fve-uOt poTtly.
til she, though yet not fat is fair.
.Ot ladies' age we tender arel
AZ least she's over forty
fde wedding ring, the marriage token
The bride still wears-the bond unbroken.
+ The marriage VOWS. the pledge then taken
THE groom still keeps-the tie mistaken
The wears have flown. they've reached this day
Au1 half a century's passed away.
ADEugiish town to II welded pair,
N1sye lived at one for one whole year,
without a storm. cross word or jar,
Fr@ents Il fitch of bacon.
Then what treasures due this bride and groom
thus have lived for fifty years
OlA great land Of wealth and room,
VIII. shape our wonder take ony
So are the occasion such groom and wife is,
f'-Iheir reward all precious Colds but trifies.
Bpt such as they are, pray accept
the 4 gifts, as a slight token of approval,
respect and esteem from the givers.
Andmay the most excellent example
yog have set them, be we'll followed by
Your children and grandchildren and all
yoqr trends and neighbors, and fellow
wnspeople, and may you yet have
many happy returns Of your wedding
anniversary.
Joined hearts and hands (both hands),
may The stream of your welded bliss
sui continue to flow thus smoothly on
through life. May your Diamond We'd
d. not fail of its due celebration and
. we be there to see it.
sttgfth he wedding ceremony it was
d~oyered that tie gentleman who had
oai.ialed as clergyman was neither min
ls'9r, priest, justice or judge, authorized
to break but not to form the marriage
connection. I'm this dilemma Mr., Bush
nell WAS duly installed and ordained, and
Is now empowered and ready to answer
s.l laipissgaTf'.sf eats of every kind. For
all easional pulpit occasions he VIII
b. found very useful to this church-go-
Ing community in his new character
Miss Carrie Barber enlivened the oc-
casion by sweet old-fashioned songs u
which The whole company often joined
The presents which in a slight degree
attested the high esteem in which TINS
happy pair are held in the place OF theif
twenty-five years residence were rich
and appropriate:
A silver gold-lined tea-set' CONSISTING
OF butter dish, sugar bowl, creamer anu
spoon holder, by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Baxter, Chas. Baxter, John schreihei'
A. r. Bushnell, j. p. Lewis, Geo Howe
Henry Muesse. Fred Phelps, ). Alien
Barber. and J. NJ. Mills; jelly DISH cut
glass and silver, by Madams sherman
Carter. REYNOLDS, Burr, Ladd and Dll-
lon; caster, silver and eut glass z. =
f. Barnett and wife; chamber SET MI
and Mrs. Oswald and A. Nathan; SILVER
cake basket. r. II. Baldwin, n. fains :,
worth, Harry Barnett and Misses ,! Nel,
and Name Barnett; silver gold-line,a'
mug, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Matthew goiu
dollar, Mrs. Mary Hyde; pair OF s 81, ,
gold-lined goblets, Mr.. Edward L luz.
kin. brother of Mrs. Fisher; the follow
ing sentiment was written on tne DaIn
Of card, bearing the name Of Linda llaal
Avery, which was pinned TO a oi'' IVY
with dotsof old gold decoration ~.
,.Tbese cross stitches of'old gold in tn tins :
NV sjmnle offering, suggest to me on i, e,,ts
msno,.abIe occasion the bright sPoss
dotted tbropghout the years Of your ls.ss
married life Nav the happiness, =. - .t'a -
far realized prove harbInge ~ 81 ro mr.. de,
come during the remainder q sSSslIy be
clining years, and may you in nla, await.
blessed with the untold haPPhln e vour
inc the redeemed, is the wish wish Of ax w.,
China ware, Edith Fisher eiosN . e 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Brown tolle' ' ohe.
with mirror, Mr. and Mrs. Oloa t,ye pttv
tos, Ralph and Hattie Barnett. .. ' r;sbsy
five dollar gold check, Hewlett, ~. r', boor
A golden wedding is q very rare g as
voueRsafed to but few Of earth : month ,'o,,th
but from the evident health anu - ma,
fulness Of Mr.. al d Mrs. Fisher, " tn,
confidently look forward to r pismoU,
Of this JOYOUS event on ihalr pi'''''A'
Wedding Day.
ALARGr pocket kn ,lsa - proof .
the gentleman who calleu ,,,as lef
publication Of Nj. Waterno as &, y" a,vne
here and will be returned e ne 0NnS