The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-08-03

marriage by John Ulin, minister duly authorized
to soemnize marriages in said county, on the 26th
day july A. D. 1882 appears from the records of
of said Court.
Witness my signature and the seal of said Court at
Jackson, Ohio, this 26th day of July, A. D. 1882.
[sEAL.1 II. c. MILLER,
Sole Judge, and Ex-Officio Clerk, &c.
Also, the following letters from alb
sent relatives:
LAW OFFICES OF HOFFMAN HOFFMAN.
CoGUMB1s, O., July Is, 1ss2S
DEAR FANNIE: received your letter to-day. 1t |
is out of my power to leave here now. 1 remember |
when Uncle Dennison was married, and would be |
glad indeed to be at his house tomorrow night and
in fact at any other time have always had very
warm and kindly feeling for him and Aunt Sally. |
Mary joins in much love and good wishes for both
will send by this mail pair of gold glasses to your
address, which you will please give to him for
hope he will 1vs long to through them and read
to Aunt Sally. Your Afectionate Uncle
R. c. HOFFMAN.
Miss FANNIE LONG, Jackson, o.
DERBY, P1cKAwAY Co., O., July "a, 1882.
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
regret very much that we have to give up long
cherished hope of joining you in celebrating your
Golden Wedding, which is such rare occurrence of
lifetime. 1t would be great pleasure indeed to us
to you and all your relatives and friends of long
ago. who will be present on that occasion. But it
will be impossible for to be there folks
engaged in thrashng wheat and will not get through
till after the 2sth We send heartest congratu-
lations to you and all our friends who permitted
to enjoy such eventful reunion.
Your Abiding Friends,
J.A. & W. W. CHERINGToN.
GREENLAND, July 25, 1882.
Mr.. Mrs. John D. James:
MY VERY DEAR UNCLE AUNT: 1t is with many
and deep regrets that feel compelled to decline your
very kind invitation to your Golden Wedding.' We
lust commencing hay harvest, and know
the old adage is, make hay while the shines so
we cannot defer the matter to another time. Why
didn't you wait till next weekP 1t would have suited
us much better How very strange 1t is that people
will get married at such unreasonable times of year.
Our folks insist my going alone, but feel it
would be very selfish for me to enjoy much plea
and leave Mr. Belts and Julia at home to do all
the hard work.
Hoping that all the future years of your lives may
be Golden at least the clouds that overshadow
you may be gilt-edged, subscribe myself very
loving and affectionate niece,
NANCY H. Belts.
P.s. This is the very best apology can make; but
if by any providential Circumstance should get to
go, take it all back. Hastily, N. H. b.
THE WILLOWS, (NEAR
CH1LLIcoTHE,) July s6, 1SS2.}
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
To-day is your "Goden Weddngn day, and how
much we want to be with you! 1 feel like running
away and going anyhow. But we have several very
good reasons for being absent-the chief being
that almost hourly expecting friends from a
distance to visit U.S. and might not look well to run
| away from them.
have been thinking how much my dear mother
were she living, would enjoy such occasion. How
ever, she may be in spirit What interesting
| event! How crowded with memories tender, SORROW
full and glad You will keep thinking of the first we'd
ding, fifty years ago-of your early hopes and ambi
tions. You, uncle, will remember how sheepish you
felt you felt yourself the hero of the day. How
pretty Aunt Sally did look, till you wondered If you
would ever tire of watching her. And she. proud of
her choice half sad at leaving her old home, still
kept wondering if her back hair was all right.
Well, that was long time ago, and your lives, like
many others, have been mercifully arranged with
just enough joy and sorrow, sunshine and shadow
and but feel That in that past life there has
been more of good than evil. because God your
loving father.
| We may not expect from you two "many happy re-
turns of this day. but will hope that your old age
will be joyful and restful that you may be spared to
walk the rest of way together, trusting still to
the guidance of Him who has led you gently in the
past that the close life will be to like the lin
gering golden sunset of autumn day, which,
though overcast at times with clouds that seem to
darken the evening sky breaks out in gold and GRIM
brightness at evening" flooding with glory all the
sky. Thus to Christs faithful children shall be the
evening time of life, promise of the eternal sunrise
| in the morning.
My husband joins me in love to you both.
| Your Loving Niece,
| LOUISE ABERNETHY.
Mr.. Cherington then said he had
some lines written by Willie E. Bun
dy, boy fifteen years of age, and he
would ask his grandfather, Hon. H. S.
Bundy, to read them. Mr.. Bundy
said that an apology was certainly due
to Willie. He, Mr.. Bundy, had re-
marked at dinner, that he was coming
to Jackson that afternoon to attend
the Golden Wedding of Uncle Denni-
son James, and Willie then went to
work, and had only couple of hours
in which to compose the verses.
Mr.. Bundy then read:,
| To Uncle Dennison James:
May you have a pleasant Golden Wedding is the
wish of the author.
Fifty years have come and passed
os eSen aRe Weddng MsEf naEried Ssra a last
Old troubles have been buried.
1t does not seem SO long ago,
That aad sssTsd Fss Yis ss e pRsss5ns ne sS5 f."
Our years ha We not been years of strife;
And noqght has come to cloud our life,
| And little to cause tear.
remember now as look away
Just how you looked on that first day
When you became my bride.
| can een remember further back
In gladsome times Of yore,
When even I would courage lack
To approach your fathers door.
| think we're changed since 's2-
happs nasf You
have not words to say.
Our little boys have made good men,
Our children all are happy.
They're called to see us once again,
But let US pass from memory deaF
And pleasant recOllections,
| According to directions.
After the formal ceremonies were
over we had refreshments, such as a
variety Of cake, coffee, ice-cream, &c.
There must have been over hundred
persons present, and among them
three men and two women who had
been married over 50 years. There
were ]. D. James and wife, Peter Pick
rel and wife, and Courtney M. Martin.
I wish to say in conclusion, that I
have been rather intimately acquaint-
ed with Dennison James for 274 years.
For many years we were members Of
the same church, and we met often.
We have often met in Bible Glass, and
read and discussed the Scriptures to-
gether. He is a man of deep piety,
conscientious, truthful, honest, hon
orable, and has led a pure Christian
life. He is good citizen, and always
pleasant gentleman.
TO MR.. AND MRS. !. d. JAMES, ON THEIR GOLDEN