The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-03-15
From Rutland.
CHINA WEDDING.

flucnce the social constituency extending
from the Fox river on the west TO tn
Grundy county line on the east, it being tn
twentieth anniversary of the marriage o
Mr. and Mrs o. G. Thompson of Rutland
and a. with other cyclones, there had to h
IA cause for this one also Of any one il
our midst is highly esteemed by their feel
lows for their many qualities of mind an'
heart, it may be said that Mr.. and Mrs
! Thompson possess that esteem, freely be
slowed by appreciatiye neighborS) Ant
| like all successful cyclones, it developed
quickly, was conducted ably and resute'
successfully. On Saturday the Sth inst
the committee Of arrangements purchased
in Ottawa superb china set of one hun
dred and fifty eight pieces. They arranged
a programme and appointed appropriate
committees to carry it into effect. At sly
o'clock on the night in question, Il sleigh
was driven to the door of their residence
and orders issued 70 get ready for the oc
caSion The china was unloaded, unpackeu
fires were built and the lights turned on
The committees arrived early. J. X. Spen
Ger, as Master of Ceremonies Mrs, l.. G.
Douglas, and Mr. l.. C. Robson as ushers
The night was not cold, but nature wore a
somewhat glacial look, the snow was
drifted high against everything that would
check it and IA thick coating of ice covered
the fields; every window seemed set in a
glow of flame and tongues of ruddy light
shot far across the fields, making the dark
ness more gloomy by contrast. Every av-
enue of approach leading up to the west
ern and southern fronts was soon thronged
by teams which discharging their load of
human freight kept the ushers on the
jump, and thus it continued hour after
hour. At eight o'clock the wedding pro
cession formed, the band playing the we'd
ding march. Mr. and Mrs Elias Trumbo
as bride and groom, it being their 33d an.
the ushers preceding and enter
ing the central drawing room, then fol.
lowed the presentation by the Hon Samuel
Parr. Here Sam distinguished himself,
making the best speech of his life. Then
congratulations, the bride and
bridesmaid being fairly smothered with
kisses. The grand square piano was
cleared for action and duet was rendered
i.1 | N, 'Tr,t,, t,A
The speakers were called to the front in
the order named; ID. ID. Vincent spoke of
the remembrances of the past He dwelt
upon the honorable position sustained by
the house of Thompson for more than eight
centuries. Messrs. G. ID. Shaver and L. G.
Douglas followed, closing the speeches and
themselves AS orators. Mr..
Thompson responded to the hattering ova-
ions bestowed upon himself and Mrs.
Thompson. Duets were rendered by Misses
rrumbo, Herbert Judson, Mrs futile and
others. The programme occupied three
hours from the beginning to the close, and
Just as the great clock in the tower struck
eleven the guests filed into the dinngroom
md were seated at a banquet, varied and
)roiuse of all that is rare to the epicurean.
supper over, our host led the way into his
'Ourt room for he is the local alCalde "
Here Capt. l.. A. Rising distributed box
If his Xxx cigars Below is personal mer-
ion of few names of those that we're pres
mt Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Trumbo: Mr. and
Mrs, j. X. Spencer; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G |
Douglas; Hon. Samuel Parr and wife; Mr..
+. Wheeler; Mr. Jesse Grove and Mrs. |
Iiolstein; Mr. and Mrs Fletcher Gibson
Maj r. c. Gibson and wife; Capt l.. A.
Rising and wife; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hay
ward Mr. and Mrs. B. futile Mr.. and Mrs.
D. II. Wickwire; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. d. Vim
'ent; Mrs NJ. f. Bryant; Mr. and Mrs sam
lei Millikin; Mr. and Mrs. G.. u. Shaver:
Slr and Mrs VIM. Slewder aud aunt Bet
ey Shaver; Mr. and Mrs. l.. C. Robson
'lr. 2el Mrs John Antcs; Mr. and Mrs J
:. Gibson; Mr. and Mrs Cyrus Debolt; Mr..
md Mrs c. f, Foster; Misses Stella, Rose,
iittie, Emma, Ada and Cora Shaver; Misses
'insel, Robson, Parr, Spencer, Trumbo,
Douglas killmer, Freeland, Judscn, Her
,ert, Millikin, Wheeler and Misses Matte
md Hattie Vincent Messrs Geo. and John
'lillikin, Clyde, Perrine and Peter Shaver;
frank Trumbo, Frank Slewder, viii War. |
inge, l.. Wales, II, Richards, w. Wheeler,
!. Bryant and many others. At 1880 \. NJ.
he dense throng began to break up and
wo hours later silence reigned where the
totes of mirth and revelry had ceased.
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