The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-27
MARRIAGE RECORDS.


Through Concord street / took my way;
/ saw a sight thought quite rare
A Hill walked out to take the Aver
And now since earth and air have met to-
gether,
think there'l be a change OF weather
In Haverhill, Mass. August, 1929.
Cotton X. Simpson, of Pembroke, N.
H.. to Miss Sarah R. Marble.
An old calculation of gain and loss
Proves "a stone that is rolling will gather no
moss"
A happv expedient has lately been thought on,
By which Marble may gather and cultivate
Cotton.
Married, at Washington, KY, March,
1914, Samuel January to Miss Pamalia
January.
A cold match.
At Black Lake. L. L, February,
1928, James Anderson to Miss Ann
Bread.
While toasts the lovely graces spread,
And tops around them f1utter,
I'll be cOntented with Ann Bread
And won't have any but her
In Bozrah, Ct, August. 1919, John
Bate of Williamstown Mass, to Miss
Mary Ann Bass. of the former place,
after courtship of one hour.
Is this not angling well I ask,
Such tender bate to takes
He caught in one short hour the Bass,
The Bass though caught the Bate.
Married-At Williamsburg, on FRI
day, April Is, 1858, by Rev. Mr. Ma
lone, at St. Peters Church, w. Moon
to Miss Ann Cooke.
He is not mad, though lunar light
His broth did overlook,
For he has gained, to his delight,
A wife that is Cook.
His goose is cooked, and other maids
May envy her the boon,
Whose tall ambition wished and got
The bright man in the Moon.
In New York, March. 1882, Thomas
A. Secord to Miss Cordelia Ketcham.
''Ketcham Cordelia. if you canf'
Il have" says she-''Secord's the man."
Married B.idgewater, December
Is. 1888, Captain Thomas Baxter, OF
Quincy, aged sixty-three. to Miss Whit
man. of the former place. aged fifty
seven, after a long and tedious court
ship of forty-eight years, which they
both sustained with uncommon forth
tude.
In Concord, February. 1926, by Rev.
DR.. Mcfarland, Solomon Payne, O!
Canterbury. Ct, to Miss Ruth Barker,
daughter of Lemuel Barker, of this
town.
Some females fall in love with wealth,
Some with lovely swain;
But Ruth in the boom of health,
Takes to herself Payne.
In Concord, October, 1909, Jeremiah
P Raymond, of Weare, to Miss Susan
Gale
A constant Gale forever prove.
To fan the fame of virtuous love
In Boston, April. 1921, by Rev. Will
liam Sabine, Joseph Without to Miss
Susan Whitmarsh, after a tedious court
ship of thirteen days, and but thirty-five
days after the death of his former wife.
The best way it seems for deep sorrow t.
smother
For the loss of a wife is-to marry another.
In West Springfield, Mass. Deem
Der, 1926, Stephen Bumprey, aged sew
enty-six, revolutionary pensioner, to
Miss Sarah Dewey, aged thirty-eight.
In &c, he fought and bled
At seventy-six he wood and wed,
In Washington. May II, 1884, Joshua
Peck to Miss Amelia Bushel
Alzookers, hobs and wedding cakes!
What changes ofmeasures marriage makes.
Quick as a thought at Hymen's beck
Bushel changed into a Peck.
June 26. 1915, in Carroll County, N.
c., by Rev. B. Graves, Captain VIM
Graves, son Of John Graves, ESQ.,, te
Miss Nancy Graves, daughter of Gen
eral Asariah Graves.
The graves, tits said,
Will yield the dead
When Gabriels trumpet shakes the skies
But if God please
From Graves like these
dozen living folks may RISE
At Herculaneum. Mo-. May %, 1921
John w. Honey, Esq, to Mary S. Aus.
ten.
From sweet flowers the busy bee
Can scarce drop of honey gather;
But oh, how sweet flower is she
Who turns to Honey altogether.