Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-07
SOME QUAINT RECORDS.
Bits OF Witticism Printed with
Wedding Announcements.
Bright Things Copied from Newspapers
Published within tho Last Hundred
HeHrs-PunS Upon the Names OF
Brides and GroomS-

| mentS has been copied for the Detroit
| Free Press from old newspapers pub
| llshed within the last one hundred
years, OF which the compiler has exam
1ned between 200 and 800 volumes, Sc
Letting such as he thought worth re-
| peat1ng to the present generation. The
old wits were famous for punning upon
the names which they could utilize for
the purpose, and many of these an
nouncements will prove amusing.
In Concord, N. H., February 8, 1914,
Isaac Hill, one of the editors of the
Patriot, to Miss Susan Aver, daughter
of Captain Richard Aver.
AS I walked out tho other day.
Through Concord street took my way;
saw u sitc thought quite rare
Hill walked out to take the Aver
And now since earth and air have met together
think there'll be change of weather.
In Haverhill, Mass, August Q. 1920.
Cotton X. Simpson to Miss Sarah r.
Marble.
An old calculation OF gain and locs
FroVes "A stone that Is rolling will gather no
moss"
A happy expedient has lately been thought on,
by which Marble may gather and cultivate
Cotton.
Welded, at Black Lake, s. l., Fcbru-
ary o, 1923, James Anderson to Anna
Bread.
While toasts the lovely graces spread,
And tops around them fluttcr,
I'll be contented with Ann Bread
And won't have any but her.
At Bozeah, Conn.,, August "a, 1916,
John Bate, Of williamson, Mass, to
Miss Mary Ann Bass, of the former
place, after courtship Of one hour.
Is this not angling we'll, 1 ask,
Such tender bait to take?
He caught In one short hour q Bassi
The Bass, though, caught the Batei
Married, at Winniesburg on Friday,
April Is, 1853, by Rev. Mr.. Malone. at
st. Peters Church, Mr.. Will Moon to
Miss Annie Cooke:
He is not mad though lunar light
His troth did overlook.
For he has gained, to his delight,
wife that Is Cooke.
His goose Is cooked" and other maids
May envy her tho boon,
whose toll ambition wished and got
The bright man in the moon.
New York, March 10, 1889, Tomose
Secord to Miss Cordelia Ketcham:
"Kctcham, CordeliI, II you CON-"
February 5, 1926, by Rev. Mcfarland,
Solomon Payne to Miss Ruth Baker:
Some fcmales fall in love with wealth,
Some with lovely Swain;
But Sarah, in tho bloom OF health,
Takes to herself Payne
In Boston, April 8, 1921, Joseph VIII.
lent to Miss Susan Whitmarsh after a
courtshlp OF thirteen Gays and but thirty
five days after the death of his former
wife:
The best way, It seems, for deep sorrow to
smother
For the loss OF wife-is to marry another
December Q, 1928, Stephen Bumprey,
aged rs, revolutionary pensioner, to
Miss Sarah Dewey, aged SO.
In 20 ho fought and blod;
AT 70 no woocd and we'd"
Washington, d. c., May II, 1884,
Joshua Peck TO Miss Amelia Bushel.
Allzookers, robes md wedding cakes
what changes Of measures marriage makes.
Quick rs thought Mt Hymen's beck,
Bushel changed into Peck.
Married at Herculaneum, Mo-, Nav
3D. 1921, John w. Honey, ESQ, to Mary
Austin.
From sweet flowers the busy bee
Can scarce adrop Of honey gather;
But OH how sweet flower is she
Who turns to Honey altogetheri
Captain VIII Graves to Miss Nancv
Graves. Corroll, Corroll County, N. C..
June Is, 1916.
Tho graves, tits said,
Will yield their dead
When Gobrierstr trumpet shakes tho skies.
But IL God please,
From Graves like those
dozen living folks might rise
LsnRth OF n DoRroo.
The length OF degree of longitude at
the equator is go lie statute miles. At
the Both degree Of latitude 1t is 63%