The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-11-24
SILVER WEDDING.

SILVER WEDDING. 10 81
It cunning to tue knowledge Of the
friends of Mr.. Mrs. D. e., Holmes that
this week included the 18th snnivHrss-
~ ~ their wedding day. arrangements
were quietly made for = surprise visit,
such ~ should DO = hearty expression
Of comgrstul~tion aud good will, aud
ut the same time " substantial encour-
aPemept. to Mr.. Holmes In the rood
work to which he devotes his time and
energies, tl'st Of \ Sunday School or
Ranizar aud evangelist, in aud over !
large district In this State, Accnrd-
tngly an Monday evening large c.,,n-
pAny assembled ut the residences Of NJ.
F!::llshsbereer'and forthwith proceed,
ed to the home Of the Holmeses. Mrs.
IIoln'es that evening WAS entertaining
the Indies ut tho ChautauQua Circle.
which ~as shout to -begin the studies
appointed for the evening. Mr.. H. WAS
absent making call at = neighbours
house ard had tn be sent for. To sxy
that they were surprised 10 to state the
fact feebly. Guests from Worthington
were OF course in great majority, but
represent atives and workers from mauy
Of the Sunday Schools of tho district
were also there. As tho evening sped
away the guests ex temporised charades
and engaged in conversation. At length
the bride and grown Of q year ago were
stationed where the company could
one by one give them the hand of con.
graduation IN having reached tho 25tl,
milestone Of their lie journey togetl,-
er. Then poem WAS read by Mr.. Kim,
'ml' at Window. On behalf OF tho givs
ers, Rev. R"bt. McCune presented to
Mr.. Holmes Rug Seat Patent Rocker,
Mrs. L.. N. Bliss quickly appeared on
thu soene with an elegant silver tea
set Of 6 pieces. and in = few sentences
presented them to Mrs. Holmes. Mrs.
Geo. J. Day then approached the COT
pie with a copy ct the =. 3. Messenger
in his hand. lie said the -. g." had
two interpretations. Ordinarily it
meant "Snnday School," but this ev-
ening it meant ''Steam Ship'' Messen:
ger. And forthwith u full rugged min.
nature ship was brought in on a table
tile ship being laden with cargo Of
silver com. which must have amazed
H.. ,ncst a ~ rA.n,.. q a r,.>n,,,o. ~ R,~ a;
! yer present.. From the deck and fri
the hold were drawn bags of United
States silver coin, each marked Will,
the name Of tn, school Or place from,
which it came. The treasure came from
Dewxld. RANSOM, Indian Lake, Fui-
da, Mountain Lake, Beaver Greek, La
Verne, Heron Lake. Bigelow, Rush.
more. Adrian, jackson, Slxyton, Win.
dom, kuthten, Minneapolis, and Wor-
thington. As the bags wore opened
the amounts were noted. making y to-
tai OF $2O3 %. The donation of Noun:
thin Lake WAS sealed sack, fresh from'
the mint. Of 45O dimes, as bright Al
silver coin can be made. The ballast
| Of che vessel WAS candy. which, with
the ship itself, was turned over to Mas
ter Holmes, to his intense delight. The
items Ut the silver wedding gifts foot
up AS follows:
Total in ship, 203 OF
Tea Set Of 6 pieces, IS OC
Rug seat Patent Rocker, :. Is M
Portrait Of D. e. Holmes, b. 500
| Total, d.: $265. on
Lunch was then served. Aud the
evening cl"ted with service. Of song
and prayer by Mr.. Holmes. The even:
ing WAS very enjoyable one. and it,
results reflect great credit on the eff.
clont workers wdo planned aud worked
to secure them.