Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-03-26
THREE GENERATIONS MEET.
TWO WEDDINGS SPANNING HALF A
CENTURY.

| place at Fredericksburg, Alpine
| Co., Cal, which were notable in more
ways than one. Charles II. Spring
| MEYER, of Gardnerville. son of Her
man Sprin gmeyer, one of the solid
ranchers of Carson Valley, welded
Theresa Neddenrei,, the belle Of Fred
ericksburg, in Alpine county, Cal,
and at the same time and place, Mr..
and Mrs. Neddenriep, grand parents
of the bride, celebrated their golden
wedding.
The double wedding invitations,
printed at the APPEAL office, flooded
the Valley three weeks ago and the
announcement Of the aged couple was
printed in gold letters The young
people, however, had to be content
with ordinary black or the page de-
voted to their announcement. Every
body of note in the two counties Of
Douglas and Alpine were invited and
specia arrangements had been made
by all concerned to celebrate the occa-
sion in true German style. The Ger
mans consider marriage a big event
and don't slide off quietly to Justice
of the Peace when they wed. They
spread the banquet board, set up the
wine and turn loose the dance.
Those who attended this particular
wedding say that nothing like it was
ever known in Alpine or Douglas
counties Over two hundred and fifty
people were present at the wedding
and sat down at the banquet which
followed the tying Of the nuptial knot.
Rev. George Davis Of this city, united
the young couple and when he kissed
the lovely, young creature that
Charley Springmeyer had chosen as
his wife, he seemed so well satisfied
with the performance that everybody
in the place followed suit without any
further questioning.
Rev. Becker the Lutheran clergy
man reunited the old couple and he
kissed the bride also and so did every
body else.
The APPEALS special correspondent
was especially enjoined to count the
grand children, but he seems to have
been unable to herd them all into one
corral Some people from the Valley
say there must have been nearly
hundred of EN-
The choice parts of several steers
were largely in evidence; roast pork
by the hundred weight, chickens,
ducks, and turkeys until you couldn't
count 'em cakes as big as a new
moon and three feet high, beer in
kegs, weinerwurst, claret by the case,
head cheese, port in casques, German
sausage, champagne by the basket,
jacksnipe, more beer, stuffed
goose, more claret, calves head, more
and side dishes till you
couldn't rest.
Then came the dance. The dance
was on hill across from the house.
Seventy five couple could dance at
once. After few hours Of dancing
they would 60 back to the banquet
board and give Their people a chance.
1t was continuous round of dancing
all Sunday afternoon and until day
light Monday morning. The dancing
and the banqueting was going on all
the while with three relays of cooks
and fiddlers.
The banquet was so long that with a
preacher at each end of the table say
ing grace, they didn't interrupt each /.
0ther
The bride was kissed over 200 times, /
and her grandmother nearly as much. /
Some of the yong fellows from Alpine /
got confused and kissed girls that /
ooked like the bride. But these mis- /
axes often occur at a big wedding /
and were overlooked by the clergy, +
Who retired early.
The APPEAL ackn owledges a small /
wagon load of cake and wine.
The Races.