The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-10-07
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NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR NEIGH
BORING TOWNS.
All About the Recent Happenings and
Events Of Special Interest to Read
ers of the Enterprise, Cleaned
by its Corps of Reporters.

OCTOBER 5.--AIiss Carrier, OF Roch-
,ster, and Mr.. Hallock, Of Leroy, were
yuests at c. Winemiller's, Saturday.
Miss Nellie Murray is home from
Elyria, after two weeks visit with her
sisters.
Leon Adams and Paul Morgan, OF Well
Ington, were out enjoying a good time
Saturday.
+. A. Waldeck, Of Akron, spent few
lays Of last week at E. D. Bakers.
Mrs. Z. W. Williams came out from |
New London, to attend the fiftieth wedd-
ing anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs.. Hiram
Tillitson.
James Murray, Of Cleveland and Chas.
Murray, Of Elyria, spent Sunday with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Roedel, Of Well
ington, spent Sunday at D. |. Beckley's
and E. L. Wilcox's.
Mrs. S. NJ. Fisher and Miss Esta Boice,
were in Rochester, Sunday, and called on
the sick at Frank Perkins.
Ray Baker who has been in Toledo for
the past three months, Is home for a
weeks visit.
The principal event Of the past week,
was the Golden Wedding" Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram TillitsOn on September 10Th,
1896. About sixty friends and relatives
gathered at their home to partake in the
surprise, many we're kept away by the
inclement weather, but those sixty came
in spite Of water and mud, The ladies
came with baskets we'll filed with good
things, and after a sumptuous dinner
the company were entertained by a lit
erary and musical programme rendered
by the grandchildren. The groom gave
a few selections on the violin, which
were popular fifty years ago. The ad-
dress read by Mrs. Cornelia Boice is
given below:
To Mr.. and Mrs. Tillitson: A few Of
your friends and neighbors with your
children and grandchildren, have
collected together here today, in this
your happy home to greet you and pay
homage to the oldest and best institu-
tion in the world-the family. Reyolu-
tlOns come, form Of government change
and all seems to be new; but the family
still exists. The first generation Of men
formed it, the last will reverence 1t. 1t
will endure forever and now in this
christian age we have as Its fruit, the
hottest and dearest spot on earth, home.
Yes, 1t is that to all, the tenderest Of all
words are father, mother, home. We
recognize as the foundation OF the FAM
lily and home, marriage marriage
the complete union Of two hearts, and
like the home it is not the work OF day,
not the ceremony performed by the
clergyman that is not marriage, it is at
best but notice to the world that mar
riage is intended by the parties. Mar.
riage, like the home, is the work Of
years, the two loving hearts as in yOnl
case, day by day and year by year, art
gradually becoming more completely
one, as the home becomes year by veal
our ideal, what we witness here, happy
home. Now in behalf Of these friends
l beg to assure you that in your fit!
years Of welded life we feel that we havC
an example of the highest type Of tn,
family homes and marriages. You hay,
known sorrow 1t Is true, but 1t has seryet
to draw you still closer to each other
Loving children have taken their fligh
to soar away and sing with the ange
band in that better land. You hay
three daughters and their families left t
comfort you in your declining years
The path over which you have journey
ed has some times been dark, but 1t ha
ever been illumed by the light OF love
The good Father has smiled upon you
home and we feel that you have bee
abundantly blessed by him. 1t hardl
seems possible that you have walked t.
gether fifty years, but when we loo
back and recall the events Of those year
; we fully realize the time. With you th
morning and noon Of life Is past and a
you are fast declining into the eyenin
: Of life may your last days be like th
;; quiet setting Of the sun. Allow me
say that it is the sincere wish OF yoT
friends that In the future as in the pas
you may enjoy health and prosperity an
! continue life's journey together, so thI
your friends may meet and greet you Q
: the diamond anniversary Of this da,
Some very pretty presents were left
!, tokens Of appreciation. among them b
(, ing an apron and tidy made by hand,
: a sister Of the bride in her eighty.thil
!. year. Those persons from abroad wer
Mr.. Geo. Fisher. Mr., and Mrs. Walt
!. Gates, Of Cleveland; Mrs. Elizabe
! Franklin, Of Whitehouse, O.. Mr.. al
j Mrs. E. L. Chaffie, Of Wooster; MI
. Patty Richards, Of Nova; Mr.. and MI
Z w. G. North and little son and Mrs. NJ.
! LaboFie, Of Wellington.
Massey & Son, Of Lipscomb. Maur
leo. Tenn, writes az follows: 'Ligf
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