Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-01-05
HANCOCK.
Gastinger-Fenton.

going Oh lOr W0uulnS CnaC prom
ises to be happy one was consum-
ated last Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock by the wedding occurring
itself, and Miss Grace Gertrude
Fenton, daughter of the late P. S,
Fenton, was made the wife of Harry
Gsstinger, the son of a prominent
Ohio family. The announcement of
their engagement was made some
time ago and the climax has been
looked forward to eagerly by their
circle of many friends. Last Sunday
morning Rev. George r, Searles an
nounced that there would be we'd
ding in the church Wednesday even
ing to which an invitation was ex-
tended to all their friends to be pres
ent. The Congregational church was
handsomely decorated and nothing
was lacking liz preparations when the
ceremony began at eight o'clock and
Rev. Searles came forward to the
contracting parties and tied the knot
that "no man shall break asunder."
The bride was attended by Miss Min
ME Fenton, sister of the bride, Edith
Blackman and Alice Grandjean. The
groom's best men we're Messrs. Geo.
Blackman, Richard Hennessy and
Fred Rankin. The bride wore the
customary white, Miss Blackman
wore blue, Miss Grandjean was in
blue, and brides sister wore green.
The best men were in the convention
al black. At the close of the cere-
mony a large number of invited
guests were received at the home of
the brides mother, congratulating
the newly we'd and spending the
evening gaily. The bridal couple
were entertained for few days by
Mr.. and Mrs, G. B, Parks. They will
eventually settle in Hancock, where
Mr.. Gastinger will be engaged in
business, and will erect residence
opposite Mr.. Wilcox's place, and thus
be in one of the pleasantest and
prettiest locations in the village.
Miss Myrtle Wilcox returned to her
school and study of music in Mime
apolis Saturday night to remain un-
til March.
Patrick Holstron arrived in town
the first of last week and began his
arrangements for the construction of
a new blacksmith shop. He says he
is we'll pleased with the village and
the people seem we'll pleased with
him. The advent of this new enter
prise in Hancock is welcomed by the
farmers, as it is generally considered
that one shop is not sufficient to do
all the work of the vast surrounding
country, and besides it would seem to
be too much Of a monopoly for the
one shop. Heretofore the farmers
were forced to pay any price that the
one existing shop saw fit to demand,
and many Of the farmers were forced
to go to Morris with their work.
George Thorpe, Jr., left Friday for
Herman and from there he will go to
Minneapolis and then to Albuquer-
que, New Mexico.
The Ladies Aid Society gave
basket social at the G.. A. r. hall
Thursday evening to which every
lady in attendance brought a basket
full Of daintily arranged supper for
herself and husband or friend. This
social was different from the usual
order of these enjoyable affairs in
that there were no charges, the ladies
hoping by this arrangement to please
everyone, But there were some who
thought that the very freshness of
the provisions robbed the event of
much pleasure and was universally
declared to be extensive when each
basket cost good round sum-" In
other words some of those who had