The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1898-11-15
HIILsDALE. MICH, NOVEMBER 15 1898.

Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Southworth aud
family attended surprise party for his
mother, near Pittsford, Wednesday.
A number of the children In our
vicinity are the victims of chicken pox.
About seventy-fve invited guests
gathered at the pleasant home of Mr..
aud Mrs. A. II. Drake, near Lickiy's
Corners, to attend the marriage Of their
eldest daughter, Louisa E., to Frank w.
Burt. At half-past seven o'clock, when
the guests had all assembled, Miss Emma
Wilson, presiding at the organ, struck up
the wedding march, and the happy
couple, led by Rev. Blair, OF Bronson,
and accompanied by Miss Nellie Fitz
gerald as bridesmaid, and Edward Burt
! brother of the groom, as best man, took
their stand In the southwest corner OF
the parlor, under an arch prettily deco
rated with lace and myrtle, from which
was suspended beautiful floral bell.
The background consisted of pyra-
mid of myrtle and hyaclnth flowers, sur
rounded by coleus plants, where the
ceremony was performed which made
the couple one. Congratulations then
followed, after which an elegant lap
supper was served, which did honor to
the occasion. The bride was attired in
green henrietta, with white lace and
pink silk and ribbon. A bunch OF pink
and white fuchsia blossoms adorned her
hair. The groom wore conventional
black. The wedding preseats, which
were many, were both useful and orna-
mental, among them a beautiful gold
watch and chain, a present to the bride
from her grand mother, Mrs. A. ).
Thorn, of Sonth Dakota. Many presents
were sent by friends from abroad who
were unable to be present. The bride
has lived In this community since child.
hood, and will be greatly missed in the
Sabbath school and Epworth league,
where she has always taken an active
part. The groom is one of Ransoms
most highly respected young men, and
has many friends In this vlcinity. Mr.
and Mrs. Burt will settle Immediately on
the Burt farm near Ransom, and will be
at home after Dsc. 1st. The best wishes
of host of friends go with them. The
guests from away were Mrs. Whitson,
grand mother OF the groom, of Daven-
port, Iowa; Mrs. A. :. Thorn, grand
mother OF the bride, OF South Dakota;
Rev. and Mrs. Blair, of Bronson; Mr. and
Mrs. Martlr, Anna and Elias Burt, OF
Hudson; Mr.. and Mrs. Rideout, of To-
ledo; Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon, OF Frontier,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson, of Waldron.
RANSOM.
Nov. 12.-Thomas Rideout and wife, OF
Toledo, and Mrs. WhitsOn, OF Iowa,
visited at George Burt's last week.
Rev. d. G.. Blair, OF Bronson, made a
short call here last week.
Again are we called to mourn over
the death OF friend highly esteemed by
every one aud whose loss casts a gloom
over the neighborhood. Miss Lorens
Cornell disd last Monday morning. She
was q member OF the choir Of the Con-
grsgstional church, and was organlst In
the Sunday school. Her chair in the
choir was beautifully drapsd with white
flowers, and floral pillow at the foot ol
the chair. She will be missed not only
| In the home circle, but Ia the chur2a and
commurity. Her remains were laid al
rest In Evergreen cemetery.
The funeral services of John Better
who died In the northern part of the
state, were to have been held In the U
B. church last Wednesday, bat on &C
count of the lateness OF the hour when