The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
GOLDEN WEDDING.

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residence I'M New Grenada. Rev
H. S. Bickle of Bethel Church of
God, New Grenada, officiated.
The wedding love feast was held
at high noon, and as that was first
on the program, we cannot pass
ON without stating that a more
excellent, bountifully supplied
table could not be found. Any
one who ever had occasion to visit
her home and enjoy her hospi-
tality can testify to her qualitica-
tions as a past-mistress in the
culinary art.
The feast over, the exercises of
the day opened with music.
Golden wedding march Miss
Maud Coulter, of Pittsburg,
grand daughter of the bride and
groom; prayer by Rev. Bicl1le;
solo by Miss Mabel Cunningham,
of Williamsburg, Pa, a grand
daughter; music by all, Miss May
Cunningham, a granddaughter at
the organ.
Next an elegant and approprl-
ate address by Rev. Davenport,
subject, "Gold;" music by all.
The formal wedding rite was
omitted by request of bride and
groom. Then followed congrat-
ulations. TO facilitate matters
the oldest relative, aunt Rachel
Bergstresser, and then the
youngest, VIM. Jenning Bryan
Cunningham were presented, and
so on till all present had shower
ed good wishes on the couple.
The presentation speech by Rev.
Bickle followed. TO the sur
prise of the bride and groom and
many others the gifts, which
were many and valuable, included
seventy dollars in gold. The old
people could not find words to
express their gratitude and said
it was one of the best and hap
pest days of their lives. For 80
years they have lived in the same
house, raised a large family, all
of whom left the home long ago,
but all returned except one
daughter, Fannie, wife of Geo. W..
Aller, who died in Oaklahoma.
Her home was not represented
to the regret of all.
The children present were
Fleegal, ex- County Clerk of Craw-
ford county, Kansas; Joseph Adj
olson, a prominent merchant and
Justice of the Peace of Engleville,
Kansas; Minnie, wife of George
w. Coulter, Ticket Agent at the
Fifth Avenue Station of the p. r.
Rim Pittsburg;Duffield NJ whole
sale feed dealer and speculator,
Williamsburg, Pa; Newton G., a
former leading teacher, and now
a successful merchant of New
Grenada; Lawson L., a rising
young politician, and Alice, wild
ow of the late d. K. McClain, now
postmistress, of New Grenada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cunningham are
among the best families of the
county. For 80 years he worked
at the same blacksmith stand,
hammered on the same anvil,
wearing entirely out by his own
hand one wooden bellows handle
to such slender point that a
small end dropped off, which is
held by the family as a relic and
heirloom. They are honest, up
right, Christian people, members
of and pillars in the Church OF
God at New Grenada for over sc
years, record to be proud of.
Our good brother Cunningham,
is not subscriber of the News
and, consequently, we can say
anything we please about him.
1t has been our pleasure to have
known him intimately during the
last twenty years and to have en-
joyed the hospitality of himself
and his estimable companion al
their own fireside. AS a promo
tor of the cause of education and
of religion he has always beer
found in the front rank; a man oI
deep principle, and strong lover
for the right, his blows against