The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-08-08
FIFTY HAPPY
YEARS TOGETHER.

Il
Daily Examiner.
Comparatively. few are the couples
who live. to observe together for the
fiitieth time the anniversary OF their
marriage day.
Henry c. Moore and Elizabeth Han
cock were married August 4, 1852, in
Champaign county, Ohio, at the home
OF the brides father, Major Hancock,
in the presence OF sixty Of their friends
and relatives, Rev. John Ellis per-
forming the ceremony.
Mr.. Moore was a resident OF Union
township and after the wedding festiv-
ities were over the bride and groom
went to Degraff to live. That town
was their home until 1857 when they
came tos Belleiontaine and lived in a
cottage which stood just east OF the
home OF Samuel Good on east Column
bus avenue. From there they moved
in the Spring OF 1860 to the corner of
east Columbus avenue and Stanley
street, where on Monday, August 4,
1902, they celebrated their golden we'd
ding with high noon dinner partak-
en-. OF by 20 friends and relatives.
The company was made up OF the
following: DR.. and Mrs. B. b. Leonard.
West Liberty; Rev. T. L. Hancock and
wife, Sidell, Ills; Mrs. A. j. Smith,
Dayton; Mrs. Margaret Rea, Degraff;
Rev. d. w. Moore, Dover. New Jer-
sey; Henry Huling and wife, and
granddaughter, Pansy Boyd. Degrsff;
Mrs. Maria Rathmel, Mrs. Martha
Deardorfi. DIR. and Mrs. ]. w. Goodlin,
Rev. 8. 8. Adams and son Luther,
DIR. 8. w. Fuller and w. g. Pheneger
and wife, Bellefontaine.
OF these five. were present at the
marriage ceremony OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore: DIR. B. b. Leonard, Rev. ID. w:
Moore, Mrs. Henry Huling, Mrs.
Rathmel and Mrs. Deardorff.
The home which is one Of the most
hospitable in BeIlefontaine, was pret-
tily decorated with flowers, and the
daughters, Mrs. Alice Rankin, and
Miss May Moore, warmly welcomed the
relatives and old friends Of their
revered parents, and left nothing un-
done which would conduce to the
pleasure Of their guests or the happi-
ness OF the bride and groom. a..
At about l the company was invited
into the dining room where on q table
decorated with beautiful flowers oi
white and yellow, q sumptuous dinner
was served, and partaken OF with leis.
ure and genuine enjoyment.
After dinner Mr.. Moore and DR..
Goodlin made . few appropriate re-
marks and all joined in singing
vNearer, My God, to Thee DIR. b.
B. Leonard addressed the company
ana amsng other things said he had
attended many golden wedding ceie-
brations but never before had he been,
as he was Monday, q guest at the
golden wedding OF friends whose mar.
riage ceremony he had witnessed,
Others who spoke briefly were Mrs. 7,
L. Hancock, Rev. 8. 8. Adams, Rev,
d. w. Moore, Rev. T. l.. Hancock
and Mrs. II. G. Moore. A beautiful
letter from ]. w. Hancock was read
and after prayer by Rev. 8. 8. Adams
the doxology was sung.
A pleasant surprise to Mr.. and Mrs
Moore was the present from their sor
Harry and their daughters OF a fine
dining table and chairs; $40 in golc
from Rev. d. w. Moore; beautiful sill
yer edp from Rev. T. L. Hancock ant
wife; china water pitcher and plate
from Mrs. Henry Huling, and a large
bouquet Of golden flowers and piecs
q fancy work from Mrs. John Hswker
OF the sixty people who attended the
wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Moore 81
years ago, fifteen are still in the lanC
OF the Lying, and as stated above, fiv,
of them were present Monday to enjoy
the pleasures Of the golden wedding
celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Moore, il
the IS years OF their lives in Bellefon
taine, have made lasting friends OF al
fwho have known them. They hav'
been prominent in good works ant
prominent socially, and their live
have been useful, tranquil and happy
in marked degree. They are goiDi
down the other side Of life so beauti
fully together that their friends, look
i ing on, remark their blessings snt
hope the future holds for them othe
anniversaries Of that happy day wher
Ithey were wed.