The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-12
!. Births, Deaths, Marriages. .
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Following is the list of marriage Il
censes issued by the clerk since our
last report:
NO. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE
1000 ! @. 81. Hamaker, Des Moines 80
Jennie L. Davis, Fremont...-22
sooo ! Chas. M. Middleton, Oska.. 81
Eta r. Weaver, Oskaloosa. %
at
the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. M. Fauquier, on Second
avenue east, at 10:30 o'clock A. M
Wednesday, March IL, 1908, MISS
LOUISE FAUQUIER to MR j. MAR
SHALL WEIR, Rev. w. III, Frost, rec
tor of st. James Episcopal church OF
this city, officiating.
The wedding was a simple home
affair witnessed by only the immedi.
ate relatives of the bride. Mr.. and
Mrs. Weir departed via the Iowa Gen.
trial south bound about two o'clock
for McComb City, Mississippi where
they will make their home for the
present. The bride Is a daughter of
II. M. Fauquier, a dispatcher of the
Iowa Central, and is a very interest
ing and charming young lady. The
groom's home is in LeGrange City,
ILL.,, but his work as a civil engineer
requires his presence at McComb
City for the present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weir are followed to their new home
by the best wishes of friends and ac-
quaintances.
SEEVERS.-Died, at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. w. II. Kalbach,
107 South Seventh street. Monday
morning, March 9 1908, at l 80 o'clock,
MRS, CAROLINE M. SEWERS, aged rs
years.
Deceased was the beloved wife OF
the late Judge W. II. Sewers, ex-
Chief Justice of Iowa, and for many
years n Of the most prominent and
highly admired women of Oskaloosa.
From an early day, and up until the
family circle was broken up by the
death of Mr.. Sewers, the Sewers
home was a haven of cordial sociabil-
ity and had sheltered not only the
people of Oskaloosa, but many of the
notable personages of Iowa, all of
whom had eason to feel indebted to
the departed for generous and open
hearted hospitality. Caroline M.
Sewers was born in Coshocton coun-
ty, Ohio, March "a, 1928. and her early
life and girlhood was spent in this
locality. She came to Oskaloosa in
1S46, when she was about Is years of
age. Three years later, on the goth
day of February, 1919, she was united
in marriage with William II. Sewers,
in Osk s~loosa, and the city has been
her home ever since. This union was
blessed with seven children, five of
whom are now living. The children
are: Virginia E Briggs, deceased;
Carrie l.. Fletcher, of Chandler, Okla
homa; Harry w. Sewers and Grace
hoffman,, of this city Alice Sewers,
deceased; Nell Kalbach, of this city;
and Will Sewers, of Omaha. There
are ten grandchildren ard one great
grandchild, as follows: 10 Fletcher
Hoyt and Zoe Fletcher Hoyt, Hattie
Briggs, Lee and Marie Kalbach, Grace
Sewers, Gladys and Guilford Hoff-
mann and Carroll and Gilbert
Sewers. Donald Hoyt is the
great grandchilG, Mrs. Sewers
was a member OF, st. James Par
ish of the Episcopal church of this
city and during her life was one of
the most energetic workers and sup
porters that the parish has ever
known. She was i~ncessant in her
labor in the cause of the church and
was closely identified with all Of the
growth and the Improvement that
came to the parish with the passing
Of the years. She, was q woman of
great force Of character and was ad-
mired by all who have known her.
There was a certain frmness of char
acter about her that had always made
her q natural leaderrin whatever work
was before her. That which che at.
tempted or favored was always Ger.
tain to be finished or accomplished
She was a model wife a loving moth
er and a true friend She has been
quite ill for a number Of months and
the end came not expected, as she
has been lowering between lite and
death for a number OF weeks, and