The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-20
BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND
MARRIAGES.

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
EVANS EMANUEL.--Mar We'd
nesday, Dec. IL, at 1900 m, at the
Office of the ol..lating justice, Es-
quire Ed Prichelt, MIR. David Evans of
Pekay to Miss Ethel Emanuel of Ed
dyville. The young couple are well
known in the community in which
they reside and their many friends
wish them many years of success and
prosperity.
ANDREWS.-Died at Colon, Satur-
day, Dec. Is, 1906, at $40 p. m. of
pneumonia, after four weeks illness,
James s. Andrews, aged 20 years.
Funeral services Monday, Dec. II, at
$3.50 a. m, and interment in Forest
cemetery.
The deceased was a member of the
United Mine Workers of America, the
order burying him. He had no rel.
atives here.
GAY.-Died, at her home, O12 South
Market street, Saturday, Dec. Is, 1906,
at II m, of tumor and dropsy, after
three and one-half months illness,
Mrs. Eunice Gay, aged 63 years, 8
months and 81 days.
Deceased was born in Vermont,
Feb. IS, 1S43, and had lived in this
county forty-nine years. Funeral SER
vices Monday, Dec. II, at 2:30 p. m,
at the residence, an. interment in
Forest cemetery. Deceased is sur.
vived by her husband and two sons,
MessTs. John c. and Chas. Penland.
VERMILLION-BARR. - A very
pretty and quiet wedding took place
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Marquis Barr, warden of the Anamosa
penitentiary, when Miss Code NJ. Barr
was united in marriage with Mr.. Clar-
ence B. Vermillion, of Oskaloosa.
This is the first wedding in the new
official residence of the warden. The
ceremony occurred at 5 p. m, and
the beautiful and impressive ceremo-
ny of the Episcopal church was used,
Chaplain Felix H. Pickworth officiat-
ing. There were present Warden
and Mrs. Barr, Franz, Fred and Will
ma Barr; Mrs. Mary Darling of Iowa
City, sister of the groom, and her
daughter Edith; 4dr. and Mrs. J. S.
Outland and daughter Ruth; Mrs. A.
H. herman, Mrs. Lester Russell,
Deputy Warden and Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Chaplain PlckwOrth. lie
bride, dressed in white and the groom
dressed in conventional black, stood
in front of a background of very
beautiful ferns ana scarlet geraniums,
as they pledged their troth each to
the other, and showing no signs of
nervousness during this most trying
ordeal. A dainty supper foLoweo the
ceremony, and the pest of good will
and humor prevailed. The bride and
groom left at seven o'clock for Iowa
City, and will proceed from thence to
Oskaloosa, where the groom has a
very flourishing transfer business.
The groom is a highly respected and
enterprising business man of Oska-
loOsa, and the bride is the beautiful
and versatile daughter of our much
beloved and efficient Warden and Mrs.
Barr. The hopes and best wishes Of
host of friends accompany the bride
and groom to their home in Oska-
loosa.
(The above notice from the Anamo-
sa Eureka viii be read with pleasure,
and the sentiments contained there
in will be endorsed by hosts Of friends
here. The Herald joins in congratu-
lations and best wishes.)
EMMONS - The remains of the
late Josiah Emmons, VINO died at his
home in Washington, Iowa, last Fri
day, were brought to Oskaloosa on
Monday and interment was made in
the Bloomfield cemetery. The funer-
al was held at Washington on Sun
day and was conducted by Rev.
Handy.
Josiah Emmons was born near
East Rochester, Columbia county,
Ohio, August 5, lS47, and died Dec
ember IA, 1906, being SO years,
months and days old. When sew.
en- years Of age he came with his
parents and settled on a farm in Ke.
okuk county, five miles northwest of
where What Cheer now is. In 1865
they moved from there to a farm
near Oskaloosa, Iowa, where Mr.. EN-
mons was married Sept 8, 1867,
where they continued to reside for
several years. A wife and seven
children are left to mourn. The chill
dren are Louis G. Emmons of Cedar
Rapids; Irving w. Emmons Of Lara
mfe. Wyoming; I, Rollo Emmons, Bill
lings, Montana; Miss Mabel EN-
mons, Everett, Washington; Wilfred
IT Emmons, INDIANAPOLIS. Indiana.