The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-25
GOLDEN WEDDING,
Celebrated at the Home of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Anderson, Near knObsviIle,
Pennsylvania.

'UihS Vi ithllllS -tuttS,
We're characteristic features eu.
Joyed by the host Of relatives and
friends who gathered, in re.
sponse to invitations, at tile home
of Henry Anderson aud wife. of
Knobsvllle, Pa, on Tuesday. O..
tober l6, 1906 1t was the Gold.
en- Wedding celebration of ;hesc
highly esteemed neighborS, who
were the recipients of many gifts
and tokens of KIND remem brancc
Just before the call to the elabor.
atelS spread dinue, all the guests
assem- oied III the parlor aud sit
ting room, surrounding MIR. and
Mrs. Anderson, upon whom, a,
they stood together, Rev John
Z. Grimes prayed the Divine
Blessing to rest and continue un
til the end of their earthly caree
Good wishes, and hopeful ex ores.
sions for prolonged life greeted
Mr.. and Mrs Anderson on every
side.
Mr.. Anderson's great.graud
father came to America from Ire
laud, and settled near the city of
Baltimore, Maryland. Mr.. Az
derson $ grandfather was among
the early settlers of Broad Top.
huntingdon and Bedford coun
ties Will find among their early
settlers nc names of Anderson.
Horton, Cook, White, Evans, Hooy
er, and Barnet. Mr.. Auderson's
grandmother, on his father 5 side,
was Wiliet, whom he often
heard telling of The many hprd
ships of the early settlers. She
said the men had to take thClr
guns with them when they went
to work, and the women had to
take CLUBS with them Wnen they
went to pull flax, in order to kill
the SNAKES WhiCh were so plenti
full at that time. Th lr neareS t
store was McConnellsburg, t.
which they came about once g.
year. Mr., Anderson s fathe
married daughter of JOSIAH
Horton, and settled near Broaa
top city. Here Mr.. Henry An
dcrson was born. 'l'was here he
spent his boyhood and young
manhood's S days. After this his
father, Edward Anderson, who
was a Local Preacher in the
Church of God, for many years,
removed to Fulton county, where
he died IN 1862. Edward Ander.
sons family mbered 13, all Of
whom have passed away, except
the wife of Rev. j. w. Deshong,
of Lancaster, Pa, and Henry An
derson, of Kuobsville, Pa. The
latter was united in marriage to
Jane Sites, Oct. 16, 1856, which
union was blessed with II chill
dren, eight of whom are hvlng
Mrs. Albert DAVIS, Cham bers-
burg, Pa Mrs. Daniel Kraus,
Waynesboro, Pa; Falter B. An
derson, McConnellsburg, Pa;
Mrs. Peter Scheldleman, Knobs
vile, Pa. Mrs. Charles Tlce,
Knobsvllle, Pa; Charles Edward
Anderson, Mo1t Alto, Pa; Albert
Theophilus Anderson, Braddock,
Pa, and William Henry Ander-
son, Cassville, Pa. Henry An
derson has 27 grandchildren, an6
five great grandchildren.
Those present on this happy
occasion were the following; Sam
uel Owens and wife, and Samuel
Fl. Kelso, of Knobsville; Walter,
Morris, Clara, Philip, ANNE, and
Rankin DAVIS, OF Cham bersburg;
Daniel Kraus and wife, of fWaynes
boro; Walter 3. Anderson, wife,
and daughter Blanche, of McCol-
nellsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Scheidle-
man, William, Pearl, Helen, and
Dewey Scheldleman, of Knc bs.
vile; William Henry Anderson
and daughters Catherine and Lo-
letta, of Cassville; Charles Tlce,
wife and two children John Hen.
ry and Kathleen, 1T Knobsville;
Amos Griffith and wife, of Eagle
Foundry; Mrs. Orth, FIT. Little.
ton; Mrs. Sewers, Abraham Wag-
ner and wife, of Knobsville; Clar
ence Seville, and Rev. aud Mrs.
John Q. Grimes, of McConnells-
burg.