The daily sentinel., 1907-11-19
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THEY WERE MARRIED
Ideal and Beautiful Celebration OF
Golden Wedding-B. +. Wire and
Wife. of This County, Com
pnnions for Half
Century.

:. one of the most delightful =
:. functions and probably the first =
4. of its kind ever held in Palisade =
:. was the celebration of the fiftieth .
4. anniversary of the marriage of =
:. Mr.. and Mrs. u. +. Wire, Saturday. =
= November 9th.
:. = ="
Mr.. Wire was born in Canada jan
uary 81 1889. His father died when
he was eighteen months old When he
was nine years old the family moved
to Dodge county. Wisconsin. and from
there to Jo Daviess county, Illinois.
where he met and married Mary A
Dawes November 10. 1887.
Mrs. Wire was born in Kent Eng
land in 1898 and came to America with
her parents when two years of age
They settled in Joe Daviess county.
Illinois, and 1t was there the happy
couple was made man and wife.
They lived in Illinois until 1879 when
they moved to Guthrie county Iowa.
After spending sixteen years on one OF
the best farms in the county they NOV
ed to Guthrie Center; in 1902 they NOV
ed to Appleton City. Mo- and from
there to Palisade. Colo, in the spring
of 1904.
Hardship and trials of warfare were
known to them. Mr.. Wire serving one
vear in the Civil War. But through
all they remained constant christians
and were always found fighting for
the right and are as happy today as
when bride and groom of fifty years
ago.
To them were born eight children
One died in infancy. the remaining
seven are all married and have fam
ilies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wires golden wedding
was celebrated by fifty invited guests.
who assembled at their pleasant home
and after q couple of hours spent in
social conversation. "A few remarks and
anecdotes by some of the friends, the
crowd was ushered to the parlors OF
the M. e. church, where the Ladies
Aid society had prepared delicious
dinner. The tables and decorations
were under the supervision of Mrs. j.
J. Hampton and Mrs. d. L. Rusk, and
these ladies' with the four young ladies'
who served the guests. did themselves
proud In carrying out pretty Ideas and
giving graceful service The tables
were SO placed to form hollow square
plates were laid on the outside only.
Decorations very fitting for such an
occasion were of yellow and white
chrysanthemums and autumn leaves.
When Mr. and Mrs. Wire entered the
parlors and observed the square" his
memory flew back to thirty years ago
when he committed the Masonic poem.
I'VE meet upon the level and we part
upon the square" This he recited to |
the pleasure of all present after the
inner man had been amply provided
for. Then followed talks from Rev
vermillion. Rev. King. Prof Thomp-
son, f. d. Barney, N. Il. Hellyer. Mrs
Aspinwall and DR.. Hook A. b. Wire,
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wire, in ap-
proprIate words presented to his aged
parents some handsome articles in gold
and cut glass. gifts from the family
and friends.
All felt better for having glimpse
into the lives of this worthy couple
and though the step is more feeble |
and the hair more gray. made so by
toll and father time. they have made
the world better for having lived In 1t. |
May they live to see many more an
niversaries is the wish OF many friends.