The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-01-31
Morrice.

Morrice.
Morrice Jan. 23.-Two weddings
| were solemnized in this village We'd
nesday At 8 o'clock in the morning,
Miss May Jordan and Edward Ed
dington were married at Ste. Mary's
Catholic church by Rev. FIR. O'Raffer-
ty, of Durand, assisted by Rev. FIR.
Hayes, of Coldwater and Rev. FIR.
Sullivan, of Gaines. Nuptial high
mass was celebrated. The church
was beautifully decorated with palms
and cut flowers. Fred Eddington,
brother of the groom and Miss Agnes
Jordan, sister of the bride, were best
man and bridesmaid respectively.
After the ceremony, which was wit
messed by many relatives and &C
quaintances OF the popular young
people, a wedding breakfast was serv-
ed at theh ONE of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Jordan, an
Owosso caterer being in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddington left on the
east bound train for a short wedding
trip. Upon their return, they will
reside on the farm of John Wiles.
At $3.50 a pretty home wedding
took place at the residence.of Leon
ard Grouse, when his daughter, Miss
Myrtle. was united in marriage to
Ward Morrice. Rev. A. J. Martin, of
this village, officiated. Owing to the
recent death of the brides mother,
the wedding was very quiet, only rel
atives of the couple being present.
The bride was charmingly gowned
in white net over white silk and car
ried white roses. The ceremony was
performed under bell of white roses
and smilax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrice went to De-
troit for a few days stay and when
they return will reside at the home of
the groom's parents, former Sheriff
and Mrs. Geo. Morrice, of Benning-
ton township.
The many friends of both couples
extend best wishes for happy flu
ture.
Morrice, Mich. Jan. 23.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Britton, pioneers and
well known and highly respected resi-
dents of this part of Michigan, Sun
day observed their fifty-eighth we'd
ding anniversary with a quiet but |
happy family gathering at the farm
home near the village where they
have resided for fifty-ive years. Mr.. |
Britton is rs years of age and has
been resident of Michigan since he
was eight years of age. He is still
quite robust physically, as we'll as
vigorous and does his full
share Of the work on his 80 acre
farm, besides most of the household
work, as Mrs. Britton, who is a few
years his junior has been an invalid |
for the last three years from injuries
received from a fall. They are the
parents of ten children and proudly |
boast of twenty-nine grandchildren |
and five reat-grandchildren the old
est Of which is ten years of age
In speaking of pioneer days in this
part of the state, Mr.. Britton said:
Hardships of Pioneer Days.
81 remember when my children |
were small, that one winter found |
US without anything to eat in the \
house.
"The frost had come when the |
wheat was in the kernel and killed it. |
and real hunger was felt by the fam |
lily.
Flour | was determined to have, |
so | visited all my neighbors, but |
none of them had more than they |
needed for their own use. l was in
vited to eat dinned at one place, but
the sight of food made me think of
my hungry family at home and left |
the table without touching the food,
saying / should go home and starve
with the rest of the family.
after exhausting every means at |
my command to obtain -four for my
family | returned home one day to
find there friends of mine who had
been working away all summer. He
had money and lent me SIS to buy
barrel Of -four.
"You have no idea how good that
money. A man would work from sun
rise until sunset for so cents and take
that in provisions.
Eyes those were hard times"
chimed in Mrs. Britton. my parents
lived in England and for three years |
| was unable to write to them be-
cause we could not spare the % cents |
it cost to send the letter.
1.-THE nearest postoffice in thos days |
was Howell, the county seat of Liv-
Ingston county, thirty-five mile walk |
or ride through an almost trackless
forest"