The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
WOOD WEDDING
MI. and Mrs. Elisha Goodwin CeIe.
bTats Theirs MaHy Gssts Pes
ant-Big Dinner -GOTguS
List Of Presents

one OF the most br1uyuntest soshsaI
funckshions which has been nstjnrnst-
ed in BingvilIe for 10. these many months.
took place IN our midst last THURSDAY
when Ny and Mrs Elisha Goodwin Cele-
hrated the eleventh anniversary OF their
married bliss by means Of a wood weed
-ns.
I Lash and his vie were married Il
? years agone under auspishioUs circum-
I stances Before she was married Mrs.
/ Goodwin's name was Patience stout. the
] respeckted daughter of old Jabe Stout.
who then lived down Sorrow Hollow way
and does yet, for that matter. Lash and
Patience set up housekeeping IN Bing-
vile where Lash worked around BY the
day wherever he could get work and
they was very happy indeed. To make
them more so twins came 20 bless their
union al the end o. about a year and
. following the twins they had fve other
children making seven fl al. II our
( arithmetic IS correct
The fourth summer after Lash was
MARRIED he got employment with Alb
Synder's thrashinE machine crew and
was earning a dollar and a half pe-
day when a awful catastrophe overlook
him. One day at the noon hour when
the machine was stopped for dinner 10
let the crew eat Lash he laid down OF
the feed board at the mouth OF the
thrasher and went 70 sleep and when
the machine started uo suddintly II
Setched h!s leg and took il OF Just
below the knee This tiscOuraee5
Lash considerable at the time. bat
bye and bye he was up and around on
crutches and later he went 70 the Co
seat and purchased a woodieS for hisself 4
which was a fne n and soon he was !
back with the thrashi1g crew feeding I
the machine as OF yore and earning the I
same wages as before his leg was took
Of Lash says he don't miss his leg half 4
as much as he would his pipe
Wen. as NIr. and Mrs. Goodwin's nth I
anniversary approached they decided 20
hold a wood wedding. so invitashions was
sent 10 most everybody in BingvilIe and
vicinity TO come and join IN the fss-
tfvities. and early last Thursday morning
people afoOt. on horseback and IN veg
ons could be saw vending their happy
way 20 Lash's place. which stands Just
on the outskirts Of Bingvilie. IN honor
calf which was roasted whole out IN
the front yard for big dinner. which
was served under the trees. TIE house,
was filed TO overAowinE with gests, and
them as couldn't get IN met in social
under the shade OF the trees.
Lash had also sent 20 the Co seat and
got a half dozen lemons and made a
LuDILl OF LeLElonaNe WHICH was very re-
freshing indeed
Rev. Moore the beloved pastor OF the
Bingvflle church. was present. and at
high noon Lash and his wife appeared
arm in arm on the front piazzer 10 the
strains Of wedding march. which Miss
Amelia Tucker played on the nlelodeum :
IN the parlor. and, while they stood I'D 2
arm IN arm. surrounded by their children. ?
two dogs and the cat. Rev. Moore reit-
Grated the words Of the Marriage cere-
nony by which he made them man and
VIE Il years previous Il was a very
7feckting scene Some OF the women
present broke down and cried. v,hUA Z
1thers rushed forward and congratulated
Mr. and Mrs Lash on having lived to !
zether successfully for the period OF II ;
years Then everybody set down to a ,
table which grosned under a weight or ,
good things. and they ct 1T 70 bust A. i
Ter the dinner numerous games was IN ]
iulged in. and along lords evening the !
rests departed conschious Of having had J
4 swful good time and glad they had .
vent
Below We take pleasure In giving a Est
II presents together with the names OF
he donaters;
Mr.. and Mrs Jabe Stout Cher psrents)
- wooden leg for Lash Mr. and Mrs
Simon Goodwin (his parents)-a briar !
pipe; Mr.. and Mrs Hen Weathersov-ai !
wood butter bowl: Mr. and Mrs. Ame !
Hillyer-a rolling pin; Mr. and Mrs Cy- ]
Tus Hoskins-1 doz. clothespins; Mr. and