The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-09-07
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Golden Wedding Anniversary Of Rev.
and Mrs. Mason L. Sipes a Joy
OuS Occasion at Their Home.
FORMER RESIDENTS OF THIS COUNTY.

Mason l.. Slpes and Catherine
Jane Moore were married Au-
gust 26, 1861, at "Uncle Billy"
Lodges IN Brush Greek Valley,
Fulton county, Pa, by Rev. B. A.
Cooper, and they celebrated their
Golden Wedding Anniversary at
their home IN Earlston, Pa, Au.
gust 26, 1911, from two TO eight
o'clock, p. m.
On this glad occasion there
were present with the BRIDE and
groom of fifty years ago, the fol-
loving persons: Rev. and Mrs.
W. J. Sheaffer, Capt. and Mrs.
r. w. Cook, Miss Lizzie Stern,
Henry COST and son Arthur, and
|. II. Hlxon and wife: also, the
following children-Burton and
Howard, of Curwensville; Miss
Dorothy, of New York City;
Louisa and husband, II. |. O'Neal;
Elmlra and husband, II. j. Wag-
oner; Amy and husband, G. p,
OFT: and lIarrlett d. and Olive
Blanche, together with the fol-
lowing grandchildren: Marion,
Katherine, Raymond and Doro-
thy ONeal; Maynard, Roland,
Nelson, Vernon and Martha OFT,
and Madeline Wagner.
The happy couple received a
valuable purse of gold and many
other presents, and the afternoon
was very pleasantly spent until
half past six o'clock when the
following menu was served-the
menu cards being souvenirs and
bearing the pictures Of the host
and hostess:-
Cream of Chicken la Refine
Celery. Olives. Sailed Almonds.
Roast Turkey Stuffed.
Mashed Potatoes. Sweet Potatoes.
Green Corn on Cob. French Peas.
Roquefort and Cream Cheese.
Toasted Bents and Saline Crackers.
Fiftieth Anniversary Cake.
Ice Cream.
Coffee.
The serving was in charge of
the Chief of the Bedford Springs
Hotel, who had kindly volunteer.
ed his services for the occasion,
and who had made up the ANN.
Versary cake, which was beautl,
iul beyond description. Th e
cake was twenty-five inches in
dameter and four inches thick.
Near the outer edge of the cake,
W winch was wonderfully iced and
pore the figures "1S61-1911, 1"
was a decoration of small lmlta.
''on evergreen; and Just outside,
nearer the edge when borne to
.he table, were fifty lighted can
ules' representing the welded
years, while on a pedestal in the
center of 1t, was a white dove
oearlng IN It's beak a greeting
from each one of the children to
'nelr parents. These greetings
were afterwards read by Burton,
'ne Oldest of the children.
Inc groom of the occasion. Mr.
pipes, has an interesting lineage
-uls grandmother Hanks being
sister of Nancy Hanks, the
'amed mother of Abraham Lin.
eoIn' From this we see that the
noSC on this occasion, Is a second
uS.n OF the great Emanclpator.
~ happier couple than these
"o good people could not be I'M
hed, as they will well attest
i'er treading the vale of this
together for fifty years; but,
uring all this time, "The wife
naS icund the husband but hu-
LAM and the "Angel he wooed,
man," wv
4, Mr' and Mrs. Sipes have lived
'neir lives IN Fulton and Bed.
iu counties, with the exception
'Wo months spent iu Clearfield
0unty.
), nat a sermon for Righteous
IL IN the lives of these Cody
p'e' And their children shall
y, up and call them blessed.
80 retrospect IN the glad fact
Onese dear ones have glver
nuch to this earth, and oul
II is that the days and years
still deal very kindly with