Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-04-10
SILVER WEDDING OF
MR.. AND MRS. R. A. AUSTIN.
Celebrated Their Twenty-fifth Anniver-
sary, at Their Home in Liberty,
Saturday Evening.

Reuben A. Austin, Of Lancaster,
and Mildred DiVall. Of Liberty, were
married. at the home of the bride s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred DiVall,
on April 9th, 1887. Miss Ellen
Wolstenholme, now Mrs Frank Ten
nant, wrote an account of the event
for publication and the new matri-
monial ship was launched upon the
sea of life and the voyage begun.
A quarter Of century has passed,
and, on Saturday, April 9Th, 1912,
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin gathered COM
pany of relatives and friends to the
number of 20. to appropriately cele-
brate the anniversary.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mis-.
Austin lived for some years on a
farm near Sitter. Then, for two
years they occupied the old Austin
farm. now owned by Ed. Austin.
Eighteen years ago they bought the
farm which has since been their
home. and which was the former
homa of Mr.. Austin, of her father.
Fred DiValI. While partaking of
the substantial dinner which was
served, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin sat in
the same place in which they stood %
years ago when the ceremony was per-
formed which joined them in the
relation which they were celebrating.
Six children have come to bless the
home and all were present to enjoy
this celebration. The scribe had
to promise not to tell how old the
girls are, but they are old enough to
be helpful on an occasion like that,
and their mother had the privilege of
visiting with her guests while the
capable daughters gave their atten-
ton to the serving of the repast. The
boys came in for their share Of credit
also, and, with the cousins who as
sisted, proved an able corps of
walters
Mrs. Austin's sister. Mrs James
Mccormick, of Lancaster, and her
brother, William, of Montfort,
George of Wauzeka, John, of N
Lancaster. and Bert, of Lancaster,
were present, while James, of Los
Angeles, Calf Mrs. Lou Wier, Of
Henrietta, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Ora
Kemper, Of Barnwell, Canada, were
not able 70 attend. Her mother, Mrs
Fred DiVall, who is still living in
Lancaster, was also unable to be
present.
Mr.. Austin's sisters, Miss Eliza
Austin, of Cedar Falls, Ia and Mrs.
Frank Walker, of N Lancaster, and
his brothers, Walter A., of Lancas-
ter, and Ed of S. Lancaster, were
present, while William A. of Cedar
Falls and Mrs. Mabel Dahn, of
Austlnville, Ia, were not able to
come.
These nearest of kin had with
them wives and husbands, sons and
daughters, some of the latter with
husbands and wives and children too
of their own, others wondering how
many more than % years must pass
before they can celebrate their silver
wedding, and others too young to care
Besides the relatives. there were the
near neighbors of the Austins. They
would have been to include the host
of friends who are scattered far and
wide as we'll as many who are near
at hand. but, though their house is
roomy. their hearts are larger and
their friends are many, so they were
obliged to limit themselves to the
relatives and neighbors.
A number of useful and beautiful
gifts were presented to MIR. and Mrs.
Austin, and their friends will join
in hoping that they may live to cele-
brate heir golden wedding 25 years
hence and then start as joyously on
the way toward the diamond wedding
as they now enter upon this second
section of the journey.
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