Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-03-13
LAIR WEDDING AND
FmTIErH ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ,. Lahr ceieprAt-
ed their golden wedding on March
q 1918, at their farm home three
miles north Of Abilene. Kansas. They
are the father and mother OF four
teen children, Of whom nine are Nv
ing seven boys and two girls, who
we're ali there to celebrate this occa-
s,on. They are J. p. Lahr Of Way
noka, okla; Mrs. =. B. Norrie ana
n @. Lahr Of sabetha. Kan;
n W. Lahr Of Sioux Falls. Iowa; J.
= Lair, o. w. Lair, Roy Q. LAIR
Guy r. Lair and Mrs. Fred Rose
all of Abilene.
n. B. Lair was born at George
town Pa. 1885. Sarah Catharine
Tohnson was born at Bellfont, Pa,
1874. They were united in marriage
At the brides home near Freeport,
III. in 1853. They lived with her
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. john
son. one year. From there they
moved to ogle county. Ill. and lived
there three years and from there
they went to Miller county, MO-
rear iberia, where they lived only
short time. From there they they
went back to Freeport, Ill, and stay
cd IL years and from there they
moved to Kansas and located on q
farm near Highland, in Doniphan
county. where they lived three years
Then in 1882 they moved to Ne
i maha county where they invested IN
farm six miles southwest OF Sa-
betha where they lived for rs years.
Thev sold out and moved to Dickin-
son county, three miles north OF
i Abilene, six years ago this spring
. where they now own a half section.
At IL O'Clock ON this occasion
their farm home was the scene OF
!, beautiful wedding when their
/. daughter, Della Belle, was united
/, IN marriage to Fred CLANCY Rose
. 81 Abilene. To the strains OF Lonen-
rrin,s wedding march, played Dy
!. Miss Agnes Lair. niece OF the Drloe'
:. the bridal couple descended the
!. stairway and took their places De-
!, meath an arch OF green and write
;, banked with carnations and nune
with bells. where the Rev. DR.. y
:, BIayney was awaiting them, ano
t n a few words pronounced them
husband and wife. The brides dress
WIS Of tan messaline trimmed II
! lace and net, and she carried bou
T. ouet Of carnations, gift OF tn'
3 groom. After congratulations
= lovely three course dinner was serV
r. ID nv the four youngest brothers 0
e the bride, Harry and Roy the twins
). and orrie and Guy, the two younge
brothers. The dining room was acc
sforated an golden and white Tor Tn
: golden wedding.
Those who attended the weduln
were. Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. johnson
- Ridott, Ill; Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
= Lahr: Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Norrie
o.IMr and Mrs. D. e. G. Lair an
= gomilv. Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Hollis
3 Itar and w. /. Neil Of Sabetha, Kan
sas: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Lair OF way
noka. okla; Mr.. and Mrs. Emanu'
d. Roesler Of Claflin, Kan; Guy MOTT
s. and children of DeIphos, Kan; M
and Mrs. Harry w. Lair and ran
ily of Sioux City, Iowa; MIS- z. y
lg. Rose. Gerald Rose. Mrs. Pearl Eiit
A. "a family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jon
tss TafHtn ana family, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Lahr ana family, Mr.. and Mr.
81, Il w. Lair, Mr. and Mrs. Roy LaI
m and family. Mr.. and Mrs. =
Adams and family, Mr.. and mrs.
| = Beck.. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beck al
nr- family. Miss Leah Beck, Mr.. 81
Mrs. 2. T. Beck and family, Mr. a.
: Mrs. ]. M. Beck, Miss Blayney, N
and Mrs. VIII Wright and family
a. Abilene. Everybody had q mo
al snioyable time and they all left !
their homes wishing Mr.. ana MI
Fred Rose much happiness tnrou'
er' nfe,s journey. and that they :
might live to celebrate their gold'
Ter, wedding.
Mr.. Lair says things have cnan
ed wonderfully since he was q you
lls' man, that when he was young :
low they used to go morse Daon
lor. on foot or in wagon loads, and TN
entertainments those days were !
ler' spelling schools and singing scnoo
me. n was rare occasion to see a d
hon gy. Up to the present time Mr. 9
Mrs. Lahr are enjoying fine nea
p. and up until five years ago Mr. 7. Z.
could do good days work. N
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