Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-03-11
SOth WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
OF A. Il. CLIFFORD AND WIFE


OF A. Il. CLIFFORD AND WIFE
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.. Clifford cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniver-
sary Saturday, March s, at Bailey's
church. Mr.. Clifford is u and his
wife is 70 years old Both are en-
joying fairly good health. Besides
the bride and groom there are sew
en- OF the original wedding party liv-
ing, of whom five were present.
the bridesmaid, Mrs. Jennie Patter-
SON OF Stockport; the best man, Ev-
erett Scott, Of Stockport; Ward
White of Todds; Howard White OF
East Windsor, and Frank Clifford,
near Pennsville. They were the par
ents of five children. two of whom
survive-Walter, near the home.
and Marvin of Chesterhill. A bas-
ket dinner was served at noon, cafe
| terra style. In the afternoon the
following program was given: Talk.
by Rev. Longsworth OF Sherodsville.
remarks, by the bride, Mrs. Clifford,
the groom, Mr.. Clifford, bridesmaid
Mrs. Patterson, best man Mr.. Scott:
song, "Silver Threads Among the
Gold" by Agnes Newman and Carl
Scott; reading, s'That Old Sweet
heart of Mine," Robert Wetherell:
duet, "You Will Always Be Just
Sweet Sixteen" Ernestine and Flor
ence Clifford; talk, Rev. Mcdonald:
reading, Home" Mrs. Robert
Wetherell; "The Orchard Where the
Children Used to Play Howard
White; "Grandmother's First Beau"
Florence Clifford; talks, Anna New
som, Marion Mercer, Arthur and
Edith Warren, Chas. Benjamin,
Theodore Tompkins, Chas. Dewitt,
Ollie Van Fossen; songs, sWhere
We Will Never Grow Old" and
"God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." benediction, Rev. McDOn-
aid.
Those present were Howard
White and family, Melvin White and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Nc
Farland, J. A. Simpson and family,
Clyde Spencer, Jennie Patterson, e.
A. Scott, C. w. Dewitt, w. M. Row
land, w. e. Bishop, Mary Scott,
Earle Newsom, Alvah Henery, Caro-
line Newsom, Sextus Henery, Agnes
N. Dewitt of Stockport community;
Rev. and Mrs. John Longsworth OF
Sherodsville; Mrs. Golda Carr Of
Athens; Mrs. Edna Kean, Pitts
burgh; Rosalie White, Marietta; C.
w. Newsom, Vana Dougan and wife,
Walter Clifford and family, Jesse
Bailey and family, Amanda Smith,
VIM Schofield and son Billy, Edith
Harkins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gif-
ford, Mrs. Ilah Wilson and son Rich
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Newman,
Mrs. Samuel Van Fossen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Van Fossen, Mary New
som, Mrs. Agnez Newman, Anna
Newsom, r. NJ Mercer and SON
Philip, Nancy Hootsel, Rev. McDon-
aid, Mr. and Mrs. Ward White and
Hannah Barkhurst of Pennsville and
vicinity;T. F. Tompkins and wife, c.
H. Benjamin, Mrs. Ruth Geddes,
Carl Scott and family, Stanley New
som and family. Gerald Anderson
and family. Eugene Newsom, Elsie
Salzer of McConnelsville; Laura
Hammond, Sylvia Long, Emma Hen
cry of Chesterhil1; Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeptha
Bailey and son Leroy of Columbus;
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar McGrath and
two daughters, sMrs Blanche Hen
cry, Mrs. Ed Barnes of GAINESVILLE;
Anna Young, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Daugherty, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. 0.
Tompkins, Ermil Newsom, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. Wetherell, Vincent Weth-
erell and family, Mrs. Mildred
Tompkins and son Ronald, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. R. Bailey, Harriet Sher"
wood, Allie Bailey, John Wetherell
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Harmer, J. Harry Henery, Mary
Teeters and sons Harry and Charles
Of Bailey neighborhood.
Their many friends join in wish
ing them many more years Of health
and happiness.-Newton Ridge Cor
respondent.