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* Golden Wedding.Lnletl,jri-Drs.}Ilt;i,srte?raup-e11eit.is(1lt;iiiiis3itet\aiI«l(Communicated.)There occurred a quiet little wedding in Clark county, Ohio, in the year 1837, at the home of Mr, Geo. Tridle. The contracting partieswere Mr. William Leffel and Miss Julia Ann Tridle, the officiating clergyman being Rev. Jacob Eber-sole, of the Puokard denomination. Nothing of special interest transpired at this wedding, except that a boy about 13 years of age, brother oi the bride, now familiarly known Around Silver Lake as Uncle Martin Tridle, smoked his first cigar and was awful sick, [n 1840 this couple came to this state and settled in the) south part of Kosciusko county, where they have remained ever since, and where, on hist Wednesday, March 30, their children and frieuds! cauie to celebrate their golden wedding. Just fifty years have rolled into eternity since the nuptials of this couple were celebrated. The children had determined to make this a mem n\ible occasion, and to this end their daughter and husband i Mr. and Mrs. Sam Oldhitilcr, of Warsaw, and their* daughter Mrs. Keesey, of North Manchester, had r been at home since Sunday helping e to make ready for the celebration of i- the golden wedding. To know how s welt they had doue their work one h would have to beeu there and enjoyed the occasion. There were persons present from Peru, North Manchester, Warsaw, Silver Lake and many from their immediate neighborhood, making about 100 present. Just before dinner we were gathered into the spacious parlor where a few remarks and a few words of pmver were offered by the jj writer, followed by congratulations, such as will not soon be forgotten. There were four present who had been at the wedding in 1837, and 11 there was a deep sympathy of feeling between them. Theu we were in-»| vited to dinner, and to describe the load of edibles found on the tables31 would be far from me. One could tell much more about it by tasting for himself. The table was in the ]lt; shape of an L. and was capable of Ii seating twenty-four at one time. s' After dinner we were arranged in trout of the house and jfirT*iace of |{M Warsaw, took a negative of people and buildings, the photo of which | ^ will ere long grace the walls of their home. Mr. Leffel is now 74, and Mrs. Leffel is 88 years of age. Their ^ oldest child is 48 and the youngest ti 27 years old. They have 22 graud- rc children and 7 great-grand-cliildren. The oldest great-grand-child is 101LCcAot3fflCdlt;]lifiat!Td.ftiyears of age. There has beeu born 111U • iw* I Jiito Brother and Sister Leffel twelve ^ children, seven of whom are living. | ^ I They are so well known that it isatnot profitable for me to give a synopsis of them, 1 am glad to learn | w that some of them have followed IR the example of their parents and P2 become ntembeis of church. Mrs. |^( Lucinda Miller gave the most touching tribute to the religious example ^avof her parents it was ever our priv- ^seilege to hear. We thought whatau encouragement to us as parents | h* to persevere in religious example at home. There were some presents among which was a sofa lounge. May Heaven’s blessing rest on the aged couple in their evening of life. Now let us all lay down the paper and turn and read Prov. 18-13. and ask the Master to make our lives• *. Kcorrespond with God’s word.atrualt;thorboarfou
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North Manchester Journal
North Manchester, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 07, 1887
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