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RGOLDEN WEDDING0ler.OFMR. AND MRS. W. T. SPIRES DELIGHTFULLY CELEBRATEDmitts$1.90 7 .r*i 1.50lly Thrir Cltfldron, (runlt;l Clithlrcn iuhI nmeroui* l'rif*n(N at Tljol r llnmc I it Franklin Tin* !».▼ a Fine* On** for tin* Occasion.1.. as•11 ii-outtin*ItIKK* OfrodinfortoI lieier ver i ad iilt;iits»Ie-hoss-: it► asXWi*rseir• its aonre,ct-()n Thursday, February 22. 1844, W. T. Spiros and Miss Margaret K.. Hoed, both of this countv, wore united inmarriage by tglio Rev. Daniel B. Sturgis, a minister of the Dnnkard denominations, at the home of the bride's parents near Franklin, and there stood up with them as bridegroom and bridesmaid, William L. Kansdell. who now lives on South Main street, and Miss Sarah Petre, now Mrs. James§t\x, of Sulphur Springs. The young | couple thus happily united immediately went to work to gain a livelihood for themselves and family, and for forty five years they labored together ontheir farm a few miles westmoved to Franklin, where they now ! live. They have been happy and pros porous atl their lives, with less to fretII and trouble them t han usually falls tothe lot of ordinary people, and now in ;their declining years they are stillhappy, prosperous and contented.In addition to the father and mother, the children and grandchildren presentwere John M. Spin's and wife, of Peoria, with their litt le daughter Edna; W. T. Spires, Jr., and wife with their son; C. O. Spires and his wife, and daughter, Carrie B. Spires; Mrs. Abe Seymour an i husban 1, with theirdaughter, Lillie, and her husband, B. F. Morrow, of Manchester; Mrs. Mar tha(J. P.j Story and three children,Hattie, Charlie and Curtis; Mrs. Isaiah Whitlock and husband; Mrs. M. J.Cline, of Danville Kan., with her two children, Marvin and Birdie; Mrs.S. A. 1). Whitlock and husband; Mrs. J. C. Smith, of Springfield, with three children, Grace, Marvin and Roy; Mrs. /. D. Morrow and bus-j band, with an infant daughter, Mrs. C. E. Wood and husband, of At limnofFranklin.wherewere ensviile, 111., with their little daughter;born to them eleven children, three boys and eight girls, all of whom, save George W., who died when a little more than a year old, are now living. The wives of the two sons and the husbands of the daughters are all living but one, Mr. Cline, one of the husbands, having died some years ago.Thursday. January 22, 1894, theBertha. There art* seven grandchildren who were not present. Those were all the immediate descendants present, but there were other relatives there. Rev. I). B. Sturgis, of Mulberry Grove, Bond county, is a brother of the stepmother of Mr. Spires, Sr., together with his duughter, Mrs. Julia A. Williams, who lives with him; Mrs. A.VgavI hou WenooofoveKolheracclt;Kelmuit iscomit seof ewaypuptierMis?nun:at vo well villcseleiwasnumovinskill is t!undtceivther 1fiftieth anniversary of marriage of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Spires, was a bright and beautiful winter day. and one long to be re-^ | membered by each person w ho const i-t() tuted a part of the happy throng thatmet at their home in Franklin to celebrate that event. Before eight o'clock in the morning the relatives and thethe j Coulee, f Waverly, and Mrs.pupiMariEd Seymour anil husband, Mrs. Wm., possAlford and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spires, three sisters and onethouthusibrother of \V. T. Spires. There were j was 1also present Mrs. Thompson Boyer, Pianoi at j.or iad eris-tanoDr. and Mrs. F. M. Metcalf, 'Squire J. jM. Coons, C. S. Gates, a photographer jfrom Waverly, Rev. W. P.Hart, and the I Vocal few invited friends began to arrive, CoraiKH man. Later in the day there [ pianoand before noon about fifty people j were quite a good many friends whoIt was the first time in I called to extend congratulations, while:were present.an te i in•e-he•e-orn.ut atiej twenty years that all the family were ; S. W. Nichols, of the Journal, and J. together, and as each new' arrival came B. Beekman, of Pisgah, arrived on thePlanoa. Srb.• •into the house it was good to behold I afternoon train and remained for sup | Pianothe joy and satisfaction beaming in each countenance when greeted by the loved ones who arrived first.A little before twelve o'clock Rev. W. P. Hart called the assembly to order, stating that it was meet and \ proper on an occasion like it that the Divine blessing should be invoked, and called on Rev. I). B. Sturgis to offer prayer. After prayer Mr. Hart addressed the bride and groom of fifty j j years ago in very appropriate terms, concluding by presenting Mrs. Spires with an elegant gown and Mr. j Spires with a tine suit of' I clothes from their children, and!also to Mr. Spires a beautiful gold 1headed cane from his son John. This ! concluded. Mr. Hart asked those of the \ children, six in number, whom he had j married, to form a circle, and then he jthinlift-1Jle-iffper. Rev. W. 1*. Hart began his min isterial work of marrying the family on February 22, IStki, w hen he united John M. and his wife, and ten days later performing a similar service for Mrs. Abe Seymour and husband. As will be noted by the dates above, this was also the anniversary of the wedding of John M. Spires an i wife, and the fact that of the ten living children, four of them were born in the month of February shows that it is a favorite month with this family.After dinner was concluded Mr. Gates had the father, mother aud ten children grouped in tin* sitting room aud took a picture of them, and afterwards grouped tie* entire company on- IPianolrn\ ovalPianoMiThe ItiTheDivisAuxilinotivtheirsplenthe south side of the house and photo- j ^hen-1it-1in j31- iLV. ' o-11-1c-1 o-iie seal30•ir ie idw. ertyofill lithagraphed them also.The whole affair was one of the mostshook hands with each with a good I pleasant aud agreeable imaginable,la,yteutx-lic-*11c-Idword of cheer or consolation. This scene was very impressive, and there were but few dry eyes in the house, especially while he talked to Mrs. Cline, whose husband died some two years ago. This concluded all the formal ceremony there was, and the guests were then invited to the dining room, where a most elaborate and elegant dinner was served to aboutforty persons, the family reserving themselves to the last. When they were finally seated around the table they presented a sight never before witnessed by any present, and seldom possible. It was that of father, mother and ten children all gathered around the family table on tie* tlftbieth anniversary of the marriage of the parents.At the head of the table sat the father, W. T. Spires, on his left the good mother, and then arranged around the table to her left the ten children according to their several ages, the youngest being at the right of the father. The diagram below, accordingto the numbers, shows the order ofthose sitting at the table and their respective ages:and the Corkiee joins with their hosts of friends in wishing Mr. aud Mrs. Spires many happy returns of theirwedding anniversary.lira%ISU*I Ia-t hofmc-te12u101if*niyystW. T. Spires, Sr., age 71 years; 2 Mrs. W. T. Spires, Sr., age (*G years; 3John M , age 11); 4 \\ m. T., Jr., age 17; f Sarah iMrs. Abe Seymour;, age 1 o; 0 Martha i Mrs. J. 1*. Storv), age 43;7 Mary (Mrs. Isaiah Whitlock), age 41;8 Margaret (Mrs. M. J. Cline, widow), age 38; 1) Julia (Mrs. S. A. D. Whit-lock, age .‘id; 10 Emaliue (Mrs. J. C.Smith), age 32; 11 Clarinda (Mrs. Z. I). Morrow), age 29; 12 Matilda (Mrs. (diaries Wood), age 29. The two last named are twins.George uni Wurth* KerelveU.Thursday evening in the parlor of the State Street Presbyterian church a large number of guests were entertained by Gen. George Washington and Martha Washington. Of course they were not the original George and Martha, although “The Live Druggist* claims that Martha would be alive today had she taken some of the medicines which ho advertises to sell. But putting all jokes aside Walter Ayers and Miss Kittie Strawn did the honors of host and hostess. They were handsomely costumed for the occasion as were many of the ladies and gentlemen who assisted them. The costumes woreall of the old continental style and many of them were elaborate. The parlor was very handsomely decorated with Hags and bunting and presented a very patriotic appearance. An i le guilt supper was served by the ladies of the church, the hours being from n to 8 o'clock. The menu consisted of cold ham, salads, eseulloped oysters, pickles, rolls, colfee, ice cream aud cake.Buck It*II'ft a I HU M S.41 \I hk Hk.-i Hi (hr v\ »m lor flits, bruise*Kurt-M. ulcers, it it# an, l**\ er sorei. teller, chapp»dhalms, « hllhiatns. «ui iih, til til .ill eruptioilM, attflp.milIV* i lt;ures piles, or iiu put required. It t* | lt;utfalilet'd lo k:ve perfect s.aiHluclion. or money i t funded Crt» »■ iim' pel box. 1 or sale bv H.I l iilt'il (lrUKLp'ly•h40ieN Ii*rcssid*e11[1-lEach of the eight daughters and two daughters iu law prepared a large andelegant cake for this occasion. The one prepared by Mrs. W. T. Spires and daughter, of this city, contained the figures and words “1841 1891. Hope you may live 50 years more,” in confectionary. This was a fruit cake, and an exceedingly line one, too.Wm. T. Spires was born m Lincolncounty, K\, Dec 20, 1822, and came with his parents to this county in 1832.Mrs. Margaret Reed Spires came with her parents from East Tennessee inIS30, As stated before, they were married by Rev. D. U Sturgis Feb. 22, 1844, and they lived on their farm near Franklin till the fall of 1891, when theyIhiitli of l.ouUat Johnston.The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. II. W. Johnston will he grieved to learn of the sad alllietion which has fallen on the household of tiie professor and hiswife. At eight o'clock Thursday even ing the spirit of their little (laughter,Louisa, took its flight to tin* better world. The little one was but seven teen mouths of age, and the cause of her death was membraneous croup. Her illness was of short duration. No arrangements have been made for the funeral, as the family are waiting to hear from their relatives, Hon. W. H. Hinrichsen and wife, who are traveling iu th** south. But the funeral will probably take place Sunday afternoon.ous tlt;it, buquiettheirsatisf was awere ' to tin day aside o of arc white aroun lettertrum44 Fan IrangeclusLand h tho Ikcellenthe lt;h guest.*themot hen town, whoreyoun^tho o music of Hahers ewere iby M Bellot Welvtthe 1\ mitteiMclluand Emittei!\ WWebb,The y(lt;*d hoiWe Hears each;lt; riago,!A Dtroubled to tAnd alt; (four t berlaii going foundlt;lisap|Guaranteed Cur**.We authorize our advertUeS druggist U) m-II Dr. King s New |)!itcuv**ry for Oon.sumpuun, lt;'ougbnand CoIiIh upon UiU P*»!uIilion* Ii you un* aftiU'ttxl wllb a cou^li fubl, or any luntc. UtroMt or eh*mi trouble, ami vv ii u.se this mmnty to* bir*H*UH|, giving it a fair tit. I. am! Expcrifiec no iM*n«*tU, you may return th** hnttlt* anil have your rnotmy irfuucloU. Wo couldnot make thiHoff**r did we not ku w that l)r King m Now ih. ovory could (a* rolled *lt;n. It never iltnap pointa. Trlul h.»Ul*«* lOi* at II. ia*e IlaU ha drug htore. 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Jacksonville Daily Illinois Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 23, 1894
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