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It was our pleasure on Saturday afternoon to attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. William Marsh at the family homestead near Boston. The occasion was one of unusual interest. There gathered from their several homes four brothers of Mr. Marsh and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall. A Mr. Galbreath. brother of Mrs. Marsh, was present from Xenia, together with several nephews and neices of the same. There also assembled at their earlv home, eleven children of the bride and groom, all of whom had not met around the same hearth stone for twenty-five years. Mr* Marsh’s family is a numerous one, and has Bjme episodes in its history that do not often occur in the history of ordinary families. Six o.f his sons served as soldiers through the war, and came home in fair condition, only one having been wounded, and he but slightly. The dinner supplied for the occasion was a bountiful «ones and was partaken of with a zest. Tables were spread in two of the rooms of the house, and at one of these were seated the honored couple, and the brothers and sisters before alluded to, and at the other the minister of the church to watch Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have for years belonged, and relatives and friends who had been bidden to the feast-After dinner dinner Mr. Hypes, the minister, made a formal presentation of the gifts that had been brought to the aged people. A gold-head ed cane, go:d-bwed spectades, gold-lined goblets, napkin rings, breast-pins, Ac., constituted the assortment. The gilts were exceedingly valuable In a money poiot,btt this is of small consequence as compared wi h their worth as tokens of friendship. Mr. Hypes made a brief address, and in touching terms invoked the continued blessings of heaven upon the aged pair who have been so specially preserved through a long and eventful life. Mr. Marsh said that nearly every person who had attended their wedding was now dead, and expressed deep gratitude to the Providence that had sustained himself and companion through so many years. As the day waned the delighted guests departed, leaving their entertainers to quiet reflections and pleasing memories* H A
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The Clermont Courier
Batavia, Ohio, US
Wed, Nov 08, 1876
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