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BROWN CO. COUPLE CELEBRATES THEIRthe fiftieth aniversary of their mar* riage in the home of their datigl*; ter, Mrs. Walter Whiteside, Brooks street, Galesburg. A dinner was enjoyed at 1 o'clock by the It' celebrants present who were besides: the brMe and groom of 50 years, 24 and Mrs. Walter Whiteside anf daughter, Doris Galesburg, the elifc a?t son, L,. M, Briggs and wife, • brother of Mrs. Briggs, O. T.Brlg$n®j and wife and son. Vernon, all of Mt*0 Sterling. Fred Briggs, a nephew^; wife and daughter and her husbaiult Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harnia djT Peoria. Miss Helen Fitk and Dea.O'Connor of Galesburg. The-*tabljf 1was centered with a large bouquet of golden colored flowers, a remembrance sent by the members of ht:Sunday ischool class in Mt. St«£v ling. A number of lovely gifts wer£r • mpresented the couple.in marriage September 6, 1875, /.tig Sampson Briggs, the son of Mr, mtti Mrs. Philip R. Briggs at the honMh of her parents in Buckhorn, b$ Judge Kendrick. They lived lt;m farm for a short time and latei bought a store in the village. Be cause of illness both have been ;$|-Galesburg the past several months and both are improved in healths 3SOth ANNIVERSARYMt. Sterling, 111., Sept. 20 — and Mrs. Samson Brtggs celebriEmma Briggs, the daughter of and Mrs. M. H. Briggs, was suited
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Quincy Whig Journal
Quincy, Illinois, US
Sun, Sep 20, 1925
Page 7
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