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THU GOLDEN WEDDING.officer.mGrand Celebratim »f Ibis Erent by the Rickards Family. 'The three spacious parlors of the great Richards* mansion, at the hepd; of Richarda | street, were filled yesterday by the relattvm i and old time friends of Mr. and Mrs. David i Richards. , * i»;^pThere were his brothers, Dr. Charles [ ards and Mr. David Richards and his wifa,» .Then oow his family: Mrs. Mary IngyneH and her husband. Truman H., and their | daughter, Mrs. E. B. Oawford, aad her gallant young husband.Then Mrs. Nettie Smith, with Jerome B.,| and their daughter Ida.John Richards and his family and our || ial alderman, Newton Richards.Dr. William, our efficient health was there, walking with a crutch, and , wife and daughter were on hand.Anson Richards and his wife and two tove-r children, Mrs. George Richards, Mr. and ooley, from Oswego, Mr. and Mrs, McGinnis, from Wilmington, Mrs.I Jeannette Elliott, sister to Mn. Richards | Charles Lara way, bar brother and his wife. Amongst the old settlers of 1830 to 1840 from I Joliet were; Elder 8. Knapp and wife, Mr. and Mrs Rodney House, Mr. Wm. Tonner, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Woodruff, Mrs. S. O. Simonds, Mrs, John Green, Mrs. Jonas D. Woodwa'd, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Cutter. Mr and MrsT. Hobbs, Mrs. Weatberby Mrs. Calvin Seward. Mrs. Abel Bliss. Mrs. Desire Wade, Mn. Adelia Mack, Miss Hattie BUIsland, Misa Sarah i Wilson, who has been a member of Mr. Richards’ family for 33 yeaja, Rev. T. V.I E. Sweet and wife, Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. j Matteson, Mrs. Heath and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fish, Mrs. Cyrus B. Irving.of Oswego. Tin dinner was one of the old time repasts, sumptuous,abundant, choice and served with a generous hand. All tba goad things you can think of topped off with the bride's cake, and tin golden wedding cake. *•i Among the interesting things on eihibt* don were a chair of 1840, a pair of brara candlesticks that were brought trom England by Mary Ann Laraway Richards’ mother. Mrs. Pocuck,ead that have bean in the Busily 150 yesn.I ni blue china sugar bowl and large platter. which composed a part of tho wedding outfit fifty years ago and many other aid IftlfcABoth Mr. and Mrs. Richards are enjoying*I h—i— and hearty old age end have the promise of many yeara of actfrttyand usefulness* they are surrounded by tbe.r Mga tamigand enjoying the fneodAip of a Infga cfrma| of warm and steadfast Mends, whom regard 1 fcoemeutedby akmg Hfeof kindnem, help-fulnew and mutual rmpook _ _Mr Richards is one of the large* propsrtff owners in this county, but there h oockmd to 1 the tttle of any of hie property canaed by any disreputable transaction or underbandedpro-Lookiug back over a long and useful a*ESh’iarithat no atain baa ever besttbmdtarn-fly bum mid they may point witk prMe every reletive. We congratulate them aad I their children on this happy event.
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The Joliet Republic and Sun
Joliet, Illinois, US
Fri, Jan 17, 1890
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