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A Golden Wedding

A Golden Wedding image
Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
April
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
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A very interesting event occurred on Forest ave. last Saturday, it being the olden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. George Keal. Mr. Keal is 74 years of age and his wife 70. Mr. K. was bom in LincolnBhire, England, and Mrs. K. in Marcellus, N. S. He has lived in Ann Arbor 54 years, seeing it advance from a little colony, where the deer and wild turkeys rambled over the pleasant campus up to its great and marvelous prosperity . The couple have 27 grand-children, 19 of whom were present at this gathering, and a brighter, more intelligent group of young people have rarely ever met at a golden wedding. Two sons, John and Linus, with eight grand-children, living in the far west, were not present. The coinpany numbered 43, nearly all being relatives of the family, inchiding Mr. Stead, wiie and two daughters, of Detroit. Mr. S. is a brother-in-law of Mr. Keal, is 83 and has lived in Detroit 70 years, the present city a sinall village when he first carne there. Mrs. Sabine of Detroit, a sister of Mr. K., W. I. Keal, a nephew wife and daughter, Dexter; Mrs. Abbie Wines, and seven children of Howell ; David Page, wife and five children of South Lyon ; Edward Reed, wife and five children of Detroit ; Wm.Whiteman, wife and two children of Ann Arbor; Charles Kimball, of Ionia; Claude and Gertrude Price of Ann Arbor ; and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Clark, Aun Arbor. The presents were nuinerous and elegant, among which were two pairs of gold-bowed glasses, two gold-headed silk umbrellas, one silver tea-pot, one set of silver knives and forks, a beautiful silver fruit spoon and pie knife, an elegant banquet lamp, a useful rocking chair, and one splendid oil painting, the artistic production of Miss Nellie Keal, of Dexter. A superb banquet was greatly enjoyed by the guests, after which the entire company was photographed in a group by Randall. M. C. Kate Barthel has been granted a decree of divorce from Matthew Barthel. The registration in the various precincts yesterday amounted to 125, divided as follows: lst ward 21, 2d ward, 25, 3d ward 20, 4th ward 29, 5th ward, 12, 6th ward 18. The Boards of Registration meet in the council chamber to-day to compare and correct their liste. If you have not already registered you can do so by going there and inake your application. The program at the Unity Club next Monday evening, April 6th, 1891, will consist of the following : Paper by Prof. Geo. Hempl on "Getting Settled in Berlin ; " Paper by Judge W. D. Harriman on "Sócrates." Oíd college gongs in charge of Mr. W. P. Moore. Daniel O'Keefe, who made such an excellent run for city clerkonthe republicfln ticket two years ago, is a candidate for the republican nomination this year. "Dannie," as he is familiarly known, is a deserving young man, and could he be chosen to this position, it would be u great help to him. He is thoroughly competent, a gradúate of our high school, and pecoliarly Jitted to perfonn the duties of the office. Do not always havo thyme - The cooks. A water color painting on exhibition is called "Good Cheer." The purple hue of the nose of an old toper who is the central figure is certainlv not a water

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Ann Arbor Courier