TOOVEY-OGDEN MARRIAGE

TOOVEY, OGDEN, GRIFFIN

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 12/12/2001 at 14:42:29

Leon Reporter
January 4, l894

PLEASANTON NEWS:

On January lst, at 7:30 o'clock occurred the
marriage of MR. BEN F.
TOOVEY and MISS DOLLIE OGDEN at the residence
of the bride's parents,
MR. and MRS. WM. OGDEN, in the presence of
about fifty guests. The
bride was attired in a cream colored gown,
the groom in the usual Prince
Albert. MISS MARY and MR. ED GRIFFIN acted
as bridesmaid and best man.
A Catholic Priest whose name we did not
learn, performed the ceremony
which was short and impressive. After this,
supper was announced and
after all had partaken, dancing began and was
continued till the "wee
small hours". MR. and MRS. TOOVEY have the
best wishes of a host of
friends, and may their lives be as bright as
the day of their union.

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Leon Reporter
January 4, l894

(In another column):

About fifty guests were in attendance at the
home of MR. and MRS. WM.
OGDEN of Pleasanton, on New Year's evening
about 7:30 o'clock, to
witness the marriage of their daughter, MARY
A. to MR. BENJAMIN F.
TOOVEY.

The house was tastefully arrayed and
decorated with evergreens and roses
for the important event. While the wedding
march was played by MISS
KATE OGDEN, accompanied by her brother, JOHN,
sister and brother of the
bride, the bridal party entered and took
their places under a festoon of
roses and decorations prepared for them.
Rev. Malone, of Maloy, Iowa,
came forward and performed the short and
impressive ceremony that united
them for life.

MR. ED. GRIFFIN was best man and MISS MARY
GRIFFIN bridesmaid. The
bride was elegantly dressed in a cream wool
trimmed in lace and ribbon.
The groom wore the conventional black and
looked worthy of his fair
bride.

After the ceremony, the guests partook of an
excellent feast prepared
for the occasion. They were the recipients
of many beautiful and useful
presents.

MISS MARY A. OGDEN is well known, having been
reared here. She is an
accomplished young lady, and a general
favorite in society. MR. TOOVEY
is a promising young business man of
Pleasanton, where he has lived with
his parents. The young couple will occupy
the new residence he has
finished in Pleasanton. The writer joins
with a host of friends in
extending best wishes for a long and
prosperous life.

--A
GUEST.

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