70 Guests Help Swiers Celebrate Silver Wedding

SWIERS, MILLER, FELLOWS, HARRISON, VERNON, REAM, WARDEN, VALENTINE, DUFFIELD, EVANS, ROUSE, MATHIES, KIRKENDALL, KELLER, VINSON, CLIFLIN, STANARD, MCGRATH, CRAIG, WARNER

Posted By: Gloria Dodds (email)
Date: 10/31/2002 at 00:06:44

Page Twenty-Four The Keosauqua Republican Thursday August, 15, 1935 80 year Anniversary 1855-1935

70 Guests Help Swiers Celebrate Silver Wedding

From the Files of The Republican of March 18, 1880

One of the happy events of Van Buren township was the silver wedding social at Mr. and Mrs. John Swiers; residence, last Thursday, March 11, 1880. It was the 25th anniversary of this respected couple; and over seventy guests were present to celebrate with them that day. The following is the list of presents left by friends, with Mr. Swiers and wife:
Two sets of knives and forks, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Fellows, Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. B.S. Ream and Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Warden; two sets of forks, Mr. and Mrs. L. Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Duffield; and G.C. Duffield; tablespoons, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Evans; pickle castor, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rouse; butter dish and knife, Mr. and Mrs. John Duffield and Mr. and Mrs. I. Mathies; castor, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Kirkendall; goblet, Mr. and Mrs. John Keller; pickle castor, Mr. and Mrs. Vinson; set of knives, Mrs. H. Cliflin, gravy spoon,Mr. and Mrs. Stanard; desert spoons, Mr. and Mrs. J.G. McGrath; napkin rings, J.J. Swiers;
cake basket, Mr. and Mrs. James Duffield; teaspoons, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Craig, napkin rings, J. Warner