From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

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Subject: MANLY-BLAIR MARRIAGE.

Date: Saturday, October 13, 2001 12:13 PM

Decatur County Journal

January 2, l908

WELDON NEWS:

Married Saturday evening, December 28, l907, at the home of the bride's

parents, MR. and MRS. HEDDING BLAIR, several miles east of Weldon, MISS

MATTIE BLAIR and MR. B. FRANK MANLY. The bride is the only child of her

parents and is a popular, educated and highly accomplished woman. After

receiving a common school education, she spent several years in Penn

College in Oskaloosa, where she met the man who became her husband. MR.

MANLY is a stranger in this vicinity, but has the appearance of a

perfect gentleman.

We have not learned the particulars of the wedding. MR. and MRS. GEO

AYRES, MR. and MRS. ROY MCALLISTER and MR. and MRS. HARRY WOODBURY, of

Weldon, were among the invited guests. MISS ROSA MYRES performed the

marriage ceremony.

We have not been informed as to where the young people will make their

home. The rural mail carrier received from the bride's own hand a

generous supply of wedding cake, fowl dressing and other good things.

He, of course, with all other friends, wishes the happy couple long life

and happiness.

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