Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1909 — WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. [ARTICLE]

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Quite a number of friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burns, near Aix, Sunday, March il, it being their fortieth wedding anniversary. They had a fine spring day for the occasion. There was an elegant dinner served and everybody had a fine time. Mr. Burns was a soldier of the rebellion and when war was at hand he and his two„ brothers bid their aged mother farewell and fought for the freedom of their country. When the war was over he and one brother returned to their old homestead in Michigan, the other brother havjing been killed. A kind mother and • three sisters were waiting them, their father having passed way many years before. Since the war Mr. Burns has been a cripple, having been injured during the war. He then went to Whitley county where he united in marriage to Nancy Emily Keener, in the year of 1868. Mrs. Burns was a school teacher. The young couple at once took their departure for what they called the wild West, and have ever since remained here. When they came here there was such a dense forest that*there was not even room enough on his farm for a house, till he made way with the ax, which he quickly did and built a little hut for himself and wife to live in. And that little hut has turned to be a large farmhouse. They have cleared up their farm on which now there are not many trees to be seen. To their union was born thirteen children, namely: Della Belle, James Gurney, who died in infancy, Nina Loullen, Dora Grace, William Albert, Ora May, who also died at the age of four years, Leota Myrtle, ■UtHe Charles—who with the little outspoken of above met death and entered pearly gates of heaven at same hour and whose Rv& were taken by fire, which accident has greived the aged couple very much and Is now telling on their years—Raymond Guy, Lilly Fern, Flossie Marie, Wesley Glenn and Mary Irene, their baby girl who Is now ten years of age. Their children all live close to their old home, where they were born and raised except three—Mrs. Della Belcher, now of South Bend; Mrs. Grace Sherrell of Tangier, Ind.; and William Burns of Chicago. They were all present to the anniversary except the last two named, whose occupations kept them away and It was impossible for them to there. They have twelve living grandchildren. There were forty-four present at the anniversary, and everybody showed their love by coming with well filled baskets. Besides the relatives there were Mr. and Mrs. Charley Harrington and daughter Grace,, Mr. and Mrs. George Casey, only sister of Mrs. Burns, Mrl and Mrs. Frank Lakin, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilcox and son, Mr. Mrs. Walter Harrington and daughter Flossie, Mr. and Mrs. John McClanahan and daughter, Stephen Comer, Mrs. Isabelle Price, Mr. and Mrs. James McClanahan and son, Albert Keener, also a brother of Mrs. Burns, and Roy Weston. The presents they received were not so numerous, but were verynice. They received a gold watch, an all linen table cloth and twelve napkins, an elegant berry set, silk handkerchief, silk muffler, silver cake basket and a large fine china bread and cake plate, but best of all, Mr. Burns presented to bis wife a wedding ring after bo many long years of happiness. r lt’s to be hoped we will all get to go back and celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. ONE OF THE GUESTS. Clara Treanor has again opened her milliner? store across from the .depot at Remington.