Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1902 — Some Christmas Weddings. [ARTICLE]

Some Christmas Weddings.

Rev. J. L. Brady got two wedhi hie stocking, for Christmas, He married two oonples of very estimable young people that day. Dewey-Besse. r The first of these Christmas weddings took place at Mr. Brady’s residence, at 10 o’olook a. m. The parties were Mr. George M. Besse, of Remington, and Miss Stella M. Dewey, of Jordan tp. It wbb strictly t private wedding there being no one present outside of the bridal oouple and the family of the officiating minister. The groom, is 31 years' old, and 11 years his bride’s senior, is the son of Geo. W. Basse, formerly of Jordan tp., now of Remington. The bride is a daughter of -Morgan Dewey, of Jordan tp. The newly married oouple will reside on a farm in Carpenter tp, near the north end of the Carpenter branoh of the range line grave road, I Norman-Michael. Mr. Brady’s Christmas wedding No. 2 was at l ! :30 a. m. It took plaoe at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. JSTorman in Barkley tp. The contwraoting'parties were Mr. Milton Michaels and Miss Lillian Blanch Norman. This also was a privrte wedding only 'relatives being present. The groom in this case is 30 and his bride 21. They will live in Mrs, Mary Donnelly’s house *fcnd Mr. Miohaels will help cultivate one of Will Murray’s farms.