Compo-Sweeny Wedding

Among the early fall weddings of note was that of Miss Dorothy Compo; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Compo of Defiance and James Sweeney, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sweeney of Amsterdam, O.; held at 3 o’clock Thursday in the Methodist Church of Massillon, O., with the Rev. C. B Hess, uncle of the bridegroom, officiating;

Robert Compo, brother of the bride, sang “At Dawning” accompanied by Miss Helen Sweeney, sister of the bridegroom. Only the immediate families were present.

The bride wore a trim suit of bitter sweet shade and brown accessories with gardenias tinted to match the costume. Miss Helen Diehl, her only attendant wore brown with brown accessories and yellow gardenias.

Oliver Martin of Bridgeport, W. Va., a former classmate of Mr. Sweeney, was the best man.

Following the ceremony, a 4 o’clock reception was given at the home of Rev. Mr. Hess which was decorated throughout with with large bouquets of fall flowers.

Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney left immediately after the reception for New York, where they will sail Saturday on the “Monarch of Bermuda’* to spend their honeymoon in Bermuda.

Mrs. Sweeney is a graduate of Defiance High School and Bowling Green State University and has taught school for the past four years in Defiance. She is a member of Sigma Tau Beta sorority.

Mr. Sweeney was graduated from Ohio Northern University and Wooster college. He is a member of Theta Nu Epsilon fraternity. He is a mortician in Amsterdam.

Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney will live in Amsterdam.

Catherine Baker

Holgate Woman, 90, Recalls Pioneer Days

Holgate, Feb. 8

Mrs. Catherine Baker, known locally as Holgate’s Grandma Baker, will celebrate her 90th birthday Monday.

She is Holgate’s oldest pioneer resident. She has 94 direct descendants, including six children, 25 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Although no longer strong, Mrs. Baker still does her housework. Her lifelong slogan has been "work and keep busy." She likes to tell the stories of the Henry County swamps, the building of the Miami and Erie canal and her cooking jobs for the crews, the boom days when the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was built through here, the making of ship timbers, and the stave mills of the community.

Johann and Johanna Spadholz

The golden jubilarians.

Presenting the well-done portrait of the married couple Johann and Johanna Spadholz in North Richland, who, as reported last week, on the 2nd of December were able to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in good health.