The home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Brown of Brown's
Corners was the scene of a very pleasant event on Saturday, January 7,
when Mr. and Mrs. Brown observed the 55th anniversary of their marriage.
Mr. Brown who is now
in his 79th year, is the son of the late Stephen and Caroline Brown and is
of English descent. The only [other] surviving member of the family is his
sister, Mrs. Mary [Deverell] of Edmonton, Alta., who is now in this
district on a visit. She is in her 82nd year.
Now at the age of 74,
Mrs. Brown was one of a family of ten children of the late James and
Harriett Derrickson of which two other daughters still survive, Mrs.
Harriett Brown of Oakland, Ont., and Mrs. Martha McDonald of Niagara
Falls, N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown
were married at Delhi on January 2, 1877 and raised a family of six
[sic]
children. Harry made the supreme suffice during the Great War while two
daughters died at a very early age. The children are:
George W. Brown, St. Thomas
Mrs. H. R. Sitgreaves, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Fred A. Brown, St. Williams
Mrs. H. E. Mansfield, Woodhouse
Mrs. Clarence Cupples, Tillsonburg, and
Mrs. C. E. Smith, Walsh.
For more than 50
years the couple have [sic] lived in their present home. Both are today enjoying
fairly good health and took much pleasure out of the family gathering held
on Saturday in their honor.
