Shep's Place Family Tree

BROWN--RUTTENCUTTER
One of the prettiest home weddings occured in Mason today at the home of the bride's parents at high noon when Miss Willie Ruttencutter and Mr. Miles O. Brown were united in marriage Rev. Gilmore of the Methodist church officiating. Only the immediate family and the near relatives were present. The bride was becomingly attired in white messaline and the groom conventional black. The whole affair was beautiful in simplicity and lack of ostentation. The home was tastefully and prettily decorated in native flowers, crimson ramblers and white lilies predominating.
The groom, a son of Matthew Brown of Hartford city, is an energetic, wide awake businessman employ of the railroad company at Holloway, Ohio.
The bride is the youngest daughter of W.E. Ruttencutter, of Mason City, and when she leaves the...she will be missed by the warm...of friends that has surrounded her from her childhood. The best wishes of the entire community go with the young people.
After a trip to Richmond and other points Mr. and Mrs. Brown will reside at Holloway, Ohio.
The out of town guests were: Moses Morgan and daughter Sadie and Stanley Morgan and James Jarrette, of Jackson, Ohio, Miss SarahWelton, Rockland, California, Mr. and Mrs. John Heslop and family of Point Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Juhling and little daughter of New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. Waters, of Gallipolis, Mrs. Will Foglesong, of Bluefield, Capt. M.D. Brown, Mrs. Alice Banks, Iva Hayden, Dr. and Mrs. C.W. Petty and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Guinther and children, Maud, Jennie, Alice and Martha of Hartford, Mrs. E. E. Eisenbarth and children, Agnes and Eugene, of Marrietta, E.N. Brown, Evelyn Pa...Miss Virginia Cook, of Parkersburg, Geo. Brown and daughter, of Ken...J.A. Anderson, of Holloway, and Prof. and Mrs. D.A. Alexander of Portland.

"Willie Ruttencutter washed her hair one-half hour before the wedding. I can remember her drying her hair under the grape arbor. William Jennings Bryant came to Mason that fall. Mr. Ruttencutter was very strong for him."