I thought I had posted this before, but I just did a search in the Archives and didn't find it. If this is the second time around, I apologize. Laura GEORGE AND MARY (MCLEAREN) GARRISON CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY The FREE LANCE-STAR (newspaper) of Fredericksburg, Virginia, published on Friday, 8 July 1928 a column titled "Shacklet." This is what it said: June, the month of roses, has gone once more and Mr. July has arrived with his heat and flies. Mrs. Fred E. Stevens and Fred Jr. spent the past week here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Garrison. They returned home Sunday with her husband, he having spent the week-end also. Miss Judith Tolson visited friends at Manassas and Warrenton recently. Miss Allean McInteer, of Dumfries, is visiting at the home of her uncle, G. R. Garrison. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, of Quantico, were Sunday guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marian Tolson. Miss Mary Cloe is attending the State Teachers College at Fredericksburg. Miss Lelia Lynn, of Washington was the week-end guest of her mother, Mrs. Mamie Lynn. Norman P. Mason and two sons, of New Jersey, motored down Sunday to the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. G. R. Garrison. He returned home Sunday leaving the two boys to spend a while with their aunt here. Everette Keyes has returned from Maryland where he attended high school the past session. Mrs. Grave McInteer, of Dumfries, and Mrs. G. R. Garrison drove to Catlett and visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McLearen last week. Luther Carter, of Prince William, was over to see his uncle, Hawkin Abel, recently. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Garrison received many congratulations and some silver presents on June 24th their 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Guthess and children and several relatives from Washington were Sunday guests at the home of Mrs. Herbert Tolson. [I know there are some misspellings, but I have transcribed the article as written.] THE DEATH OF JOHN BRAWNER GARRISON Title: "John B. Garrison: Well Know [sic] Stafford County Resident Dies After Long Illness." Source: The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star (newspaper) on 23 July 1930. Text: "John Brawner Garrison, well known resident of Stafford, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. D. Embrey, near Garrisonville, at 7 p.m. yesterday in his 83rd year, after a lingering illness. Mr. Garrison is survived by his widow, Mrs. Rachel J. Garrison, and six children: Mrs. C. E. Wright and Mrs. Andrew J. Bolling, of Fredericksburg; Mrs. Homer Welch, of Church Hill Maryland; and Mrs. Hugh D. Embrey, Claude Garrison and E. V. Garrison, of Garrisonville. He also leaves eight grand children and one great-grand child. [paragraph] Funeral services will be conducted from Ebenezer Church at 2:30 o'clock, Thursday afternoon by Rev. Walter Smith, followed by interment in the Church Cemetery. [paragraph] The pall bearers will be as follows: E. S. Moore, W. F. Powers, S. E. Cloe, A. J. Bolling, Jr., Guy Dodson and A. H. Embrey."