The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-10-16
An " Il vrnI Z" I'm Deer Park.

It does not often fall to our lot to chronicle as
ioyously happy an event as came off at the resi-.
douce of Mr.. J. W. Armstrong in Deer Park on
Wednesday the 18th inst
1t had been whispered about town for several
weeks that one of eur young lawyers had been
practicing SUCCESSFULLY At court, and had won his
suite, and was intending soon, with an arm
strong willing and true, to assert and celebrate
his right to call the object Of his salt his own
and We are now happy to state the following:
MARRIED-On Wednesday, Oct. 18th, 1869,
by the Rev. E. N. Lewis, of Ottawa, assisted BY
the Rev. j. T. Sunderland, of Chicago, Ed. O.
Lewis, Esq, of Ottawa, to Miss Nellie G. Arm
strong, Of Deer Park.
| The invitations to the marriage ceremony were
| issued on the 30th inst, and were confined TO
the several relatives and intimate friends of tho
happy couple, and brought together on the event
full day large company to witness the pleasant
consummAtion.
| The bride was supsrbly dressed u white silk
| trimmed with white sstin-low corsage with an
overskirt of muslin lace-with long train with
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orange flowers, making richly attractive toi-
let we'll becoming her graceful dignity and
queenly lovlness.
The bridesmaids, Misses Champlin, of Ottawa,
and Bundy, Of Bloomington, were beautifully
dressed in white tarlton--low corssge, long train
with tu!le veil and ornaments of natural flow
ers, and were fitting maids of 80 lovely queen,
The greom was sttired in black suite, and
his extreme happiness and delight so rare and
heartfelt was noticeable by all. His groomsmen
from Ottawa, ably assisted him during his try
ing but happy ordeal.
The ceremony was performed at o'clock, and
was very impressive, after which followed the
Joyous congratulations, and ut 3 o'clock the bri.
dal party and guests partook of the marriage
feast prepared by Henry Wslther, of Ottawa
which was very fine and profuse. The brides
cake was as fine as We ever saw.
The wedding gifts were numerous, appropri
ate and very beautiful. We noticed very sub
stantial one from the brides father, of $500
bill an elegant silver tea set from tn.
brides mother and an elegantly bound bible
from the groom's brother and thousand ant
one other things fromthe numerous relatives ant
friends, all very beautiful and all appropriate
and two particularly useful; the boot-jack fror
Frank aud the broom from Kate and friends
Accompanying one of the salt cellars was thi
verse, which We are permitted to copy:
.Itwould be a poor wish that this little dish
Should measure the joys that Heaven Will send;
But II H Se4iSOH. suggest a good reason,
Why you should kindly remember your friends"
After the refreshments were served followe
q season of happy conversation, laughter and JOY
when the friends one after another took thei
departure, all feeling that they had attended th
pleasantest wedding of their lives.
The bridal party remained at the house unit
s o'clock in the evening, when they took the
D departure for Ottawa, and after participating
a supper at the Clifton Hotel, the bride an
groom started on the bridal trip East, one of IL
ihappiest couple that ever started on life's jou
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