Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-29
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A FASHIONABLE wRDDING.-Mr James p
WIllett, or the firm Of willett & Roah, OF Wash
ington, was married Yesterday afternoon 20 NJ iss
Laura Welch, daughter OF James =. WEIGH, esq.
OF the firm of Herr & Welch, of this city. The
Ceremony took place at Christ Church, (Episco-
Pai,) Rev: DI. Williams ottieiating, The gro9ms-
ard and Edward N0urse; bridesmaids, Misses
Gertie WEIGH, Ella Stephenson and Fannie
WEIGH. The ushers were Messrs. Philip Berry,
Ridgeley McBlair, W. Nickname, Ryland Ruff
and Irwin Ashby. The brides dress was OF white
grcs grain silk, trimmed with point lace, Illusion
veil, and pearl ornaments. The bridesms aids
dresses were all OF white carleton, satin basQues
OF overskirts trimmed severaIly with gree o.
buff and pink. After the marriage a grand re-
ception was given at Mr.. WEIGHS residence from
until O'Clock p. M The happy pair left FOR
northern tour. The brides presents cost
50 900.
The CHURCHEs,-Tbauksg services we re
held in many OF our churches yesterday. At
the Presbyterian chapel, on West street. Rev
5. Ii. Howe delivered q sermon from the 4th
verse Of the Tooth Psalm, 'Enter into His gates
with thanksgiving and into His courts with
In front Of the pulpit, placed on q stand, we're
sheaves of wheat, rye and golden corn revealing
itself through its shucks. On either side we're
fruits and flowers, oil OF which were arranged
to typify the abundance of the earth and The
goooness OF the Great Oliver. :
In the Dumbarton street on. e. church
union love feast was held by the aggregation
OF that church and that OF the Union chapel M.
Ed OF Washington, West Georgetown IN. E.)
church and the Methodist Protestant church OF
this city. ..rtr4.tf.. ..- : =
At ST. Johns and Christ's (P. K. churches
appropriate sermons were preached.
TIE CANAL.-President German and the d.
rectors Of the Chesapeake asd Ohio canal COM
pany have ordered some Improvements to be
made upon the permanent works after the close
OF navigation. The bOats, in consequence OF the
epizo0tic among the horses, have fallen of from
forty day to twelve or fifteen. The disease is
now among the horses OF the coal mines, and it
Is probable that the coal trade of both the canal
and railroad will hereafter be seriously affected
Should the present good weather continue, the
may be soon expected. The number of boats
week before last over the line was l26; last
week, 96-a decrease OF 30. The number of tons
of coal shipped from Cumberland during the
week ending November 10th. was IL pig. 10:
during the week ending November sd, 10 ,7O6 o.
a decrease of 1913 800 weight. The receipts
of the canal for the week ending November D.
1872, were:-Cumberland, $3.50 10; George
town, =, SO %; Hancock, SIS4.66; Williams
port, $50 37-tOtal, 81, S4i4s. 1t is now thought
this month the receipts of the canal will fall OFF
over fifteen thousand dollars.
IRE IMPROVEMENT OF FIRST STREET.-THE
order TO accommodate the wedding party at
MIR. Welch's, Mr. Gleason made an extra effort
yesterday and day before, and succeeded in
laying over 1000 square yards OF wood pave
ment, thus passing west of the residence OF MI.
WEIGH, aud giving the carriages with the we'd
ding party the benefit of the paved street.
The rear building of the market house has
been raised TO the desired level, IL feet and ;
inches, and the contractors are now placing
their jackscrews under the two brick houses
No lC6 and l6s Bridge street, which are to be
raised about feet.
GRAIN TRADE-The receipts to day were
$500 bushels red wheat, by boats Z. Il. Hartley
and Medley, to Hartley & Bre., and 2lOO
bushels by boat Monocacy, to b. Talbot & Son.
The sales on change were 1873 bushels choice
red, at Sl.90 to Sl.9e, and 5,2e9 bushels prime
do, at so to S1.SS.
ARRIvRD.-Steamer Express, from Baltimore.
with merchandise, and canal boat Noble Grand
with 500 barrels of cement, TO Geo. Waters.
CLkARKD.-The steamer +. T.. Knight cleared
yesterday morning for New YORK, with GOD bar
rels of flour.
The refreshments for the wedding at Mr..
Jemes 5. Welchs yesterday evening were fur
nished by Mr.. j. G. Nichols, So High street. and
were spoken of by many Of the guests as the
finest they had ever seen. See Mr.. Nichols
advertisement.