Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-12-31

with many friends Of the family.
NEATLY designed cards bearing the
following: "Mr. J. P. Lowe requests
the pleasure of your presence at the
marriage ceremony of his daughter on
Thursday evening Dec. oath, 1874. at
O'clock" distributed among quite q
large number of the friends of the in
terested parties, brought together at the
appointed hour at our magnificent In
Urinary, over which the genial host
presides, one of the most agreeable and
brilliant companies which has graced
any occasion in this vicinity for years,
to witness the ceremony that was to
unite MIR. r. j. WOOdmansee and Miss
Sallie V. Lowe in the bonds of wed!ock.
At ST O'Clock the officiating minister,
Rev. ]. ID. Vail, took position under
the large chandelier in the main hall,
and in few minutes the bridal party
made their appearance in the following
order: Mr.. Jas. Adams of Wheeling
and Miss Jennie Frazier of st. Clairs-
vile, Mr.. Asher Williams of Cam
bridge, Ohio, and Miss Flora Ford of
Springfield, Ohio, and last came the
bride and groom who quickly stepped
to the centre, tianked on either side by
their attendants. For a moment \
solemn stiffness brooded over the COM
pany, broken only by the beautiful
form that was being pronounced by the
minister, which ended only after Heav-
ems benediction had been invoked
upon the two lives made one. Then
all went merry-the warmest congrat-
ulatiOns were extended and most sim
cere wishes expressed for their happi-
ness and unbounded prosperity.
The bride looked charming, attired
in lavender poplin, handsomely trim
med in point lace pearl jewelry; her
hair was ornamented with Orange bios.
sons which bound upon the head the
ong tutle vail that hung gracefully over
the coi6iwe.
Miss Jennie Frazier wore beautiful
white tarlatan, with white satin botlice,
skirt looped with flowers, and Miss
Flora Ford, was elegantly dressed in
an elaborately wrought tsrlatan looped
gracefully with rose buds. The groom
and his attendants wore sombre black
with white vests.
The wedding banquet which was pre-
pared and served under the supervision
Of the excellent caterer d. G. Cochran,
Of Wheeling, was right royal one.
Three large tables fairly groaned under
the weight of the most delicious eata.
oles. Seven monster cakes beautifully
of different kinds were
upon the table in addition to twenty
varieties of small cakes.
The BRIDES cake was pyramidal in
form, trimmed in leaves and wreaths
by a miniature bride.
There were three different kinds of
,reams and two of water ices; a pyra-
mid of jelly and oranges surrounded at
is base by magnificent Malaga grapes,
and rich French confectioneries was es-
pecially observable on one of the
tables.
The entire collation. reflected much
credit upon the caterer as we'll as upon
The host who knows so well how to ex-
tend generous hospitalities.
The bridal presents were many and
very handsome, among which we mo-
iced many artistically wrought silver
pieces, beautiful china chamber set,
IN blue and gilt, and two fine Geneva
.locks, one in bronze, and large and
elegantly bound Family Bible.
There were present from a distance:
Col. Geo. Emerson and Mrs. Emerson,
Of Mendoza, Ills; Mrs. Hon. J. ID.
Easter, of Evanston, Ills.; Mrs. E. J.
Arick, widow of the late A. A. Arick
and her daughter Miss Maud Arick;
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Woodmansee, of
Miss Mary Richards and
Miss Flora and Sallie Ford, of Spring
field, Ohio.
All the arrangements for the comfort
Of the guests We're complete and the oc-
casion was certainly one of the most
pleasant We have been called upon to
chronicle.
ST. GAINESVILLE, Jan. 1st. 1875.
Having this day disposed of my in
terest in the firm of j. Jepson & Son
[ earnestly request that those having
accounts with the above firm settle
them Immediately. JOHN JEPsoN.
9 W