The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-09
Given in Marriage.

All over the county marriage is the
order Of the day For a month past re-
ligious revivals have been going on in al
most every nelghborhood, and it is meet
that such blessings should be followed
by others next in Importance. Last week
we merely had time to record the marriage
OF Mr.. Hugh T. Gordon and Miss Anna
Nicholson, members of two OF our oldest
and most honored families. Mr.. Gordon
is a son of Gen. Wash Gordon, decd one
of the noDlest men our county has pro-
duced, and Miss Anna is the youngest
daughter of Chief Justice A. o. p. Nichol
son, one of our States ablest statesmen
and jurists. The union OF two such young
people is meet and proper, and we pre-
dict for Hugh a brilliant tuture.-Ae
in order was the marriage, last Tuesday
night, of DR.. James ~ Moore and Miss
SalIie K. Cheairs, daughter of Major n.
f. Cheairs, one of the leading citizens of
our county. The ceremony was perform
ed by Bishop H. N McTyeire, in a solemn,
unique and impressive manner. The
attendants were: John Smyth and Miss
Lucy McKissack; Jack n. McKissack
and Miss Lulie G. Zollicoffer; Charles
p. Cecil and Miss Lulie FIguers; J. II.
Gillespie and Miss Lily G. Whitthorne;
James Moulton and Miss Sallie Pointer.
John W. Cheairs and Miss Fanny Moore;
The palatial residence of Maj. Cheairs,
situated as it is in one of the most lovely
regions in the South, was filled with
beautiful women and happy men. The
front yard had nearly one hundred trans
pareucies. on as many trees. The trans
parencies were of various and curious
design, and the scene presented yes love
ly aud enchanting. While the large
crowd was engaged in lively converse
ton, eyes looking love to eyes that spake
again, the folding doors that separated
the double parlors were pushed aside, and
an enchanting sight fell upon the sight OF
all beholders. Fronting the CROWD were
he bridegroom and his radiant bride
hanging to his arm, and on each side
stood the twelve attendants. The Bishop
advanced to the middle aud married the
couple, in the most happy and admiraSie
manner we ever heard. The bride Fas a
vision Of lOveliness, arrayed as gOrgeOuSly
and richly as an oriental princess. The
bridegroom was exceedingly handsome,
and is as intelligent and elegant as he is
handsome. Hills string band, from
Nashville. was present, and tempted the
young folks to dance by playing dancing
music. And such an array of beauty was
there! Columbia was there in her beauty
and lights shone DER soEEs who had
reigHeG bells at famous watering places
and in great cities, and on men who had
sought the bubble reputation even at the
cannon 5 mouth" There was the beaati-
full Misses l.. NJ, L. W., L. w, P, S. P,
l.. H., aud others of Maury. Misses
c., j., Of Pulaski, Miss Eve, of Nashville,
and the fascinating, beautiful and charm
ing Misses Rice, of Chicago. Hon. W.
c Whitthorne and lady, Hon. John
frierson, W. Z. Greenlaw, Major Tulloss,
Rev +. A. Thompson, Major Campbell
Brown and lady, Hugh Moore, Count
Childress, W. j, Whithorpe, DR.. Crump,
Capt Thomas Gibson, and G. z, Jones
and q. \. Pope, of Pulaski, were among
the distinguished guests present. There
were soL1e married ladies present who
have been great bellies in their day, such
as Mrs. w. K. Greenlaw, Mrs. ". NJ.
Cheairs, Mrs. Sam Cannon, Mrs. W. h.
Brown-who are still looking handsome
and winning. The supper was simply
magnificent, superb unsurpassed, pre-
pared by Duggar and Green, caterers of
COLUMBIA. Altogether, it was en- affair
long to be remembered. Miss Sallie was
Major Cheairs, youngest daughter. and
he hated to give herPp, but she is in good
hands Dr. Moore live near brentwood.
They purpose taking bridal trip to
Philadelphia, where he has relations.
Miss Ii y w., who is as beautiful as the
flower she is named tor, cut the ring in
the brides cake.-Capt. James B.
Murphy and Miss Lizzie Looney, daugh-
ter Of Col A. NJ. Looney, were married
last night, and we have to write this
notice before the wedding comes off.
Hence we are compelled to confne our
remarks to the bride and bridegroom.
Capt. Murphy is a self-made man, and well
made at that He made gallant soldier
in the war, a faithful and competent
teacher since the war, brilliant and
accom- plished editor of the Mail, and will
win name and fame as jurist. His
bride is a very superior young lady, aud
will make him an excellent wife. Long
life and happiness to them!