Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-12-12
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
s'FLYE''-TRAPpED.

Last night, promptly at 80 p. m.
Johnny Clark, of this city, and Miss
Hattie Flye, of Louisiana, mere mar
ried in the Presbyterian Church at
Louisiana. The church was filled
with the elite of Louisiana long be-
fore the allotted hour.
The decorations were beautiful and
appropriate. The most conspicuous
of which, was the central arch of
evergreens and flowers, under which
was suspended a beautiful marriage
bell, composed OF rare flowers. The
bridal party entered the church in
the following order:
Miss Angie Flye (sister of the
bride) and MI. William Lonergan,
of Louisiana. Then followed the
contracting parties-Miss Hattie
Flye, of Louisiana, and Mr.. John NJ.
Clark, of Mexico, followed by Miss
Susie Seibert, of Louisiana, and Mr..
Eugene Busby, of Hannibal. The
bride was attired in a handsome navy
blue silk and velvet cut ~princesse en-
train, elbow sleeves, wearing an ele-
giant lochet and necklace, the gift oil
her mother, and looked the charming
gtrl she is. The attenCants wore
navy blue silk trimmed with cardinal
satin. The gentlemen in regular
evening costume.
The ceremony performed by Rev
E. ID. Pearson was short and i'm.
pressive and all sufficient.
PARTIE ERetM- ABROAD.
Misses Clogg, of Hannibal; MI
Eugene Busby, of Hannibal; Mis-
L. Seibert, Keokuk, Iowa; Mis
Matte Aiken, Ashley, Mo-. Rev. I
Bernard, Ashley, NO.; Mrs. Day
Springfield, Ill. ; Miss Mollie Sparks
Nexlco; Mrs. Clark, mother of til
groom +; Mr.. and Mis-. Mosely, Bow
ing Green Mr.. and Mrs. Mallory
Barry Illinois.
PRESENTS.
In the elegant display of present
were the following:
One silver dinner castor, from T
Frier, b. +. Miller, A. Shull and {
Modisett one sett of silver forks
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark /; one gold neck
lace, Mr.. and Mrs. o. F1ye, Ct
bliide) one marsailles bed spread
Miss Fannie Freeman; N pair MAJ
kin rings, Miss Matte Aiken; on
pair napkin rings, Miss Matte Z
Sparks, Jacksonville, Ill. one toilt
sett, Z. S. Senteny and w. W
King one toilet set, the groom t
bride; one Japinese handkerchief
box, Miss Mollie Seward one Jap
nese bracket, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w
Bartlett one Japinese match case
j. w. Bartlett one Japinese card re
%ceiver, Miss Kate English ; one Jap
nese bracket, Miss Lettie Stealing
one bronze psrlor lamp, j.. B. Val
and w. j. Reynolds; II toilet sci
to bride, Miss Emma Kuhlnan; On
boquotte holder, Johnny Scibert, on
silk handkerchief to bride, Ais
Annie Seibert one bronze glass b.
quette holder and embroidered It'd
Miss Julia and Sallie CIogg, Ham
bal one glass sett (four pieces.
Miss Jennie Roe and Mrs. Day, {
Springfield, Ill. one box of perfun
ed note paper, Miss Carrie Gleason
one easy rocking chair, Mr.. an
Mrs. Geo. Mallory, of Barry, Ill.
one silk handkerchief, Fred d. Fly,
q, to bride n pair Isle thread hose
bride, Miss Julia Clogg, Hanniba
, No. ; n pair handsome embroidere
hose to bride, Miss Susie Seibert
one embroidered Java canvas eplasl
er, Miss Myra Freeman; one en-
broidered silk pin-cushion, lace cove
I Miss Ella Martin; one bottle of PEE
fume, M. A. Tully one picture spa
ter work, cross framed, Mrs. j. 4
Chute.
Johnny Clark Is one of Mexico
most energetic and live young mer
sou of j. =. Clark, well known re;
astate agent, of Mexico, and we al
glad to see him thus happily mated s
early in life.