Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-27
Welded.

ohe oil the most brilliant weddings which has
occurred IN Lafayette county for a long time took
place ut Aullville. last Wednesday evening, the
hish contracting parties beng Mr.. Joseph r..
major, son of W. Boon Major, ESQ. and Miss
Anna c. kellar. daughter OF Mrs. f. c. Kellar.
me marriage ceremony was performed ut the
Christian church, by Elder [. A. FIe,irick. At
eiH"t O'Clock, the appointed hour, the church
was crowded with the beauty and manhood of
Auliville and vicinity, and the fair faces of the
'anics made ofthe audience n spectacle SO plcus-
ant that the conventional half hour which
e'a1sed to permit the wedding party To be fash
'ohahly behind time, WAS only too short TO their
admirers. We succeeded in diycrtins our at
tehtion from the beauty Of the ladies long
enough To observe that We were IN the presence
OF more Majors than we had ever before seen,
even in the army There were big Majors and
little Majors, and al the very front Of the audi
ence. close together. sat four generations of
Majors. Mrs. Joseph Major, her sons-w.
Boon, Lucien, Alfred and Joscph-BoonM Majors
children. and his grandchildren To the melody
oil "A grand wedding march. executed with rare
skill by Mrs. }. l.. W,lst.ans, the bridal party
entered the church, and passing up the right
aisle. formed IN II semI-clrcle near the pulpit.
facing the audience. The bride, II blonde,
young. fresh and fair. In her maIdenly modcsty
and beauty, presented u pretty picture. She
WAS dressed in II lavender elk, princess style,
trimmed with satin II shade darker, en- tr0tne,
with train loored up; and wore u long bridal
Veil, caught back with n diamond pin. and u
wreath OF orange flowers and blossoms. Her
jewelry consisted OF Etruscan gold aud pearl.
The first bridesmaid. q piquant and very pretty
brunette. Miss Mollie Major. wore IL pearl colorcd
silk. trimmed in pleatinXs OF same. and satin.
with polonaise; n necklace Of white flowers. Il
l IL r.ut n - whit n nu p a., h., h..,i IN fytu pn,,t
dust IN her hair; with coral jewelry. The
second bridesmaid. u Very stylish blonde. Miss
Static Downing, WAS dressed III lavender silk.
trimmed i'll silk u shade darker. with polonais..
She wore flowers In her hair and at her throat,
and gold jeweiry. The groom and his aiten-
dauts, Mcssrs. Charles IL. Royie and John L.
Major. were arrayed IN traditional black and
white. After u slight pause the minister, MIR.
Hedrick, offered up u short aud feryid prayer,
in which he invoked the divine blessing upon
the young people about to enter into the Indis-
soluble bonds of m~atrimony. and then IN X lew
impressive words, performed the Ceremony
which made them man and wife. At the con-
clusIon OF the Ceremony, the guests repaired 10
the residence of the brides mother, where
many hearty words of congratulation and good
cheer were spoken An hour or more was spent
in pleasant conversation. when supper was nm
~ '"> ''h.'s
room, where nu elcSan; supper was provided.
The tables were beautifully decorated with or
namentaI cakes. fruits and flowers: and the
substantials and delicacies were discussed with
appetite. amid laughter. REPAIRED and fun
After supper the Aullville string band favored
the newly welded pair with a serenadc. Mr..
II. e. Trent and Prof. Snyder adding intrresttO
the music by singing several songs. Among
the guests We noticed MesdaInes a. Brannam,
oil Pettis county, +. McNay, J. X. Welshans.
K. jackson. L. Berry. Il. l.. Greer, W.
r. Keller, p. n. Fisher. William Rus
sell. W. II. Major, J. J. Cooksey. LucIcI
Major. w. Boon Major. Joseph b. Major, james
Major. and Mrs. Jane Major, the grandmother
OF the groom; Misses Mollie Major, Static Down
ing, Ella and Leila Mason, D.. jackson, Mary
Page. Dood Iiord, Della Iord, Katie H"rl
Emma Hurd, Anna Benton, Fannie Rldgrway
Berrle Jackson; Messrs. y. Z. Hctirlck, W
Boon Major, J. Il. Major, ohas. IL. boyle. j
+. Major, Il. Berry, James Major, Il. l.. Greer
4. II. Major. l.. Major, John Il Major. W. ii
Major, Joseph T.. Major, Joseph Carter. Leslie
Mason, W. Ii. Russell, a. IL. Major, j. l.
welshaus. J. J. Cook-cy, Edward Hord. VIM
Bradford. Prof. Snyder, II. c. Trent, c. Doug
las, y. Willis and Samuel KUHN. When tn,
wee sma' hours admouished the juyour
party that 1t WAS time 10 separate. the bride!
cake was taken into the pailor, and duly cut
with the s%olcinn.ty inspired BY the lnowicd1
that the rim. or the coin which 1t contaIne,
] wouil entail All carly marriage or SINGH
wretchedness to those who should Obtain
them. Mr. Royle was the lucky finder o
the ring, and Mr.. a. Ii. Major got tn
r uulucky money. The cake, which Was = Yer.
handsome one, ornarucuteI and presented I,
the bride by Mrs. Fisher, bore these words
= Enr Nj an.i trZ Nal. ron Nj. r IAhty
! | April 2ith.' II came GU. Of the contest Tor tn
ring. badly w0rstri. At quite u late hour
all hearts Tiled win wishes for the ii!iUr
= hapPsncss Of the BRIDE and groom. amt with rec
objections of an exceedingly pleasant evening
the guests dispersed. On the following H..
= there WAS ii rccep ION To the yVisas people AN,
their friends, Rt tn Residence OF tile groom
Z parents, which ineAOIablc ,.uty alone rrevente'
4 our attending. 1t WAS, OF course, q pleaoan
OCCASION.