The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-11-15
MatriInOnialIy,

Marriage has been discovered long timc-a
very long time and the experience of mankind
has settled that it is good thing to have in the
house. No contract is, it will be admitted, more
frequently entered into, and Notwithstanding the
ominous warnings of those who have drawn snide
iewelry in this sort Of lottery, people will per-
sist in getting married, especially the young pco-
pie. If they will do it, the press is in duty bound
to chronicle the happy event.-Wc don't know
what there is so particularly attractive about the
month of November to people matrimonially in
clined, but it has proved the favorite month for
the past two years at least. Last season we had
a little epidemic of this kind-about this time
a-year, and now it is repeated 1t must have
been by preconcerted arrangements that our
friends chose the present wcek-so barren Of 9TH
err news for which we return thanks. so here
goes for particulars
HUNT-CHAPMAN.
The largest Of the weddings of the week was
that of Wednesday evening, when Miss MYRTLE
CHAPMAN, daughter OF Samuel J. Chapman, Esq,
was married to Mr. JAMES +. HUST, of Naper-
vile, (but for some time student and lawyer Of
Ottawa at the residence of the brides father in
East Ottawa.
dwelling could comfortably hold and included
both young and old people, friends Of the bride
and groom, the young people, however, pre-
dominating. Among the guests from abroad
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt, sr., and daughter Eva
Mr. T. L. Glass Napcrville; Mr.. +. A. Ferrin,
Harding; A. p. LaClair Strawn; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Chapman, Miss A. Smelling, Freedom; Miss
Mary Hurford, Streator; Miss Annie +. Miller,
Princeton; Miss Lizzie T. Wheaton, Aurora; Miss
Bullard Mllbrook; Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Beach,
Dayton; f. Allen Moore, Princeton. Among the
guests from the city were Mr.. A Lynch and fam-
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. K. II. Trask, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Hapeman, Mrs. Nicely
and daughter Rev. and Mrs. +. B. Nash, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. J. Curryea, Mr.. and Mrs Markham, Mrs.
Jesse Dickey, Mrs. Ira Nelson, Mr. A. Lockwood
and daughter, Mrs. K. w. Brewer, Misses Cur
tiss, Anna f. Miller, Clara and Julia Wood, Fan
ME Hull, Anna and Mabel Cushman, Jessie and
Mae Orr, Minnie and Ida Shuler Lizzie Shuer,
Lizzie Stout, Lillian Mattocks, Anna NJ. Chan
dler, Mollie Osman, Josie Stout, Lydia and Zetta
Strawn, Belle Hossack, Belle Strawn, Fannie
BEEN, Mrs. c. C. Glover, James McQuade, NJ B.
Mitchell, J. Roseathal, Geo. Yent4er, Chas Brad.
ford, Frank Allen, Rush Palmer, Clark Albert,
Horace Hull, Fred Mattocks, j. Ermon Morgan,
Dr. John 5. Ryburn, and many others.
Messrs Gee. Trimble, Clarence GIiggs and
Will Nicely acted as masters of ceremony and
about O'Clock the former gentlemen as ushers
announced the approach Of the bridal party
during whose entrance the orchestra performed
the favorite Mendelssohn Wedding March. The
groom appeared with the brides mother and the
bride leaning on the arm of her father. She was
beautifully dressed in India muslin and white
silk with tuberoses and csrnatinn pinks as orna-
ments. They took their positions (the BRIDE
father and mother standing with them under
the good-luck horseshoe Of tuberoses and ge-
raBium leaves, (the room being otherwise appro-
priately trimmed before Rev Mr.. Gloss of the
~ f. church, who made them man ana wife. The
congratulations followed and the wedding sup
per; then dancing and refreshments until the
hour became small The evening was delight
full one TO all present, and surely the new man
and wife will take it for an auspicious omen.
They left the city at . A. N. for Chicago and the
groom's home, and will be gone several days, re-
turning to Ottawa, which will be their future
home.
Among the large number Of beautiful bridal