Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-06
"a WARRIORS BRIDE"
The Williams Hall Wedding Last
Night.

A celebrated writer has said that the
three great stages OF our being are the
birth, the bridal and the burial. But il
forcibly strikes the writer that the
greatest of these is the bridal lit is the
epoch OF mans life and the ultima h,uie
OF woman's. At birth We are only
weakness, and at death only dust, but
at the altar is taken the irrevOcable
step that makes or mars life. II is Il
matter OF amusement TO some, and they
laugh: of sorrow to others, and they
weep; but to two it is an everlasting
locking of lives; it is fate, and not fun;
unison of time and feeling until this
lower tie is lost in that higher wedlOck
where all hearts are united.
What young person would miss 4
wedding. or old one either, who could
90? All are there, the young, the gay
and the frivolous. The beautiful will
be there, the scene OF JOY lending new
beauty. The thoughtless and careless
will be there, impressed for once by the
solemnity OF the scene. Youth will 20
to gaze upon the object of its secret
warnings and age TO hear the words
that perhaps have given to their own
lives the charm. And all find absorb
ing interest in thus seeing life join life
when young pair comes throbbing up
to the altar whispering the deep prom
Use that arms each others heart TO help
on in the life struggle 81 care and duty
The First Presbyterian Church held,
last night, as large a concOurse OF people
as could well be slowed away there, II
the condition OF the people were taken
into consideration. The large auditorl-
um was completely crammed, while the
steps and sidewalk held nearly as many
more, and all anXiOuSly awaiting the
coming event. At 7:30 O'Clock, Prof.
killmeyer's delft fingers touched the or
gan, and as the first notes OF the ever
grand Wedding March rose softly, then
burst with full swell OF harmony on
the air, the doors opened and necks
were craned to catch a glimpse OF the
bridal party, which entered in the fol-
lowing order: c. W. Franzhem and
Miss Libbie Greer, Alex. Updrgratt'
and Miss Lille Z. Heiskell,
Mont. Williams and Miss Ida Hall and
the bride and groom, Lieut.. Charles
Williams and Miss Laura Hall. The
ushers were Jim Cummins and Jim
Dickey.
The bride, a dark beauty, was dressed
in pink silk and the groom wore the
full dress uniform Of the United States
army. The ceremony, performed by
Rev. ID. a. Cunningham, was that pre-
scribed by the Presbyterian Church,
short OF itself, but followed by an eX-
tremely lengthy prayer, during which
the large audience became very warm
and restless. But it was lover at last, Il"
rs one Of the bridesmaids remarked, and
the party was whired to the residence
OF the brides father on Fifteenth street.
Here magnificent reception was
rendered the welded pair, accompanied
by all the smiles and congratulations
common to such occurrences. An
array OF handsome presents was laid
out, testimonials from the many friends
of the contracting parties.
The bridal party took the midnight
train for Columbus, where they will
spend a few days, going thence to
Macon, Missouri, and finally, by way Of
san Francisco, TO Fort Vancouver,
Washington Territory, where Lieut.
Williams is stationed. 1t is needless to
say that wishes innumerable were eX-
pressed that continual sunshine might
hallow their claSped hands.