The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-12-01
Hynenial.

On Wednesday night Of last week, at the
residence of the brides father, Mr.. VIM. s.
Beard, son of David Beard was married to
Miss Nina Read Stout daughter of Thornton
G. Stout, Esq.
The bride, who is beautiful blonde and as
lovely IN character and all that constitutes
true womanhood as she is attractive in person,
was attired in an exquisite silken costume
deliberately and tastciully embellshed. The
groom is connected, as salesman, with the
well known house of Wilson, Burns & Co,
Baltimore. and possesses in an eminent degree
the three merchantIle equisites-faithful-
ness, capacity, honesty. Notwithstanding the
nclement and intensely murky weather,
hundred guests or more came TO witness the
celebration Of the nuptials, and after the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev. a. Wei
Ter, an elegant supper was enjoyed Many
presents were given, and beautiful assert
ment they were The attendants were j. G.
Stout with Miss NJ Gibbons John s Beard
with Miss Lizzie Harms, +, |. Jones with Mss
f. Kingere, John W. Stout with Miss Kate
Weller, JOS Caldwell with Miss Lucy Roberts,
and J Frank Larew with Miss j. B. Waddell.
On the ensuing morning the happy couple left
on an early train for tour OF the northern
cities May their days be very long and very
happy; may every star they see be charged
with love light and every moon with joy.
The hospitabe mansion of Col. Jno. II.
Crawford, near New Hope, was on Thursday
night last the scene OF brilliant wedding.
One hundred and fifty guests were present to
witness the marriage of Miss Leila b. Zrkle
to Mr.. |. Hite Bird, OF Shenandoah. The
bride, beautiful brunette, is one of the love
Hest of characters, as well as OF the most ac
complished and popular young ladies Augusta
county society has ever known. The groom
is prominent lawyer of Woodstock and Il
son of Judge Mark Bird of that place. The
bride was elegantly attired in brocaded satin,
with pearl passementrie, orange blossoms and
diamonds
The following were the attendants, all of
whom were in full dress: W H. Newman,
Woodstock, with Linda Mcclure, Staunton
Dr. j. Ii. Neff, Harrisonburg, with Sallie NJ
Bird, Woodstock; w. J. Bowman, Parkers-
burg, w. Va, with Olive Turney, Cameron.
Missouri; John c. Murphy, Mt. Jackson with
Virginia Harman Fort Defiance; E. F. Bird.
Parkersburg w. Va, with Emma Wills, Staun
ton; c. NJ. Patrick, Waynesboro, with Mary
V. Rice McGaheysvie; Archer Hartman, Fort
Defiance, with Grace Duncan, Detroit, Michi-
gan and G. W. Fravel, Woodstock, with Nam
ME Patrick, Waynesboro.
The ceremony was performed at D. m,
Rev. Alex. sprunt officiating
1t was noticeable that in addition to the Or
binary dress worn 10y gentlemen on such oc-
casions, some Of them also wore---long
faces. Miss Zirkle was great belle, and many
crushed hopes were buried beneath immacu-
late shirt fronts
The feast to which the guests sat down was
simply superb. We doubt if its like was ever
before seen in Augusta county The magnii-
cence Of this wedding, and its thorough man
a9ement in every respect, was however, no
surprise to those who knew the power behind
the throne. The unanimous verdict of the
guests, was that they had never before spent
such an enjoyable evening, though through ii
all, like dark thread in a bright woof ha d
peen the SAD thought tnat thS hoSplaOle
home would soon lose its chief grace and
attraction. The bridal presents were numer-
Gus and exceedingly handsome. The party
left next day on special train for Woodstock, |
where reception was given them at the resi- |
dence of Judge Bird. All of the attendants
and many of the friends accompanied the hap
py couple, and good wishes without number
will follow them through all the changes OF J
life.