Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-02-11
JOhnsoa-Drane.

father, Mr.. VIM. M. Drane, about
three miles from the city on the
Hopkinsville pike. on last Wednes-
day night, to witness the happy
union of Mr.. George IL. Johnson
and Miss Olive Drane.
Promptly at the hour named,
the handsome couple entered to-
gether the brilliantly lighted par
Tor, which was eXquisitely deco
rated with the choicest cut flowers
and evergreens. They took their
stand near the east end of the room,
beneath the arch of Il bay window,
from which was suspended a beau
tifully arranged floral horse shoe
emblem of good luck and happi-
ness-enclosing the artisticalIy Wo-
ven floral monOgrams of the con-
tracing parties. Just in front OF
them stood the venerab minister
of God who was to perform the
sacred ceremony. Following the
principals came the six couples of
attendants, who were gracefully
grouped, three on either side, form
ing semi-circle.
The groom and groomsmen were
dressed in the ime-honored, con-
ventional full-dress.
The lovely, bluslling bride was
attired in a magnificent and rich
wedding costume, composed OF a
dazzling white satin dress, taste
fully and deliberately trimmed with
chrystal net and pearl passamente-
rie, cut la princes5e, with square
train and basque front. Her veil
was of tulle, which fell gracefully
over the rich folds of her dress, be-
ing caught in place in her hair by
rare cluster of natural orange
blossoms. Her ornaments consisted
solely of pearls. She presented,
indeed, the perfect picture of a
radiant and lovely bride, as she
stood beside the future partner of
her life and bowed assent to- the
solemn injunctions Of the reverend
man.
The bridesmaids were only less
matchlessly costumed than the
bride herself, being attired in pure
white tarlatan and satin, with rich
Nalenciennes lace trimmings.
They were grouped as follows:
Miss Lula Drane and Mr.. Frank
Walton, AllensviIle, Ky; Miss
Eliza j. Keesee and Mr.. NJ. f. Day,
of Guthrie; Miss Mamie Byers
and Mr.. Wesley Drane; Miss Rosa
Lou Moore and Mr.. Geo. S. Irwin !;
Miss May Jordan and Mr.. VIM.
Mimms, of HadensVille; Miss
Mollie Johnson of AlIensvilIe and
Mr.. A. G.. Rhea, Jr., of Russell
vile.
AS the brutal party entered the
parlor, they were greeted with
MendelshOns grand wedding march,
played on the piano by Mr.. Fay,
an accomplished musician and stu
dent of the University at this place.
The brief, impressive words that
made the twain one were spoken by
the Rev. DR.. a. ID. Sears, the ven
cradle pastor of the Baptist church,
this city.
After the ceremony the guests
were invited to the dining room
where a magnificently decorated
table greeted their sight, spread
with a collation. both rare and APP
petizing.
The presents bestowed On the
bride and groom were spread out
in seperate room and;were numer-
Gus and costly.
Among the guests present the re-
porter jotted down on his mental
note book, the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, the
parents of the groom, Allensville,
KY; Mrs. DIR. Walton and Mrs.
Lady Waters Johnson, Allensville;
Miss Mary Johnson, sister of the
groom; DIR. and Mrs. j. Med. Mas
sic; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Drane
Mrs. Hugh Drane; DIR. and Mrs.
II. T. Drane; Mrs. Young and
Mrs. E. r. w. Thomas. Misses
Carrie and Sallie Anderson, Mary
Campbell, Minnie and Maude
Thomas and Mamie Johnson.
Among the gentlemen we noticed
Messr5. Walter Drane, H. C. Mer-
rift, John Mimms, of Hadensville
a. T. Byers, Trenton, Ky; J. It.
Kennedy, Harvey Hogg, George
G. Martin, Julien Gracey, Ed. S.
Frank Beaumont, Percy
Wisdom, Earnest Beach and 9TH
ers.
During the latter part of the even
ing dancing was enjoyed by the
young people.
The bride is the oldest daughter
of Mr.. VIM. NJ. Drane, a wealthy
and influential planter and tobacco
mist of this county, and is most
accomplished and estIInable young
lady. The groom is a son of Mr..
j. III. johnson, large planter of
Todd, county, KY, and is himself
a prosperous and rising young far
mer near Allensville.
The bridal party left for the home
of the groom's parents, on Friday
where an elegant recep-
ton will be given in honor OF the
newly welded pair. The CHRoNI-
Gle desires to join in the earnest
of their numerous
friends and wishes for them full
of the bright prospects
under which they start out upon
LIES uncertain pathway.
THE recent great floods in the |
and Tennessee rivers
were not only attended by great
loss of property, but also by great !
delay of business and loss of time to
business men and workmen. We
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