The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-14
THE EVENT.

the event which has been an important topic
OF conversation in society circles in this
city for some time back. The expectation
OF the many friends of the couple, that it
would be an event Of unusual brlliancy in
Its line were fully realized.
The church, which has been but re.
Gently boauuaed, and roiurnished to some
extent, had been made still more beautiful
with flowers and had been darkened for the
accession and tho numerous gas Jets, being
lighted, shed a bright, strange light upon
the whole scene. The church was crowd
ed with people, the beauty and fashion of
the city. The aisles, even, and the gallery
and the hall in front, were filled with
eagre spectators, anxious to see
these two popular young peo.
pie make their exits from
what has been denominated by high
authority the third and most delightful age
OF man.
The hour set for the ceremony was twelve
O'clock, but the church was filled long be-
fore that hour and Prof Stores's orchestra
played several beautiful airs in the mean
time. But with the hour came
the party, consisting of the bride and
groom, Mr.. aud Mrs. SGarritt, Misses Nora
Pearson, Fannie Barclay, Hattie Mckee,
Lou Christman, Alta Wright, Luan Bar.
clay and Marie Mckee, and the ushers,
Messrs. E. Z. Halliday, Z. Y. Crowell,
Harry Hughes and John Horne. The young
ladies each carried basket or boquet Of
flowers and was attlred in beautiful cos
| tune OF delicate material. When the
| orchestra began to play the conventional
wedding march, the party divided into
two, the bride on the arm of her father,
Rev. j. A. Scarritt, aud headed by two
ushers and four young ladies scattering
flowers as they went, moved slowly up one
aisle, while the groom, leading the brides
mother, and preceded in a like manner as
the bride, moved up the other aisle. Ar
rived at the altar, the two parties formed
a semi-crcle, and the bride and groom
met under tiJral arch aud were confront
cd by Elder G. Nash, who, in u
very solemn manner, performed the short
but interesting ceremony which bound the
two young people together for life. At
one stage 10 the ceremony there was slight
huter in the audience. 1t WAS when the
Elder, after having asked any who might
| have objections to offer to "now come for
ward and speak or forever thereafter hold
their peace" he paused, and, during the
pause, the soft, vibrating notes OF the
violin, filed the room as when
in solemn scenes upon the theatrical
stage, an event Of moment ia about 10 tran
spire. People actually seemed to hold
their breaths, and when the awful silence
was again broken by the Elder, there were
visible manifestations of relief among some,
MS though a threatened calamity had been
safely passed over. Clear and firm respon.
SEES were made by both parties and the
ceremony concluded, benediction was
pronounced and the bride and groom
moved toward the door to the grand tones
Of Mendessohn's march, and followed by
the admiring chances of the multitude.
The party went direct to the lecture room,
81 followed by large number Of invited
guests and there splendid banquet was
partaken of by all and many hearty con.
CALCULATIONS aud wishes for future happiness
we're offered
From the lecture room the bride and
groom were driven to The Halliday where
in one Of the parlors, they awaited the de-
parture of the Illinois Central train for St.
Louis From st. Louis they 60 to New
York and will remain week visiting Mr..
Edwin Parsons, uncle OF the groom; from
there they 20 tor two weeks stay with sis.
ters of the groom, at Konnebeck, Maine
and on their return they will stop In Chi
cago aud other cities in this state visiting
friends aud relatives of the bride. They
will return to US in about six weeks and
take up their temporary home in the Brie.
back house, up town, which Mr. Parsons
has htd splenlidly and completely furnish.
/. ed throuhout.
. The presents to the bride are a gitterins
array OF beautiful, useful and costly Article,
Of silver aud gold and fancy glassware. Tc
itemze them would probably require tive
, columns OF space. But besides these there
was present Of 81 900 from Mr. Edwin
Parsons Of New York, aud another similar
present from the brides uncle,
, The event will be remembered long q.
one Of the most splendid Of its kind tina,
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