The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-16
Wedding EelIs.

Marriages have recently been the ordei
OF the day. but not one has occurred FOL
some time-certainly on Church IIill-tha
has been the source Of cOngratulation,
from more friends than that which oc
Cured at Leigh-Street Baptist church n
y O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The con.
I trac;ing parties were Miss Mary f. Pol
lard. the daughter OF Rev. John Pollard
ID. D., the pastor OF Lcigh-Sireet Baptist
church, and Mr.. G.. Harvey Clarke, Of The
firm OF 4. B. Clarke d Son. hardware
merchants. The bride wore a winc-coloreo
silk and velvet travelling suit. The cere.
mony was conducted by Rev. J. l.. W.
Curry, ID. ID. There were no walters
The following gentlemen acted as ushers
Arthur Il. Clarke. X. Andrews Gresham
Joseph III. Estes, +. $. Turpin, Jr., join
:. IiarwoOd, W. G.. Yarbrough. W. Fred
Peasants, and James W. Sinton.
The bridal couple left on the } O'Clock
train yesterday afternoon. and will bC
gone week or ten days on their bridal
tour going rs far north as New York.
One OF the happiest men in Richmond
yesterday evening was Mr.. Henry Il. Jack.
son, OF Philadelphia He had good cause
10 feel so, for at 3 o'clock j. NJ, at the resi-.
Or. Hawthorne Solcmnized the marriage
vows between himself and Miss Adelaide
l.. Courtney, one OF the most beautiful Of
the many pretty ladies for which Richmond
Is famed. Mr.. Jackson is Il young man Oi
fire business prospects in Philadelphia,
and has large circle OF friends and rell-
tiycS, who will wish him the greatest hap
pincss in his new estate. After the mar
riage the bridal couple took the , o'clock
northcrn.bound train for Philadelphia.
where a reception n the home oi lir.
Jackson's father will be rendered them.
The social event Of the season wa, the
marriage last night at the First Pre>bytc-
rian church OF Mr.. Andrew II. Christian
TO Miss lIeningham Lyons. The church
was crowded with the fricndsand relatives
OF the contracting parties. The groom is
the well-knOWn assistant secretary Of the
Richmond pcr-Manufaturing COMPANY
and the sor Of Or. \. II. Christian. The
bride j, the daughter oi the hte Judge
William II. Lyons. The bridal party
entered the church in the following order
,hcrs-AIes>rS. Ta2cwcll Elicit. ". W.
Archer, John Harrison, Basil Gordon. and
William MaS~ic; bridesmaid, and groom>-
mcn-Mi-S Annie Christian and Mr.. Rand.
Tucker. Mr.. Henry W. Hobson and Mis-,
Hope stuart, Miss Mary Holiday and Nr.
Frank Dunlop, Mr.. John Pickrell and
Miss Annie llobSOn, Mis- Fannie Hill and
Mr.. Robert If. Stcgcr, Mr.. Frank Mcclure
and Miss LCulic Noting, Miss Emily
Whittlc and Mr.. John Lyons. Nr. Gilmoun
Martin and Mis- Buia stone. Miss Josephine
Lyons and Mr.. Thomas y. Page, MI
Frank Christian and Miss Mary Lyons, the
bride and groom. The bride was richly
attired in white grOS-grain silk hcmmcd
with pure lace. and the bridesmaids were
arraycd IN white. The ceremony wa,
performed by the Rev. Thomas l.. Preston,
-. ID. After the ceremony at the church
the bridal party were handsomely enter
tanned at the residence OF the brides
mother.
On yesterday morning at : o'clock Mis-
Mary Hancock. daughter Of Mr. spencer
T. Hancock. was married to Mr. Charles
\. Clayton. The ceremony was >olemniZcd
at the Episcopal residence by II. Rev. J.
j. Kcamc. Mr. Clayton /, originally from
Augusta. Ga, was al one time connected
with the UiSpdtch. and is now in the en-
ploy OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. Mr.. and NIrs. Clayton LEFT OF
the 5 \. VI. train Yesterday for a northern
tour
FrN At TIE rHEATRE.-At the Theatre
on Friday and saturday nights the Sal,.
bury Irouhadours will render a sparkling
comedy. brinrul OF fun.
The play is in three acts and brings be-
fore ll> amateur actors and a professional
"lcading man." who is induced to give
them his assistance in every conceivable
way, even 10 help 10 "makc up" the
player, and assuming = prominent charlc'
ter himself 4 rehearsal at home, re.
hcar>al in the theatre on the stage, and the
performance. during which the actors room
is shown and the various mishap, and mis-
takes of the amateurs constitute the fun
with tl, lovers quarrelS running through
the entire piece, are the means used 10 in
troducc some witty dialogue. rapid sue
cr>Son of comical situations, some pretty
and some absurdly funny costumes. a mum
Der OF songs and recitalion> and nonsense.
Mr.. Bronson Howard j. widely known
as the author OF 9Th" Bankers Daugh-
ter" and in more limited circle n the
writer of charming parlor piece entitled
"Old Love Letters" These and other,
OF his productions have received from time
to time serious consideration. This hi'
new musical comedy haN received
ilattcring notices from the press. \ fui
house will no doubt greet the TroubadOur'
in Richmond. Matinee Saturday evening