Middletown transcript., 1883-03-16
a Grand church wedding.

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s daughter of the late Robert A. Cochran, o
Middletown. For weeks the air has beer
st full of runors about the coming wedding
;s All the girls have been talking about j
4 day in and day out, and long before thu
# hour set for the ceremony yesterday after
noon the church was packed from from
i to pulpit. The gallery, too, was crowded
q and so were the side aisles and vestibule
There were probably more than five hun
dred persons in the assembly and about
four hundred of them were ladies. Men
+ are not as deeply interested in connubial
contracts as ladies'; particularly married
h men, The windows were darKened from
: without and the church lighted by a full
r blaze of gas About the pulpit was taste
/ full arrangement of flowers, prominent
among which were a number OF Gala
, lilies. Half way of the center aisle a
D floral gate was arranged, beyond which sat
the relatives and nearer friends of the
! bride and groom. Mr.. Frank Duncon, Of
r New Castle, presided at the organ, render
ing appropriate and pleasing music. For
nearly halt an hour expectant eyes fire.
{ quently sought the front entrance of the
auditory and it was nearly three o'clock
when the general buzz Of whispers was
heard that always Immediately precedes
the entrance of the bridal party at church
wedding. The party entered, as the organ
pealed spirited wedding march, and ap-
preached the altar in the following order:
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seph Griffith, Horace Walker, Robert B.
Wilson. Robbie Comegys and Miss
Blanche Cochran. Mr.. William B. Biggs
and Miss Annie Onion. Mr.. Eugene
CLAYTON and Miss Annie Lare. Mr.. M. L.
Hardcastle and Miss Annie Conrey, sister
OF the groom. The groom, with his best
man, Mr.. Manly Drennen. The bride,
on the arm of her brother, Hon. E. r.
| Cochran. Atthe altar the bride and groom
and attendants and ushers took their
places in the usual order. The bride was
attired in an exceedingly rich and hand |
some ivory Ottoman silk dress with crys-
tai trimmings, and veil, and looked very
loveable. Miss Annie Conrey, the first |
bridesmaid, attended by Mr.. NJ. L. Hard
castle, wore handsome dress of pink silk |
and damasse. Miss Annie Lare, the sec
ond bridesmaid, attended by Mr.. Eugene |
Clayton, wore rich and becoming dress
Of blue danasse and MORE. Miss Annie |
Onion, the third bridesmaid, attended by
Mr.. William Biggs, was attired in fawn
satin trimmed with blue plush. Miss
Blanche Cochran, niece of the bride, at
tended by Master Robbie Comegys, was
prettily attired in a white lace dress trim
med with pink silk. The bride and
bridesmaids carried handsome baskets of
flowers. The marriage ceremony was per-
formed in very impressive manner by
the Rev. John Patton, D. D., of PhiladeI-
phia, assisted by the Rev. w. G. Alexan-
der, pastor of the church. The bride and
groom passed through the trying ordeal
with fitting composure and selfpossession
and made their responses distinctly. Both
looked as happy as one could wish to see
bride and groom look. Immediately after
the ceremony the bridal party were driven
to the BRIDES residence, where nearly
hundred relatives and friends were soon
assembled and expressing, one after
another, their congratulations and good
wishes to the happy pair. After the con-
gratulations the company partooK Of
plentiful and elaborate collation. prepared
by ythe Wilmington caterer, Robert Graves.
Among those present at the reception
were Ex-Governor John p. Cochran, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Conrey, of Chesapeake
City, parents Of the groom; Mr.. R. T.
Cochran, Mr.. Charles Beasten, Mrs.
Beasten and Miss Maggie Beasten, Hon.
E. r. Cochran and Mrs. Cochran,
Hon. W. A. Comegys, Mr.. s. Bomberger
and daughter, Miss Mamie Bomberger of
Philadelphia; Mr.. Robert Onion, of Balti-
more; Miss Schwartz and Mr.. Wade, Of
Hartford county, Md; Miss Orr and Mr..
Virdin, Of Lewes; Misses Bessie and Ola
Conrey, sisters of the groom. After the
collation. handsome baskets of flowers
were handed to the bride and bridesmaids
and large bouquets to the guests. The
bride and groom went north by the even
ing train. They were accompanied to the
station by large number of friends to
wish them merry godspeed. The brides
travelling costume was a dark green dam
asse and cloth dress and green chip hat
trimmed with plush. The happy couple
will spend several days in Philadelphia
and perhaps week in New York. They
will reside in Chesapeake City, where a
cozy home awaits them. The groom is
one Of that pleasant little city's most pros
porous and enterprising merchants.
The brides presents were many, valu-
able and handsome. Want of space will
only allow us to name a few of them, as
follows: A handsome diamond brooch,
from the groom; silver ice pitcher, Miss
Annie Conrey; very handsome silver tea
set, A. A. Shumway Il Co., Philadelphia;
silver pitcher, waiter and goblet, Mr.. and
Mrs E. r. Cochran; silver coffee urn,
Mr.. M. /. Hardcastle; fruit spoon, Mr..
Manly Drennen; silver card receiver,
Miss Mamie Bomberger; silver pudding
dish, Mr.. S. Bomberger, of Philadelphia;
card receiver, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Maxwell; castor, Mr.. Eugene Davis; card
Theo. We'll & Co., Philadelphia;
card receiver, Miss Bessie Conrey; fruit
dish, Miss Blanche Cochran silver butter
dish, Mr.. Walter L. Virden; china tea
set, Master Robbie Comegys; handsome
toilet case, Veliens, of Baltimore; napkin
ring, Miss Ola T. Conrey; butter knife,
Master J. T. Conrey glass and silver
fruit dish, DR.. w. F. Kennedy; tea
spoons, Mrs. Thomas Conrey; call bell,
Mrs. Peacock; handsome mirror, Miss
Jennie Biggs; beautiful fan, Mr.. E. Greg
Dry Haeg silver ice pitcher, VIM. Lar
zelere q Sons and Thomas Leary, Phila-
1elphia; silver pickle caster, Mr.. Fl. M.
Walker; toilet mirror, Mr.. William Polk,
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Personal.
Mr.. L. P. Mcdowell has returned
from the West.
Mr.. Jack Naudain went to Baltimore
On Tuesday to take position as clerk on