The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-22
A brilliant Wedding.

One of the most delightful weddings
ever celebrated in this city was that
of Alvan H Plat and Miss Alice V
Merrill at the Raymond House Sun
day evening. Mr.. Platt is one of the
best known travelling men on theroad
in this state, and a great favorite with
his fellow knights of the grip" as
well as with the patrons of the house
for which he travels. Miss Merrill is
lady of great culture, having for several
years occupied one of the most famous
positions as a vocalist and pianist in
Boston, Mass, from which city she
recently came to meet her affianced.
1t was impossible for Mr.. Platt to
leave his work at this time of the year
to take a trip to Boston, and so his
bride met him at Austin, their future
home, and the wedding took place last
night at the Raymond. This fact
gives it touch of romance
and little accident lends
it still more. On her way here from
Boston Miss Merrill came by way of
San Antonio, and not wishing to join
her husband until the day of the
wedding she stopped in San Antonio
until she could hear from her affianced
and all the preparations Tor the
wedding be made. Everything was
arranged for Saturday night and Miss
Merrill was so notified. She engaged
a hack to convey her and her trunks
to the railroad station, but the hack
man was late and she reached the de-
pot Just in time to see the train NOV
ing away. Nothing could be done
but telegraph and have the nuptials
continued, which was done from Sat-
urday until Sunday evening.
Col. Tom Helm, the well-known
stove and hardware salesman, acted
as master of ceremonies, and those
who know the colonel need not be
told that wedding under his charge
is certain to be a success. He
is a bachelor, and has been one 10
these many years, but nevertheless he
knows Just how wedding ought to
be, and Tom never does anything by
halves. If he tells joke it is always
a side-splitter; if he sells goods he
sells more than anyone else, and let it
be what 1t may, he has the best or
none. The colonel remarked there
never had been genuine drummer's
wedding in the state of Texas,
and he would see to it
that this one of his friend and
fellow knight of the road, was a
proper precedent for the fraternity to
| follow. He selected as his lieuten-
ants E. w. Tabor and G. j. Presley,
two well-known travelling men, and
they went to work to do the affair in
honor of their profession.
The Raymond House proprietor was
instructed to get up the most elaborate
wedding supper he could catel, and
such an order as that given to such q
hotel as the Raymond, was liable
to produce a wonder, and it did
The hour fixed for the ceremony was
8 o'clock. The grave and dignified
Judge Walker, of the district court
was selected as the magistrate to tie
the nuptual knot. Only a select com
pany were invited, prominent among
whom STATESMAN representative
noted Judge A. S. Walker, Col. Ton
Helm, G. A. Presley, Esq, p. j. Law
less, ESQ.,, E. w. Tabor, Esq, II. w
Brawder, Miss Minnie StelfoX, Mis-
Mollie Taylor, Miss Halle StelfoX
and others whose names he did no
learn. 1t was indeed brilliant part,
and an honor to the bride and groom
Promptly at the appointed hour tn
handsome groom with his charmin,
bride on his arm entered the Ray
mond House parlors, and Judg
Walker stepped forward with tn
license in his hand and, in not NOR
than dozen words made them ma
and wife. Congratulations were eS
tended and then all repaired to tn
spacious dining room of the Raymon
> and there, spread before them was tn
: most elegant supper, in all probabi
ity. ever catered in this city. Their
. was everything that the market al
forded or that money could procure t
tempt the taste of the wedding guest
1t was long after ten o'clock befoI
t the merry party left the dining room
s for the witty responses to the toast
the sparkling champagne and the t