Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-29
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brilliant Wedding ut Mount Joy.

brilliant Wedding at Mount Joy.
A more brilliant assembly never graced
Mount Joy than that which gathered at
"Sunuysidc, tho pleasant home of Mr.. j.
+. Casseil, on Thursday evening, the Oc
cason being the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Ella NJ Cissell, TO Mr. Charles S.
.,lyder of the firm of p. G. Snyder & Bro,
o; this city. There were about two hum
dred guests present including the elite of
Mount Joy, scores Of friends from Lancas-
ter, and smaller parties from adjacent
Towns, rs well rs from Philadelphia, IIar-
risburg, Baltimore and other cities. Tho
spacious mansion was prOluseDy and
elegantly decorated with flowers and vines
and gorgeous foliage plants, while the
lawn and gardens Wore illuminated with
many Chinese lanterns.
Tho marriage service took place at Q
by Rev. G. Whitcomb, of Mt. Joy, assisted
by Rev. Charles l.. Fry, of Trinity church,
this city. The bride, who was elegantly
costumed, was attended by Miss Edith
Johnston, OF this city. as bridesmaid, tho
groom being attended by his brother, Mr..
Edw Snyder rs groomsman. Messrs.
Emil Cassel, of Mt. Joy, and James Miller,
VIM. Iarlins and John +. Musselman, of
Lancaster, Oniciated as ushors. Prof. +.
w. Haas performed 4 grand wedding
march on the piano. Many of tho ladies
i'm attendance were elegantly attired, and
the scene was brilliant beyond descrip-
tion.
After congratulations had been extended
the happy couple, the dining-r Iom was
thrown Opan and tables were also spread
on the lawn, and an elegantly prepared
banquet was partakon "f by hundreds Of
guests. Vocal aud insti umcntai music
followed, Mrs. Whtcnmb. wife OF the
officiating clergyman, singing admirably
several fine selections, and tho Lancaster
quartet, composed of McssIs. Drachbar.
Zimmerman, Bausman and Meliinger,
singing some of their best pieces. Mr..
Howard Eberly, of Mount Joy, rem
,lered some fino cornet music, and
Mr.. Charles Mowery, of this city, some
fine pieces on the violin. season of
waltzing followed, aud between II and
O'Clock many of tho guests took leave, re-
turning to their homes Many others re
NAMED an hour later, and accompanied
tho bride and groom to the railroad sta
tion, wishing them godspeed on their wed
ding tour, which embraces trip to liar
ri.burg, Pa, Frederick, Baltimore,
and Hagerstown, Md, the Luray caverns
and Natural Bridge in Virginia, Washing
ton, Long Branch and Philadelphia,
returning to Lancaster in about 4 month.
The bride was made the recipient of
hundreds of elegant and costly presents,
including full silver service, the gift of
Miss Serena Snyder, tho groom's sister, q
magnificent pair Of vases by Miss Dresher,
of Norristown, and scores of others no less
beautiful nor scarcely less valuable.
There was but one drawback to the
happy occasion tho absence of the brides
brother, Mr.. J. G. Cassell, who expected to
act rs one of tho groomsmen, but who
being train master and ger" al superinten
dent of the telegraph department
of the Shenandoah Valley railroad,
was racessarily on duty on ac-
-csant of tho extraordinary mum
Der of passengers on tho road con-
scquent upon the unwilling of tho Lee
monument at Lexington, Va. The beau .
tiful and accomplished Miss Dreshsr, OF
Norristown, who expected to oficiate as
one of the bridesmaids, was also absent
by reason of serious illness. But the kind
tokens of remembrance and kinder words
sent by the absent ones, in some measure
compensated for their enforced absence.