The state journal., 1884-10-04
OIL CITY.
Oh Cry, Pa. Oct. :


The great and important event of
the season was the marriage of L. G.
Armstrong to Miss Julia H. Green,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Green, of this city, on Thursday even
! ing, September %, at the A. M. E..
church. The church auditorium where
the ceremony was performed was
handsomely decorated with fine flow
ers and beautiful boquets which orna-
mented the pulpit and suspended from
the ceiling in front of the pulpit over
where the bride and groom stood
during the ceremony was a floral um-
brella of beautiful design and artist
cally made by Mrs. J. J. Fisher
Miss Carrie Peterson and Miss Emma
Haldeman. Over $50 invitations
were issued, including a large num-
Der of white friends as we'll as colored
who assembled long before the ap-
pointed hour for the ceremony to
begin, of which the ushers, Messrs.
w. M. A. Henson, w. Miller, Wes-
ley Paul and J. E. Lucas, were kept
busy escorting the guests to their
seats. AT the appointed hour, eight
o'clock sharp, the organist, Miss
Florence Burcb, began playing a
wedding march, at which time the
bridal party entered the right hand
aisle of the church, led by the four
ushers; then followed the officiating
minister, Rev. T. Ii. Cyus, of Pitts
burg, also followed by the bridesmaid
groomsman, Leonard Thomp, of
Titnsville, and Miss Mamie Lucas. of
South Oil City, then the bride and
groom, who proceeded up the center
aisle; arriving in front of the altar two
of the ushers and bridesmaid stood at
the left of the couple and the other
two ushers and groomsman stood at
the right forming a half circle. Rev.
T. H. Cyus, of Pittsburg, then and
there in an impressive manner per
formed the ceremony. The responses
were clear and distinct, which made
them bone of one bone and flesh of
one flesh. Afterwards the bridal
party entered carriages and were
driven to the residence of the brides
parents on North Seneca street, where
a reception was held and an elegant
supper was prepared and part,ken of
by the invited guests, which mum
bered about one hundred. At eleven
o'clock the groom and his bride took
carriage and repaired to his home,
which he had handsomely prepared
on the corner of First and State
streets, South Oil City. There we
leave them in peace to enjoy the bliss
of a welded life. May they ever be
happy and their pathway through
life be strewn with roses without
thorns.
The following are the names of the
many fine presents and those who
gave them:
r. Fl. Green and wife, fine cabinet
organ; George Green and wife, of
Couderspolt, Pa, bed spread and
table cloth; Miss May Lucas, mantle
set Rev. J. M. Morse and wife,
Uniontown, pair napkin rings; H.
Burch. wife and daughter Florence,
basket of plants, half dozen china
cups and saucers; Arthur Thompson,
glass pickle dish and kitchen utensils;
Rev. T. Jones, crum pan and brush F;
W. S. Scott and wife, pair of crystal
fruit stands and silver butter dish,
and large number of other hand
some and costly presents too numer.
o. s to mention.
Miss Nettie Trumen has returned
70 Meadville.
Mrs. X. II. Jackson and Mrp. Rose
Paul have gone to Bradford.
George Green, by the wreck of a
train, failed to reach the city in time
to see his sister married.
Alton Wheeler has gone to St.
Petersburg.
Rev. s. T. Jones, our present pas
tor, will leave for conference to-day.
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