Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-06-05
PRATT.BOTKIN.
fieasant Wedding-OpeninE Of the
s6room's New Residence.

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one OF the most brilliant society
events OF the season and the largest
attended was the marriage of ex-msy.
or ). B. Botkin and Miss Jennie
Pratt, at the elegant new residence
OF the groom, last Tuesday evening.
kev: J. c. Armstrong performed the
cerefnonyn his usual pleasant and
impressive style. The house, though
large, was crowded with friends and
relatives of the contracting parties,
the spacious pariors all being thrown
open making one large and handsome
reception room. We have not space
loF the names of all present but no.
ticed among those FROM abroad sew
eral from Illinois, who had come
along ways to wish the happy couple
q joyous trip yer life's stormy ocean.
The bride and groom presented a fine
appearance. Joe was dressed in the
conventional black and Miss Jennie
in pure white. The groom is we'll
known to our readers as n of Mex
ico's most prominent, liberal and
public spirited citizens. The bride,
the only daughter of j. W. Pratt Of
this city, is known to her many
friends Al one of Mexico's most SEN
sible, worthy young ladies', calculated
to make a man the wife he can be
proud of in the parlor or pantry.
Among the presents we noticed the
following:
Pickle castor, Charles Gregg
Silver berry bowl, Mr. and Mrs L NJ
Pease
Basket flowers, Miss Ethel Galloway
Half dozen silver forks, Mr. and Mrs Z
B Keath
Hall dozen silver knives, Mr. and Mrs s
P Emmons
Silver butter dish, Mr. and Mrs S C
Moore, Roodhouse
Pair silver vases, Misses Saunders and
Miss Holiday
Comb and brush, Renfro Gibbs
Silver berry spoon, Mr. and Mrs Z d
Graham
Half dozen silver spoons, Mr. and Mrs
] w Pratt
Glass water set, Mr. and Mrs G B Null
Pickle castor, Mr. and Mrs d G Wright
Silver berry spoon, Mrs Sparks and
daughter
Silver card receiver, Mr. John Mcleod
Embroidered pin cushion, Mrs j NJ
Clark
Beautiful cake, Mrs W Steele
Kinsington painted pin cushion, Mrs
r B Hooton
Broom case and broom, Mrs L B Fetter
Statuary, Mrs Mary Drake
Pair panel pictures, Col E d Marsh and
DR. w G Pipino
Camp rocker, J NJ Menefee
One dozen napkins, J D Morris
One dozen napkins, Mr. and Mrs d II
Roberts
Half dozen silver nut picks, Mr. c M
Fuller and wife
Pen rack and ink stand, R L Dinsmore
Cut glass celery stand, Miss Fannie
| Steele and mother
Handsome boquet, Mrs Delaplane
Pitcher of milk and roll of butter, Mrs
Ankrom (needed for ~breakfast)
Mr.. and Mrs. Botkin will reside al
the groom's new residence on Monrot
Street, which is one of the most
handsome, complete, coy and bes'
arranged in this part OF Missouri
For several months Joe has beer
identifying the cage for his bird and
as soon as completed he took bel
home. His residence is on the cor.
ner Of Love and Monroe streets,
where the old Henry Williams house
was. II. is on a beautiful site witt
a southern front. 1t is enclosed will
a neat iron fence and the yard, orna.
mented with trees, slopes prettily il
every direction. In fact everything
about the place shows taste and wa:
done with an eye to the love felt fo'
the lady who was to occupy it. You
enter the house through a capaciou'
hall 12x12; on the right is q larg'
parlor 17x17, finished in walnut will
an elegant bay window in the south
Then comes a coy sitting room IA,
16 bed room back of sitting room
with archway between. At the lef
of the sitting room is the dininI
room, Is by Is, with chico closet
and eupboards annexed. The kitch
en-. 14x14, is complete in every de
tail. A large winding stairway lead
to the apartments up stairs, whic
are all roomy and handsome. Fac
room is elegantly furnished. and
fact the most fastidious can fin
nothing to find fault with. Ever
one present remarked, not only o
the size and elegance Of the house
but on the taste displayed in ever
narticular.