Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-19
THE ALTAR.

II. Capt. MUNsE. Of Washington CITY, and
Miss STELLA, daughter of MIR. Nat. W.
Warfield.
- Near Higginsville, Lafayette county,
Mo-, Dec. 10, DR.. BUEHLER and Miss
EMMA HOEFER.
- In this city, Dec !, by Rev. I'D. Lilly.
GALLAHER.
- In this city, Dec: u, by Esquire Gran
vile Clayton. Mr.. JOHN PETERSON and
Miss CAROLINE JANSEN.
From the Washington, D. c., Sunday
Herald.l
A large and fashionable audience assembled
at st. Johns church, last Tuesday, to witness
the marriage of the Hon. John f, Mason,
Commonwealth attorney for hing George
county, Va, to Miss hate Kearney Henry.
The ceremony was performed by tine Rev.
DR.. Leonard, assisted by the Rev. F. ReaZor.
The bride, u tall and graceful young lady.
looking lovely, entered the church leaning on
the arm of her brother Malcolm while the
joyous strains of the wedding march pealed
forth from the organ. She was preceded to
the chancel by eight ushers and her eight
bridesmaids, where she was met by the
groom attended by his best man, Mr.. Chas.
Field, of Baltimore. The bride was attired in
an exquisite dress of ivory-tinted satin, On
traane, with a brocaded front of velvet. She
wore the conventional tulle veil. fastened
with orange blossoms. Her were
diamonds, and she carried a bouquet of white
buds. The bridesmaids wore snort white
surah silks, with tulle wells and carried
bouquets. They were Misses Lila Town
send, Heap, Alice jenkins, and Sue Roy, of
Washington: Miss Holman, of Indiana; Miss
Townsend, of Boston; Miss Colston, of Vir-
ginia, and Miss Ferguson, of Mexico. The
ushers were Messrs. Julian Jones, L.. Mar
bury and Hudgins, of Virginia: Mr.. Arthur
Ferguson, of California; Mr.. Burke of vir-
gina; Messrs. Walter Patterson, William
Henry and Platter Green, of Washington.
1t would be useless to enumerate those
present. as they included all the old regime of
Washington society,", as well as representa-
tives of most of the well known families of
Virginia. including Gen. Fitz Lee. The
church. Her father. the late Capt. James
Henry, q graduate Of West Point, of the class
of Al. spent the early years of his life here
and her grandfather, the late Fleet Surgeon
John A. kearney, OF the navy,
wi Tas Of one .ho% of m a family all tho OF ,r brSths sn,
navy and we re residents of this city. Mr..
Mason's family connections extend through
out the state of Virginia. His father, Hon.
Charles Mason, has represented his district
several times IN the Virginia senate. His
mother is q grand daughter of Martha Jeffer-
son and Thomas Mason Randolph. He is
consequently a great-grandson of Thomas
Jefferson. There was no reception. only the
relatives and a few frieu IS returning to the
house with the bridal party, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mason left on the $3.50 p. m. train for Cincin-
natl and Chillicothe. Ohio, intending at the
latter place to visit MIR. c. L. Mason, q
brother of the groom, after which they will
return to their home in Virginia. The
presents We're numerous and costly, In.
Guiding a service of old English plate from
the mother of the bride. $50 many of the
above named persons have friends in Lafay-
cite county that we print the report In full.
Mr.. Mason is q great-nephew of Randolph
and Miss Henry is a niece OF DIR. f. G. Hen
ry, of WaverlY, being the only daughter of
Capt. James l.. Henry, a brother of the doc
tors. Capt. Henry was a classmate and
warm personal friend of Gen. Hancock at
West Point. He is also the inventor of q
valuable rifle projectile. Ed.Int.