The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-10

WEDDINGS.-The marriage of Stone
wall Jackson's daughter, aud MIR w. f.
Christian, a young merchant of Rich
mOnd, was an affair of much interest to a
wide acquaintance. Mrs. Jackson was
escorted into the church by Rev. DIR.
Junkin, Of Charleston, a son of Rev. DR..
George Junkin, who was ''Stonewalls
first father in-law. Among the ushers
were Mr.. Will, r. Johnston ofCharlotte;
Will. w. Archer Ia relative of Mrs. DR..
Watkins)..and John Randolph Tucker Jr.
The ha~t-holders, or picture frame, co.
tered as follows Miss Susie Christian
and Miss Hamilton WitLerspoon, Doug
las Sherley, and Macgrane Coke; Miss
Margaret N. Bruce and Miss Frances
Scott, John w. Scott and Philip A.
Bruce, Miss Jenny Lee Niven. daughter
ofGen. A. S: Niven OF Monticello, n. V
and Miss Lima Branch; William Ryan
and DR.. A. Y. P. Garnet, Jr.. Miss Ellie
Junkin, and Miss Sue Maury; Col. Chas
J. Anderson and John K. Branch; Miss
Laura Prince, daughter of Gen. w. l..
7. Prince of Cheraw, and Miss Anna If
win. daughter of Ms. Harriet NJ Irwin,
of Charlotte, I. N. Page and Carter W.
Branch, followed by the bride and groom
The Rev. DIR. Moses D. Hoge ofhciated,
assisted by the Rev. w. Fl. Christian, d.
D., Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
and father of the groom. The bride is of
petite figure, blue eyes and brown hair :
the type of an amiable, charming wo-
man She wore a rich white satin we'd
ding dress, trimmed with point lace, and
her ornaments were pearls and diamonds.
a gift from the groom. The bridesmaids
were uniformly attired ia white short
dresses of ~organdie, trimmed with lace
and satin ribbon, and carried boquets of
roses. The ceremony concluded, the or
der 10 which the bridesmaids and grooms-
men had entered was reversed the first
gentlemen of the second couple escorting
the first lady Of the first couple, and the
second gentleman Of the second couple
joining the second lady ofthe first couple,
and so on TO the end. The bride is a
native of Charlotte. where she was born
in the month of November, 1868. Mrs.
Jackson, with her infant daughter, had
gone to make the General the first visit
since the beginning of the war, about two
weeks before he received his fatal wound
at charlottesville, Va. 1t was during
that visit that the child was christened,
thd Rev. DR.. Lacy, Of Raleigh, Gen.
Jackson's chaplain, performing the cere-
mony. After Gen. Jackson's death the
bereayed widow returned to North Caro-
Ina and lived with her father, the Rev.
DR. Morrison, In Lincoln county, until
Miss julia was eleven years OF age. The
bridal gifts were numerous ard hand
some. Among them q heavy and artist.
cally wrought silver card receiver, sent BY
the Louisiana Division of the Army Of
Northern Virginia. The stand was orna.
mented with two medallioDs -one o
Jackson and one of Lee and the coat of
arms or seal of the association. over
which was the name of the bride and the
date OF the marriage. The S~tonewal
Camp of Confederate Veterans Of Ports,
mouth. Va, forwarded a massive golc
medal, bearing Gen. Jackson's portrait
ure in relief. Large case of silver spoon.
and forks from the survivors fthe Thirc
Alabama Regiment; elegant set of hand
painted fruit plates from the Mobile Rife
Company; beautiful dase of silver fork.
from the Stonewall Fire Engine Compa
ny, of Chester. S. c., and a souvenir
painted on white satin and Handsomely
framed, from the Stonewall Brigad,
Band, one ofthe largest and finest mi itar,
bands in the United States, and one O
the most noted historic organizations il
Virginia. Hon. w. w. Corcoran. o
Washington, sent a case Of beautiful,
wrought fruit spoons of solid gold. Gen
Joseph E Johnston, Gen Jubal A
Early, Gen. Gusts Lee and other distip
guished persons also sent valuable gifts
One OF the presents most admired was al
oil portrait of the bride. painted by he
aunt. Mrs. Col. Brown, of Charlotte, N
G. 1t is a striking likeness and an ex
celient work Of art. The bridal party wa.
elegantly entertained at Col. Fred. r
SCOTS after the marriage, (Mrs. Scot
being an aunt of the groom -
Lllesvllle, Arson county, on the 10Th ult
Mr.. Homer of Marlboro s. c., and Mrs
E. r. Lilies.