Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-03
A HAPPY WEDDING.
To the Chronicle:
DALY-DRAKE.

| On Tuesday, December SOth, 1884
at O'Clock, p. M, Mr.. Sam r
DAILY was married TO Miss MittIe J
Drake, ut Simpkins Chapel, siz
miles from Nashville.
On that morning a merry party
OF ladies and gentlemen assembled
at the depot la GAINESVILLE to take
the train for Nashville, to see the
sacred knot tied between the above
named parties, and much pleasure
was experienced on the trip, not.
withstanding one of the intended
attendants on the marriage got
"mashed" on the beautiful and
fiourishing little city of Guthrie SO
much as to completely forget that
he had to catch the train in min
utes, and commenced to take in the
town: consequently he was most
awfully and teetotalIy left. Well,
there was one consolation left the
remainder of the party; it laid in
the fact that he would be there after
awhile, and sure enough, we saw
the lest one roll into the depot at
Nashville just before we were ready
to leave for home. He said he would
have revenge on the road by talking
some of the passengers to death
coming back, and all hands tried
the same plan. We promised not
to give his name away, and we
won't.
Arrived at Nashville, we lunched,
rested an hour or more and took
carriages for the scene of the happy
event of the day. That point was
on the Hyde's Ferry pike, six miles
from the city, and was reached ION
time" At the residence OF the
brides parents, the bonny bride and
the lady attendants were taken in,
and the route to the chapel, about
a half-mile distant, was resumed.
The church was most beautifully
decorated with notices, eyergreens
and flowers, and with darkened
windows and lighted lamps, the eff.
feet was striking and picturesque.
The bridal coYtege filed into church
in the following manner: Mr.. G.
w. Richardson and Miss Lizzie
Brown; Mr.. Will Daily and Miss
Nellie Smith; Mr.. Albert Drake
and Miss Kate Richardson; Mr..
John N. Daily and Miss Maude
Drake. Then the groom and bride,
VINO stood in front OF the altar, and
before God and man took upon
themselves thu sacred vows which
makes them one, "for better, for
worse, for veal, for woe." so long
as they both shall live. Rev. b. Nj.
of the Antioch circuit,
performed the ceremony, in a brief,
neat and impressive manner. Con-
and farewells were has
THY spoken, and all our party were
again on the road, with the delight
full addition of several young ladies,
who made everything bright and
jolly around them.
At the ferry, between the church
and Nashville, we met another par
ty out on the same kind of errand
as ours, going the other way; and
they must have been going 10 house
as they had load of furni-
ture in the one-horse vehicle with
them, in which they were taking
their tour homeward. But they
were happy as larks, as was shown
by their beaming countenances.
At AS we left the Rock City. and
had two or three young men in the
party signing, and softly humming
"The Girl l Left Behind Me-" A
pleasant addition was made to our
party on the return trip when Miss
Matte Moore and Miss Laura Ed
mondson Joined the "happy band'
at Springfield. The day was finish
ed at the Franklin House, where a
good supper was served and pleas
ant evening passed.
The bridegroom is young man
of the highest character and business
He is handsome, clever,
and, in fact, everything that goes
to make up real gentleman. His
lovely bride Is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Drake, and possesses
those qualifications OF mind and
heart that places woman's worth
above rubies, and makes home
heaven on earth.
A long, prosperous and happy
voyage for the young couple who
have just launched their barque on
the matrimonial sea, is the wish Of
all their friends, and none more
sincerely than
Yours truly,
p. JONES.
CIarkSyiIIo Tan 1894