Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-12
Pruitt-Gay.

On March Goth, at P. NJ, large company
was assembled at the Presbyterian Church,
Ironton, to witness the nuptials of Mr..
THOMAS B. PRUITT and Miss SELMA Z.
GAY.
The evening was beautiful; the church
was ablaze with light, when the ushers, to
the music of the wedding march, led the
bride and groom, with their attendants, to
the altar. With tremulous voice the minis
ter Joined the happy pair IN silken bonds,
which only death can sever. MerIily the
bell pealed out as the bridal party repaired
to the home of the BRIDES mother There
four generations of relatives were gathered,
with scores of neighbors and friends. Many
were the presents to the young pair. A
bountiful supper crowned the festivities of
the evening. Long may the lnewly welded
couple enjoy a union so auspiciously begun.
A FRIEND.
The following is the list of wedding pres
ents, necessarily crowded out of last weeks
issue:
Mr. B Pruitt, gold watch and chain /;
Mother, Domestic sewing machine and COM
fort; Miss Ruth and Roger Gay, solid silver
butter dish; George Gay, set of goblets ;
Alice Gay, crumb tray and large fruit dish !;
Mr. and Mrs w T Gay, set of silver knives,
forks and spoons; Baby May Gay, set of sill
yer teaspoons; Mr. and Mrs Robert Tetley,
Pennington, solid silver castor and pickle
castor; MIR Henry Tetley, Pennington, set
of silver teaspoons: Mr. and Mrs L Newman,
handsome berry set; Mr. and MRS. Newman,
set of irons and handsomely hand-painted
table scarf; Mr. and Mrs VIM Newman, large
lamp and roast pig: grandma and grandpa,
cut glass butter dish; Mrs Palmer and son,
fruit dish and bracket; Mr. and Mrs Hills,
rug; Mr. and Mrs j L Butts, Williamsyllle,
large wicker rocking-chalr; MIR Chas New
man, st Louis, handsome pair of Hungarian
vases; Misses Annie and Jennie Newman,
hand painted cushion and hammered brass
tray; Mr. VIM Palmer, large fruit dish; Mrs
Ann AXE, silver cake basket; Mrs and Mrs
j n Bishop and Mr. and Mrs A S Prince,
beautifully Powered tea set and pair OF vases
Mrs T Lopez s. Sons, clock in handsome
plush case; Mr. and Mrs w Speck, plush
photo album; Mrs Mollie AXE, pair of vases
Mrs Kinney, Annapolis, SILK scarf: Mrs ii y
Davis, plush picture frame; Miss Carrie
Davis, glass with plush frame; Miss Reita
Jones, water set; Mr. and Mrs DR. Jones, set
of napkins; Mrs Markham, pair of linen
towels: Miss Fannie Markham, embroidered
handkerchief; Mr. Nagemon, st Louis, solid
silver butterdish and knife; Miss Naomi
Goulding, toilet set; Mr. and. Mrs Adams,
Mr. and Mrs Jordan, pair of vases; Miss An
ME Tangye, cut-glass water set; Mr. Ira
Marshal, hand painded card receiver; Mrs
Barger, Cross Roads, turkey; Mr. and Mrs
d Movers, BRIDES cake; Mr. and Mrs Crom :
mer. solid silver butter knife and sugar spoon
i'm plush case; Miss Selma Quick, Ohio. pair
of hand embroidered towels; Mr. Clarkson,
set of napkin; Mr. Harry Jones, beautiful
glass set; Mr. Lou Baldwin, pair of majolica
vases; Mrs Moore, bouquet holder on silver
stand: Mr. Geo Moore, whisk broom in plush
holder: Mr. Moon, glass cakestand; Mr..
Henry Kindel and sister, solid silver cake
basket; Miss Addie Petit, pair of linen
towels.