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Extracts from LoWndesVille Advertiser
The Marriage of Mr.. Baskin and Miss
Bruce.

The Marriage of Mr.. Baskin and Miss
! Bruce.
According to notice given in last
weeks advertiser, the marriage of Mr..
T. J. Baskin and Miss Emmie Bruce
was solemnized in the Methodist
church in this place last Wednesday
at o'clock, p. m. The church in and
around the chancel was most beauti-
fully and appropriately bedecked with
overgreens and flowers. Just in the
center of and about five feet from the
altar railing stood gateway, tastefully
. clothed in evergreen, and in the arch
. above was suspended large bell robed
in white. The lateness of the hour
rendered it easy that most of the nat
ural light could be excluded, and the
lighted lamps gave an added charm to
the beauties around. Sometime before
the appointed the hour church was
filled with an eXpectant crowd of the
relatives and friends of the soon to be
united pair. The bridal party assem-
bled in the vestibule of the church ION
time, and after arranginga few neces-
sary preliminaries, the ushers, DR.. J.
B. Moseley and Mr.. J. B. Franks, en-
tered the left door, and Messrs. Arthur
L. Latimer and R. P...Hutchison, the
right, and marched up the aisles, and
took their positions few feet in rear
of the positions to be taken by the at
tendants. AS the ushers entered the
doors, Miss Jessie Trowbridge, of An
derson, began to play upon the organ
the time honored piece, the wedding
| march. Closeley following the ushers
came DIR. B. A. Henry, our townsman,
and Miss Lille White, of Greenville,
on the left, and Mr.. Herbert Barnes,
of Anderson, and Miss Willie Leroy
of this place, on the right, and after
: passing the middle tier of seats, the
D first mentioned couple filed to the right
and the second filed to the left and
crossing each other took their posi-
tlon next the altar railing. Next
l came Mr.. R. A. Mcconnell, this place,
and Miss Mamie Johnson, of Mon
, terey, on the right, and Mr.. G.. E.
Bruce of this place, and Miss Mamie
Baskin, of Monterey, on the left, who
followed in the footsteps of their pre-
I decessors, and took their proper posi-
tions. Next in order came Prof. J. F.
Harper and Miss Lucia Moseley, both
of our town on the left, Mr.. J. J.
Johnson, this place, and Miss Jennie
Harper, of Harper, on the right took
: their proper places. Last came the
bride and groom who were the chief
attraction. They took their stand in
:. the gateway under the bell, and the
Rev. w. S. Martin in very impress
i've way performed the marriage cere-
mony of the Methodist church. The
usual interrogatories having been
asked and answered, the congregation
rose to its feet and Rev. R. G. Ligon,
delivered short and feeling prayer,
At its close the bride and groom ad-
vanced and knelt at the altar railing,
when the Rev. w. s. Martin conclud-
ed the ceremony by joining their
hands and pronouncing them man and
wife. The happy pair then repaired
to the vestibule where they were con-
graduated by almost the entire congre-
, cation, at the close of which, they, ac-
companied by quite crowd, went to
the depot and the train for Augusta,
Charleston, and perhaps other points.
Thus ended an event in Lowndes-
viile's history long to be remembered
in part because of the great esteem in
which the main actors are held by all
who know them. They both are Of
L. fine social position, and if good wishes
could secure to them prosperity and
happiness they certainly would be
ranked among the favored few. The
groomsmen are of the very best the
country affords, and the bridesmaids
are unexceptionable. The attendants
were all arrayed becomingly in the
tip of fashion, and all filled the place
of honor assigned them very credita-
bly, indeed. To the happy bride and
groom we extend our heartiest con-
gratulations, and to the attendants we
t will cheerfully do the same when time
comes.
Last Monday morning Messrs. B.
Berry Allen, w. l.. Kennedy and D. K.