Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-08
Three February Weddings


The large auditorium of the First Pres
byterlan church was filed ON Wednesday
afternoon last, to witness the marriage of
Miss Mary Waddell. daughter of the late
DR.. Alexander Waddell, to Mr.. Henderson
M. Bell, Jr.. son of Maj. H. M. Bell, and
who fills the position of Mining Engineer at
the BramWell, W. Va, mines. The church
was darkened, and handsomely dressed
with flowers, and on the pulpit were potted
plants and eVergreens, the whole illumi-
mated with wax candles. The bridal party
entered promptly at 1:30 O'Clock in the
following order: -Messrs. James
Ker, Jr.. Frank Stribling, John r.
Liggett and Ashby Warden; Attendants
Miss Blanche Baker of Washington, D.
C.,and VIM. 6. Kinney; Miss Bessie Young
and DR.. Ell. V. McNeer of Bramwell; Miss
Bessie McCue and G.. G. Walters; Miss
Blanche Maddux, of Culpeper and Casper
Il. Duhring, Jr., of Bramwell; Miss Nettie
Foster and W. r. Wharton of Radford,
Va; Miss Rebecca Young and ]. D. Berry
of Atlanta, Ca, and Miss Lizzie McCue
and j. Addison Cooke.
The bridesmaids wore cream surah
skirts with MORE waists, low necked and
short sleeved. and carried in their hands
bouquets of narcissus and hyacynths. The
groomsmen and ushers wore boutonnieres
of lily of the Valley.
The Maid of Honor, Miss Annie Bell,
sister of the groom, wore surah covered
with silk net; with short veil, and carried
bouquet Of La France roses.
The bride entered leaning on the arm of
her brother, Alex. Waddell. She was
dressed in cream faille silk and carried
Niphetos buds in her hand. The groom
entered attended by his best man, VIM. A.
Young.
The Wedding March was played by Prof.
F. r. Webb, a personal friend of the
bride.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. D. K. Mcfarland, and after it the
wedding party repaired to Mozart Hotel,
the residence of the bride, where lunch
was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Bell left on the
$40 train for tour North. They will re-
turn about the 1st of March, and after
spending few days here will leave for
their future home at Bramwell.
AT noon, Wednesday, St. Francis
Catholic Church was crowded with rela-
tives and friends to witness the marriage
ceremony of Mr.. Jere. j. Murphy to Miss
Annie Heinekamp, daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Heinekamp, piano manufacturer of Balti-
more, and a sister of Mrs. Prof. F. w,
Walter of this city, with whom she has
been residing for several years. The church
was darkened and tastefully decorated,
and the three affairs brilliantly Illuminated
The ceremony took place with the wedding
couple standing under large floral bell sus-
pended from an arch. and was performed
by Father John Nc Very, Mendelssohn's
Wedding March being played as the party
marched down the aisle.
The attendants were Miss Kate Helne-
kamp of Baltimore, sister of the bride,
with Councilman Daniel Crimmens; Miss
Mamie WholeY, cousin of the groom.
with Mr.. Martin Bergen; Miss Mary
Walter, niece of the bride, with
Mr.. M. Kivlighan, and the ushers were
Messrs Willie Walter, Willie LYMAN
and John Fallon.
The bride wore a cream Henrietta en-
traine, white lace overdress. veil, and
natural orange blossoms, and carried in
her hand large bouquet Of Marechal Mel
roses.
Among those present was Mr.. VIM.
Heinekamp of Baltimore, father of the
bride.
After the ceremony the bridal party and
their friends repaired to the residence of
Prof. Walter, where reception and lunch
were had, and at $40 that afternoon, Mr..
aud Mrs. Murphy, accompanied by Mr..
Heinekamp and his daughter, Miss Kate,
left on the o. & o. Express for Baltimore
where the brides father gave them d re-