Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-01
FROM FREDERICK.
The Social Event Of the Year-Matters
Of General and Personal Interest.
Of TEE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of TEE EvESIxe STAR.
FREDERIcK, Nd, July 81.
| The social event Of the year in this city was
the wedding at AL Saints Protestant Episcopal
church last night of Mr.. Charles Bayard Trail
consul Of the United States to Marseilles
France, and Miss Grace Winebrener, youngest
daughter Of Col. David G. winebrener Of this
| city. Long before the hour for the ceremony
the streets in the vicinity Of the church and
residence OF the bride were crowded with
people who braved the heavy downpour Of
rain to catch glimpse of the bridal party. The
church was crowded with people and the per-
feet arrangements for the wedding were
carried out without q marring incident.
The chancel of the church was beauti-
fully decorated with ferns, -potted plants
and cut flowers, pink and white pre-
prevailing. The ushers and bridesmaids were
Messrs. John NJ. Markell, VIM. H. Purnell, jr.
Harry Trail and G. Staley Gambrill of Freder-
lex; Misses Maize Winebrener, Bertha Trail,
Minnie Gambrill of Frederick and Miss Grace
Loudermilk of Washington The dress of the
bride was white royale, decollete and en- traine
The bride was led to the altar on the arm Of
her father, who gave her away. The groom
was accompanied by his best man, State Attor-
ney Edward s. Eichelberger, and met his bride
at tue altar rail-, where the Rev. Osborne Ingle,
rector OF the parish, was waiting to perform
the ceremony. The service was in the old
English style. The music was choral. The
voices were Mrs. Col. j. A. Hayden. Miss
Maggie Carly, Gen. E. G. McSherey and Prof.
Geo. Z. Smith. At the conclusion of the cere-
mony the bridal party and invited guests re-
pared to the home of the BRIDE parents, where
reception was held until 80 o'clock The
rooms OF the dwelling were beautifully deco
rated with crimson flowers. Among those who
attended the wedding and reception from WASH
lngton were Col and Mrs. VIM. Lowdermilk,
Miss Grace Lowdermilk. Mrs. and Miss Gou-
yerneur, Mr.. Ehric Dahlgren and Arthur E.
Roberts. There were other guests from Balti-
more, Philadelphia New York and the west.
All the prominent people of Frederick were
there. AT 11;45 o'clock they took a special
train for Deer Park, where the honeymoon will
be spent. Mr.. and Mrs. Trail will return to
Frederick prior to their departure on the 18th
of August for New York, whence they will sail
for France. The bride and groom were the
recipients of presents that filed one large room
and are valued at many thousand dollars.
The colored troops of the state of Maryland,
who have been occupying one hundred Of the
| seven hundred and odd white canvas tents at
Camp Jackson, near Frederick Junction, since
Saturday last, are making themselves a credit to
the state by their sodierly conduct and submis-
sion to the strict discipline enforced by Major R.
7. Brown, commandant, and his staff. Including
the officers and musicians there are two hum
dred men in camp. The companies are: The
Baltimore Rifles Capt Geo. NJ. Matthews;
Monumental City Guards of Baltimore, Capt
VIM. r. Spencer, and the Allegheny County
Guards OF Cumberland, Capt. Frederick Burgee.
the white troops and are well supplied at each
meal with good, wholesome food. Tomorrow
the camp will be inspected and the men re-
viewed by Brig. Gen. Stewart Brown, and on
Friday the tents will be struck and the troops
will depart
ICol. c. II. Carpenter of the fifth United States
cavalry rode into Frederick yesterday at the
head OF two troops of UnitedStates regulars from
Fort Myer on their way to the encampment at
Mt Gretna. Many of the men fought through
this section during the war and were glad to
get here. They pitched their tents and went
into camp at the fair grounds over night and
were to depart this morning for Bruceville,
Pa, their next camping place, but were pre-
vented by the heavy rams from fording the
swollen streams that are crossed by the pixies
leading from here. They are making their
journey in stages Of Is miles per day. Hun
dreds of people have visited the men In camp
here and look with open-eyed wonder upon
their bronzed faces, ugly-looking carbines and
sabers. and listen in awe to the tales told by
some Of the men, members Of the fourth cav
airy, who assisted in rounding up Geronimo
The most recent and interesting development
In politics here is the Endorsement by the
county conventions Of both Baltimore and Mont
gomery counties Of Col. L. V. Baughman Of
Frederick as his own successor next fall in the
position of state controller. 1t is believed that
the colonel want to be governor and is gather
ing strength for that purpose.
The wheat harvest in this county has not re-
suited SO disastrously as was anticipated by
many. Several of the farmers In Myersville
district report yield of thirty bushels to the
acre. All upland wheat was fine and yielded
largely.
A party Of ten Pennsylvania farmers passed
through this county yesterday on their way to
West Virginia, where they will prospect for a
settlement. They were SO well pleased with
this section of the country that they will prob
ably return and settle here if they are not sat
isfed with West Virginia. They are ali Welsh
men by nativity and have been tilling the soil
in Berks county, Pa, but became dissatisfied.
Mrs. Henry Lansdale has returned to WASH
ington after pleasant visit to Mrs. B. H. Black
iston here.--Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Croore of
Washington are the guests Of relatives here.-
Miss Alice Myers of Washington is the guest Of
Miss Grace Lampe here.-Miss Peacock of
Washington is visiting the Misses Diffendoll of
this city.--Col. W. II. Lowdermilk and wife
Of Washington are guests of Col d. C. Wine
brener.-Frederick Hartsock of Washington
is visiting old friends here. F. NJ