The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-10-18
A Double w edding.

double wedding. The grooms and
brides elect were Mr., Newlin Men.
denhall. telegraph operator at Media
and Miss Mary E. Passmore, DR..
Vim. s. Taylor, of Malvern, Pa, and
Miss Phebe Z. Passmore of Rising
Sun. The ladies are sisters Each
couple was attended by two grooms-
men and two maids ofhonor, the first
by Mr.. Morris Griscome, Jr., Media,
Pa, Miss Dora Passmore, of Oxford
Pa, DR.. Sharp Mercer, of Media, Pa,
Miss Jennie Darlington, Pocopson,
Pa. The second by Mr.. Isaac Pass
more, of Oxford, Pa, Miss Rachie
Taylor, Philada Mr.. Marshall Reyn
ODDS, Of Malvern, Miss Mabel Way,
of West Chester.
At exactly II o'clock (noon) the
bridal party entered and took their
seats in the parlor, which was hand
somely trimmed with flowers and ivy
and crowded with relatives and
friends. After a few minutes of
silence the contracting parties arose,
and Mr.. Mendenhall, under the cover
of the wing of a large white dove, in
clear low tone repeated the
"Friends" ceremony; he was follow
ed by the others in turn, and by ten
minutes after twelve they were unit
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The certificates were signed by the
brides and grooms and then read
aloud, by their first groomsman.
after few minutes of quiet it was
announced that congratulations were
in order, many sincere greetings were
offered to the happy couples. About
one o'clock the company was invited
to the dining rooms, where the tables
groaned under their weight of lux
uries, in the centre of the longest,
and at which the bridal party sat,
was large pyramid of fruits and
flowers and on each end was hand.
some cake bearing the initials Of the
brides. Dinner over the certificates
were signed by the guests who num-
bered 80, from various parts of
Chester and Delaware Cos, Pa, and
Cecil Co, Md. The presents were
numerous, handsome and useful, and
consisted of silver cake dishes,
knives, castors, spoons of various
kinds, ladies', butter dishes, large
ice pitcher, three decorated china tea
sets, large lamps, ebony clocks.
books, chairs, stands, pin cushions.
steel engravings, paintings, plush
tides, rugs, table covers and linen
articles of various kinds.
At 4.3O the brides and grooms,
accompanied by their friends as we'll
as their groomsmen and bridesmaids,
left their.parenta home and took their
seats in a special car which had been
procured by the agent and left at the
depot for their accommodation, and
ot 4 A i'll ohou,ore IF Woo 80 4 lot,
of good wishes they bid adieu to
Rising Sun, to take an extended
tour.
The brides and maids were attired
in white cashmere and surah silk
and wore boquets of cream rose buds;
these ladies with their gentlemen,
dressed in Prince Albert suits, made
handsome group.
The following is a list of those
who witnessed the happy event
Jacob H. Mendenhall, Saml. w
Passmore and wife, Sarah Under
wood, Edward Mendenhall, Geo. W.
Abel and wife, VIM. S. Garrett and
wife, VIM. Trimble and wife, Mary
Mendenha!l, Ashael Moore and wife,
j. Spencer Taylor. Debbie D. Taylor,
Paschall Moore, Anna M. Moore, NJ
H. Griscome, Jr., Dora V. Passmore,
G. Sharp Mercer, Jennie Darlington,
Isaac A. Passmore, Rachie f. Taylor,
Marshall j. Reynolds, Mabel E.
Way, Clemmie S, Worrilow, Annie
Darlington, Mary Parker, j. W.
Parker, W. j. PROFIT, Mordeica Tay-
lor, Wilson Taylor, G. Birdsall Pass
more and wife, o. F. Passmore and
wife, S. W. Passmore, Jr, Benz. j.
Passmore. Anna Z. Wickersham.
Wn. F. Wickersham, S. W. Lewis
and wife, Jennie L. Worrall, Mary
F. Steele, Thos. T. Worrall and wife,
Edwin R. Burlington and wife, Eli
Thompson and wife, Geo. NJ. Thomp.
son and wife. VIM. Brown and wife,
L. P. Kartzholtzer and wife, L. |
Emma Passmore, Geo. B. Passmore,
Ruth NJ. Passmore, Loulla Passmore,