The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-31
A Large and Fashionable Attendance
at the Adams-COnrad Wedding
in Benton.
Howard Crosby and Miss Trusty Quietly
Married.. W. Clark and Miss
Van Cleve Joined in WedlOck.


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ton at Benton Wednesday night. A large
number from Great Falls were among
the invited guests and many attended.
Through the kind offices of Mr.. Pat
Kelly, the popular freight agent Of the
Great Northern at this city, a special
train was made up for the occasion and
sent out from the depot at just twenty
minutes to 5 p. m. Mr.. Jerry Flanna-
gan, that prince of conductors, directed
affairs IN his department with the ex-
actness and atfability which character
ICES him while Engineer Murphy pre-
sided over the throttle valve of the en-
CINE.
Among those from this city and who
were on board or were present at the
wedding were the Hon. Joseph A. Ba-
ker, MI. and Mrs. Frank Coombs, Phil
Gibson, DR.. Jones, F. S. Eaton, W. P.
Wren, ex-Mayor A. E. Dickerman, j. B.
Turton, w. r. Picket and wife, w. r.
Wren and wife, Pat Kelley, Prof. banks,
Miss Gilchrist, Mr.. and Mrs. Col. Lean
ing, G. F. Goodwin W. Wright, j. Book
walter, Frank Atkinson, f. +. Atkinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster, Miss Petit, G. F..
Collett, Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker and
daughter, Frank Shur, II. o. Chowen,
Il. G.. Ingersoll, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Con
rad, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Maclay. Harry d.
Hill, DIR. Ferguson and a TRIBUNE rep
resentative.
The run of 43 miles was made in Just
one hour and fifteen minutes. Arriving
at the Fort Benton depot c~onveyances
were in readiness and in a few moments
the Grand Union hotel was filled with
the joyous party. An excellent supper
was enjoyed and soon after the guests
proceeded to the church of the Immacu-
late conception where the very impress
sive marriage ceremony of the Catholic
church was performed, Rev. Father Ter
nell presiding.
AT 8 o'clock, the hour appointed for
the wedding, the spacious church was
filled with one of the most distinguished
assemblages of people that ever me at
Fort Benton. A large number of in
vited guests from abroad were present,
among whom were Capt. Harbach, Capt.
w. Hammer, Lieuts. w. Chase, w. H. H.
Chapman, f. H. Weber, j. A. Irons
and j. S. Rogers of the Twentieth infan~
try, Fort A%ssinnaboine, and Lieuts. Z.
Anderson and Furlong of the First av-
airy of the same post. The ladies from
the post were Mesdames Coe, Irons,
Weber and Rogers, Il. o. Hanlon,
from Chinook; DR.. and Mrs. Carroll,
from the agency; Mr.. and Mrs. Al. Leeds
and S. c. Ashby and daughter, of
Helena.
Among those from Fort Benton were
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Duer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Sullivan. Rev. Mr.. Cloves, Miss
Alice Dutro, Mrs. Jos. Sullivan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Stanford. Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Todd, Mrs. G. w. Price, Mrs. Wackerlin
and daughter, MIR. and Mrs. Stocking,
Miss Lou Stocking. Miss Lena Patter'
son and cousin, Messrs. j. and O. Patter'
son, and many Others whose names have
escaped the memory of the reporter.
. The ushers were Capt. Harbach, Lieut.
Anderson, DR.. Ferguson and Mr.. Harry
b. Hill. The maid of honor was Miss
Mr.. A. G. Ingersoll acted al
best man. Soon after tn
3 large assemblage were directed to seats
Mr.. and Mrs. JAS Conrad father and moth
q or of the bride, entered the church an
Immediately afterwards the grand orga1
pealed forth the wedding march. At il
n first notes the ushers proceeded to tn
altar and arranged themselves in pair
6 upon either end of it. They wer
: followed by the maid of honor, Miss Ash
Q by. bearing a beautiful bouquet of whit
a roses, who preceded the bride to thu
front of the altar. Here they wer,
Joined b." the groom and his best maj
and for a moment the four presented ont
II of the most beautiful living pictures eve
presented to a Montana assembly.
The bride was costumed in a magniti
cent a -colored satin gown, with in
9 ported front, and embroidered in peal
O roses. She wore the regulation whit
r vail and orange blossom. Never di
q bride look more beautiful and never wa
O one more calm and perfectly self-pos
sessed.
r. Miss .Ashby looked charming in crep
de CHEN and ably supported the brid
# in the trying ceremonies. The groor
n and his best man were attired In cos
tunes usually worn upon such occasions
The ushers presented a striking appear
ance, the officers wearing full dress unI
forms, while the civilians were attired /
A. regulation costumes.
For a moment all eyes were bent o
" the bridal party as it stood before tn
( brilliantly lighted altar and thanked upo
either side by large masses of freshl
n cut flowers and evergreens. But it wa
but a moment only for Father Terne
Al soon appeared and amid an unbroken s
l. lenc
ID 'Two souls with but a single thought
is Two hearts that beat rs one
were united and pronounced man an
wife by the simple yet solemn and impre
sive ceremonies Of the church, and tt