The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-25
MAYOR CT. COLLIER MARRIED.
The Cockade City'S Chief Magistrate WedS
at the Age Of SiXty-PiVe.
Mss MARY EPPES JONES his BRIDE
mr.. Randolph Howard WEEDS Miss FANNIE
l.. Smith. OF Fredericksburg ~De""
Captain Proctor. OF Prince George

p-vnsprpa Va June A.-lSpeciaLl-
About three weeks ago It became an op'"
cret that Hon. Charles f.. Coiier' may"
petersburc. and Miss Mary Eppes 'ono''O
,b;s city were engaged to be married. an"
sirco tho matter has been much discuSSc" u"
fsshionoblc society circles. The marriage oeie-
NEW was performed this morning al ~
o,olocl q, the residence Of the brides Dro'her'
ar. b. b. Jones, on High street IN 'ne p'c'-
ance Of the immediate members OF 'he i"nl''
os the couple and a few invited guests INC
marriage was "A quiet one on acc.unt :. ..bhe
recent death Of the mother ana l"tno4 - 80
80 Tbeparlor in which the marriage cere,,
D Nos REFORMED had been very richly ana
,astefullv decorated. with fragrant eAouos'
smfax and potted plants. and the whoie room
was filed with the fragrance oil sWeeNsiHo''-
ing flowers; -ooro como IN together. pre-
coded by Misses Mary Evelyn iarhHm -
Fliza Wilson, two little flower girls. Follow
inc on behind the bridal couple came MISS
Reile Bragg. Miss Addie PaTham, Miss Maud
Harrison. Miss Emma Boisseau. MISS same
Roisseau and Miss Sue Wilson; all 9resseu ~
white null. trimmed with white lace anu
carrying bouquets OF Marechai Neh ioSo' ;"
their hands. hlock
The Groom wore the conventional DlacA
suit and the bride looked. charming IN a hgnl,
heavy. white silk en- tram, with long Whlte
veil caught up by diamond pins, o gHt rpm
the groom. AS the bridal party, entered tho
parlor the wedding march was au5GL I III Tbbo
dered on a piano by Miss Belle Green. inc
marriage ceremony was performed IA u very
;mnressive manner by Rev. j. W. hoseDro;
nastor of Tabb-street Presbyterian church; OF
which church the groom IS one OF the .oluest
elders.
mayor of Petersburg. and for many years has
been q leading lawyer of s~thefiCockade City.
During the war he was a member OF the Con-
federafe Congress. and is widely known
throughout the State. Mayor Collier is sixty
five years Of age. and was born IN the house
in which he now resides on ilgn street Inc
bride il n daughter of the late X. n. Jones.
who before his death was "a leading lawyer
here. She is nineteen years OF age, highly
ACCOMPLISHED and had nan admirers. She
is quite pretty. and has the love and conf
dence fall who know her.
The bride. like the groom, is a member Of
Tabb-street Presbyterian church, and sings
in the choir.
The bridal presents were very handsome
and costly. and consisted Of beautiful silver
ware. furniture and the like. The bride and
groom have resided on High street, a few
doors from each other, and both are much be-
loved by the residents of that thOrOughtare.
As they we're being driven down that street to
the depot. after the marriage ceremony
many OF their friends threw rice and grain
after them.
Al the depot there was a large crowd to
extend their congratulations TO the newly
welded pair.
train for Richmond. from which place they
will GO to Old Point, and later ON will go to
Niagara and Saratoga. As the tram pulled
out from the depot the friends OF the couple
threw showers of rice and grain after them.
Intelligence was received here this morning
of the death of Captain W. +. Proctor, an
aged and prominent cltlZen OF Frince george
county. which occurred last night.
A day OF two ago the cylinder head OF the
boiler at w. r.. Neblett's saw mill. near
James River junction on the Atlantic and
Danville railroad, blew out. and during the
excitement which followed Richard Lambert,
one of the employees of the mill, fell on "A CIR
cular saw and was fatally injured.
Yesterday afternoon Willie Chavers, aged
eleven years, was thrown and kicked by a
mule on Main street IN Blandford and very
seriously injured.
stThe festival of st. John the Baptist was
celebrated tonight with "a grand banquet at
Masonic Hall, on Tabb street. by the several
Masonic lodges of Petersburg. The occasion
was q source of much enjoyment TO all III at
tendance. Before the banquet the newly
elected officers were installed.
This morning about 3 o'clock a frame house
in course of construction on Halifax street,
owned by Mr.. +. II. Dewell. was partly de
stroyed by fire. The flames were soon com
municated to the residence of Mr.. h. J..
Matthews, which was also badly damaged.
Mr.. Matthews dwelling was valued at II, 800,
and was insured for 81, 600. The fire is sup
posed to have been of incepdiary origin.
IL is learned from a gentleman who arrived
here to-day from Surry county that the farm
ers in that county are unable 10 work their
crops on account of so much rain.