The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
A WEDDING IN SALEM.
Delightful Occasion-A Widower
Yearns Again to Enter the Marital

a DeIlSntlul OccaSlOh-A Niu0Mel
Yearns Again to Enter the Marta
State.
EDITOR The MANNING Tn1Es:--It was my
| good fortune to attend a marriage the 10th
inst, and big Unfair the 18th, in which
ofhciated with much pleasure. The mar
rage took place at the brides mothers, Mrs.
Mirah Goodman Her daughter, Miss Sallie,
was married to W. j. Heels, all of Shiloh;
the ceremony was performed by Mr.. Gleaton.
About fifty persons attended. I with DR..
T. McElveen acted as best men with
two of Shiloh's bellies as bridesmaids. At
ter the ceremony the bridal party took a
very pleasant drive of about one hour. then
repaired to the hospitable home of the hap
py groom After this all was as quiet as is
usual under such circumstances, until
about nine o'clock, when all at once the
comparative quiet was suddenly broken by
salute being fired about three hundred
yards away, making O report like six
FOUNDER, and in quick succession another,
and another, accompanied with a lively air
from the Shiloh colored band, headed and
maneuvered by about two dozen of the nest
people of the ueighborhood, about seventy
| Eve rank and file, all well disciplined. and
such display of honor to a bride and
groom is seldom if ever witnessed. 1t was
very much regretted by Mr.. Keels and his
mother, Mrs. Gamble, that they were not
prepared to tip the crowd, but not being
| fore-warned in dream or otherwise, OF
such an honorable display by their neigh.
bors, had to content themselves with the
hope of doing better next time. Well, yes
take it on the whole, it was q grand success.
This display of music, parade, and firing
salutes, was kept up from nine until twelve
o'clock, when the crowd dispersed, and all
was again quiet.
The seventeenth broke upon the happy
scene with all the serenity Of moderately
tempered December day. Let me say just
here, that it was day Of good things, pre-.
pared and furnished by the skillful hands
of the generous mother. The guests began
to gather about nine o'clock, and by twelve
everything had a cheerful aspect. Music
| and conversation was the order OF the day.
About one o'clock dinner was served. The
table was decorated with e7ergreens, ar
ranged daintily, as only the deft hands OF
! the fair sex can devise. The brides cake
was marvel Of beauty, with q double heart
in raised work Of snowy whitene5s. To say
| the least, the table was loaded down with
all the good things money could buy, or
our good soil and climate could produce.
About two o'clock your correspondent left
for home--a drive of twenty-five miles all
alone. You need not ask if he had the
blues.
Last, but not lelst, that is certainly q
good place for widowers, as three OF them
have been married in less than that many
miles of each other, and two out of the
three married young ladies. To show the
correctness Of this statement there is plu.
rality of boys three to one. I am sorry to
say, though, there is now only two young
ladies in that neighborhood. So you see II
will be wise to hurry up Mr.. Editor, did
you say hurry up? Well, am going back,
and don't you forget it. W. b. G.