The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-28
GOLDSBOROUGH--NEAL.
Beautiful Marriage Ceremony-The Bride
"A Daughter of Mr.. John Neal.

Daughter of Mr.. John Neal.
| DANVILLE, VA. Dec. E.-Special.-The
marriage of Miss Birdie A. Neal to Mr..
Charles II. Goldsborough, which took
place at the First Baptist church at IL
o'clock this morning was very pretty
| affair. The church was handsomely deco
rated with holly and mistletOe. and the
couple stood under the charming mistetoe
canopy while the ceremony was being
performed. Notwithstanding a heavy
snow storm prevailing at the time, large
audience assembled 10 witness the mar
| rtage. Khe first Of the bridal party to
enter the church were little Misses Lucy
Neal and Pearle Parker. who, dressed in
red gowns. came from side doors, bearing
red cushions, which they placed in posi-
tiOn in front Of the chancel rail for the
bride and groom TO kneel upon. Next
came the walters in the following order
Miss Mary Ayres and Orn A. Neal, OF
Danville; Miss Lizzie Graham, of Lexing-
ton, and Mr.. eleanor Neal, Of Rich
mOnd Miss Lucy Lawson and Mr.. j. G.
McFall, of Danville; Miss Catherine
GoldsborOugh. Of Frederick, Md, and Mr..
VIII Marshall Of Staunton; Miss Lena
Haynes, Of Halifax and Mr.. j. A. Jones,
Of North Danville Miss Ada Ferren. Of
Danyille, and Mr.. Bernard Tyre. Of Dur
sister and maid Of honor, Miss Iude Neal.
They were met at the altar by the groom
and his best man. Mr.. Lee Goldsborough,
Of Frederick, Md Rev. II. Il. Lee, of
Charlottesville, uncle of the groom, as
sisted by Rev T. b. Thames. performed
the ceremony. after which the bridal
party went TO the Richmond and Danville
depot, where Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsborough
took the train for an extended bridal
four of tho Northern cities The hrida iu
the daughter of John G. Neal, Of this
city, and is an accomplished young lady
The groom is the son of DR.. Charles
GOdsborOugh, of Frederick. Md. He is
a pharmacist, engaged in business here
for the past three years. and has a host
of friends, who wish him a long life OF
happiness.
Christmas festivities were productive
Of quite a number Of casualties here and
hereabouts. From Sunday TO tonight
there were five fires I'm Danvile and
North Danville. all Of which were triling
and the total damage was not over 81. .0O0
A difficulty between two negroes ir
jacksonville a colored suburb, yester-
day resulted in the death of Sterling
Petrell a cOlOred boy. sixteen years Of
age He was shot I'm the abdomen by
Haywood Sladt (colored. apparently
without cause. Slade made his escape
10 North Carolina. Petrell died at
o'clock to-day.
William Bradley (colored) yesterday as
saulted David Open, also cOlored, strik-
ing him over the head with a stone and
fracturing the skull. Bradley was jailed.
owen is in very critical condition.
A son Of Roman Harris a merchant,
was painfully burned last night by the
premature discharge Of fireworks
Miss Minnie Cruise. while standing on
the yorch watching the firing OF Shrist-
mas guns, was struck on the head and
painfully hurt by a fragment of an iron
funnel. which, while being used as an
imprOyised cannon, exploded.
Sarah Faulkner (cOlOred), while suffer
ing with an epieptic lit. fell across a
red-hOt stove. and was horribly burned
before rescued by friends. Her condition
is critical.
Meade Flynn. son OF G. d. Flynn. Of
North Danville. and stamp clerk I'm the
Danville postoffice, left his home yester-
day apparently In good health, and after
reaching the poatofiice took nap When
he awoke he was demented. and the doc
tors fear his reason is permanently de-
throned.