Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-01-15
FashInnahle MeddIng-OhlN chnrch.

Port Tobacco. was the scene Of fashionable
wedding at II O'Clock yesterday morning.
The beautiful church, which still retains It's
Christmas decoration ofevergreens, was crowd
ed with relatives and friends to witness the
ceremony. The contracting parties were Miss
Jennie Ferguson Stone, daughter Of Ex-Judge
Frederick Stone, and Mr. John Matthews,
oldest son Of Major VIM. B Matthews, Of this
county. Rev. James E. Poindexter, rector.
was the officiating clergyman. Frank W..
Matthews, brother Of the groom, was the best
man. The ushers were Captain H. Heber
Boswell, DR.. Gustavus r. Brown,
Gerard W. Hungerford, and John
T. Braddoek.
The bride, dressed in green broadcloth
trimmed with velvet, with hat to match, and
carrying beautiful bouquet Of La France
roses. entered the church 90 the arm OF her
father, and. preceded up the aisle by the ush-
ers, was met at the chance BY the groom and
bis best man. Memberships wedding march
was beautifully rendered by Miss May +.
Boswell. The bride was given away by her
father. After the ceremony the bridal party
we're driven to the home Of the brides parents
where a reception was held and luncheon
served The couple left on the ! 30 train for
Washington where they will be rendered re-
ception by a relative Of the groom, after which
they will 20 to Birmingham, Alabama, their
future home, where the groom is engaged 10
business as a civil engineer. large number
of handsome and costly presents were given
the couple by friends and relatives in this
county, in Baltimore, Washington ard else
where Among the number making presents
were the Misses Sloan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Grain, the latter being a sister Of the bride,
VIM. J. Dgges, Misses Henkley, Hon. Barnes
Compton, Col. and Mrs L. A. Wilmer, Cap
tain II. Heber Boswell, Judge Stone and Mrs.
Stone, Major VIM. Matthews, Frank w.
Matthews, Misses Brown, Bishop and Mrs. G.
X, Nelson, the latter, whose husband is Bsh-
OPP Georgia, being sister of the groom, Miss
Lavely, DR.. j Harris Stonestreet, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Robertson, and numerous others.
The grooms present was handsome necklace.
Among the many present to witness the cere-
nony and who afterwards afforded the recep-
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Crain of Bal
timore, Col. John Fl. Sothoron, the Misses
and r. b. Sothorou, Of st. Mary's
Mr.. and MIS- VIM, b. Matthews, Miss
Mamie and Edith Matthews, Judge and Mrs.
Stone, Senator and Mrs. A. Posey, Misses
Sloan, Miss Lavely and Misses Henkley, Of
Baltimore, Mrs. Dr. Robert Dgges, Mrs.
Misses Mary and Kitty Digges,
Col. and Mrs. Wilmer, Mrs. DR.. A. j. Smoot,
son and daughter, Miss Levin, Hyattsville,
Mrs. Mary f. and Miss Maria Boswell, Gen.
A. g. Chapman, Mrs Chapman and Miss
Pearson Chapman, Miss Hattie Neae, Misses
Grace and Clara Jenkins, Mrs B. F Bureh,
Mrs. P. W. Robertson, Miss Katie Chapman,
Miss Belle Brawner, Mr. and Mrs. +. Dudley
Turner, Ex-Sherif James A. Adams, Mrs. and
Miss Annie Adams, Mrs. Poindexter, Messrs
Barber, NJ Chapman, Misses Mary, Ellen and
Ethel Chapman, Mrs. John Il Mitchell, and
inus hters, Mr. and Mrs R. G. FERGUSON,
Mss Mamie Robertson, Miss Phyllis Stone
street, DR.. A. o. Cobey, B. +. Padgett, G. H.
Stonestreet, Henry Hawkins, P. II. Wills, j
samuel Turner, Samuel Cox, Jr, A. W.
Seale, L. F. Matthews, Of ST. Mary's county,
" m. Z. Brawner, 7. Henry Medley Julian
3ox, Richard Barnes, W. B, S. Chapman,
Waiter Page, Henry Ferguson, George P.
Jenkins, Robert / Digges Bernard Digges,
G. Padgett, and many othsrs.