The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-29
AN ISLAND BELLE WED.
Miss Faith Francis becomes Mrs G. II.
pounGstone, of Newark.

EOUhuSEOue1 Ot NoNAEhs
AT the Second Presbyterian church
!. last night, at $ o'clock, Miss Edith NJ.
Francis, the beautiful daughter OF Capt.
John Francis, OF this city. and Mr..
Charles II. Poundstone, of Newark,
Ohio, were united in marriage by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. w. II. Cooke. The
ceremony was witnessed by large
number Of friends OF the contracting
parties OF this city and many other
places. The bride has been for some
time past the alto OF the choir at the
church and her wedding was, on that
account, notable event in the church
circles, in which she was very popular
and much loved. The church was beau
tifully decorated in honor of the occa-
sion, the altar especially being tasteful
" arranged with potted plants.
The ushers were Messrs. Claude Ball,
Will Merchant, Thomas Lawson and
John Crawford, all members Of the
choir, and Prof, Hartman. the organist,
furnished the music for the occasion.
Long before the time for the ceremony
the church was filed with the guests,
and the wedding party arrived prompt
". To the strains OF the Mendelssohn
Wedding March the bride and groom
entered the church and advanced TO
the altar, preceded by the ushers and
the attendants, Miss Josephine Francis
and Mr.. Charles Allen, son OF Judge
Allen, of Newark. The service YVES the
simple but impressive ceremony Of the
Presbyterian church. At the conclusion
the bridal pnrty.fIed out OF the church,
and, together with the invited guests,
repaired to the home OF the brides
father, where q reception was held until
1880, at which time Mr.. and Mrs.
Poundstone left for Newark, Ohio,
where they will in future reside. Re-
freshments were served by NJ. j.
Mooney.
The bride looked charming in a cos
tune OF cream bengaline silk, pearl
trimmings, cut decollette, entraine,
diamond ornaments the gift Of tho
groom). She wore n white hat with
veil, and carried white roses. The
bridesmaid was dressed in cream-col-
ored albatross, pearl trimmings, with
white satin sash.
The reception was most enjoyable
affair, the newly welded couple receiv-
ing the congratulations of host Of
friends, and from them the bride was
the recipient OF large number Of beau.
tiinl, costly and useful presents. Among
the most valuable presents were hand
some onyx stand from the brides fel-
low members OF the Second Presbyter-
ian choir: a bed room set from her
father, and a parlor set from the groom's
father.
Among the guests present and who
also made presents we're Mr.. L. II. Gal
iagher, Misses Aiiceand Kate Gallagher,
of Barnesville, o.. |. g. Dillon, Mr. and
Mrs. Princeton, Camden, N. j., Captain
Heskett, Capt. W. 7. Francis, OF Chicago
Junction, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, OF But-
falo, n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. David Francis,
Miss White, Of Cleveland. o., MIR. and
Mrs. Agnew, OF Chicago, Miss Helen
and Mr.. Walter Donagho, OF Parkers-
burg, Mr.. Sam Neidors, Miss Sarah Men
del, Mr.. jesse Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. Ball,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. James, Miss Linnie
B. James. Mr.. and Mrs. N. Noble, Mr..
Albert Fink, Mr.. Theodore Fink, Mr.
and Mrs. Zimmerman, OF Washington,
D. O., Mr.. 4. ]. McCurdy, Mr.. II. ].
Mooney, Mr.. John Murphy, Mr.. Fred
@. Thompson, OF Chicago, Misses Myrtle
and Verde Dorsey, Mr.. II. o. Hof, Mr..
and Mrs. Van DeYere, OF New York
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Francis, Mr..
and Mrs. schuck, Miss Anna White, Of
Newark, o., Mr.. Daniel Francis, Miss
Kate Purinton, Dr.. and Mrs. Best, Mr.
and Mrs. L. w. Dunaway, Miss Carrie
sChaumleiTel, OF GAINESVILLE, o., Mr.. Hof-
man, uncle OF the bride, Mr.. W. w.
Hamilton.