The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-04-23


bonds of wedlock to John Chapman, Rev.
w. d. Carter officiating.
Mr.. Chapman has extensive phosphate
interests, his headquarters being at
Ocala. He is a son of Mrs. Hazard, who
has pretty home on the crest Of one of
the lofty hills east of and in sight Of Tai
lahassee.
Miss Yidie, as she is affectionately
called by her host of friends. is daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. James 81. Randolph.
The church was crowded by admiring
friends and the ceremonies were impress
sive. Prot. P. A. Won Weller had charge
of the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman have gone on a
wedding tour.
McIntosh-Perkins.
The Presbyterian church was the scene
of one of the most beautiful wedding
ceremonies ever witnessed in this charm
ing Floral City last Wednesday at 1
O'Clock. The contracting parties were
Miss Ida Gray Perkins, one of the fairest
of Tallahassee's fair daughters, and Mr..
W. NJ. Mcintosh, Jr., highly esteemed
and popular young citizen. AS if in SYM
pathy with all interested in this happy
occasion the skies were blue as mid
summer, and the sun, shining beauti-
fully, peeped in the lattice windows of
the old church which has stood so long
and 50 grand in this city that it is dear to
one and all of it's citizens, and is held as
one of the most precious Of it's land
marks. There deft fingers, guided by
loving hearts, had transformed the sacred
edifice into bower of beauty-howers
everywhere; vines of rich, deep green
festooned the walls and pillars, while the
reading desk was completely transformed
into bank of roses, on each side of
| which rose lofty pyramids of red lilies
and pomeg1 anates. Immediately over it
were the letters ''P. and NJ" one foot in
height and formed entirely of choice red
roses, producing an effect on the white
ground which was entrancingly beautiful
In fact the decorations were almost
beyond description, SO numerous were
the flowers and unique the designs.
AS the clock struck the hour of / the
bridal party entered the portals of the
church. Mrs c. j. NJ Shine presided at
the organ, and to the sweet strains of the
wedding march Miss Maud Myers and
Mr.. Arthur Spiller entered, walking up
the left aisle, followed by Miss Teresa
Meginniss with Mr.. Eugene Perkins
Preceding the bride came the tiny maid
of honor, BERTHE Meginnss, bearing
baskets of lovely flowers in each hand,
and then came the lovely bride, leaning
on the arm of her paternal grandfather,
Thos. j. Perkins, man whose integrity,
earnestness Of purpose and purity of
heart enable him to enjoy in full the con-
6dence and affection of every member of
this community, where he has long lived
an honorable, happy life. Never did this
excellent gentleman show to greater ;ad-
vantage than when walking beside his
eldest born granddaughter and immedi-
| ately opposite his eldest grandson, Geo.
Betton Perkins, who accompanied the
groom up the right aisle, and meeting at
the altar transferred to him the blushing
bride. The marriage service was impress
sively conducted by Rev. Mr. Caldwell,
| exquisite strains o. soft music accom-
panying the rich tones of the pastor S
voice. The bride was attired in a gray
travelling suit and carried in her hard a
bouquet of white geraniums and moss
rose bads. The little maid of honor wa s
also gowned in pearl gray, wi tn cream
trimmings, AMI literally borne down with
flowers. Misses Myers and Meginnss
wore costumes of cream and lavender
India silks and carried alsn bouquets of
white geraniums and moss rosebuds. TIE
groom and gentlemen o. the bridal party
ere in regulation full dress, W tn tan
gloves and bputonerreS of white moss
rosebuds.
lmmedia tely after the ceremony the
bridal party, accompanied by hosts of
friends. were driven to the depot, wnere,
amid showers Of rice and many fervent
''G, d speed they took the cas- bound
train for Niagara Falls, Boston and - me
OF the principal northern cities
May the sun of their happiness never
grow dim.
Fire was discovered on the roof of the
kitchen of Mrs. S. c. Damons boarding
house about o'clock Monday afternoon;
the alarm was sounded and the fire DE-
partment responded, and IT one time it
was thought the fire as under control,
with no further damage than the loss of
the kitchen roof, but The flames had