Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-04

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A very pretty wedding was solem
nized in the NJ. E. Church, Chinco
league, on Tuesday. February 21st
The bride, Miss Mary Moore Smith
is daughter of DIR. and Mrs. N. S
Smith. and niece of Mr.. and Mrs. ]
I. Kenney, of Chincoteague, and the
groom, Mr.. VIM. P. Moore King, is q
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. King. OF
Washington, d. c., and grandson
of the late VIM. p Moore, of North
ampton county. Va. Mr.. King is one
! of the leading druggists of Washing
ton, and was graduated from the
National College of Pharmacy of
that city in 1892. He is now the pro
prietor OF 1.-THE Arlington Drugstore
one of the largest and handsomest in
the city. and is the third generation
of the family that has owned and
conducted the business in the same
place. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DIN S. Walton. of Annames-
sex, who at one time was stationed
here MS pastor of the NJ E congre-
CATION. AT 1915 q. m, the wedding
party entered the church and march
ed slowly up the aisle to the altar, to
the strains of the wedding march
from Lohengrin, rendered by Mr.. j.
Nelson Kenney, late of Philadelphia.
cousin of the bride. Preceding the
bride and groom, who entered to-
gether, came the ushers Messrs. N.
K. Smith and N. S. Kenney, Of Will
mington, cousins of the bride, follow.
ed by the groomsmen Rev G. P.
Jones and Mr. Percival Lee Hudson,
the bridesmaids Miss Ida Matthews
and Miss Georgia A. Tracy of Chin
colleague, and the maid of honor Miss
Elsie Kenney, who Immediately pre-
coded the bride carrying upon sill
yer salver large cluster of white
roses. The bride wore a handsome
steel broadcloth travelling suit trim
med with silk bengaline, with hat
and gloves to match, and carried in
her hand small prayer book bound
in white kid which upon reaching
the altar she handed the minister
and from which the marriage cere-
mony of the church of England was
read, and on leaving the church she
carried the roses given her by the
maid of honor Miss Matthews and
Miss Tracy, respectively, wore suits
OF lansdown and china silk and held
handsome clusters of roses, and Miss
Elsie, the maid of honor, was very
prettily dressed in cream Henrietta
trimmed with surah and ribbon to
match. The gentlemen wore the
conventional morning suits, cutaway
coats, white ties, tan gloves and a
rose boutonnier. AT the conclusion
of the ceremony the party was driven
to the home of the bride where an
elaborate wedding breakfast was pre-
pared, and where were assembled
many friends and relatives. Among
the guests were the grandmother Of
the groom, Mrs. H. L. King, also OF
Washington. and his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, Jr..
cousins of the bride and her brother
Mr.. Halfway K. Smith, of Whining
ton, Del. After the congratulations
Of the company had been received
and the repast was finished the hand
some wedding cake was cut with
silver knife by the bride and dis
tributed among the guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. King left at 1915 on the steam
er WidgeoH for n tour of the north
as far as Franklin City by the entire
party. Upon their return they will
make Washington their home. The
honors paid the couple as the steam
er left the wharf were unusual. The
colors had been set and as she steam
ed away the shipping in the harbor
ran their colors to the mast heads.
The assembly on the wharf cheered
and salutes were fired from The decks
of the vessels in honor of the bride
and out of Difference to her fathers
position as collector of customs at
this port. The bride who was q gen.
eral favorite received number OF
handsome presents, and she carries
with her to her new home the best
wishes of her many friends. The
wedding was publicly announced
several weeks previous to the event.
therefore no cards. GUEST.