Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-11-15

ever occurred in this city took place
at the Christian church at 2:30
O'Clock Thursday Miss Mar
guerite Pearl Villa ns, daughter of
County Clerk ]. V Williams, was
married t" Mir Inmes Royal Jesse,
second assist at cashier nf the Saw
ings Bank OF this city, by Rev w.
B. Taylor, pastor of the church in
which the happy event took place.
The bride is Il very popular and
sweet young lady and belle in
Mexico society Her friends and
admirers are numbered by the scores
and she is loved by all who know
her.
The groom is a sterling young
man of fine moral character and Il
model young business man. His
position in the SavingsBank is a very
important one and all his business
transactions are always completed
with much honor to himself.
1t was an autumn wedding. The
altar was beautifully and tastily dec
Grated with red berries and autumn
leaves.
Promptly at 2:30 O'Clock Miss
Maude Wallace began Lohengrin's
wedding march and Elder Taylor
walked to the front of the altar to
receive the happy couple and their
train of attendants. The brides
maids were Misses Ida MarieArm-
strong, Nellie Coons, Rosalie Moore
and Miss Mary Northern as maid-of-
honor. The ushers were Messrs. R.
r. Hall, VIM. G. Wilkins, J. At.
Brown and J. T. Jesse as best man.
First came Messrs. Wilkins and
Brown, followed by Messrs Hall and
]. T. Jesse, all dressed in black
broadcloth dress suits. Miss Rosalie
Moore next followed, dressed in
green, trimmed with magenta velvet,
with white broadcloth yoke, braided
with tinsel and trimmed in blue vel
vet, and wearing a white felt hat
trimmed with plumes.
Misses Ida Armstrong and Nell
lie Coons came to the altar next.
Miss Armstrong wore a beautiful
dress of brown trimmed in blue with
white broadcloth yoke, braided with
tinsel and blue velvet trimmings, and
white felt hat with plumes. Miss
Coons wore a dress of brown, trim.
med with magenta velvet, with white
broadcloth yoke, braided with tinsel
and trimmed in blue velvet, and
white felt hat trimmed with beauti.
full plumes.
Miss Mary Northern, maid-of-
honor, followed next, wearing love-
ly dress of green trimmed in blue,
with white broadcloth yoke, braided
with tinsel and blue velvet trim
mings, and a lovely white felt hat
with plumes.
All the brides smaids carried large
boquets of crysanthemums.
Then came the young couple
whose hearts were to be united. The
bride was dressed in a lovely brown
travelling dress, trimmed in green
velvet and ecru lace. The groom
Wore the usual suit of conventional
black.
Elder Taylor in very impressive
and beautiful ceremony made this
happy and handsome young couple
man and wife, and presented them
with the written ceremony.
Mendelssohn's wedding march
was then played, to which the bride
and groom with their train of at
tendants left the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse, accompanied
by many friends, were Immediately
taken to the depot, where they took
the fast Wabash train for st. Louis,
where they will be registered at the
Planters Hotel for several days.
When they return home they will
occupy rooms at the residence of w.
L. Rennolds on West Monroe street
until their nice new residence on
Clark Avenue is completed.
Many elegant presents were re.
ceived. The LEDGER, along with
their many hosts of friends, extends
congratulations to this happy young
couple just starting on the journey
of life. May success crown their
lives.
Wanted tn rant two or three nm