Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-06-16
WERE Welded LAST MONDAY EVENING.
MISS Ida NJ. MCPHERSON AND MR..
GEORGE Z. BUMGARNRR.
The Ceremony Brilliant Social Affair.
The Church Beautiful With Floral
Decorations and Crowded to the
Doors--Bridal Presents, Etc.

The Methodist Episcopal Church,
Blackfoot, was, Monday evening, the
scene Of Que of the most brilliant we'd
dings ever Witnessed in the town.
Even before the appointed hour, nine
o'clock, the sacred edifice was com
pletely thronged with a fashionable
assemblage TO witness the nuptials Of
Miss Ida NJ. Mcpherson and Mr..
George 4. Bumgarner The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DIR. Keller
man OF the Idaho conference.
Prof. Thompson who directed the
music, gave on the entrance Of the
brida. party and the march up the
aisle TO the chancel beautiful orgsn
selection Rubenstein's brides Of
Caschmier The best man was Mr..
Charles N. Bumgarner, brother of the
groom, and the ushers and acting
groomsmen, o. F. Schram and Percy
Jones. The attendants were Miss
Emma Mcpherson who served her
sister as maid Of honor, and Misses
Belle Gray and Hannah Nord as
brides maids The bridal party on
entering the church was preceded by
Messrs Schram and Jones followed by
Misses Gray and Nord, and Miss Nc
Phenson, and then the bride on the
arm Of Rev J. NJ. Wilder; at the chan.
Gel the groom and best man Joined
the party, when the Rev. DIR. Keller
man, in the beautiful and impressive
ceremony Of his church, proceeded
TO make the contracting parties man
and wife-one forever
The bride wore an elegant robe Of
white silk, en.traine, puffed sleeves and
trimmed with laces and ribbons, The
bridal vail OF tulle WAS confined with
orange blossoms, and she carried
beautiful bouquet of white flowers,
Miss Emma Mcpherson, maid Of
honor, wore beautiful gown Of green
alLatross with ribbon and lace trim.
mlugs.
Miss Gray wore a pink silk with
pearl and lace trimmings and Miss
Nord light blue silk with satin rib.
bon and lace trimmings
The maid OF honor and brides maids
each carried a beautiful bouquet.
The groom and his attendants each
wore the regulation black suits so fit
tingly becoming on evening wedding
occasions.
The floral decorations Of the plat
form and chancel were the handsom.
est ever witnessed in the church.
Suspended above the heads of the con.
tracing parties at the chancel was a
boat of roses under full sail, bearing
the appropriate name Of: "0ne For
ever" and from the masts floated
streamers with the names Of groom
and bride Bumgarner, Mcpherson.
When the ceremony was over the
bridal party marched to the music of
Verdi's "March from Aida" to the
vesubule where under a beautiful
Wish Bone Of roses, the groom and
bride received the congratulations and
best wishes of their retiring friends.
Altogether this was one of the most
brilliant weddings ever witnessed in
Blackfoot.
The following list embraces in part,
the presents with which the happy
contracting parties were favored
Miss Emma Mcpherson, lamp; Miss
Belle Gray, water set; Miss Lizzie
Hamilton, berry dish; Miss Hannah
Nord, oat meal set; Miss Ellie Warner,
three beautiful plates; Mr.. Bowman,
one dozen dinner napkins; Mr. Peter
johnson, one dozen silver tea spoons;
Mr.. o. T. Schram, chenille table cover,
Mr., and Mrs. Biethan, berry set; Mr..
and Mrs, Holhrook and family, silver
cake basket; Mr., and Mrs Q. p. Pierce
and Gertrude, tea set; Mr., and Mrs,
J. c. Fisher and family, silver pickle
castor; Miss Lillian Worner, two
handsome towels; Miss ]. II. McCann,
Athens, Ohio, sugar spoon; Mr. and
Mrs, d, G, Coruwell, Athens, Ohio,