The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-04
BEYOND THE YADKIN.
SEVERAL INTEREST," CHRIST
MAS ENTERTAINMENTS
The Kerner-Sapp Marriage at Ker-
nersYille-Editor Coley to Give a
Big Party ON South River

Big Party ON South River.
Correspondence of the Sentinel.1
SHORE, Jan. I've have had q
lively Christmas in Yadkin. In the
outset came the closing exercises of
Here an interesting program greeted
a fairly packed house and most
enjoyable evening was passed. The
decorations were tasty and impress
sIve and the students acquitted
themselves in a manner worthy of
much praise. Next came the Sunday
School enterts inment at the First
Baptist church in East Bend. Those
who attended report a large crowd,
good exercises and beautiful
Christmas tree. Similar exercises
were also held at the Friends church
with best results affording a most
pleasant holiday evening.
The entertainment at Enon church
was given Monday night. The house
and galleries were uncomfortably
crowded. People came from a long
distance expecting something good
and they were not disappointed for
the high reputation this Sunday
School had worthily won was ad-
mirably sustained on this occasion
The program was spicy one, con-
sisting OF recitfstiOns, duets, choruses
dialogues. sparkling music termina-
ting with an excellent cantata At
the close handsome Christmas tree
was unloaded of its burden and the
audience dispersed with smiling faces
giving evidence OF having spent a
delightful evening.
The writer accompanied by his
sister had the pleasure of attending
the marriage OF Mr. James F Kerner
to Miss Eva Sapp in the Methodist
church in Kernersyille. This was
indeed a pretty marriage. Miss
Tillie Harmon presided at the organ
and played d beautiful wedding
march and continued the music
though low and sweet throughout
the ceremony. The pages, Kerner
Shore and Master Sapp, marched in
first and opened the pretty green
gates for the bridal party, then game
the ushers, j W Hasten in right aisle
and S f Shore in LETT crossing in
front of the pulpit and taking their
stands opposite each; in like manner
filed in the attendants as follows:
D. Witt Harmon with Miss Lille
Dicks, K W Ogburn with Miss Bette
Cox, James Beard with Miss Carrie
Lowery, Ora Kerner with Miss Berta
Stockton, Charlie Sapp with Miss
Rosa Griffith. Then came che bride
elect with the maid of honor, Miss
Birdie Sapp, and the groom leaning
upon the arm of his best man, Mr..
Clarence Greyson. The bride and
groom met and stepped under
lovely decorated arch and amid
brilliant lights and breathless atten-
ton were pronounced man and wife
by the Rev Mr.. Crosland. After the
MARI age carriages Immediately con-
veyed the bridal party to the resi-
dence of Mr.. Wesley Sapp where an
elegant reception was given. The
bride and groom were also rendered
a reception dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
FL. E. Shore and one by Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P Adkins.
On our return from Kernersville
We dropped in and enjoyed the splen-
did cantata presented by the Mora
Wan Sunday School at Bethania.
THIS was indeed a brilliant enter tain
nent, tull of beautiful scenes, inter
esting representations and inter
spersed with the choicest and finest
music. This diyinely happy event
will long De remembered by the hum
dieds that attended. Here goes
congratulations to those who pre-.
pared this beautiful program. In
connection the writer cannot refrain
from mentioning the pleasant night
spent with MIR. ". III. Speas and wife.
The drive to and from the entertain
ment in Mr.. Spea~' new phaeton was
fine We learn that marriage bells
will ring out their merry notes on
the 23rd OF January in the vicinity
of Bethania. In the meantime,
guess who.
The writer and sister acknowledge
an invitation from Editor Will X
Coley to a big party which will be
given on South River near Mocks-
vile on January End. Ii nothing
prevents We will attend and expect a
jolly time. YENDIs.