The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-20
THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
News Notes From the City on the
AppOmattox.
a Beautiful Marriage Ceremony at
Grace Episcopal Church, in Which
Miss Katharine Todd Pleas
ants and Dr.. Joseph Gipn
Play an important Part.
Special Dispatch to the virginisn.

Special Dispatch to the virginian.
PETEEsBuRG, Va. juno 19.-At Grace
Episcopal Church this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, Miss katharine Todd
Plensants, daughter of DIR. John Nj.
Peasants, Chiei Deputy IN the United
States Internal revenue office in this
CITY. and DIR. Joseph Elliott Gilpn, of
baltimore, were united III holy wedlock
III the presence of large aud brilliant
company. The rector, Rev. John
Rluout, otliclated, assisted by Rev. s.
N. VIM, paster of the Second Presby-
teriun Church. The chancal wac deco
rated with ferns, palms aud daisies,
wulie the bright tapers IN several can
delaOra shed pretty light upon the
marriage altar. Whom the bridal party
arrived they were met at the vestlbule
by the Hover girls md bridesmaids.
who entered through the chnucel adj
vanced down the middle aisle to the
main entrance, anu there Joined the
bride and her maid OF honor. Then
the procession marched up the aise to
the altar in the following order, the
organist, Miss Anna .Sta!lard, playing
! the Joyous LohcnRtiu wedding march
| he ushers, the bridesma aids. the flower
| girls, the maid OF honor, the bride,
! leaning upon the arm of her father
| The groom and his best man, his
brother. MIR. Henry Goiwiu Gilpin, of
! baltimore, came through the church
ana met the bridal pnrty at the altar.
! he BRIDE wore gown of white satin
! duchess. trimmed with white chiffon.
She had the conventional veil fastened
with sweet pea, instead of orange
| blossoms. and she carried q bo0uet of
| bride roses. As the rector, Rev. Mr.
! hldont, read the marriage service
| Miss StaIlard played softly and pres.
slyeiy the inmiiinr Take Thou This
! ling" from Sumnaubalu. When the
service was concluded and the beuetiic.
ton bad been invoked upon the newly
welded pair, the organ pealed out with
| the Meudessohn wedding march and
the bridal party left the church, their
path being literally strewn with roses
Ivy the little flower girls, who preceded
them, bearing Leghurn hats.tilled with
| flowers.
Mr., aud Mrs. Gilpin left on the Nor.
folk and Western train for Virginia
Beach and the North. Their bridal
tour will extend over period of sew
| crni months and they will be "at
home" at 81 Dolphin street, Balti.
moro, after October lst. The bride
| received a great many beautiful ures-
| euts from friends in Petersburg,
Baltimore and Riohmoud. Among
those which she prizes most highly Is
very handsome parlor lamp and ONYX
table, the gift of her friends, the choir
OF the Second Presbyterian Church. of
| which she was Z member. The groom
Is a son OF the late Albert q. Gllpln, OF
baltimore, una is an instructor in
chemistry at Johns Hopkins Uulver-
sity. lie is very highly considered by
the faculty, and has fine career begun
here. The bride 1t a lovely, cultivated
Virginia woman.
lhe bridesmaids we're Miss Elizabeth
Poe Gilpiu, OF Baltimore, sister of the
groom. mud Miss Irene Peasants, of
flchmoud, cousin of the bride. They
wore white organdle over silk, trim
mlngs, butter luce and pink ribbons,
Icstuut vest bOuquete. Miss Mittie
Snowdeu Peasants, sister OF the bride,
WAS maid OF honor. She wore pink
orgnndie over silk, trimmings, butter
lace and pink ribbons, and carried a
bouquet OF Iestout roses.
Little Dena Lee Townes was the
ribbon girl. dressed i'll pink oreantiic
and pink ribbons. Master John Ed
ward lownes was the ribbon boy. He
wore snit OF black velvet. The flower
girls were Misses Emily Virginia and
Marie Louie Townes. in costumes of
white organize ana white ribbons. The
mshers were MIR. Pelham Hurt, Mi,
Ernest Griffin and Mr.J Ritchie smith.
Of Petersburg; Mr.. Henry l.. Wiegand,
OF Baltimore; MIR. Caleb Stutler. OF
SANDY Springs, Md; Mr. William sum.
mereil Of Edenton. n. g.; Prof. Henry
Paul Mcllwaiue. of Hampder- yduey,
ANA Mr.. Robert Moncure Peasants. OF
Richmond. They were IN full dress
AMI each had boutonniere OF white
carnations.
The Executive Committee of the
state Central Hospital held meeting
Ut that restitution to day and opened
the bids for making u brick addition to
the hospital. The contract was awarded
to MIR. j. c. Rowell. OF this city,
whose bid was So, $40. Among the
bidders were several from Richmond.
Mir. i. G. Scott, dong business
under the firm name of Geo. V. Scott
X Son, aud as agent made an assign
ment to day to Mr.: Alexander Hamil