The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-18
WEDDING BELLS,
One Of the Talented Young Ladies OF This
Place, Wods Plymouth Gentleman.


Place, Wods a Plymouth Gentleman.
Wednesday evening Oct. 9th, 1895,
one Of the preitiest weddings ever
solemnized in this town took place at
the Methodist Episcopal Church on
Third Street. The contracting parties
were Miss Harriet II, daughter of
Mrs. Clarissa Peacock, Of Fifth Street,
and Mr.. H. Russell Williams of Ply
mouth. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. b. c, Connor and was
witnessed by very large audience.
Exactly at six o'clock, the time ap.
pointed, the party led by the ushers
entered the church and passed up the
aisle to the wedding march which was
beautifully executed by Mrs. Fred
Holmes. Upon the arrival OF the
bride and her party at the altar they
were met by the groom and his best
man who had entered by the other
aisle, when the beautiful marriage
service with the ring of the Methodist
Episcopal church was performed. The
BRIDE was given away by her brother,
c. c. Peacock, Esq. The maid Of
honor was Mabel Peacock, niece of
the bride ; best man DR.. Herbert
Williams, Of Philadelphia, brother Of
the groom bridesmaids Miss Bertha
Williams, sister of the groom, Of
Tamaqua Miss Elizabeth Straw, Of
Wilkes Barre Miss Lettie Seligman,
of Mahanoy City, and Miss Elizabeth
Low, Of Lime Ridge; and the pretty
little flower girls were Clarissa and
Helen Peacock, nieces Of the BRIDE.
Messrs. Edward Jenkins, of Plymouth,
Frank Ikeler, Frank Pursel and Robt.
Hartman, of this town, were the
gentlemanly ushers.
The bride was becomingly attired
in a beautiful white silk, and carried a
bunch of beautiful white roses. The
attendants were also handsomely
dressed, which with the floral decora.
tions of the church presented scene
seldom witnessed. One of the decora-
tions which deserves special mention,
and which was admired very much for
the artistic manner in which 1t was ar
ranged was two hearts and an arrow
of flowers.
After the ceremony had been per-
formed the wedding party repaired to
the home Of the bride on Fifth street
where a reception was held, and
elegant refreshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left on the
late train on the d. l.. & W. Rail
Road, and upon their return will
reside at Plymouth. The presents
received were not only numerous but
unusually beautiful and costly. Among
the guests present were: Mrs. E. l.,
Williams, mother of the groom, Mrs.
H. ID. Smith, and Miss Effie M.
Williams, sisters of the groom, of
'ramaqua Mrs. JOS Seligman, DR.. J.
H. Hagenbuch and wife, Mahanoy
City; Miss Harrington, Philadelphia (;
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Fowler, Willow
Springs; DIR. and Mrs. E. w. M.
Low, Miss Helen Low, f. E. Low,
Geo. Low, Lime Ridge; J. ]. Rob-
bins, Misses Hattie and Laura Rob.
bins, Wilkes-Barre Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Christian, Mr.. J. E. Ewes, Miss
Clara Ewes, Millville; Mrs. Frank
Masters, Serene; Mrs. Frank Jack
son, Berwick /; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Llewellen, Shamokin; J. Shannon
and wife, Mrs. John Rote, Misses
Gaskin and Lyon, Danville Rev.
Gideon H. Day and wife, Riverside (;
Fred Davenport, Blanche Davenport,
Harry Nesbit, Clara Nesbit, Plymouth;
The Misses John, Mainville Mrs.
Deborah White, Almedia Mrs. Jos.
Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Robbins,
Light Street Mrs. Boone, Rupert (;
Miss Everhart, Asbury Park Mrs. A.
l.. Bevier, Bainbridge, N, Y.