Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-01
BrIlllant wedding at MartInsburg.

Miss Mary Boyd Faulkner, tue sec
ond daughter ex-senator Charles James
Faulkner, was married Wednesday
evening to Mr. Edgar n. Carter, OF
Fort Bridger, Wyoming, in the Pres
byterian church at Martinsburg, at
half-past 6 o'clock. Long before the
hour for the ceremony the church and
grounds were thronged with people.
Invitations to the church had been
sent to almost every family in Mar
tinsburg, and many were either turned
away from the doors or damned the
aisles and vestibules to catch glimpse
of the bridal party. The church was
a mass of flowers. The altar was hid
den behind bank Of ferns, palms, cut
flowers and beautiful potted plants.
The bridal party consisted of twenty
seven persons. Miss Jane Faulkner,
sister of the bride, was maid of honor;
Miss Sallye Faulkner, another sister,
was first bridesmaid, and the other
bridesmaids were Miss Eliza Peachy,
of Washington; Miss Amelia Shryock,
of Baltimore; Miss Eliza Kemper of
Alexandria, Va; Miss Elsie Love, of
Winchester, Va; Miss Fannie Wheat
ley, of Washington; Miss Mary Nelson
Wisner, Miss May Faulkner and Miss
Jane Boyd, of Martinsburg. The
groom's attendants were Mr. Conrad
Syme, of Washington, his best man;
Mr.. Raymond Acton, of Alexandra,
Va, first groomsman Mr.. W. W.
Sproul, of Staunton, Va; Mr.. Grit I.
Smith, of Washington; Mr.. Charles T.
Faulkner, of Washington; Mr.. Il. D.
Flood, of Appomattox, Va; Mr.. Joseph
Button, of Richmond, Va; and c. J.
Faulkner, Jr., Mr.. Peyton Harrison
and Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass, of Martins
burg, ushers; Richard Byrd, Jr., Tom
Byrd, Virginia Fuller and Lillian
Harrison were ribbon children. Sena-
tor Faulkner gave the bride away.
The bridal party entered the church
by both aisles to the music of the Lo-
hengrin wedding march, played by
Mrs. H. D. Fuller. First came the
ribbon children, then the groomsmen
and ushers, followed by the brides
maids and maid of honor. The groom
on the arm of his best man, followed,
the party proceeding up the right aisle
and the bride on the arm of her father,
the party going up the left aisle. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F.
NJ. Woods, who read the Presbyterian
service and united the bridal couple
with a ring. During the service Mrs.
Fuller played softly 40, Promise Me.
Immediately before the benedlctlon
Mrs. DR.. j. w. McSherry sang very
sweetly 20 Perfect Love The bride
wore a white satin gown trimmed with
Duchess lace. The veil was fastened
with a brooch of pearls and diamonds,
the gift of Senator Faulkner. Miss
Jane Faulkner, maid of honor, wore a
gown of white brocaded silk and chit
fon. The gowns of the bridesmaids
were of white organdie over white
taffeta silk. The bride, maid of honor
and first bridesmaid carried boquets
of brides roses. The bridesmaids car
ried white prayer-books and roses tied
with white taffeta ribbon. The groom
and his attendants were in evening
dress
After the ceremony reception was
given the bridal party by Senator
and Mrs. Faulkner at Boydville, to
which many well-knOwn society peo-
pie were invited. The bridal couple
left for a brief wedding trip to the
east at midnight. Upon their return
they will spend few days at Boyd
Vile and then go to Fort Bridger,
Wye, their future home. The bride
received many beautiful and costly
presents.