Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
SANDY SPRING.

George F. Nesbit and Miss Anna Leggett Thomas
were married by Friends ceremony at the home
of Alban G. Thomas Wednesday evening. Thomas
s. Moore Of Richmond. cousin Of the bride. read
the marriage certificate, and about one hundred
and seventy-fve relatives and friends were In at
tendance at the wedding, and reception which
followed. The bride was attired in an exquisite
gown Of white satin closely modelled after the we'd
ding dress of her grandmother, the late Mrs.
Thomas H. Leggett Of New York. Miss Barbara
Such Of New Jersey was maid Of honor, and the
bridesmaids were e,. Misses Helen s. Thomas Anna
pink ribbons and bouquets. The presents were
extremely handsome and so numerous they nearly
filled large conservatory, where they were ar
ranged with much taste against background Of
dark red curtains, and the whole house was made
parts unknown On their return they will go i'm
who were present were Mrs. Daniel Nesbitt. Mrs.
blothers and Frederic P. Moore of New York; Rich
ard P. Thomas, Mrs. Massey and Robert Ogden
essst n Of fnf MsF #
sa,a Sylvia and Margaret Such and Miss Helen l.
Moore of Richmond, va; Mrs. Edward Willis. Mrs.
r. o. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. George b. Far
qrhar Of Washington and Mrs. Linthicum of Rock
Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN Hallowell of Landsdowne,
Is o en H.
Other recent arrivals are Henry b; Gpin and Miss
Emile Stabler OF Baltimore and MIR. and Mrs.
Harry W. Davis of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Sarah E. Stabler was hostess at the late
session Of the WOman's Association. Mrs. William
w. Moore presided, and the guests were Mrs.
Richard Kirk and daughter, Mrs. Charles F. Kirk,
Mrs. Samuel Ellicott and daughter. Mrs. Robert
Kirk, Mrs. Thomas s. Moore Mrs. Henry II. Sta
bier, Misses Gilpih. Fowler and stabler. num-
Der Of short articles were read and some most in
teresting extracts by Miss Ellen Farquhar from a
diary kept by Mrs. Henry Farquhar during her
summer outing in Norway and Russia. Mrs.
Joseph T. Moore requested to tell the society
something of her extensive travels OF the past few
months, and she complied by giving an entertaining
account of her trip to Wales in August and the
haps and mishaps of an ocean voyage, with furious
storms as an accompaniment, In September.
Prof. William Taylor Thorn is attending lee
lures at the Johns Hopkins University.
A singular feature connected with the tornado
of last week was the great number Of huge trees
which fell near or even against dwellings without
injury to the inmates. Five immense oaks were
laid PROSTATE within few feet of Mr.. James
Hendersons tenant houses, and the most imposing
one in Sandy Spring village crashed to earth, with
scarcely more than enough room for the trunk be-
tween the homes Of Messrs. Leizar and Oldfeld,
taking the top on chimney and breaking SIN
gle pane OF glass; The wind played some curious
freaks, a good sized straw rick belonging to james
Holland being scattered all over the field OF a
neghbOr, and the greenhouse of Miss Mary E
Gilpn. with some plants still in place, was
yeards in the rear. A single roof weighing sew
eral tons carried over two large apple trees
and deposited almost upright twenty yards away,
and clothes left hanging out at night were tlut-
The windmill tower Of Granville Farquhar fell
upon his house, cracking the walls and doing much
damage to plasterng within. All who watched
the storm agree that the wind apparently came In
Cards out for the wedding October y OF
Charles E. Bond and Miss Florence Miller Stabler.