The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-12-03
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DR.. p. B. Housekeeper Of North East,
Nd, depending few days with relatives
In our city.
Rev. Mr.. Heilderman of Long Branch,
| N. j. visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grit.
fifth, of this city yesterday. ,
Mr.. and Mrs James Van Trump gave q
progressive euchre party at their home,
1915 Washington street and the first prizes
were won by Colonel Macallister and
| Mrs Charles Griffith.
| Miss Greta Casperson has returned to her
| home In Clayton after u visit to Miss Lii.
| liam Melchor.
Mrs. Smith, wife of Councilman Smith
| of the Eleventh ward, Is seriously i'll.
John S. Mullin, Jr., of this city oirou.
lated among friends in West Chester yes
terday.
William Peterman of Llonville, Pa, is
in this city.
Miss Lulu B. Barker has returned homo
from visit to relatives In our city. \
Vicar General Lyons returned from a
trip down the state yesterday. -
Cards IRE out announcing the wedding
OF j. II. Denney, telegraph operator to
Miss Lillian May Powell.
Harry Wallis Is visiting in West Chester.
Miss Alice Pyle of Harmony HILL Pa,
is the guest Of Miss Perkins on West
Ninth street.
The Misses Chalfant arc the guests Of
Miss Stuats Of Chester.
Miss Margaret Janvier is the guest Of
friends at Clayton, N, j.
Herbert Davis, Francis McCloskey and
William II. Alexander and son are at
Georgetown, in which vicinity they will
spend week cunning. /
A wedding which has not been surpass,
ed for its beauty and brillancy for several
years was that of Miss Edith Bentley Lea
and Lieutenant A. Wallace Chase, of the
Second Artillery, L. $. A celebrated last
evening. The bride Is the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lea of No. 1903
Market street.
1t was military wedding and the
American flag was The most conspicuous
decoration. The stars and stripes were
draped over the entrance. In the parlor
where the ceremony was performed tho
walls were almost covered with flags, Tho
o'her decorations were palms and holly.
and other overgreens. The full dress uni
forms of the attendants of the groom add
ed greatly to the beauty Of the affair.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev Charles f. Murray, rector of st. An
drews's p. t. Church, ut q o'clock.
The maid of honor was Miss Jennie
Luyett Lea and the bridesmaids were Miss
Jane Lea and Miss Mary Trump of this
city. Miss Mary Parker Of Bedford Mass,
Miss Isabel Vass Of Dannvile, Va, and
Miss Smith of Howard county, Md
The best man was Lieutenant Samuel
A. Krphart, T. 5. A of Fort Henry. The
usners were Edmund f. Lea, Frank Bacon
Hancock of Philudcl phia; Lieutenant A.
NJ Hunter, James A. ShipOn, George y.
Squire, of Fortress Monroe.
After the ceremony u reception was
held. 1t was largely attended After the
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Chase will
make their lone at Fortress Monroe.
James c. Simpson left to-day to spend
two days visiting friends in Reading, Pa.
Walter Bacon has been chosen as one of
the managers of tho seventeenth annual
charity bali TO be held in the Academy Of
Music Philadelphia ON January II, 1897.
Samuel Shultz, the scenic painter who
at one Tins resided here and has u large
circle of friends, is in iowa to-day. He 70.
turns to Brooklyn to nigh5.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry } ones Of this city attend
cd the wedutng Of Miss Lillian Ramsey,
daughter OF Mrs. James GleGdy Ramsay,
who was married yesterday to DR., Clar-
encc Jones Grtevos ut Madison Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
by tho pastor, Rev. DE-. LleIen Clarke.
On Saturday he Court Of General Seq
sons Wl!l CUHsiucr the contested license
,thts
Thee was ice on the Barley mill dam
this morning