The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-27
A BRILLIANT WEDDING
The New City Sees The Most Elaborate Mar
Tfage That Has Ever Occurred There.
A WEALTH OF BEAUTY AND DECORATIONS
The Iaut Tom OF SInuy Contiguous
cities I'm Attend,,ncc-'rhe Mugnisf.
cent Church Decorntions-sliss Sal.
lie Moore Braxtnn and Lucfus
Chandler Saunders Married.

Newport News, Va. Feb 27-(Spe-
cial)-The first matter taken up ut the
regular meeting of the Common Council
uesdaS night was 81 communication
from Mayor Post. in which he gave
ms reasons for returning without his
approval the ordinance fixing the pen
ATTY for trespassing on property at $40
and that which fixed a penalty OF from
- to $40 for discharsing firearms, using
sllng-ShotS and playing baseball within
the corporate limits
7Ihe consideration Of other ordinances
was next taken up. but only TWO were
passed, VIZ: Ono regulating the use and
occupancy OF the streets ANA avenues
ana one regulating the granting of build
ing permits
Licenses that were referred back to
the Committee on Licenses were deem
ca NEST urgent. and therefore taken up
hi Frank LEM, the Councilman who
lonSht so vigorously the 500 cOntrac-
tofs license. opposed with equal deter
mination the report of the committee
which fixed it at $40. MIR. Lcnz argued
al length against the adoption of the re-
port ana made u motion that il lie
stricken out. and was gratitled by see
ing his motion carried.
President ID. s. Jones offered n moti,n
that the Councils action imposing Il
license tax on sub-coniractors and shoe
makers. etc. he rescindcd: the motion
was accordingly carried
The several licenses on various vehi-
cles Tor hire and the $50 per month IL
canSe on itinCrant merchants were.
adopted. 1t was decided that the license
imposed ny the Council tie collected from
the date of passage to the LIST of May
MIR. RobinSonS motion To proceed 10
the election of n Chief of the Fire De-
partment was carried. and Mr. w. *.
STOW. VINO was nominated by Mr..
Hughes. was elected
The election of school officers was pra-
posed by Mr.. Frank LEM. ana the fol
lowing officers We're elected: D. S
Jones. City Superintendent OF Schools:
First ward. w. T.. Jarrett trustee: Sec
ond ward, Harry Howard. trustee: Third
ward. DR.. g. Perkins trustee: Fourth
ward, j. ~. Buxton. trustee: Fifth ward
ID. >. Jones. trustee: Sixth ward j. J.
O'Donnal, and Seventh ward, Thomas
Reilly, trustee
y BRILLIANT CHURCH AFFAIR.
The most brilliant church wedding
that has ever taken place at Newport
News was solemnized here yesterday.
The contracting parties were Mr.. LII
cius Chandler Saunders. the popular
agent OF the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company here. and Miss
Sallic Aioarc Braxtcm. the beautiful ana
accomplished dauEhteI% of Col. Carter
NJ BraNton. OF tile same place The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
H. Il, Wexford. at the Presbyterian
Church, on Twcnty-seventh street. at \
O'Clock p m. Miss Louie Braxton.
sister of the bride. acted as maid of
honor. and MIR Julius u. Saunders OF
Norfolk. hGcfhcr Of The groom. was
best man. The bridesmaids were Miss
eS LUCE ana Matte Christian. of Rich
mona: Miss Susan Taylor Braxton, sis
ter of the bride, and Miss Mai Saunders.
sister OF the groom. Tho Groomsmcn
were T. Thornton Marye. son OF state
Autilor Maryc: Robert Stockcr of the
United States Navy; V. II. BARCLAY. and
j. ID. Griffin, Of Newport News fishers
Messrs. sam Hummer. Allan Jones. ".
ii. sally. and K. j Mcneil. Of Newport
News. The church was beautifully dec
Grated with rare palms and ferns. Civ
ing the cdifcc The appearance of II trop-
zeal garden. through which plants the
Nar-colprcd lights from numerous can
defahra shed their soft and beautiful
rays throughout the darkencd room.