Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-28
WEEDEN-HENDERS0N.
Married, in Troy, Ala, Wednesday, April 22, 1896, Dr.. HamitonWeedon of EufauIa
 and Miss Julia Henderson of Troy.

Troy, April 27.-(Special.) .)-The above is the conventional announcement of very interesting eVent-an event which for some time has been the leading topic in our social circles. High-pitched anticipa- tions had been formed, and most happily were they fulfilled, for the wedding was one of the most impressive events ever known in the social annals of Troy.
 Many minutes before the appointed hour a large number of our people assem- bled in the First Baptist church. That is a handsome edfice, and would not be out of place on the fashionable faubourg of some large city. Under the oaken raft CTS of it's grained ceiling no more charm ing sight was ever presented than that which delighted the onlookers that night. With its wealth of beautiful and artistic floral decora ations, with its lilies and graceful palms, with it's arches and ped estals of rare and lovely roses, the scene will always finger in the memory of every lover of the beautiful who was fortunate enough to behold 1t. The color theme was pink and white, carried out In all the decorations, including numerous bows of sa tin ribbon. On the platform profu- sion of waxen tapers shed mellow radi- ance on this exquisite scene from the en- chanted domain of the land of fairies.
 The bridal party entered the church. keeping step to the melodious strains of a wedding march skillfully rendered on the organ by Miss Mary Murphree, while a trained choir sang a beautiful wedding chorus. The attendants entered as fol- lows:
 Miss Ida Murphree and MT. J. J. Seals, Miss Camilla Hilliard and pr. Peter Brown, Miss Kettle Murphree and Dr. Walter Weedon, Miss Amy Hubbard and Mr. Ed Weedon, Miss Ida Montgomery and Mr. Lawrence Lightfoot, Miss John ne Siler and MT George Dent, Miss Mary B. Meador of Atlanta, the maid of honor Then came the usher, MT. oscar Wll- hams, followed by the bride, leaning on the arm of her brother, Hon. Charles Henderson. At the altar they were met by the groom and his best man. MT. Hugh Dent The bride and groom took thelr position under the wedding bell Of white roses, and the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. pr. Purser in his most impressive manner. The bride was given away by Hon. Charles Henderson. She was attired in white duchess satin, trimmed in point lace, and looked very charming under the sort toids or the Weo- ,.,. ding veil She carried bouquet of lilies of the valley and ferns. The maid of hon or wore white organdy, trimmed in lace and ribbon, and carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaids wore sim1- lar costumes, and their bouquets were or
 
 After the ceremony a number or friends repaired to the nearby home of Mrs. Millie Henderson, the brides moth CT, to pay their respects to the neW-made man and wife. Hearty congratulations were rendered and in social converse the joyous train of the hours fieeted by with unnoted tread. During the evening dain- ty and choice refreshments were served and the genuine old-time southern nos pitality was everywhere Tn evidence Tn this elegant home. The numerous pres ents to the happy couple made a very at tractive display and were greatly adfnir- ed by the guests.
 Tn its every detail this wedding was brilliant affair. Never has there been in Troy more impressive celebration or the rites of Hymen, and never were two people better fitted to be the central figures in the solemn and sacred rites. The groom is one of the most prominent and accomplished professional men of the Bluff City, a cultivated gentleman, man ly, courteous and polished, as handsome a young man as any that ever graced the canvas of Rembrandt or Reynolds. And his bride, A noble specimen of noble womanhood is she the worthy daughter of a most lovable mother. True, tender. loving and loyal, she is fit to be worn by her husband in his heart of hearts, to be the increaser of his joys, the sharer and sweet comforter of his sorrows, the in- spiration of his life, the princess regnant whose principality is his home and whose throne Is his heart.
 The bridal party left Thursday morn- ing via the Central for their future home in Eufaula. There are those in Troy to whom the bride is very dear; those who have watched her gtrlhood expand into winsome womanhood, even as the lily bud swells and bursts into bloom They love her as daughter, sister, friend. They bade adieu to her with sadness akin to pain, and sorely shall they miss her step, her voice. her smile. But Eufaula is but a few hours away and it is a city of mo- ble women and chivalric men--one of the most beautiful and charming of all the cities that nestle amid southern oako under soft southern stars. And so they who love her here in her old home Wal not dim with a tear the brightness of this glorious day of spring-the fair nor row of her happy wedding day. May there be many. many days of her welded life with not one less fair and happy tK4n this and may they culmine te in the blessed peace of the eternal Sabbath somewhere wonder beyond the sunset If the sky.