The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-11
MARRIAGES.

Married in this city, at the Christian
1896, Mr.. o.. M. Billiard and Miss Bessie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Summers,
Elder q. M. Goode officiating.
The attendants were Mr.. Clark Venable
and Miss Fannie Mitchell. These two
young people, thus happily welded, have
the best wishes of the INTELLIaENCER
and a host of riends.
Married, near this city, at the residence
OF the brides parents, at $3.50 p. m April
9th, 1896, by Rev. w. l. Cole. Mr.. Harry
l.. Mcdonald, of st. Joseph, Mo-, and Miss
Birdie Wallace, daughter of Hon. and
Mrs. He. Wallace.
Mr.. A. C.. Owens, of Cripple Creek,
Colorado, was the best man, and Miss
Florence, sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. Misses Berta Richardson, Grace
Field, Katherine Fulkerson, Bessie Wal
lace and Belle Stramcke were the brides
maids.
The wedding attracted more han usual
interest, which interest can be easily
accounted for by the popularity of the
bride and The high standing OF the two
families represented in this union. Thu
wedding was devoid of the pomp and
splendor that sometimes characterizes
WtuulukS, DuJ was u DeduIllul ytJ COuI-
plete ceremony, in which the true loving
sentiment of sacred matrimony was
blended alone with the prayers and con-
gratulations of those who were either
members of the families of the contract
ing parties or else immediate friend
There is something sacred about such n
wedding which painter nor writer have
ever conveyed to paper, and which can
only find its spokesman in the emotions
of those who can enter into the sympa-
thies, the solemnities of true wedding
rites, which have their origin in the
fountain of pure and noble love. There
was enough of beauty in the environ
ments to make the wedding attractive,
and enough sincerity in the ceremony TO
make it sublime.
The Wallace home was beautifully
decorated with palms and blooming
The bridal party entered the
parlor from opposite directions to the
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march,
beautifully executed by Miss Ella d..
Nickel, and formed a semicircle before
the minister, Rev. W. l. Cole. who using
the Episcopal service pronounced Harry
Mcdonald and Birdie Wallace husband
and wife.
After congratulations, the bridal party
and the friends present were invited into
the spacious dining pom, where an ele-
CANT wedding feast was served.
This wedding takes from Lexington
society a central figure. Miss Birdie
Wallace possesses all the grander charac-
teristics of noble womanhood, and no
young lady has ever gone forth from this
city who carried with her more of the
love, good wishes and fond hopes of our
city han did she. She is a member OF one
of Lafayette %county's celebrated families,
and inherited distinguished character
from a noble p~arentage. The inheritance
of grand virtues was not cast away, but
in girlhood and womanhood she cultiva-
ted them until she became universally
When Mr.. Mcdonald led Miss
to the altar n there pledged to
her the noblest efforts OF his life, he wore
honor that fall to but few men. Miss
as the reader may perceive, is one
of the INTELLIaENcER's ideals of woman
Mr.. Mcdonald is not known ex-
tensively to our readers, but at st.
Joseph where he is a prominent business
he bears a reputation that any man
could wear with pride. We are willing
to accept Miss Brides verdict of him,
and pronounce one of the noblest works
of God-an honest man. The INTELLI-
aENCER trusts hat throughout the years
to come the two lives so happily united
ut the altar will be united in all the noble
undertakings OF a life time. and bye and
bye be united in heaven. Mr.. and Mrs.
left on the evening east bound
Pacific train for an extended
trip to the great eastern centres of