The news & observer., 1897-12-30
WEDDING AT DURHAM.
Mr., HOLLAND AND MISS PARHAM ARE
MADE MAN AND WIFE.
Beautiful Ceremony at St. Philips Merchant
Closed up With Wife Principal Credi-
or--Breezy Briefs.

Durham. N. c.. Dec. 20.-(Special.)-
Two more of Durham'S prominent young
people were happily married this morn
ing, and it was one of the prettiest mar
riages Durhamites have been permitted
| to look upon. Ten O'Clock was the hour,
and st. Philips Episcopal church the
place. Notwithstanding the bitter cold
and the early hour large number of
friends of the popular couple were there
to witness the happy union. Mrs. Jno-
NJ. Manning presided at the organ, and
the melodouS notes of the wedding
march rang joyfully out on the crisp
air.
The ushers were Messrs. w. II.
McCabe, Howard A. Foushee, G. A.
Jordan and ThoS. j. Jones. Miss Ber-
tie Barham, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor, and Mr.. Paul G. Graham
was best man. Rev. A. A. Pruden, as
sisted by Rev. Jno. Il. Porter, of Florida,
performed the impressive ceremony, and
Miss Lenora Lyman Barham and Mr..
Ernest Leroy Holland were made hus-
band and wife.
+ The bride was given away by her
father, Captain G. A. w. Barham, of
Wilson. Miss Barham is noted for her
beauty of person and many graces of
head and heart. Mr.. Holland is sue
cessful young business man and has
most acceptably filled the superintend-
ency of the Durham Hosiery mills for
several years. Mr.. and Mrs. Holland
left on the 1852 vestibule train over
the Southern for Norfolk, Va, and from
thence to Philadelphia and Boston.
Mr.. j. G. Roney is here from Will
son spending few days with relatives.
Miss Della Walker went to Louis
burg this morning to enter school.
Miss Mary Currin is here from Ok
ford, ON visit to her sister, Mrs. w. g.
Tyree.
Mrs. r. G. Burton is here from Tar
boro on a visit to relatives.
There were three cases in the police
court this morning.
Mr.. e. Coley Mathews is spending the
holidays with his parents in this city.
Mr.. Mathews is proprietor of one of the
tobacco warehouses in Wilson, and is
doing a good business. He is one of the
many young men Durham has sent out,
who have made money and name for
themselves in other fields. He goes back
to Wilson in few days.
In response to telegram stating that
Mrs. Morgan was dangerously sick, Mr..
w. NJ. Morgan went yesterday to Rich
mond, Va. Mrs. Morgan is making her
home with her other son, Mr.. Samuel L.
Morgan in Richmond. Her many
friends here hope to hear of her con-
valescence.
Capt. and Mrs. L. J. GLASGOW are
spending a few days with relatives in
Danville.
Rev. A. A. Butler is here from Frank
linton on visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
Christian.
Mir. X. G. Cox, accompanied by his
two bright little children, Misses Susie
and Morris, is spending a few days with
/ relatives in Raleigh.
| Mr., Thos. NJ. German returned yes
terday from Danville.
j Mr.. Leon Dowder has gone to New
/ bern to visit relatives.
+ Mr.. George w. Watts returned to
Durham yesterday.
\ Mr.. G. b. Grimes has killed his big
hog, and thus far it is the heavies;
weight of the season. Dressed, it
/ weighed 710 pounds.
4 Mr.. A, l.. Daniels, a merchant on
Chapel Hill street, was closed up yes
terday by the sheriff. The principal
creditor was his wife. The indications
are that law suit will follow this fail
ure.