The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-24
LAST NIGHTS NUPrIALs.
st. Johns Church the Scene Of Very
Pretty Wedding Last Night.

st. John s Church the Scene of a Very
Va Pretty Wedding Last Night.
The society event Of the season, aud
s one of the most gorgeous and beautiful
y matrimonial incidents in the history of
Roanoke, was the marriage last night at
i st. Johns Church OF Miss Martha Terry
u and Mr.. Thomas w. Goodwin.
Only persons holding Invitations were
asadmftted to the church and fully an hour
s before the time appointed for the cere-
d mony the friends of the family who had
been so favored as to receive an invita-
tion began to arrive. AS the hour drew
nearer the struggling few changed to a
steady stream, SO that by the appointed
time, $3.50, the church was comfortably
filled.
81 During the few moments that elapsed
! between the arrival Of the crowd AID the
9 ceremony, Mrs. Kinnier, who ably pre-
sided at the organ, rendered some beauti.
full and appropriate selections.
Promptly at $3.50 the organ commenced
Mendelssohn's grand wed aing march and
theAlshers and attendants entered from
the$estibule at the Jefferson street en-
trance to tho church. Marching in pairs
{ they arranged themselves on either side
of the central aisle, then moving forward
to the altar formed themselves to the
right and left. The doors to the central
aisle were then opened and the bridal
& party entered.
First came the maid of honor. Miss
Lula Lee Terry, sister OF the bride, fol.
lowed by the bride leaning ON the arm of
her father, Mr.. p. l.. Terry They were
followed by the groom on the arm OF his
best man, Mr.. w. VALLEY Davis. March.
lug up the aisle to the Glow sweet and
solemn strains of that grandest of all mu.
seal compositions, they presented n
picture that can never be forQoJtt n.
Arriving at the altar they were met by
Rev. DIR. w. H. Meade, who performed
the ceremony in accordance with the
Episcopal ritual, after which the bridal
couple, followed by the bridesm aid, best
man and attendants, filed down the aisle
to the vestibule.
driven to the home of the BRIDES father,
Mr.. p. l.. Terry, where n reception and
sumptuous supper was rendered them
and a few friends and relatives
After the reception the bridal party
drove to the depot, where amid thu hearty
good wishes aud congratulations of their
hosts of friends, the bride and groom took
their departure on the 1890. train for an
extended bridal tour to Philadelphia New
York and other points North.
The attendants were Miss Lula Lee
Terry, bridesmaids Misses Helen Becken.
baugh, Anna r. Goodwin, Agnes Pal
mer, Lula Jamison, Mary Jamison, Pau.
line Massie, lady attendants: best man,
w. Wally Davis; ushers, p. f. Norvlle. r.
R.Hicks,sA. L Payne, A. X. Handy, J.A.
Reid. G. Dennison, Paul Massie and Ro.
NJ. Kent, ,Jr.
The church was most beautifully deco
rated with flowers and evergreens, pre-.
senting faint conception of fairy land
as one was ushered in under the mellow
ligh is and soft strains of music.
Roanoke has seldom witnessed II ore
notable or fashic nable marriage and the
popularity of the contracting parties was
attested by the large number of friends
who were present.
Mr.. Goodwin represents the Bankers
Loan and Investment Company, of New
York, in this city, and has during his six
years OF residence won the esteem and
friendship Of all with whom he has been
related either through business or So
cially.
Miss Martha Terry is the second dauph-
ter of Mr.. p. l.. Terry, one of Roanoke's
Oldest residents, and has host of friends.
If your horses are lame and you find
that no one else is able to make them 90
straight. take them around to j. S.
SHANER, 307 Salem avenue, and he
GUARANTEES to make them 20 all
right. No doubt about this, he is the man
to fix your horses up o. X. This sold
reputation" is played out. Work tells
the tale.
Bread, Rolls. Cinnamon Buns, hot every
evening. j. J. Catogni
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