Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-11-06
NOTABLE WEDDING CELEBRATED IN THAT LITTLE CITY WE'D Ne5BAI AFTER
 NOON
MUNR0E-TATE NUPTIALS
Interesting Story of a Romance, Though Quarantines Gausl Much. Inconvenience
 Short Courtship.
LltlLe Rock pemncral.

One of the prettiest weddings of the year was celebrated at Lonoke at high noon Wednesday, the priaei- pals being well-known throughout the State, II was the marriage of Miss Bessye Munroe, Of that city, to Rev. Charles Franklyn J. Tate, of Pine Bluff Before the yellow fever scare arose the date of tue wedding was set for November at noon. When Little Rock quarantin ed against Memphis and the service was reduced to one train day each way, and that mixed freight and passenger, it interiered dconsiderablv with the plans of the young couple But love laughs at quaWntin es as well as at loeksmiths, so the pro- gramme as arranged was carried out, except that the couple came fo Little Rock instead of going to Memphis
 The groom and his three a tteud ants arrived in this city from Pine Bluff Tuesday at ' r. m., and an hour later set out in a hack lar the pretty prairie town of Lonoke, arriving there seven hours later. Everyone interested being on the scene, things progressed without a hitch, and at near the noon hour the bridal party arrived at the Bnp- tist church, which is one of the pret- tiest and most comfortable in the state. The guests had already as sembled to witness the ceremony
 Miss Annie Mai datewood, who presided at the organ, opened up with the soft, sweet strains of Mendelsshon's Wedding March, and the bridal party proceeded down tho left aisle to the altar, where ex-tiov. Jas r Eagle and Rev. O. ?. Miles, ,pastorof the church, awaited them, standing amid the beautiful decorations The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Allie Munroe, and the groom by Messrs. O. J. W ade, M c. Cleveland and r. H .leannin, of Pine Bluff,
 ExGov. Eagle then performed Che ceremony, assisted by Mir, Niles, who delivered a most impressive charge to the happy couple.
 The bridal party and a few invited guests then entered carriages and were driven to the residence of the brides father, Mai L. N. Munroe, where congratulations were showered on the newly mar ried couple. After presiding at a bouEteous feast spread by a we'll known Little Rock caterer, the bride and groom, at 5 o'clock, en tered their "coach and four" and rode overland to Little Rock, arriving here just in time to board the north bound Cannon Ball at S:25 last night They will go direct to Chicago, where the groom's brother, Prof !. B. Tate. will tender them d reception Friday night From thore they will go to Milwaukee, thence to Mexico Mo-, and will be at home at Pine Bluff.
 There is a sight of romance about the marriage of these two young people, it being what is called love at first sight. Last August, just three months ago, MT. Tate went up from Pine Bluff to Lonoke to assist Rev. Miles in a revival, Miss E essye being q member of the choir and a prominent church worker, they met and loved When the week $ meet ing closed his heart had gone out from him and he had another in it's stead. In D week or so Mir Tate was again called to Lonoke and when he left ttis time she was his 1f- fanced wife To make q loBgrecital of the old, old story a short one, he met, loved, wooed and married all in the short space of time of three months.