Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-12-29
FASHIONABLE WEDDING.

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r Trinity church was filled to its u
most capacity on Tuesday to witne
the marriage of Mr.. R. A. Blackf0r
and Miss Minnie Mccoy, two of OF
most popular young people. The churc
was in its Christmas attire of evergreen
and flowers, which added greatly to th
beauty of the occasion, and the rein,
ment OF the surroundings ard of til
assembly, and the interest in the youn
people, and their popularity and hig
social standing, made the occasion on
of the most interesting and attractiv
which has ever transpired within it
walls.
| The hour was high noon. but tn
crowd began to gather much earlier
and every nook and corner we're fille'
before the bridal party arrived.
At precisely 1880 the organ, which
was presided over by Prof. F. R. Webb
pealed forth, and the vested choir o
about thirty voices filed in from th'
vesting room singing the wedding
march from Lohengrin, followed by tht
rector. Then came the ushers, in pairs
Tayloe Blackford and J. Martin Perry
Ben. o. Blackboard and Taylor Mccoy
brother of the bride; Chas. NJ. Black
ford and Peyton Brown, Arthur Black
ford and w. T. McCue. These stood
on each side Of the altar. The maid oil
honor, Miss Bessie Mccoy, then ad
vanced up the aisle, followed by Miss
Margaret Mccoy, first BRIDES maid, sis
tiers of the bride, who were in turn fol.
lowed by Misses May Crowle and Emma
Hoge. Maude Kinney and Bessie Nc.
Cue, Eva Tyree and Florence Elder,
Maria Edwards, of Lynchburg, and Ell
lie Fisher. The bride then followed on
the arm of her brother, Kenneth Nc
Coy, and was met at the altar by the
groom, who advanced to the altar from
the robing room, accompanied by his
brother, Major T. A. Blackboard, who
was best man.
The ceremony was then impressively
pronounced by the rector, Rev. w. @.
Hullihen, after the beautiful church
ritual, ring being used.
The bride was gowned in white taf-
feta demi-train, trimmed in chiffon and
duchess lace, white Gainesborough hat,
carrying Lilies of the Valley. She is
one of Staunton's prettiest girls and
was particularly pretty on this occa-
sion.a e.
The maid of honor wore white organ
die over white taffeta trimmed with
white ribbons and white Gainesborough
hat, carrying white narcissus.
The first bridesmaid wore white CT
candle over white taffeta trimmed with
green ribbons, and wore white Gaines
borough hat, carrying white narcissus.
The bridesmaids were gowned as fol-
Ows: Four in white tucked organdie
over green taffeta demi-train trimmed
with quillings of narrow white ribbon;
he other four similarly dressed except
hat the quillings of narrow ribbons
we're green; all wore black velvet
3ainesborough hats.
A feature Of the occasion was that |
i've brothers of the groom were present
md took part in the ceremony, one as
pest man, who is Major T. A. Black
ord, instructor of mathematics and |
at Cheltenham Academy,
)gontz, Pa ; Ben. o., who is employed |
~ the Standard Oil Co. at Washington;
.harles NJ, who is teaching and is COM
nandant at Chocowinity, N. g.; W.
Arthur, cadet at the V. M. l., and G..
rayloe, student at the Episcopal High
school,
After the ceremony the bridal party
epaired to the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Mccoy, where breakfast
vas served. At 2:3O they took the train
or Washington and the north on an
xtended trip.
The groom is the second son of DIR.
Zen. Blackford, superintendent of the
Western State Hospital, and the bride
daughter of the late Chas. A. Mccoy,
Who at his death was superintendent of
he Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institute of
his city, and Mrs. Minnie Mccoy, who
low resides here.