The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-09

Grace NJ. E. church, South, was the
scene of a pretty wedding last evening
at $50 o'clock, the principals to the
happy contract being Mr.. Joseph Fl.
Hinton, a highly esteemed young gen.
tleman of our city and the popular
steward Of The orion, and Miss Ca
mile Pennington, the lovely daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis B. Pennington,
416 Market street.
For the joyous event the altar and
chancel were deliberately decorated
with a most tasteful ensemble of palms,
ferns and other pOtted planes. Long
before the hour for the the
spacious auditorium and gallery of the
church were overcoming with the friends
of the couple, n large numbers lac
to stand in the aisles and vestibules.
The ushers were Mr.. w. E. Penning-
ton, brother Of the bride; Mr.. J. Frank
NeWsOm and Captain Edgar l.. Hart.
Mrs. Matte l.. Chasten presinded at
the piano and while awaiting the COM
ming of the bridal party she most skill
fully rendered prelude Nuptiales,"
and "A Love Reverie." When the bri-
dial party came they entered while the
inspiring bridal chorus from Lohen-
grin was beautifully rendered.
The bridesmaids and attendants en-
tered as follows:
Miss DAME Shepard, of this city,
cousin of the groom, with Mr.. w. E.
Pennington, of Rocky Mount, brother
of the bride. She came in by the
west aisle and he by the east aisle.
Miss CarOlisa Pennington, of Tar
! bOrO, cousin of the bride, with Captain
Edgar Lee Hart, of this city. She ap-
preached by the east aisle and he by
the west.
Miss Rita Snyder, Of Rocky Mount.
: ,,r Of tLn hr;Io ,r;tl, NJ N-o~1
Newsom. of this city. She came in by
the west aisle and he down the east
aisle.
| Miss Stella Fountain, of Rocky
| Mount, cousin of the bride, and maid
of honor, came next, proceeding to the
altar by the west aisle, followed by
the bride leaning on the arm of her
father.
The groom entered at the side door
west of the altar, and accompanied by
his brother and best man, Mr.. Edgar
! Hinton, joined the bride at the altar.
In a beautiful and impressive service
the Rev. r. c.. Beaman, presiding elder
of the Wilmington district, performed
the wedding ceremony.
During the ceremony Mrs. Chasten
softly played Heavenly Voices and
when the marriage had been %pronounc-
ed and the minister had asked the
blessing, the wedding party, headed
by Mr.. Hinton and his bride. left the
church by the east aisle, while Men
delssohn's wedding march was grandly
rendered.
AS the party left, the church bells
rang out in merry codence and pro-
claimed the glad event to the city.
The bride wore a handsome tailor
made going away gown of blue cloth,
and carried a lovely bouquet of bride
roses and maidenhair fern.
Miss Fountain, the maid of honor,
wore a dress of pearl gray cloth, trim
med with black and white satin, and
carried a bouquet of white carnations.
Miss Pennington was dressed in a
cadet blu tailor suit and bore a bou-
quet OF pink carnations.
Miss Snyder was dressed in dark
blue. trimmed with velvet and satin,
and carried a bouquet of pink carna-
tions.
Miss Shepard wore a dress of green
cloth, trimmed in white and black
satin. and carried a bouquet of pink
carnations.
After the wedding Mr.. Hinton and
his bride, accompanied by a large par
ty of friends, were driven to Front
street depot where they took the 7:15
p. m. train, and. amid a shower of rice.
departed for Washington, New York.
Niagara Falls. and other points. They
expect to return in about ten days and
will be at home at The Orton'' after
the 18th instant.
Mr.. Hinton and his bride are two of
Wilmington's most popular young peO-
PIE, and they were the recipients of
quite a number OF valuable and hand
some presents.
Among the out of town people who
were here 70 attend the wedding were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fountain. OF Rich
mond; Misses Rita and Elizabeth Sny-
der, of Rocky Mount. Miss Carolisa
Pennington, of Tarboro: Miss Stella
Fountain. of Rocky Mount, and Mr..