The Springfield herald., 1898-01-07
Wedding Bells.

and Clara Darby, were united In
the holy bonds of matrlmony. The
ceremony occurred at Z o'clock Ill
the evening, In the commodlous
room of the public school building.
The stage was gaily decorated with
: flowers and evergreens. When
the hour of seven was indicated.
Miss Alice Cole promptly begun
: playing the wedding march and
he bride and groom preceded by
the attendants ,Alf B. Allen and
Miss Edith Martin, advanced to
the front of the stage and standing
beneath the beautiful arch of ever
green and flowers, bedecked with
flaming candles, were united in
the short, yet impressive ceremony
employed by Father Copeland, in
the presence OF well filled house.
The bride and groom are too
well known to need any extended
notice at our hands. The groom
has grown from boyhood Ill this
community, and is known to many
people throughout the county, as
an anable, jolly and accommodate
ing young man. The bride is sister
of Mrs. Katie Mathews, with whom
she has made her home most of
the time In the last five years. She
is popular and worthy young lady
possessed of many charms.
May their pathway through life
be smooth and long, and may they
gather the flowers as they glide
along, stunning the thorns that
lie between.
MARRIED-At the home of the
brides parents December 29th.
Mr. Eugene Wallis and Miss Cora
Nance. Thodore Brown J. z. Off
ciatlng. The groom is a gentleman
known personally to nearly every
one living III Baca county. He Is
a man who possesses the respect
and honor, to an eminent degree
OF all who know him. The BRIDE
is lady who also has a large
circle of friends in the county and
"none know her but to love, none
name her but to praise.' They
are an ideal couple, we'll worthy
of each other. The good wishes
and heart felt God speed of theil
many friends accompany them at
the beginning of their married life
and if their life could only be as
bright as the writer of this wishes
: it might, they would meyer know
sorrow, but we know that to
every life must come Its trials
and we can only pray that then
hearts may be so closely united
that though clouds may seem at
times to hang heavy above then
they may be constrained to break
in showers of mercles upon Their
heads, again and again we say, Goo
, bless them! God bless them! OWN!
to the recent severe illness OF
the bride the wedding WAS very
quiet one, none being present but
nearest neighbors and the family
: of the bride. The wedding pres
ents were quite numerous ant
beautiful, the following is a list 0
= so me OF them:
Mr. and Mrs j. M. Mclean, Man
zanola, lamp; Mr. and Mrs j. w
Nance, Augusta, Oklahoma, tides
, Mr. ani Mrs Z. +. Pecklan, Black
we'll, Oklahoma, table cloth, nap
kins and syrup stand; Mr. and Mrs
E. Il. Wallis, Winfield, Kansas
silver knives and forks; Miss Lizzie
L. Wallis, Winfield, Kansas
doi,ies; Mr. and Mrs X. L. Cockrum
Monon, Kansas, silver butter dish
and syrup stand; Miss M. Kreiger,
Manzanola, picture throw; Mr. anc
j. w. Nance and Mr. and Mrs kno,
Manks, Abingdon, H., chenille
!, stand cover; MIR and Mrs r. ID
Nance, worsted bed spread; Mrs
Minnie Wright, cut glass berry
dish; Miss Alta Nance. preserve
dish; Mrs and Mrs r. o. Nance,
silver sugar shell and butter knife
: Master Charles and Earl Nance
| pictures; G. Mcclure, Columbus
Kansas, looking glass; Mr. and Mrs
Snyder, Augusta Oklahoma, silver
t pickle castor; Mr. and Mrs a A
< Yowell and family, tea set; Miss