Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-23
EHF news OF YHF
NE|CHB0RINC TOWNS.

I home at Lewisburg, Va, after a pleas
ant visit with her sister-in-laW, Mrs.
T. B. Camden
Rev. DR.. Moore came in from Wash
ington Tuesday night, to officiate at the
Rathbone-Welch wedding. He return
:, ed east Wednesday evening
| Mir. M. S. Thanhouser left Wednes-.
! day evening for Baltimore, on bust
ness trip. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Thanhouser.
Mr.. Monroe Jackson Rathbone, form
| eriy of here, but now OF Chicago, end
Miss Ida Welch, of this city, two prom
inent and deservedly popular young
| people, were quietly married Wednes-
Gay morning at the Stringer homestead
| On Ann street, in the presence of only
! the immediate relatives. The stately
parlors were beautifully decorated in
pink and white cut flowers and the
! bridal pair stood beneath a bower OF
the beautiful flowers during tine cere-
! mony, which was performed by Rev.
DR.. S. S. Moore. The bride was simply
attired in gown of white organdie,
carried brides roses and wore mag
nificent diamond circle, the groOm's
gift. After a wedding breakfast Mr..
and Mrs. Rathbone departed for their
new home in Chicago, followed by the
| heartiest wishes OF their hosts Of
friends. Those present were: Judge
and Mrs. j. NJ. jackson, Mrs. NJ. E.
Rathbone, Miss Sarah Adams, MIR. and
Mrs. Troy Smith, Misses Margaret
Paden, Anna and Helen Jackson.
"A n bny. a u ba
that Of Mr.. William H Terry and Miss
Florence E. Brown, which took place at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Brown, on Juliana
street, Tuesday evening. The cere-
moGy was performed by Rev. J. G.
Rose, of Mercersburg, Pa, brother-in-
law of the bride, who was assisted by
DIR. Henry Renner, in tire presence of
quite a number CT frie9,Gs8 and rela-
tives. Mrs. Rose and Misses louise
and Constance Brown, three sisters of
the bride, played the wedding march
from Lohengrin, as the bridal pair en-
tered the parl0r. The bride was beau
tifully gowned in white organdie over
white silk. The attendants were Dr..
Chas. Terry, of Cairo, and Miss Minola
Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Terry left at
$3.50 the following morning for west
ern bridal "trip, followed by the best
wishes OF many friends.
Mrs. Smith D. Turner gave her hus-
band a stag dinner early in the week,
inviting to it the gentlemen attendants
at their wedding, it being an entire sur
prise to Mr.. Turner, adding to the
pleasure thereof. A delicious and ell
aborate dinner was served to the
guests, who were MIR. Turner himself,
and Messrs. Phil w. Turner, Harry P.
Camden, w. w. Jackson, w. I. Bore
man, c. D. Forrer, w. F. Nelly and
George W. Summers.
Mrs. DR.. Boone has returned to her
home at New Martinsville after visit
! of several days with her mother, Mrs.
! Yates.
The Synod Of Pennsylvania held its
seventeenth annual session here the
latter part of the week, bringing to-
gether over two hundred prominent and
! distinguished Presbyterian ministers
from cur own State and Pennsylvania,
who are being entertained in our hos
pitable homes
The hotel men of this State held a
NOiA' ShtiOlu 1AC4C 1 ilUISQdy, adl.t uOtGl
proprietors from all the cities and
towns of West Virginia were in attend
ance. AFTER the business OF the con-
vention was completed the gentlemen
of our town entertained the attendants
in a very pleasant way.
Mrs. Gov. Atkinson was a guest in
our city the latter part Of the week.
Among the prominent men in cur
midst during the past few days Were:
Governor G. w. Atkinson, of Charles
ton; Eugene NJ Campbell Of Hunting
ton; H. H. Penny.barker, OF BeMeville;
Senator S. B. Elkins and son, Davis
Elkins;, Cameron L. Thompson. of
Huntington; j. F. Williams, Of Hun
tington; Geo. o. Taylor, of Charles
ton; John Gailly, of Pittsburg, and
Frank D. Young of Sistersville.
Judge Nathan Golf, of Clarksburg.
and wife, passed through our city
Thursday on their way home from
West Baden Springs, where they have
been spending some time.