The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-04-15
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UNITED AT THE ALTAR

UNITED AT THE ALTAR
In Presence of a Dense Throng of
Friends and Admirers.
Marriage of Mr.. John L. Finley and Miss
Dora Scruggs Amid Heartfelt Ex-
pressions of Good Will.
Long before the hour set for the
solemnization of the nuptials of Mr.
John L. Finley and Miss Dora Scruggs,
Wednesday evening, April 18th, the
Methodist church was the shrine
around which brilliant concourse of
Greuada's flower of beauty and man.
hood had gathered to Go honor to the
pair who were about 10 plight their
troth for aye and aye. The spacious
and tasteful temple was filled to reple-
tion, to the very doors by eager ad-
mirers and fervent friends of the
couple. A vision of floral beauty burst
upon the gaze as the wealth of ever
greens, tulips and Jackson vines en-
twined in clusters and festoons len: a
halo Of love and friendship for the
bride and groom expectaut. The altar
was aanked on each side by arched
gateways, interviewer with the chaplets
formed Of the flowers which the back
ward season permitted. In tFe centre
OF the chancel another arch streaming
with white ribbons formed into bows
and exquisitely wrought in natures
simple tributes of verdure and plants
loomed upward as if exhaling their
fragrance like unto incense offered to
the Throne Eternal. The chancel
and railing were vailed in virgin white
drapery delicately relieved with cling
iug ivy, contrasting admirably with
the gracefully trailing vines and yell
low butterflies that crested the arches
in either aisle. The seats that we're
reserved for the family and immediate
friends we're adorned with wreaths
fastened with white ribbon.
The ceremony opened with the duet.
20, That We Two Were Maying,'
suucrbly intoned by Mrs. J. W. Buch-
anan and Mr.. W. G. Harper. as the
bridal party entered the church. The
bride leaning on her fathers arm,
marched up the aisle. She was garbed
In spotless white robe, looking every
inch a queen, as the strains of Lohen-
grin's bridal chorus echoed through
the vaults of the sacred edifce. Miss
Coney presided at the organ and gave
expression to the spirit Of the occasion
by her feeling rendering of the master-
ly composition. The groom, accompa-
MED by Mr.. John Crump, of Holly
Springs, advanced to the chancel, pre-
ceded in both aisIes by the ushers,
Messrs. Jos. Brown. Harvey Murff, r.
C. McGowan and J. L. Hartshorn.
The bride and groom, radiant in
their manly and womanly bearing, met
in froat of the altar beneath the
clustering vines and flowers, and the
impressive words that linked them in
indissoluble bonds were uttered in a
clear Voice by Rev. W. M. Mcintosh,
Of West Point. At the conclusion the
bride and groom arm in arm. retired
to the notes of MendelssOhn's march.
The union of the bride and groom was
true blending of hearts inspired py
mutual affection, nourished by fer
vent reciprocal regard which ripened
into riqh fruition.
The bride was born in Grenada
courtyard moved to the city, where
she blossomed into lovely womanhood
amid tie scenes cndeared to her by
the associations of lifetime. We,
who a nong the otuers who have
known her from her tenderest years,
can attest to the gentleness OF her
disposition, to the qualities Of soul
that exalt life and TO the gentle in
Auence she invariably exercises among
those with whom she is brought into
approach. Serene in temperament and
vivaci0us in her communion with her
friends and associates, she glides into
the hearts of all whose fortune it is to
know her. Unpretentious in her ways,
she is gifted with charm and traits
OF character that leave their impress
upon 4 life that is beatitied by a sim
cerity Of purpose and an ingenuousness
of mind. Nature has endowed her
with those rare gifts of person that
rank her among the most handsome
and winsome young women in Grenada
county, and enriched her with the at
tractive qualities that render her an
universal favOrite and beloved compan-
ion.
The groom, Mr.. John L. Finley, came
to Grenada from Holly Springs more
than three years ago, and has served
in the responsible capacity of chief
boOkkeeper for the substantial cotton
firm, J. A. Shingleur & Co., still con>
ii nuing IN the same service since the
firm was merged into that of the
Shiugleur.J Johnston Company. A.
brainy, sagacious and public spirited
man of business, he combines the tact.
full qualities that commend him as an
upright, companionable and broad
minded gentleman. In his social re-
!ations he commands the esteem and