The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-29
The Capture Of the Ian'cen:s.
Lexington Boys Who Have Gone
Abroad Fall Easy Prey to Cupid's
Darts and are Led Willing
Captives to the Slaugh

CaptlVes to the olaugn-
BEUTIFUL WEDDING IN COLUMBIA
At the residence of the brides
mother, on Richland street, Nov. 16,
1899, there was a very interesting
wedding occasion. The contracting
parties were Mr.. John NJ. Stuart
ard Miss Jennie May Horusby. At
about 7 o'clock numerous invited
guests were to be seen vending their
way towards the scene of the happy
event of the evening. Promptly at
$50 tie beautiful and most tastfully
decorated parlor was filed with
smiling faces and cheerful hearts,
when the Rev. G.. A. Blackburn took
his position ready for the very select
ceremony. The enrapturing chords
of the wedding march burst fourth
in tones CT Salvation while the bridal
procession fld into position, the
march being rendered by Miss Shield.
The attendants were: Mr.. I; L;slMs
Hornsby and Miss Naomie E:S Stuart;
Mr.. W. B. Williapso6 and Miss Bur
ace Heriof; Mr.. Guss Stork and
Miss Minnie Williamson. The flower
girl, little Miss bessie Harrison, was
attired in lovely cream with silk lace.
The bride and her attendants were
in pure white organdie trimmed With
chiffon. Ths groom and attendants
in beautiful black suits of latest style.
After the ceremony very fine re
past was enjoyed by all and the
large attendance repaired to their
homes leaving their hearty congrat-
ulations with the happy couple.
Mr. F. E. BRoD1E DRAWS A PRIZE.
Mr.. Ferman E. Brodie, formerly
Of this county, and a brother to Prof.
P. 7. Brodie, was happily united in
marriage at Leslie, s. G, on Thurs
day, November %, 1899, to Miss Ida
Johnson, a fair and charming daugh-
ter of Yorkville.
The Rock Hill correspondent OF
the Columbia State says:
Rock Hill, Nov. % "A beautiful
wedding was celebrated today at
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
parsonage at Leslie, when, in the
presence of few intimate friends
and near relatives, the nuptial knot
was tied between Miss Ida johnson
and Furman E. Brodie, the Rev.
Oliver Johnson, a brother of the
bride, officiating. 10 the decorations
roses and chryssnthemums abounded
Preceding the bridal couple into tie
presence of the minister was a little
rephew of the bride, Master J. G.
Baird of Charlotte, n. G., happy,
rollicking boy of FIVE summers,
dressed as "Cupid," bearing the wed
ding ring on a silver tray. The
bride was beautifully gowned in soft,
white silk, with pearl trimmings
Immediately after the minister had
spoken the words which sealed to-
gether the lives of the two young
people whose hands were united be-
fore him, the two little nieces of the
bride, Mary and Alice Baird, raised
their beautiful voices in the song,
because I Love You, Dear"
The b.ide was born aDd reared in
Abbeville county, being On the side
of her mother, descendant of one
of the original Hugenot families of
that coult,,. She is an accomplished
graduate of Due West Female COL
lege, an institution distinguished as
a nursery of good womanhood.
The groom, born in Lexington
county, and grandson Of the late
Gen. Quattlebaum, is one of the most
highly esteemed of Rock Hills young
business men. He is superintend-
ent of the Rock ELL telephone sys-
TEN and also of the Rock Hill Water,
Light and Power Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brodie will be away
for o short while on a bridal trip, and
their return to Rick Hill will boar d
for few weeks, until their own resi-
dence, which is now in process of
erection. is completed"