Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-28
MANY FILL WEDDINGS.
A Notable Nuptial Ceremony in New
MartiDsville Last Evening.

THE WEL.LS-SIMS MARRIAGE IN
CLARINGTON STERDAY
OTHER WEDDINGS IN THE CITY
AND VICINITY = COTILLION
CLUB AT THE PARK-SOIREEs
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ING SOCIETY EVENTS.
A wedding in which the people Of Sis
tersville were greatly interested occur
red Wednesday evening at New Mar
tinsyille, when Miss Mary Slender, OF
that place, was married to Jos. P,
Sweeney, of the former city. The we'd
ding occurred at the fashionable hour
of Z p. M. at st. Vincent de Pauls
Church, and the ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Father Boice, pas
tor of the church. 1t was without a
doubt one of the prettiest affairs of the
kind that has ever been seen in this
section. The bridal party entered the
church to the strains of the beautiful
Lohengrin wedding march, played by
Prof. C. Edmund Kean, of Sistersville,
and marched up the two aisles. The
bride was leaning on the arm of her
father, Mr.. John Slender, while the
groom was attended by his best man,
his brother, Mr.. A. NJ. Sweeney, OF
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
The party advanced to the altar,
where the priest was waiting for them.
Banks of ferns, palms and flowers were
placed in a becoming way about the
foot of the altar. The church through
out had been very tastefully decorated.
The ceremony was performed in accord
ance with the rites of the church. At
the conclusion the young people re-
paired to- the home of the bride, on
Maple avenue, where the reception was
held On the way out of the church
the>beautiful Mendelssohn march was
played by Prof Kean.
Miss Slender looked Respondent in a
gown of heavy white corded silk trim
med in lace applique and wore tulle
VEIL At her throat was handsome
diamond pendant, gift from the
groom In her hand she carried a
handsome boquet of beautiful brides
roses. She was attended by Miss Clara
Mae Preston, of Rochester, N. Y, a
niece of the groom, who acted as maid
of honor. Miss Preston was very pref
tily gowned in blue taffeta with an
overdress of white mousseline de sole,
and wore a picture hat.
Miss Brightes Alder, little niece CT
the groom from Oil City, Pa, acted as
flower girl, and was dressed in pink
taffeta covered with white organdie.
Miss Gertrude Dorsey, Of Grafton, w.
Va, and Miss Bess Pomeroy, Of Sis-
tersville, acted as bridesmaids. They
were dressed in pink taffeta with an
oyerdress OF white organdie. They
wore tulle wells with ostrich plumes.
Master Eugene Hoffman, of Wheeling,
a cousin Of the bride, acted as page.
The groom was attended by his broth
er, A. NJ Sweeney, and was dressed in
the regulation black. The ushers were
Mr. Leo Slender, a brother of the bride,
and ]. Thomas Loughney, of Roches-
ter, N. Y.
After the reception, the young peo-
pie left on the late train on a tour
of the most prominent cities in the
east and north. They will make their
future home in Sistersville.
Miss Slender, the bride, is a popular
young society lady, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Slender, Of New Mar
tinsyille. The groom, who has been a
resident of Sistersville for seven years,
is originally from Pennsylvania. He
was in the employ of the Standard Oil
Company for number of years as
buyer, a position of the utmost respon-
sibility On the first of July he accept
ed the position of cashier of the First
National Bank of Sistersville. Both
have a host of friends who will be
gratified to learn of their wedding and
happiness. and who will wish them a
long and happy married life.
The out-of-town guests who attended
the wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Ormston, M. and Mrs. Louis Alder and
daughter, and Mr.. Hal. ]. Porterfield,
of Oil City, Pa; Mrs. ]. f. Preston,
Miss Clara Mae Preston and Mr.. ].
Thomas Loughney, of Rochester, N.
"; Mr.. John Ormston, of Huntington,
W. Va; A. NJ. Sweeney, of GAINESVILLE,
o.; Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Sweeney, Mr.
and Mrs. William King, Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Gaffney, Miss Lucy Ramey, Miss Mar
garet Mckinley, w. G. Agnew, C. E.
Kean, NJ. Heating, George w. Bishop,
L. Smith, of Sistersville; Mrs ].
Sweeney. Mr.. and Mrs ]. F. Loughney,
and Master Willie Loughney, Of Roch-
ester, n. Y.
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