The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-22
STEM ERS-NEY ER.
\ Wedding That Was Attended BY
Hundreds OF People.

Miss Lydia Meyer. which ;ook place
on Thursday ot last weer. april 18th,
1899, was a Wedding long 10 b. rcmeln-
aereG - hundreds Of people in this
county. The wedding TOOK place al
t4e a..r-oy ciGrch early IN :Ilo fore
noon ana The reception was h-.o a.
jae beautiful country nome q. 5o-epd
Meier. tae brides fata.g. ls....- .5G,:t..-
Lown. Tie arr;t4 4-'-!l"DIs ,yr ...: -
ceptiOu were c,Inrir... n every re- rect
ana the one Thousand or more l,cp pie
who attended the reception will never
cease to praise Mr.. and Ms. Joseph
Meyer for their grand efforts to make
Everybody feel that they We're at I.
social gathering al 4 palatiai country
home where enjoyment WAS the order
o. the day and might. II was It gath
ing oi lricnda-a feast f0.' IL gouG
~ opie-4 uay or from busincss-a
d. ".f RON everything but the pleas
IL. % s.ts V,.iG. It was :: country
. .,...sa--;I marriage Oi d farmer
,s.aGuter 20 a farmers zGn--a uniting
g! AN honest Ion ul toll 70 Il noble
g.,....-.r ai ,oi.-" marriage uf The.
KIN. .a.t ,.ar rood fran. Ia. OH
I-r-.n- uI wuicn tlli ius .sgi. a,.o re.
ul-.. ..I@ carlH.
ih.rc vas no pomp. there Wa mol
pile ii ,his wedding. TWAS L Pl.,ia.
home affair. ia. 4, was Z Grand we'd
an all the etrsc anu il va, enjoyed
g.. c.,y ana country people alike. Inv
attendance at tn reception numbered
NOR thaG one thousand people and
tita,,e ~; : food and drink iforeyervboGy.
! -.rgI tEolley of th,. steamer Grey
| Earle nao char-e Of th, tabl.s and OIL
course the arran-erients OF the tables
were complete in every respect. Table |
after table was set and every table
WAS ike the first. lir. WorIey is an
expert in the handling Of large crowds
ard ha was highly compiimented by |
all iul- us Systematic work in man
! =. .lH- lie tables which were loaded |
| III tn: best the market afforded for
thr-c Successive meals
,ln,. room ia A.r. Myers residence
~, uiyen up to those who carried
presents TO the young married couple.
and We riv,. a list of the presents as
far IS we were able 10 oct them:
Wedding cake. the finest ever pre-
sented to Il bridal couple in Cape Cir
ardeau county. wa presen, from the
steamer Grey Eagle, Joe Meyer and
wife. sewing machine: W. c. Siemers
and wife, rocking chair: Mrs. Louis
Keller, rocking chair: Miss Hermina
Hopper, rocking chair: Gus Schultz
and wife. center table: Gus Hopper,
silver berry stand: Capt. Is. B. Bur-
ton of steamer Calhoun. set silver
knives and forks: Miss Mollie Hopper.
silver tea can: Willie Hopper. set of
crystal glasses: Henry Hopper and
wife. flour barrel sieve. bread box. :
hod. shovel, stepIaddcr. knife and
FORK box. can OF coffee: Louis Keller
ana VIE. set OF table LINEN. u. !, |
Siemers and wife. washing machine: I
Martin Kerstner and wife, sad irons:
John Rider and wife. SCI Of nickIe
plated irons: Edward 5. Lilly, two pair {
scissors: Geo Siemers. silver pickle c
castor: Robert Keller. level case: J. I
T Num-. carving set: j. Z. Dean and a
wife. linen towels: Geo. Siemers and i
wife, white table cloth: c. Il. Kurr c
and wife, table cover: Jake Lacroix. t
chair tidy and half dozen glasses: O
Miss Cora kcrstner, towels: Henry Il
Vessel and wife. bed spread: Wm. 1
Vessel and wife, glass water set: \.
RuediSer and wife, silver fruit basket.
VIM Schlegel, white bed spread: Chas. q
Schultz, water pitcher. cake stand. .
berry dish: Miss Tillie Kollas. cake n
stand: Gottfried Gross and lady. SET !
silver spoons: Wm. ouedecum. berry
set: {. kerstner and wife. silver knives
md forks: Henry Keller and wife.
sofa cushion: Willie. Tellie and !