The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-07
TUNKEANNoCK.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Dec. ga pretty home
wedding was celebrated yesterday at
high noon at the residence of Mrs.
Katherine Townsend, on Wyoming
avenue, when her daughter, Miss Eve
lyn Townsend, and II. Stanley Hard
ing were united in marriage. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Sam
uel Colgate Hodge, pastor Of the Pres
byterian church, amid a profusion Of
palms, ferns and chrysanthemums.
owing 20 a recent bereavement in the
family of the bride. the wedding was
a quiet one, and only the immediate
relatives being present. The bride
presented a charming appearance in a
beautiful travelling gown of brown
melton, and carried a bouquet of white
ChrYsanthemums. The groom was
dressed in the regulation black froci
coat and gray trousers. An elaborate
wedding breakfast was served. fol-
lowed by a reception, and at 213 o'clock
D. M, the nappy couple left for a
weeks trip to New York and Philadel-
phia. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Harding, Mrs Katherine
Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. John Turn
and Master Raymond Turn, of Scran-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Seibel,
Miss Alberta Seibel, Master Frederick
Seibel jr., of Pittston; Miss Ida Mar
shall Scranton; Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Townsend. of FactOryville; Mrs. John
Seamons and Harry Seamons, Of Ben
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Squire Sampson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w Dean Sampson, Miss
Lane, Brooklyn; Miss Arnold, Nash
vile, Tenn; Miss Laura Sampson. Rev.
and Mrs. S. c. Hodge, Mrs. w. G.
Graham and Mrs. Osterhout. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding are popular in
Tunkhannock society Mr.. Harding
was recently admitted to the bar and
is doing well, and they have the best
wishes of all who know them for future
success and happiness. Upon their re-
turn they will make their home with
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Harding. on Warren street,
where they will receive their friends
after Dec. 20.
The sale of the F. w. Dewitt prop
erty, which took place last Tuesday
afternoon at the court house, was well
attended. There were few bidders,
however, as it was evident that Perr.y
Billings a judgment creditor, intend
ed to keep the price up TO n good
figure in order to protect himself. The
first piece being a double brick house,
and lot, on Putnam street, brought
$1,000; the second and third pieces be-
ing two small houses with a lot, on
the river bank, went for $3.50 each;
the fourth parcel. being the old stone
mill property. was bid off at $780, the
fifth piece was the large thrce-story
brick store building occupied by DR..
a. b. WoodWards drug store, and the
knights of PythIas hall and the Ma
sonic lodge rooms, on the third floor,
brought $3.50, ana the sixth piece.
being the lot and meat market adjoiu-
ing WoodWard's drug store, went tO
Mrs. r. NJ. Harding for 81 200. This
last parcel was the only one bid off
at a price near its value. The other
five were sold to Mr.. Billings, who has
judgments amounting to $4,000 against
the estate. One reason why there was
but little bidding was the reading of
statement before the sale annOunc-
ing that Mrs. Celeste Dewitt. widow
of the late u. d. Dewitt, father of f.