The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-07
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Pretty Wedding Yesterday After
noon-Straw Ride-Concert of the
Mayfeld Band at Archibald This
Evening-Personal News.

Seldom has a prettier wedding been
witnessed than that of yesterday after
noon. when at . o'clock DR.. w. j. Baker
and Miss Clara A. Davies were united
in marriage in the presence of several
hundred invited guests in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Rev. Francis
Gendall. of Taylor performed the cere-
mony and Miss Gertrude Davies, sister
Of the bride, with William T. Osborne
attended the couple
Miss Davies made beautiful bride,
her gown of white sublime becoming
her well. and her maid in white Swiss
made an ideal bridesmaid.
The church was prettily decorated
with banks of palms and golden rod,
the windows being banked with flower
ing plants and the ceremony being per-
formed underneath a hydranga bell.
AS the bridal party entered the church
Mendelssohn's wedding march was
played by the church organist, Mr. A.
w. Walkey. The ushers were John r.
Griffiths and Naboth Osborne, of this
borough: C. A. Battenberg. esq, of
Archibald, and c. Frank Couch, Of Car
bondale.
A reception was afterwards given at
the home Of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Davies, on Second
street. which was attended by the rela-
tives and a few near friends repast
was served, after which DR.. and Mrs.
Baker departed on their wedding trim
to Philadelphia, Baltimore and WASH
ington.
They were the recipients of a large
number of beautiful and costly pres
ents, and they have the wishes of n
porous future.
Among the out-of-tOwn guests who
attended the ceremony We're: Mrs
Canute Miller, Miss Daisy Goode, Mrs
James HoodcoCk, Wilkes Barre: Mrs
George w. Lower, Avoca; Mr.. and Mrs
Archie Mcdonald. Mrs. A. II. Ellis
MoOsc; Misses Kate and Sadie Camp
bell. Anna Gendall, Rev. Francis Gen.
| dali, Mrs. Edwin Howells and son
Charles, Mrs. j. II. Reese. Taylor: Dr.
and Mrs. A. J. Baker Duryea; Rev
! and Mrs. Netherton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Netherton. Forty Fort: Franklin
Couch. Carbondale; Miss Fannie Bad
ger, Binghamton; C. A. Battenberg
esq.,. Archibald
A number of the prominent young
people of the town enjoyed a straw
| ride to Lake Chapman last evening
and after a trip over the lake in the
naptha launch, spent several hours al
the Chapman house tripping the light
| fantastic.
| Jimmy Shields caught about a dozer
| bass at Lake Chapman yesterday, one
Of which weighed four pounds.
Mr., J. q. Evans, of New York city
is the guest of l.. A. Green, of Soutl
| Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Coon are al
| Toronto. Canada.
The Mayfield band will render tht
| following programme at the residenc,
of DR.. Kelly, of Archibald, Thursday
evening, Sept. T. This organization
will conduct a picnic at Electric park
| Mayfield, on Saturday. the 18th, ant
one of the interesting features on tha
day will be a superb musical treat by
the combined membership of the Mo
zart, Citizens, Hogarth's, Russian anC
! Mayfield bands: March, Peace Jubi
lee Taylor; selection from Bohemian
Girl" Ralfe; grand baritone fantasie
I'll Trovatore," Verdi; waltz postillion
with whip, bells and song. by William
Byrne. Bahrbach; popular Kentuck!
medley, Boettger; Russian Carriag,
Song" characteristic piece, Thornton
! selection of Southern plantation songs
Couterus; march, american Guard
| Brooke