Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-10-12
The Marietta Daily Leader
THURSDAY, OCT. 70, 1899.
Hancock.

The old story of folks marrying
grows older as time goes on, but 1t is a
story that never lacks in novelty, al
though the plot is ever the same. Al
ways thrilling with life and joyfulness,
stlll - carries with It strain that is
extremely impressive, almost sad.
The wedding last evening at the
Unitarian church was beautiful one
in tne extreme. The guests invited to
witness the ceremony filed the church
comfortably. The church was profuse-
ly and artistlcally decorated with
cannas and asparagus vine, and 1t
looked very beautiful in It's festal garb.
Shortly affair $3.50 Mr. Bukey, of
Parksrsburg, who presided at the or
gan. began tta impressive strains
Of The Wedding March from Lohen-
grin. This was the signal for the as
scnbled party to waech With eager at
tanticn for the coming of the bridal
party The first 10 come up the aisle
were the uahers, Mr.. Harry Hart. Mr..
Bert West, Mr.. Geo. Gambrlll and Mr..
viii Cram. Following the ushers
were the bridesmaids, Miss Ida Nelly
and Miss Mary McMaster both dressed
in elaborate gowns of white swiss,
trimmed with gucis and insertion of
yllonclennss lace. Both carried large
lunches of pink roses.
Preceded by two little flower. girls
Gladys Alderman and Alfrleda Coil,
dressed in pink and carrying baskets
of roses--appeared the bride, leaning
on the arm of her father The bride
wore a beautiful gown of white duch-
esse satin en- train, trimmed with ber-
tha and flounce of lace She wore a
veil gracefully fastened with flowers
and ribbon. She carried a huge bunch
of white roses.
When the bride arrived at the altar
she was met here by the groom who
was attended by mis- brother, Mr.. Bert
Mccoy, and the brides brother, Mr. w.
S. Hancock. When the groom met his
bride the entire party was arranged
facing the minister, Mr.. Coil, who pro
nounced the ceremony in a most i'm
pressive manner, and during which
period Mr.. Bul1ey softly played 80.
Promise Me-" AT the finish of the
ceremony Mr.. Bukey began the stir
ring strains of Memberships Wedding
March, and the party proceeded down
the aisle and left the church. also
leaving the audience with the idea that
it ha4 witnessed very pretty we'd
ding.
After the ceremony at the church
those invited to partake of the we'd
ding supper assembled at Mrs. Dyes,
whose spacious dining room, always
pretty, was made more so by the dec
orations consisting of festoons of as
paragus vine; also pink and white
globes on the chandeliers On the ta-
bles there was trained about the dishes
and candles smilaX, and the green vine
on lhe white cloth, with the lustre of
tie candles was very pretty in its eff
fec.
A supper consisting of cream of
chicken, lemon jelly, white bread, oil
ives, salted almonds, salad, waters,
tongue, saratoga potatoes, ice cream,
cake and coffee, was served in Mrs.
Dyes best manner, which is saying
much.
The bride and groom were the re-
cipients of many beautiful presents,
the remembrances of good friends.
At HAS Mr. and Mrs. Mccoy left on
the b. & o. for Washington, Philadel-
phia, New York and Boston, TO be alb
sent about two weeks. On their return
they will make their home at Mr.. A.
d. Alderman's, Third street