Evening journal., 1900-12-26
MANY BRIDES
ON PENINSULA
Three Young Women in
Purnell Family Married
Queponeo's Big Event at Which
There Were to Have Been
Four Brides

In Queponeo, Nd, to-day three
daughters Of William NJ. Purnell will
be married. Such a matrimonial event
will be unique in the annals of the
Eastern Shore, and but one thing will
mar it. The drawback is that the re-
naming sister, Carrie, will look on
this triple knot-tying as a spinster
She was to have become a bride like the
Others and with the others, but the
tragic death Of her sweetheart pre-
eluded such a elimination to her hap
piness. Had death not intervened the
nuptials would have eclipsed all pre-
cedent, and Farmer PurneH would
have been the proudest man in Wor-
cester county.
The ceremonies are going to be very
simple. Mamie and Lizzie will become
the wives of Ernest H. Burbage and
John p. Rayne respectively in the af-
ternoon. George, who has always
yearned for an evening wedding. will
have her wish when she will be mar
ried to William Z. Timmons, at 73O
o'clock. The less fortunate sister,
Carrie, will, possibly little tearfuIly
assist in the three events, performing
for each bride the offices of q maid of
honor
There will be no ushers, flower girls,
procession or anything of that sort.
But there is to be a wedding march.
with the music teacher of the district
as the performer. There can be no
doubt of this. as Carrie. in most un-
selfish display of enthusiasm, drove fif-
teen miles over muddy roads yesterday
TO borrow a parlor organ. returning
gleefully with her treasure at night
fall. 1t has been decided to have the
wedding in the hall Of the rambling
old farmhouse The ministers will
stand in the doorway leading from the
parlor underneath an entwined arch of
mlstletoe mad holly branches.
Up and down the banlsters of the
stairway great masses Of Christmas
greens have been banked, making the
floral scheme not only beautiful, but
appropriate The Rev. William Ban
croft, Of the Presbyterian Church. at
Berlin. will conduct the first two cere-
monies which are to take place as near
as possible to noon. At the night we'd
ding, the Rev. +. X. Moore, pastor of
the Queponco Methodist Church, will
officiate.
Mamie, who is the oldest, has had
made for her a simple gray dress
trimmed with white She and Mr.. Bur
bage are said to have made it up be-
tween them first to become united. and
If there shall be any precedence she
will get il. The question was put to
her yesterday whether her engage
ment ranked the others. But She only
said: Ernest and / made up our minds
TO get married and / don't know any
thing about Lizzie and George. They
had their steady company like me ana
the hrst thing we knew all of us were
engaged and talking about weddings"
Mamie is short and plump like her
sisters but her hair is black. while
the tresses of the others are brown
Lizzie will wear mauve and George
who is but is, and the youngest. will
be clad in blue. All will carry white
Bride roses. which have been sent
from Baltimore for the occasion. So
Tar rs is known only one invitation
has been sent out TO Queponco. the at
.endance being limited beyond that to
he relatives of the bridal party of six.
lt is well that this is so. as the little
lall is barely large enough to contain
he three couples.