West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-14
ORANGE BLOSSOMS.
The Editor or The Journal Married 1,
One or Preston's Fairest Maidens.

Avery pretty wedding took place in st.
Pauls Lutheran Church at Carmel. Tues
day evening of this week. June i2th The
occasion was the marriage OF Mr.. rIoratio
| Seymour Whctscll, editor OF the Journal OF
Kingwood, and Miss Mittie Viola the
charming daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
a. Lantz OF the Mountain View House,
Aurora.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers and evcrgrecns the altar be.
ing regular Cupid bower of beauty Tho
church was crowded with friends aud rcla-
tivcs from home and abroad, and the ccre.
mony was as pretty a one as we ever wit.
messed, and took place about half.past
eight O'Clock, the Rev. George a. Roger,
pastor of the church. Officiating Miss
Gertrude Scherr. daughter OF Hon Julius
Seherr, of Eglon, was Maid Of Honor. and
the bridesmaids were Miss Josephine
Grimes. OF Pittsburg. Misses Lillian Shaffor
Lulu Lants and Nora Lantz. OF Aurora. the
last two named being sisters Of tue bride.
The ushers were Dr. ], oliver Lants. OF
Hartmansville, Mineral county, this state.
and Messrs. George Stemple. Earl and
Clarence Lantx the last two being brothers
OF the bride.
After the guests had all been seated the
ushers spread white muslin down the main
aisle Tor the bridal party The groom on
the arm OF hiS best man, MIR. Oscar Wilt,
entered and walked slowly down one aisle,
while the rest of the party came down the
main aisle, the bride on the arm of her
father. who gave her away AT the altar
the party formed. the groom and his best
man on the right, with the ushers to their
right and the bride and her father TO the
left with the Maid OF Honor and brides.
maids TO their left. The organist Miss
Daisy Stemple, rendered Lohengrins Wed.
ding March when the party came in, aud
played IL very softly and swectly during
the service, and as the party left the altar
and the church gave Memberships Wed.
ding March Ii pretty manner.
The bride was dressed in white organdic.
wore bridal veil AID orange blossoms and
carried magnificent bunch of white roses
The Maid of Honor and two OF the
brides maids were dressed in white and
two in green Crhats as near as an old
bachelor could tell about it, The bride 5
maids each carried beautiful boquet OF
fowers. and the groom. best man and
ushcrs all wore a lovely boutonnlerc OF
white roses. The ceremony was very i'm.
pressiyc. being about the same as the
Episcopal, except the kncclng. a ring
was used and the contracting parties re.
peated part OF the service The bride
looked very lovely indeed as did all the
maldens in her train. and the groom and
best man. dressed In the conventional
black, passed the ordeal ina very manly
manner
After the ceremony the party formed by
twos the bride and groom. best man and
Maid Of Honor and brides maids and
ushers, and marched out where carriages
were in readiness to convey them TO the
reception at the home OF the bride. soon
a large party were gathered there and all
went merry as a marriage bell Congrat.
ulations were first i'm order. The guests
examined the many and beautiful presents
received by the contracting parties and
were soon gathered around the festal
board for brighteycd beauty" was surely
there Delicious refreshments were served
In bounteous abundance, and all we're
given piece Of the brides cake TO carry
home and dream over. The bride dis
tributed her beautiful roses among her
friends. and time sped by on the wings OF
night till the wee small hours we're at hand
ere the gay assemblage broke up with many
good wishes for bon voyage TO the happy
couple. who left for Oakland to take the
early fast train for the East They are
now in New York City on a bridal tour and
will return to Kingwood in about ten days
and go TO housekeeping In the handsome
cottage Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ Cranes. near
the Academy and be at home to their
friends after July tenth
There were many guests present from
Oakland. Terra Alta. Eglon Kingwood and
other points Those In attendance from
here we're Mr.. and Mrs. ~ J. Fortney.
Sheriff l.. Z. ShaGer. Mr. and Mrs !. NJ
Crane Misses Tina Goodwin. leila and
Nellie Shafcr. May Fairfax Morgan. and
Mcssrs G. X Sherwood. Morley Thomas.
]. Slidell Brown. W Troy jenkins James
Mcnear. Wilson Martin and NJ G. Bower.
master.