The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Judson Carroll
the marriage Of their daughte1

on wednesday, May tue SScOHu,
nineteen hundred,
at Raleigh, North Carolina.
At Home
after June the first,
Swelton Heights,
Durham, North Carolina.
This cared announced the marriage of
one Of the leading business men of the
State to one of Raleigh's most charming
bellies. The marriage was a quiet home
wedding attended only by the relatives.
1t was performed by Rev l. Mex. Pitt
niger, rector of the Good Shepherd church.
Miss MAZE Monklin Carroll. sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, and Mr.. Robert
j.. Carr, brother of the groom, was best
man. The bride entered the room on the
arm of her father who gave her away
The temporary altar, with pillow cush-
ions of white silk, was charmingly ar
ranged within a bower and background
of palms, ferns and exquisite cut flowers
The bride was attired in tailor made
gown of tan. She was the recipient of
many handsome presents from her num-
erous friends and admirers throughout
this State and elsewhere.
1t was marriage attended with the
congratulations and good wishes of thou
sands Of friends, for the contracting part
les are popular throughout the State. The
groom is ore of the most popular men in
the social life of North Carolina. He is
closely identified with extensive business
interests in Durham. Raleigh in North
Carolina at large, in the State of Vir-
ginia and Florida He was the chief mar
shall Of the last State Fair and under
1, az o,,H Joa1 nio1
features of that event eclipsed any of the
preceding ones He was the organizer
and is a director OF the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company. is general manager
for that company in North Carolina; is
director in the Seaboard Air Line railway;
is promoter of the Raleigh and Eastern
railway; is the founder and president of
the Interstate Telephone Company with
the First National Bank of Durham; is
owner of the Consumers Prospect Com
pany of Florida; trustee of the Watts
Hospital Of Durham; and his name is
identified with many other business in
terests, having at heart the welfare of
Durham and Raleigh. He has the happy
faculty of making and holding friends,
and in Raleigh he is as popular as in
esteem of the whole community.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. o. j.
Carroll, and is universally admired for her
beauty and graces of head and heart. In
Raleigh she has been one of the most
popular bellies of two seasons, numbering
her friends and admirers, not only in
Raleigh, but throughout the State, by the
large circle of her acquaintance. Her
beauty and grace, her gentle and sweet
disposition, her nobleness and charming
character endear her to all who know her
Raleigh society will miss one of it's most
popular bellies, and Durham will be richer
by the acquisition.
Mrs f. L. Bush and the Misses Bush
will leave about the first of June to spend
the summer in Western North Carolina.
General and Mrs. Hoke and the Misses.
Hoke will leave in June for Lincoln
Lithia Springs to spend the summer
months.
About fifteen young women from this
city are numbered among those who will
be at the University commencement this
year.
Quite a number of fair visitors are to
be here at the graduating exercises of
Peace Institute, St Marys School and the
Baptist Female University
On Monday Afternoon the Book Club was
delightfully."- entertained by Miss jamie
Andrews at her home on North Blount
street. Miss Lille Hoke and Miss Matte
Higgs read papers on the Paris EXPOSE
ton, and Miss Blanch Blake read paper
on Current Topics The special of the
afternoon was the guessing "A Floral
Wedding purses, being won by MRS.
Sherwood Higgs and Mr. Thomas M. Ashe.
On Monday Afternoon from to o'clock,
Mrs w. p. Whitaker gave an at Home
complimentary to her guest Mrs. Thomas
r. Switzerland. of Oxford 1t was most
delightful affair and delicious refresh
ments were served during the evening.
The Home Opera Company gave anoth-
er of their artistic renditions of the Fish
erman's Luck on last Tuesday evening to
large and appreciative audience in
Lousburg They will give their last per-
Torrance here on Tuesday evening of this
week, and it promises to be the best vet
given. Each member of the company has
gained individual praise and reputation.
and the playis altogether the best anna
teur performance ever given in the State.
indeed it is hard to realize that it is an
amateur company.
The Wednesday Afternoon Euchre Club
was charmingly entertained last week by
Miss Nell Linton. The first prize, a lovely
fan was won by Miss Sadie Root, and the
consolation prize little bisque pig by
Miss Moseley Besides the members of
the club Miss Linton had as her guests
Miss Dasie Smith, Of Goldsboro; Miss