Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-12-22
THE WHITE ROSE
WEDDING.
TIE Htt of tie Season. OftlLer-
CrOItOn.

Tuesday morning, December the
18th, 1900 inst, as the great old
King of day drove his burning
chariot throne into the mid
heavens and moved his sceptre in
noon tide triumph over a day as
perfect, as calm and as gloriously
beautiful as ever kissed the earth
since that early time when light,
beauty and glory guided by hand
devine first flung their mantles
OF azure over new made world
and moving stars made music
over the cradle of an infant uni.
verse. There was an event in
one of Kershaws most beautiful
churches which was in perfect
accord with the perfect glory of
the warm December day, the oc-
casion to which we refer was the
marriage Of Miss Matilda Crox-
ton, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Croxton, to Mr.. S.
Nicely Miller of Columbia.
For this happy occasion the
Baptist church had been put in
the mcst attractive order by will
ing hands Of friends of the bride
under the supervision Of Mrs. j.
A. McCaskill, who is without a
peer in the decorative art.
Rev. Jabez Farris, pastor of
the bride, in solumn impressive
and graceful manner, performed d
the marriage service.
The church itself, thing of
beauty, had mound of palms,
oleanders and other hot house
plants erected within the baptist
try just to the rear Of the plat.
form, on the front of the stage
was erected a beautiful arch of
ivy, white roses and other flowers,
those emblems of love and puri-
ty whose presence are always
welcome whether on marriage
altar cradle or coffin and whose
beauty was only surpassed by
that of the bride.
Miss Annie May Martin, class
mate Of the bride very artistical
ly rendered Mendlesohn's wed
ding march and just as the soft,
sweet strains floated out upon the
morning air the ushers, Messrs.
DIR. w. @. Twitty, cousin of the
bride, and John Il. Stevens en-
tered. They were followed by
little Misses Clara Croxton,
youngest sister of the bride, and
Rosa Witherspoon, next came
little Mary Hays and Ottilee Nc
Caskill, these four little girls
dressed in white organdy and
wearing bunch Of violets, acted
as brides maids and were striking
emblems Of pristine purity and
angelic love. Next came the
bride on the arm of her brother,
John S. Croxton Jr., and the
groom with his twin brother Mr..
Claude Miller of Augusta Ga.
All the attendants wore violets.
The bride wore suit of cadet
blue.
Immediately after the service
the bride and groom took the
train for Columbia where they
will be at home at 16 1S Assem-
bly, St, after the Goth.
There was literally a cheap"
of beautiful, useful and elegant
presents in token of the many
friends Of these popular young
people.
The bride is one of Kershaw's
most deservedly popular young
ladies, highly cultured and a mag.
nifcient gem of feminine beauty
ana type of loveliness itself
She is as beautiful in character
as in person and will make Mr..
Miller a model wife.
The groom is a noble, robust
type of manhood, eminent in his
calling, is by birth and education
a gentleman.
May this union which we record
be a peaceful one ever inter
mingled with love and harmony
as they go through this life, and
when they enter the life unknown
may it be to them brighter glory,
greater usefulnessness, and hap