Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-01-26
MARRIAGE BELLS.

MARRIAGE BELLS.
John w Welch and Miss Estelle l.
Douglass will be married at Henderson
VI. E. church, Northumberland county,
Wednesday evening, January S1st.
Observation-Disclosures very
pretty marriage took place at the NJ f.
church here on last Thursday night,
January 18Th, the contracting parties,
being Mr.. Clarence Lloyd Brewiugton,
son Of Jno. G.. Brewington, of this place,
aud Miss Sadie Belle Meekins, the Oldest
daughter of Capt. II. f. Meekins, also of
this place. The many friends of the
couple had spent many hours in deco
rating the church aud It presented a
lovely scene. The church was crowded
by 7:3O, the appointed hour for the cere-
mony, and at which time the sweet
strains of Meudelssohn's Wedding March
pealed forth from the organ, which was
presided over by Miss Blanche Messicx.
The bridal party entered as follows:
First came the ushers, Messrs. James
Wiley, w. r. Rowe, Clarence Calls and
f. G. Kirkmyer, two going up each aisle
Then followed the walters, Miss Lillian
Roberts with Mr.. Maubry Hopkins and
Miss Myrtle Brewington with Mr.. Tom
Willing. Then came the bride, attired
in beautiful gown Of castor, trimmed
with brown velvet and white satin
and carrying Gala lilies, on the
arm of her brother, Mr.. Ernest
Meekins, and preceded by her sister, Miss
Georgia Meekins, as maid of honor
The bride was met at the altar by the
groom, who entered from the side door
accompanied by his best man, Mr.. Eddie
Brewington. Rev. g. II. James then
proceeded to join in holy wedlock the
couple as they stood beneath the lovely
floral arch from which were suspended
the letters NJ aud b, while the organ
softly pealed forth the strains Of
Golden Days"
Immediately after the ceremony the
newly married couple, with about an
hundred friends and relatives, repaired
20 the home Of the groom's parents,
where an elaborate reception was held.
Their many friends of Lancaster wish
them happy and prosperous married
life.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has
/; been the privilege of Lancaster people
TO witness prettIer, we may say, as
pretty a marriage as the one at White
Stone Methodist church on last Tuesday
afternoon when Miss Edna Earle San
ders, daug liter of Geo. w. Sanders, esq,
of White Stone, became the bride OF DR..
Benjamin Henry Bascom Hubbard, OF
the same village
On the day previous the young people
had been hard at work decorating, and
the several pillars enveloped in running
ceda: and the beautiful garlands of the
came shrubbery strung from one corner OF
the pulpit TO the other, showed that theil
work had not been in vain. The hous,
was darkened but the light, shed over
the scene by the lighted chandelier and
the wax candles at each end of the pul.
pit, rivaled IN beauty that of old Sol him.
self. Long before the appointed hour
the church was filed to OVERLOOKING, but
those who had come early felt fully com.
pensated by the pretty decorations and
the still pretiier marriage that followed
While the vast assemblage of friends
and relatives were taking in the beauti.
full effects produced by the decorations
the organ, presided over by Mrs. ID. ]
Beauchamp, pealed forth the sweet
strains of Lohengrin's wedding march
and announced that the bridal party
were at the closed doors. 10 the twink
ling OF an eye conversation ceased anC
all eyes were directed to the doors which
were soon TO open. The party entered
as follows: First came Miss Blanch,
Messick, in silk MULE and carryia,
white carnations. with Mr.. Walton Hub
bard, and Miss Annie Spriggs in pink or
candle with carnations of the same hu
with Mr.. Herbert Henderson. After Mis-
Spriggs came Miss Grace Pinckard, O
Rehobo:h, in white organdie, carryin
the discipline and Miss Ruby Sprigg
up the opposite aisle in pink organdi
carrying the ring. Following thes
came Miss Clara Sanders in white organ
die and carrying white carnations wit
MIR. Geo. w. Sanders, jr., brother of til
bride. and followed by Miss Linda Fir
pc. in pink silk and carrying pink earns
tiors, as Maid of Honor. Then cam
the bride, attired in handsome cow
of crepe de chiene en- train over whit
silk trimmed in pearl passementerie en-
lace and carrying Marechal Mel rose
the beautiful white veil being loope
back with a diamond sunburst, O
the arm of her father, while III
groom, with his best man, Mr.. W. 7
James, advanced up the opposite aisle.
Miss Messick having already ascende
the pulpit, where the organ was hi
: among evergreens, sang, ooh, Promi'
Me" in her soft melodious voice, viii
the bride and groom stood meath II
bower from which two hearts were su
pended. The ceremony was performe
by Rev. G. II. James, assisted by Re
r Geo. Y. Bradley. The music continue
softly during the ceremony, and at i
conclusion the bride, leaning on h,
: husbands arm, radiant and beautifu
; went down the aisle aud out to h,
golden future, as the impressive stillne
} was broken by the joyous bars of II
wedding march.
81 Immediately after the ceremony ii
couple left the church for the bride