The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-13

large NUMBER or handsome anu oo@'iJ
presents attested the love and friendship
of their many friends and relatives.
Among these present were many gold
coins. Among the guests were two oth-
er guests were two other married couples
who had celebrated their golden weddings
DIR. and Mrs West Harris and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams entertained the
guests with their usual profuse hospital
ty. serving refreshments delicious in
quality and inexhaustble in quantity
MOORE DOWELL.
Many of the readers of this paper Will
doubtless be interested in the announce
ment of the marriage, on April 25th in
slant. of Miss Rosina Louise Dowell. of
Silver Spring, Maryland, and DR.. john
son Mcdowell Moore, of Macon, Georgia,
which has been noticed in the Baltimore
and Washington papers. Miss Dowell is
a grand daughter of the late Albert H.
Dowell OF Wake county, and niece of the
Rev. George j.. Dowell, of .Lumberton.
North Carolina, and of the Rev. Clarence
l.. Dowell, of Society Hill, South Carolina.
The father of the bride is we'll known
North Carolinian. He was for many years
an official of the United States Patent
Office, subsequently associated with Hon.
Ben Butterworth as the firm of Butter
worth & Dowell.
The following is clipped from a Wash
ington paper:
The suburban home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian G.. Dowel at Silver Spring Md.
49, Af Il Inn
last Wednesday evening when their
daughter. RoSina Louise DOwell and Dr..
Johnson Mcdowell Moore of Macon, Ga,
were married. The entire house was
adorned in palms, aster lilies. spring bios
SONS, bride roses. arbutus, and trailing
vines. The marriage service was per-
formed in the presence of the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties and a
small circle of intimate friends The
bridal procession was led by four ushers,
Mr.. John c. Wilson, Mr.. Williams P. VIII
son. Mr. Sherman NJ Crager, and Mr..
Osgood H. Dowell. brother OF the bride.
Miss Elizabeth Noyes Dowell, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor, and Mr..
Colquitt Moore brother of the groom, was
best man. The bridesmaids were Miss
Marie Moore, sister of the groom and
n.
burg The bride wore a heavy white
corded silk, with pearl trimmings, and
carried bouquet OF bride roses. The
maid CT honor wore a pink taffeta and
pink liberty silk and carried pink roses
The bridesmaids wore white taifeta and
white liberty silk, and each carried a bou
quet of pink roses. The bridal procession
passed between white ribbons held by the
ushers from the library to a bower of
palms which filled the bay window of the
front parlor. The maid of honor walked
alone. preceded by the bridesmaids and
followed by the bride. who entered with
her father and was met by the groom
at the bower of palms in the presence of
the officiating clergyman, Rev. Samuel H.
Greene of Calvary Baptist church. this
city. DR.. j. w. Bschoff, also of Washing
ton, played the wedding march .s
The bridal presents, in number beauty
and value, indicated the high esteem in
which the young couple are held by their
many friends
Following the marriage ceremony re-
ceptiCn was held from s until 10 o'clock,
and was largely attended filling the
house to overlooking. Music was furn-
ished by a sextette of stringed instru-
ments, led by Prot. Haley. of Washington.
Later in the evening the bride and groom
left for an extended wedding trip. which
will end at Macon, Ca, their future home,
where the groom is associated in prac-
tice with his father, DR.. X. p Moore. The
bride is the grand daughter. on her faith
er's side. of the late Albert H. Dowell of
North Carolina, and on her mothers side,
of the late Henry o. Noyes, for many
years connected with the Washington
Evening Star.