Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-13
A MARRIAGE.
Miss Lucy Scott the Bride Of Mr..
Harry Keeling.
Tho Town Council Orders Advertisement
For Bids For $4,000 Improvement
Bonds Tho steamer Hampton Road.
Disabled Yesterday Brief Mention.

Quite 4 charming event yesterday
afternoon was the wedding of Miss
Lucy Browning Scott and Harry w.
Keeling, which took place at ST. Paurs
Episcopal church at O'Clock. The
church was beautifully decorated With
eversreens. palms and other pottcd
plants. The rostrum and chancel rail
were a bower OF beauty.
An arch-way of ivy encircled the ros-
trum at the foot of the aisle under
which were pronounced the words that
made the contracting parties man and
wife.
Rev. Robert Gatcwood, rector of the
church. assisted by Rev. c. 3. Bryan,
of st. Johns Episcopal church. Hamp-
ton. performed the ceremony.
The bride. preceded by the ushers
and her matron. Mrs. w. 5. Grinalds,
entered or the arm OF her father. Mr..
Il. b. Scott, and we're met at the altar
by the groom and his best man, Mr..
Percy A, Smith.
The bride was attired in n beautiful
brown tabernacle gown, with hat and
gloves to correspond, and carried
white brides roses.
The matron was costumed in a hand
some purple broadcloth. with black
hat and black gloves. and carried pink
bridemaids roses. The bridegroom,
his best man ana the ushers wore cut
away coats and white ties.
\ The ushers were Messrs. George D.
Parker. Jr., j. r. Morgan. Arthur
Lancaster. Frank Mccoy, Claud
White and DR.. j. a. Proctor.
After the ceremony MFR. and Mrs
Keeling received the congratulations
and best wishes OF their most init
mate friends and left Immediately for
n Northern tour of several days.
Miss Scott is the popular and charm
ing daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. b..
Scott. her father an ex-mayor of
Berkeley. She is teacher of the Berk-
ley graded schools, in which position
she has been for seven years. MT.
Keeling Is n son OF Mayor and Mrs.
NJ. c. Keeling. and is bookkeeper for
a well-known firm in Norfolk.
The bride was the recipient of n large
number of handsome. costly and useful
gifts.
On their return Mr.. and Mrs. Keel
ing will reside at Chestnut and Wash
ington streets.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
At called meeting of the Town
Council. held last night. with Mcssrs.
Whetstonc, chairman; Robertson, Bal
lie. Shafer, Jacocks, Williams, Bland
and Sumier present. a resolution of the
finance committee to advertise for bids
for the purchase OF $40 o0o per cent.
thirty-year general town Improvement
bonds was unanimously adopted.
The recorder was instructed to adj
vertlse for bids February LIST 1901.
Abou, $4,000 or $50 900 will be used In
constructing gravitntion sewerage In
the town. beginning at the Chestnut
street ferry dock and extending II to
Sixth or Eighth streets. The remainder
will he expended In continuing the
street improvements now in progress.
The upper portion of the town. where
tie proposed sewerage will stop will
he severed out of another issue OF
bonds which will be attempted as soon
as the State Legislature meets. The
issue authorized last NIGHT reaches the
limit fixed by tho Legislature.
THE HAMPTON ROADS DISABLED.
The Old Dominion steamer Hampton
Roads. while coming into the harbor
yesterday afternoon, struck sunken
log or some other obstacle and broke
one of the nanges OF her propeller. AS
n result she was hauled on Colonna's
Southern Branch marine railway. Cap
tain Stiff. OF Suffolk. was in charge of
the steamer at the time OF the acct
dent. The stockholders of the o. ID. S.
s. Co. have the Ocracoke in use max
ing their annual inspection and are on
broken by. the constant broad flashes
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