The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
AN EDITOR WEEDS
Ctcy William Eancs Makes Miss Spi-
Ger Sixcas His Bride.

Ctey William EaDeS Makes MISS ooi-
Ger Sixcas His Bride.
NEWCASTLE. VA, April 2I--Speciai--
One Of the prettiest marriages that mas
ever occurred in the county was cele-
brated in the Methodist Church of New
castle on Wednesday evening at o'clock.
the contra citing parties being Mr.. otey
William E1anes, editor Of the Newcastle
Record and Miss Spicer SiXeas daughter
of the Rev. P. S. e. SiNeas.
The church had been. decorated with
ma gniticent Gala lilies in pots, also SWORD
ferns and growing palms
Mr.. Ed. Lee Walker and Prof. James Il.
Martin were ,is!lers, and Miss Grace
Sweetwood conducted to the organ by
Mr.. John CALDWELL rendered in the most
effective manner the usual portions OF
Memberships Wedding March, and also
a flower song during the ceremony
The bridegroom entered the church by
the veStry door, on the arm OF his best
man. Mr. Alexander NCGill of Richmond:
the ushers approached by the middle aisle
followed by the little flower bearers, Miss
Helen Yoder and Master Milan Maloney
Then came the beautiful young bride on
the arm of her more beautiful young
sister, maid of honor, Miss Daisy Sixeas.
The bride wore white satin en- train and
bridal veil, and carried a bouquet Of
brides roses. The maid of honor wore
white taffeta silk, and carried American
Beauty roses Carnations, pink and
white, were carried by the flower bear
ers, also other blossoms so ernblarlatac
Of the season and the occasion
Little Helen Yoder was irresistibly
lovely in pink silk pink silk hose and
pink kid slippers. Master Milan Maloney
wore full evening dress, from high collar
to patent feathers. and did solemn honor
to his duties as page.
The ceremony beautifully and impress
sively performed by Rev. o. W. Lusby,
The little page turned the train of the
bride. and With the pink silk flower
bearer on his arm. followed the party in
stately style out of the crowded church.
At the home of the bride a small re-
ception was held, and was the end of
quite successful evening. AT this re-
ception salad supper WAS given. As the
guests started on their return to their
homes, the house of Mr.. SiXeas being
just out Of the village and on the banks
of Johns Creek, the carriages became en-
tangled among the huge boulders in the
creek bottom the horses broke away
from the harness and an old colored
driver was forced to aligfIt in the mid
die of the creek to eXtricate them. After
some hours of hard work, most of the
guests were successfully transferred from
the 'scotclled carriage to another one
ana safely taken to their homes, but sew
eral ladies, who could not easily climb
from one vehicle to another over boil
ing stream hub deep, especially as the
horses were almost unmanag eable and
the night was dark, remained in the
'scotched" carriage for some time Fin
ally the efforts to dislodge the vehicle
were successful, and the last of the
guests were safely across the creek.
MIR. Eanes is a great favorite with
his friends and Mrs. E,anes is one of the
most popular young ladies in the village
The young man turned his paper over
to the tender mercies of Mr.. Peyton Alb
bot for the week. Mr.. Abbot is a minis
ter of the Christian Church. He has
been, up TO a very late day, d most
promising lawyer. He taught the public
school of this place hast Writer, and has
been, in times past, a successful editor.