Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-12-08
A Notable Wedding.

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O'Clock at Greene Memorial NJ. E.
Church, South, that city.
The spacious editice beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, was filled to over
flowing with the many friends of the
contracting parties.
The roll of honor is condensed as fol.
lows:
Nad IF Ho"or-Miss Annie E. Staples, of
Roanoke.
B,,demaidS-Misses Lonise X. Shaffer, of
this place, and Rosa Tinsley, of Roanoke.
F1o~cr Gjris-Misses Emma Engeby and
Patience Peddicord, of Roanoke, neces of the
bride
Gronm&1,cn- Hon. James ? Woods, brother
of the groom, and Walter r. Reamey, both
of Roanoke.
EJ'ers-Hon. J. A. Dupuy, judge of the
Circuit Court Hon. Edward Lyle, State
Senator, Harvey 7. Hall and Wilmer E. An
drews, all of Roanoke.
Promptly at the hour the bridal party
entered the church led by the uShers,
followed by the bridesmaids on the right,
the groOmsmen on the left. the strains
of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, from
the Skillful touch of Mrs. Kenny Grand
staff, meanwhile furnishing Il melodious
prelude to the ceremony. Preceded by
the flower-girls, the bride, accompanied
by the maid of honor, passed up the
left aisle and met the groom with his
L., ! -
NJ. Miller, d. d., pastor of st. Mark :
Lutheran church, of the city, OBLIGATED
i'll an impressive manner, using the
beautiful marriage rite of the Lutheran
church. Rev. w. H. d. Harper, d. d.,
pastor of Greene Memorial, assisted.
During the ceremony the organist very
and Memberships March attuned the
steps of the occasional.
The bride was gowned in an artistic
combination of white satin duchesse,
white applique and liberty silk, made
en- t,0ii,r. She wore diamond ornaments
and carried brides roses A tulle veil
fastened by Il rosette of liberty silk with
orange blossoms and aigrette completed
her costume.
The maid of honor was attired in
pink silk gown with trimmings of white
applique and pink liberty silk. She
carried il boquet of pink carnations
Miss Shatfer wore white organtlie,
with lace and ribbon trimmings. over
palc-blue silk underdress and carried
white carnations, and Miss TinSley wore
a charming creation of maize silk and
duchcsSe lace. Her flowers were yellow
carnations.
The flower girls We're dressed i'll white
and carried pink carnations.
The groom and his attendants wore
the conventional evening dress.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Woods received congratulations and
later left, amidst showers of rice and
other good-luck tokens, for tour of
indefinite length, going ria Chicago.
They will likely spend the greater part
of the winter i'll lower California. The
good wishes of host of friends go with
them.
\ reception was rendered the bridal
party by Mr., and Mrs. Joseph r. Engle-
by at their residence ON Campbell avenue
Monday evening, Sd inst, from till II
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woods We're the recipi-
entS of many beautiful and valuable
gifts, i'll the aggregate testifying to the
high and general esteem in which both
are held.
The bride is well known i'll Roanoke,
having spent her winters in that charm
ing city for "A number of years. In
FroStburg, where she was reared, she
has ever been an attractive and popular
young lady. This is still, most probably,
recloned her home, as an elder sister re-
sides here-MrS. Davisson Armstrong.
The groom is graduate of Roanoke
College and of the law course at the Uni
versity of Virginia. Prior to his Access
sion to the bench he was held aS Il strong,
able, conscientious lawyer, and ON the
bench he enjoys wide repute as "A wise,
scrupulOus, upright minister of justice
He has been judge of the Hastings court
of the city since 1892. During his alb
sence circuit judge j. A. Dupuy will
hold the December term, and Judge
Aiken, of Danville, Va, will sit in his
place i'll subsequent terms until he re-
turns. In this connection it should be
stated that the members of the bar of
Roanoke remembered judge Woods ION
the occasion of his marriage" by the
prinCely gift of an oaken case, splendidly
mounted, filed with solid silverware of
artistic design, structure and finish.
Besides Miss Shatfer, to whom the
JOURNAL is indebted for the major pOr-
ton of this report, Frostburg was repre-
scented ut the wedding by Mr.. and Mrs.
DavissOn Armstrong, the latter, as al
ready stated, being a sister of the bride.
Highest Points.
1t has been ascertained that Big Bald Knob,
on the line between Somerset and Bedford
counties in Pennsylvania, within sight of
Frostburg, but many miles away, is the high
est point in the Keystone State. 1t measures
1907 feet above the sea. ID ms Rock, the
highest point in Maryland is 2,99S feet above
the sea, or feet lower.-M Midland Press