Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1900-12-06
A DOUBLE WEDDING.
The Patterson, ,Emmons and the Bush
Grantham Euptials Wednesday
Evening Other Weddings.

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Grantham Nuptials Wednesday
Evening Other Weddings.
1t was a very pretty ceremony which
joined for life two couples at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Emmons We'd
nesday evening, November 2Sth, at s
O'Clock. The occasion was the mar
riage Of Mr.. E. 5. Patterson to Miss
Bessie Lewis Emmons and Mr.. Aubrey
c. Bush to Miss Claire Grantham.
There was quite a crowd of local and
out-of-town friends Of the contracting
parties present.
Miss Hebe Grantham, of st. Louis,
was the maid Of honor. She was dress
ed in pink organdie and carried pink
carnations.
The brides maids were Miss Mona
Foster, Of Mexico, pink organdie; Miss
Elizabeth May Hatch, Of st, Louis,
pink organdie; Miss Estelle Bush, Of
Columbia, white organdie. All Of the
maids carried pink roses.
There were no attendants for the
grOoms.
The brides were attlred in beautiful
dresses, with wells.
Rev. w. A. Hanna performed the
ceremonies. AS the bridal parties en-
tered the room in which they were
married Miss Maude Wallace played
the wedding march. After the cou-
pies had been married a delightful
wedding supper was served and Mr..
and Mrs. Patterson left for Centralia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bush left for Mober-
| ly, their future homes.
The grooms, Mr.. Patterson and Mr..
Bush, are, respectively, teachers in
the Centralla and Moberly High
Schools and are brilliant young edu-
Gators.
The brides are two Of Mexlco's love
Hest young ladies.
The LEDGER extends congratula-
tiOns.
D0wNING-HoPKINs.
Benjamin Hardin Downing, one OF
Audrain's most successful farmers and
most prominent citizens, and Miss
Dorothy Rucker Hopkins, one of Mex
| lico's most amiable and intelligent
young women, were married at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Hopkins, in this city
Thursday afternoon at 4o'elock. They
left Immediately after the ceremony
for their future home, miles north OF
Sturgeon. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. w. A. Hanna and was wit
messed by only the immediate rela-
tiyes of the contracting parties,
The LEDGER joins the many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs, Downing in extending
congratulations.
MACKAY-HARRIsON.
j. w. Mackay, a prominent stock
man and farmer living near Middle
Grove, Monroe county, and Miss Lulu
B. Harrison, Of this city, were married
by Rev. J. A. Headington at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Woodward on East
Promenade street in this city We'd
] neSday afternoon. als
The LEDGER extends congratula-
tions to Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay.
| sENTELL-GARDNER,
The following announcement has
been received at this office:
"Married-At the brides home
Martin, 0. T., Wednesday, November
2S, 1900, at IL O'Clock a, M, Miss Mar
garet V. Gardner to Mr.. John d.
Sentell. At home after November 2S
1900, Mangum, o. T."
Mr.. Sentell is manager of the Came
ron lumber yards at Mangum, o. t.
and is very prominent in business
circles. Mrs. Sentell is a granddaugh
ter Of Mrs. Shell, who lives northwest
lof this city. She was music student
at Hardin College for several year,
land has many friends in Mexico.
The LEDGER joins other friends il
cordial congratulations.
BRowN-HARPER.
From the Montgomery County Standard
Miss Stella Harper, of Mexico, viii
be married on Dec. 26th to Mr.. j. f
Brown, Of Clinton. Miss Stella II
Iquite a popular young lady and has
many friends here who will rejoice
with her in her new happiness.
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