The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-03

in search either of recreation or health,
we notice: John H. Bonar and wife, Mr..
S "A. Campbell, L. b. Pegram, wife and
little boy, William Russ and family, MISS
Barrett, Raleigh; Miss Mccoy and Mrs.
DR.. Fleming. Dunn; the Misses Philips,
Miss Willis, Mr.. and Mrs Pearsall, Raj
eigh; Miss Roland, Willow Springs; Mr..
and Mrs. Hanff, Mrs. Il. B. Smith ana
daughters Mrs. Brett and Mrs. Leary.
Invitations have been received by
friends announcing the approaching mar
riage Of Mr. Stewart Lemuel Groom and
Miss Julia Beatrice Highsmith, which will
take place in the Second Baptist church
of Durham Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock.
Prof Fl. B. Craven and Miss Alice
Holman, daughter OF Mrs. 5. W. Holman,
will be married in the Durham Presby-
terrain church next Tuesday morning Prof.
Craven is a graduate of Trinity and is
now of the faculty of Greensboro Female
College.
Two moonlight picnics have been
given this week in Fayetteville compli-
mentary to Misses Boyd, of Concord;
Calvert, of College Park. Md; Ander-
son. of Mobile Ala; Hodges, of Wilson;
H.,
son, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Edward McKissick will give a
large dance at the Battery Park Hotel,
Asheville. N. c., on August 9th, in COM
pliment to Miss Florence Jackson, of At
lanta. who is spending the summer there.
The occasion will be one of the social
events of August in Asheville.
Mr.. A M. Stack returned to Monroe
last Monday after an extended trip to
Egypt, Palestine and other eastern
lands. He is glad to be at home again
and reports that he had pleasant trip.
Mr. Stack landed in New York about
the 1st of July and has been in the west
ern portion of the State about three
weeks.-Monroe Enquirer.
Senator j. NJ. Rollins and family, of st.
Louis is spending some days in Wake
county visiting his aunts, the Misses Pat
rick at his old home near Friendship.
The Senator is one of the few young
men from this section who has met with
success in other States. He is now one
of the foremost attorneys in the st.
Louis bar, having twice served his dis
trict in the Missouri Senate.-Apex News.
THE WOOTEN- COTCHETT WEDDING.
brilliant wedding was celebrated in
Wilmington on Thursday evening at six
O'Clock at st. James Episcopal church,
when Lieutenant Bradley Jewett Wootten,
son of the Rev. Edward Wootten, and
Miss Nesfield Green Cotchett, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. George p. Cotchett, all OF
this city, were married.
The decorations were tasteful group
ing of palms and lilies about the chancel
and the church was crowded with the
friends of the couple Mr.. E. II. Mum
son rendered the music.
Miss Nellie Cotchett, the young sister
of the bride, and first bridesmaid, led
the way down the aisle, followed by Miss
Mary Wootten and Miss Della Clark, Mr.
Ned Wood of Edenton, and Mr.. James e.
Cotchett, Miss Leonora Cantwell and Miss
May Houston, Mr. Swift NJ. Broatwrght
and Mr.. Fred Bolles, Miss Lucy Wootten
and Miss Annie Kidder Mr.. Marsden Bel
lamy, Jr., and Mr.. Clayton Giles, Jr.
Miss Marie Peschau and Miss Anita De-
Rossett. Mr. Edward Wootten, Jr., and
Mr.. George Crow.
After the couples came the maid oil
| honor. Miss Elizabeth Cotchett, sister OF
| the bride, and following her, attired IN
| white silk MULE, was the bride leaning
| on the arm or ner 1ather Lleutendn'
| Wootten, in full dress uniform, entered
| from the vestry room, accompanied by
| his best man, Mr.. Fred c. Odds, of Raj
| eigh The ceremony was performed very
| impressively by the Rev. Edward Woot'
| ten, father OF the groom, assisted by the
| Rev. Fred H. T. Horsheld
| The gifts We're many and magnificent
| The bridal couple have gone to Western
| North Carolina on a tour
| Lieutenant Wootten, who served witt
| distinction in the volunteer forces of the
] United States in the Philippines, was re-
| Gently appointed lieutenant in the reg
ular army He has been assigned to the
Seventh cavalry at Havana, Cuba, ant
as he is daily expecting orders to pro-
| coed there, the couple will not extend
! their tour. His bride will accompany hin
| to Havana.