The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-03-01
THE WEDDING GIFTS.

among which were several rare an.
tiques. The gifts of cut glass covered
large table and represented an out
lay of not less than $4,000. The cards
were removed from all of the presents
Immediately upon their receipt and the
names of the donors were not given out
The only gifts that are known are
those of President and Mrs. Mckinley
and Col. and Mrs. Taylor. The former
sent with their regrets, a handsome
cabinet containing two dozen silver
knives and forks and the latter pre-
sented the couple with a chest of silver
plate. The gift of Mr.. Sebring was in
money.
EAST LIVERPOOL SPECIAL.
A special Pullman train chartered by
Mr.. Ollie Sebring, father of the bride,
was made up at East Liverpool and left
there with about $50 guests at 6 o'clock
arriving at Sebring at 8:15. Guests
from Pittsburg and other Pennsylvania
cities came to East Liverpool Wed.
nesday and took the train to the scene
of the wedding. The special was made
up Of four coaches, vestibuled through
out and was provided with corps of
attendants to serve the guests en- route.
At the Pennsylvania station at Sc
bring the gaily gowned ladies and their
escorts alighted under canopy which
had been placed on the north side of
the tracks. Carriages were in waitina
and the entire party was taken to the
church where the marriage was per.
formed. The special remained on the
siding and returned to East Liverpool
after the reception, leaving Sebring
shortly after midnight. The guests did
not depart, however, until the married
couple had safely boarded the east
bound train for New York. They will
remain in the metropolis a week after
which time they will return to East
Liverpool, where a reception will be
given in their honor at the home of Col
and Mrs. j. N. Taylor, the groom's
parents.
THE GROOM.
With the marriage of Mr.. Taylor and
Miss Sebring, the two families control
ling the largest potting interest in the
United States are united.
The groom is the 24-year-old son of
Col. and Mrs. John N. Taylor, who
reside on Sixth street, East Liverpool.
The groom's father is president of the
Knowles, Taylor &c Knowles Pottery
company, the largest potting concern
in the country. The groom himself
is a member of the firm and also treas
urer of the Taylor, Lee & Smith Pot
terry company, whose plant Is located
at Chester, w. Va.
Col. John N. Taylor, as the head of
the Knowles, Taylor & Knowles firm,
Is well known throughout the potting
world. The company of which he is
the head has several plants in East
Liverpool. The "old end" the new
end" the Buckeye" and the X. r. &
X. china works are all operated by this
company.
Col. Taylor is also a warm personal
friend of President Mckinley, and was
a member of his personal staff while
was governor of Ohio
President Mckinley and wife have
been frequent visitors at the Taylor
home in East Liverpool and it was
largely due to this friendship of
Mckinley, who represented this dis
trict in congress, that the potting in
dustry received such close attention in
the Mckinley tariff bill.
The groom was born in East Liver
pool and after attending the city
schools he entered the college at Law
renceville, N. j., where he remained for
three years. He also spent three years
in attendance at Kiskiminnitis college
at Salisbury, Pa.
Every opportunity has been given the
young man to fit him for the battles
with the world and he has taken ex-
cellent advantage of them. Two
years ago he spent year in
touring the world. He left this coun-
try by way of San Francisco and
Honolulu and travelled through Africa,
Asia, and Europe. He was met at
Carlo on his trip by his mother, who
him through Europe
where they visited the Worlds EXPOSE
tion at Paris.
THE BRIDE.
Miss Pearl Sebring, the bride, was
born in East Liverpool 20 year ago,
and is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ollie II. Sebring. She is a most ac-
complished young lady and took
prominent position In East Liverpool
society circles prior to her removal to
Sebring. She is also well known in
musical circles being graduate In
music from Beaver, Pa, college. She
also attended the musical college at
Washington, ID. G. She is an accom-
plished singer and has always been will
ing to lend her voice to any good cause.
For several years she sang in the
First M. q. church choir at East Liver
pool.
The brides father Is member of the
well known pottery Arm of Sebring
Bros. He Is vice president of the
company, This firm has made won
derful strides in the pottlilg business
during the past u years. Prior to