Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-04

pecteo that MI Monds VIII accept The
churches are in a fourishing condition.
CUPID TAKES NOHOLIDAY.
Licensed in Baltimore to marry:
Arthur c. Brown, Montross, Va, Nan
ME l.. Pussy.
Captain John Arlington and Miss
Ella Almond, both Of Gloucester county,
were married last week, Rev. ]. s.
Wallace officiating.
CoNWAY-KELLEY.-Mr. Arthur S.
Conway and Miss Leila c. Kelly, OF
Bluff Point, were married at the brides
home on Christmas day by the Rev. r.
E Bentley.
DEATLEY-TBRIFT-Mr. William
l.. Destley and Miss Cora A. Thrift,
both of Northumberland county, were
married December 10Th at the residence
of Rev. G. N. Belts in Heathsville.
CRABBE-DAWSON.-on Wednes-
day of last week Mr.. Benedict Crabbe
and Miss Ferry Dawson, both of Nor
cumberland county, were married by
Rev. G. n. Belts at his home 10 Heaths-
vile.
INGRAM-GASKINS Henry Iu-
gram and Miss Maggie Gaskins, both of
Lancaster county, were united in bonds
of holy wedlock on Thursday, December
9Th, 1900, at the home of the brides
father in Fleets Bay Neck. Rev. e. r.
James officiating. Promptly at $3.50
o'clock p. m, the happy couple entered
the parlor while the wedding march was
beautifully rendered by Mrs. Louis
Shelton, and witnessed by a few relatives
and friends.
The bride was beautifully attired i'm
travelling suit of steel gray cloth with
hat and gloves TO match.
After the ceremony the newly-married
couple took Rappahannock steamer for
Baltimore to spend week or so visiting
friends aud relatives.
RUNAWAY coUPLE.
Mr.. Addison Cornelius and Miss Sallie
Yates, both of Lower Middlesex, boarded
steamer Monday for Tappahannock
where they expected to be married, but
disappointment awaited them at that
place. Not discouraged however, they
] took steamer the following day for
Wheaton, where they were married at
the residence of A. (. Tull by Rev. E.
f. Garner. The newly married couple
left Wednesday for their home.
CORRECTIONS.
DEAR CITIzEN:-I wish to state
through the columns OF your paper that
the statement which have seen in the
CITIZEN and other papers recently, in re-
gard to marriage in Washington, ID. G
of Mr.. Willie Hopkins aud Miss Mamie
Landlord, is absolutely incorrect, and I
am sorry that the papers have been mis-.
informed regarding same.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM f. HOPKINS.
Washington, d. G.
One of our Northumberland cores
pondents writes: my notices of mar
, riages 'phoned you get wrong in being
transmitted from Warsaw, and are copied
from you in other papers. Moore in
your last issue was really Marsh and a
former one had q name Louisa for
Lucy will be afraid to risk the wire
any more"
This is our apology for some mistakes
which occur. Our readers will readily
appreciate the difficulties under which
the CITIZEN at times labors in efforts to
: give them live, wide-awake paper.
HOLLY WEDDING.
/ JETT-DOW NING.-Seldom have the
people of the Northern Neck witnessed
prettier wedding than the one which
occurred in White Marsh NJ. f. church
on Tuesday, December 25th, when Miss
Lillian Armstrong Downing, of Lam
! caster county, sister to our Common.
wealth's Attorney, T. J. Downing
became the bride of Mr.. Robert Starke
5 Jett, formerly of Northumberland county
but now of Baltimore.
} The church had been previously beau.
I tilted by loving hands and presented q
lovely appearance as the bridal party
; entered. First came the ushers, Messrs
Beverley Broun, Willie Coles, Bosi,
Downing and Clarence Dunaway, fol
lowed by the walters, Mr.. William
Blundon with Miss Carrie Carter in
white organdie, Mr.. Robert Blundor
with Miss Estelle Belts in blue organdie
Mr.. Wilmer Edwards with Miss Virgini,
q Downing in white organdie, and Mr.
! Wilbur Pinckard with Miss Halle
5 Broun In pink organdie. The bride wa
attired in brown cloth, with black yelye
hat and carried pink chrysanthemum;
and entered on the arm of her brother
L. j. Downing, the bride being preceded
by the maid of honor, Miss Estell,
Eskridge, while the groom came dowr
= the opposite aisle with Mr. Jett Edward
r as best man. The ceremony was per
: formed by Rev. Albert Rice, of Fairfields
b the bride and groom in the meantim,
standing under an arch from which wer,
suspended two hearts. While the brida
party was entering Lohengrin's marcel
was beautifully rendered by Mrs. w. L
Miles, ofWhealton, Mendelssohn's in go
( ing out, and during the ceremony "Be
, cause, the music of all three pieces being
: turned by w. f. Miles.
After receiving congratulations Mr.
I and Mrs Jett left for Merry Point ,wher,
Z they took steamer for Baltimore anC
, other points north. They will max,
their future home in Baltimore.