Evening star., 1901-02-07
CUPID'S CONQUESTS.
Two Marriages. of WeIl-NnOwn
Parties in Montgomery County.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Two Marriages of Well-KnOwn
Parties in Montgomery County.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
BOYD'S, Nd. February 6, 1901.
fashionable wedding took place in St.
Peters Episcopal Church at Poolesvi,le,
Montgomery county, near Boyds, yester-
day afternoon at o'clock The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Walter P. Griggs,
pastor of the church. The bride was
Miss Mary Douglas Poole, daughter of
Richard Poole; the groom was Mr.. Louie
Hankins of Richmond, Va, until recently
one of the engineers on the Nicaragua
canal survey, and now g contracting en-
gineer for a new road in southwestern Vir-
ginia. The bridal party entered the church
promptly at o'clock, and proceeded to
the altar, while Prof. Glen Poole rem
dered the wedding march from Lohengrin.
The bride was handsomely attired in white
satin and point lace, with diamond orna-
ments, and carried bouquet of lilies of the
valley and brides roses.
Preceding the bride and groom were Mr..
Mark Hankins. brother of the groom. who
acted as best man, and Miss Anna c. Poole,
sister of the bride, as maid of honor, the
latter attired in blue silk with silver trim
nings. There We're six bridesmaids, all
Handsomely. .attired in white satin and each
carrying American Beauty roses. They
were Misses Frances and Mamie Poole
of Poolesvlle, Misses Annie Griffith of Olney.
Mary Conley of Kensington, Elizabeth
Poole of Washington, and Mary Hankins
Messrs. Hayes Poole, Fremont Jones, Wal
ter Williams, Mr.. Claiborne, Mr.. w. o.
knight and DR.. Nicolas of WestVirginia. Hold
ing white ribbons for the bridal party were
four little girls, Misses Katharine and Mar
tina Poo.e of Washington, d. c., and Mary
Poole and Katie Walling of Poolesville.
The church decorated with ever
green's especially selected in the south and
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home of the bride was also decorated with
the imported evergreens and with blue
trimmings.
After the ceremony at the church COL
lation was served to the guests. numbering
about 400, given by the brides parents. The
happy couple were the recipients of many
handsome presents, numbering about 150
the bride receiving from her parents
magnificent sunburst of diamonds; the
groom's present was a handsome sword pin,
studded with diamonds. After receiving
the congratulations of their many friends
Mr. and Mrs. Hankins left on the O'Clock
train over the Baltimore and Ohio for a
bridal trip north.
Miss May Austin, daughter Of Stephen
Austin of Buck Lodge, this county, was
married this morning to Mr.. Elmer Walter,
a young man of the same vicinity, In St.
Roses Catholic Church at Choppers. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Gilbert
Mcdonald, pastor Of the church; at 8
! The bride and groom We're given recep-
| ton at the home Of the brides parents.
H. The store of William H. Hood mer-
| chant of Mount Airy, was broken into a
| week or so ago, and as suspicion pointed
| to Byron Butler, a colored man Of that
| town, who Is employed as a driver of one
| Of tile teams of Benjamin Jackson, livery
1 man Of that town, his brothers house near
| by was searched, and a lot Of the stolen
| goods was found, consisting Of a watch, a
| gun and many other articles. Butler was
| Immediately placed under arrest by Officer
| Sanders Etchison and was taken before
| Justice Lewis there yesterday afternoon
| and held In the sum of $500 bail for his
| appearance before the court at Westmin-
| ster in April next.
| Thieves entered the hennery of Dorsey
4 Bennett near Ciarksburg Saturday night
| last and relieved him of several turkeys.
/ Tracks were found leading to a house near
| by and warrant was procured, but noth-
/ ing was found and the party suspected it
| is thought, is innocent. No arrests were
| made, but the right parties are said to be
| under surveillance. '~
| Freight on the Baltimore and Ohio Is in
i .oreasing every day and the order that the
| company placed for $50 new engines the
| last year does not in any manner fill the
| gap. Freight Is being backed off at diff
! ferent sidngs The Cumberland yards
/ have been in a congested condition for two
Imonths and also the Brunswick yards. The
/ from forty to fifty cars, and many trains
are furnished with two engines, commonly
l called double headers" in order to carry
our as many loads as possible and save
| train crews to man other trains.
The Post Office Department has notified
most of the successful bidders stal
| route contracts from this Office to neighbor