Smyrna times., 1902-01-01
COPIOS BUSY CAMPAIGN
Of HOLIDAY WEDDINGS
GEORGE E. NJ. STENGLE OF GEORGETOWN
FORMERLY OF SMYRNA WEDS.
Weddings That Have Taken Place in Kent
County the Past Week-Cnpid busy on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Editor George E. NJ Stengle of the
Union Republican of Georgetown,
formerly of Smyrna, was married to
Miss Estelle G. Willis, daughter of
Thomas Tilghman Willis of Seaford,
the ceremony being performed in the
st. Johns Methodist Church SeafOrd,
Thursday at high noon. Three min
listers conducted the service, Rev.
Adam Steugle of Georgetown, form
erly of Smyrna, father of the BRIDE
groom, Rev. Philip L. Rawlins of Sea-
ford, cousin of the bride, and Rev.
William L. White of Seaford, pastor
of the church.
The ushers were DIR. Harry Marshall |
and Mr.. P. r. Layton of Georgetown,
and Messrs. Oscar Wiley and Emory |
Miles of Seaford. Mr. George Warren
Jones was best man and Miss Bertha
G. Stengle was maid of honor, both of
Georgetown, and Miss Sarah Rawlins
of Seaford, was flower girl. The bridal
party approached the altar to the
strains of Lohengrin's s wedding march,
rendered by Miss Ethel Hetherington,
of Lansdowne, Pa, who also played
MendelsOhns wedding march as the
bridal party left the church. The
bride was becomingly attired in a
tailor-made gown of castor-cloth, with
hat to match, carrying a white ritual,
from which the service was read.
The maid of honor wore winecOl-
ored broad cloth suit, with hat to COZ.
respond, and carried white roses. The
flower girl was charmingly dressed in
white, carrying basket of carnations
and hyacinths, which she strewed in
the pathway of the bride. After the
ceremony bountiful wedding break
fast was served at the home of the
bride to her many friends. Editor and
Mrs. Stengle left on a wedding tour
after which they will reside in George
town.
Many Weddings in Kent County.
John Malcolm Burris and Miss
Bertha May Bedwell, both of near
Kenton, were married at Wesley par
sonage Christmas afternoon by Rev.
Alfred Smith, d. D.-Homer G. Nick
son of near Hazlettville, and Miss Olive
Vincent, of near Thomas Chapel, were
married on Wednesday last by Rev. G
P. Smith, pastor of Wyoming NJ. E
Church. William r. Carton, Jr., OF
near Dover, and Miss Carrie V. Phil
lips, of Dover, were married on Wed
nesday last at Wyoming. Rev. 6. P.
Smith officiating. Miss Roberta Hal
Sapp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Sap, was married to William kim
Cooke in the Methodist EpiscOpa
Church, Willow Grove, at noon to
day.-Frederick L. johnson and Mis-
Fannie Atwell of Blackstone Cros
Roads, we're married at Clayton las
Wednesday evening. Christmas Ev
was celebrated in Frederick by thre
weddings, the officiating clergyma
being the Rev. r. H. Joscelyn. J
Watson Belts was married to Mis-
Sarah E. Roat at the home of Home
Belts William Cohee and Miss Be'
sic Martin were married at the NJ.
parsonage. Albert Sapp and Mis-
Elma Brown were married at the HON
of the latter -Otner weddings IN De
aware were the marriage of Miss JeI
ME Cleaver, daughter of Mr. and Mr.
fNhAr,or &c ~
Benjamin Dem, of New Castle toe
place Christmas Day. The ceremor
was performed by the Rev. Henry
Dulaney of Asbury NJ. E. Church WI
mington.- Luther F. Locates an
Miss Martha E. Convey, both of Sc
ford, were married last Wednesdf
evening.-Mr. Walter M. Lloyd al
Miss Clara NJ. Waller of Seaford, we
married Dec. 22nd at the residence
Thomas Waller, cousin of the brid
by Rev. H. F. Wright of Reliance.
Weddings on the Eastern Shore.
The wedding of Miss Mary Este
Downes and Fred Ralston Owe
took place in Denton, Nj. E. Chur
yesterday. Mr.. G. A. Ringgold,
popular merchant of Centreville, a
Miss Evelyn Richardson, daughter
Mr.. Alexander Richardson, were mi
ried at the home of the bride Chri
mas evening" Mr.. George Bridges
Wilmington, and Miss Nellie Fox,
Sudlersville, were united in holy w
lock at the home of the bride on NJ
day evening, December 23rd, by
Rev. G. W. Moore.