The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-05-08
A BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE
MISS Shields Becomes Mrs, Livermor

TIE usual interest and excifemert
over the marriage Of two popular youne
people, have prevailed IN Scotland
Neck for some days.
The contracting parties we're Sis,
Bessie Shields and DR.. A. C. Liysrn:on
both OF Scotland Neck. They were
married IN the Baptist church here
at 80 O'Clock p. m Wednesday Nav
Z, 1902.
BY the appointed hour the church
was filled with great gathering of PEG.
pie eager to be witnesses to the happy
event.
The church Was modestly but beau
tlfu!ly decorated, the effect entire be-
Ing white and green.
Over the pulpit was an arch in green
and white, studded with beautiful ia
pers, and the pulpit was decorated with
palms in clusters of roses and here ard
there graceful fern. A beautiful
white spread overlaid the carpet in
front Ct the pulpit, and the soft light
OF the chandeliers. gave most teauti-
iul and Impressive effect to the scene
While the people were gathering
Miss Annie Biggs at the organ render
ed "Forget Ne Not" Mrs. w. R
Bond sang My Heart is Singing"
With Miss Annie Biggs still at the
organ the sweet tones of Mendelsohn,s
wedding march announced tbs arrival
o! the bridal party.
John B. Gray and Sam Hoffman
we're ushers and Misses Lalla Higgs
and Mamie Lamb we're flower girle.
The attendants were:
Miss Maude Edwards with II. d.
blggs, OF Raleigh Miss Mary White
bead with DR.. John D. Biggs, of Will
lamston Miss Eetta johnson with J
j. Morrlsett; Miss Kate Bagley with
Or. Z. A. Whitehead, Of Tarboro Miss
Annie Baker, OF Greensboro, with ia
Plttman Miss Helen Perry withW. r.
Clement, OF Enfield; Miss Minnie
)ann with James Ji'cot, CT Lewiston
Hiss Pauline Shields with C.L.McDow.
II; Miss Ruby Livermon, of Roxotal
'ith Chas. J. Shields Miss Matte Liy-
rinon, OF Roxobel. with DR.. J. e.
shields Miss Minnie JiIcot, of Lewis
on, with DR.. J. II. Tucker, OF Rex
orc.
The party entered as follows: Ushers.
ollowed by the flower girls from the
OFT door. Then the attendants, the
aides entering from tie left wing Of
ne church and the gentlemen from
ne right, meeting in couples and
rosslng IN front Of the altar.
The bridesmaids were all dressed in
bite organdie and wore White hats
I'D carried white flowers. !
Nes9o" III "Ait5 taiI5ta SILK, trin
led with point de Esprit and Carry
'g white flowers Miss Mar
'ret Shields, sister Of the bride.
1tared rs maid Of honor, followed bv
ne bride leaning On the arm OF
Pr brother, Mr.. T. P.
h!elds. She was dressed in green
Her made travelling suit trimmed IN
sampane Venice ;nada!!ion AID were
1t to match gown, Carrying
,uGuet OF BRIDES roses. They
ere met at the altar by the t
'iscgroo1n with his brother. [
r. 4. w. liyermon, Of Norfolk, as a
'>t man, entering from a side room. i
Then IN beautiful and solemply 7
oppressive cerenoay, Rev. NJ. l.. kes- Il
:, pastor OF the church, pronounced "
EN- husband and wife whereby they g
ere no moe twain bat one. The 0
aver was by Rev. j. E. Hutson, L
The bridal party all filed out in or Il
I as they entered, to the March OF
G Flanbeaus, this bride and groom =
,ding. a
At the door hurried congratulations q
d good wishes were said and the
lde and groom accompanied by all
cir attendants, sped away to Palmyra
lere Dr.. and Mrs. Livermon took the
in Tor Washington City and otner q
ints north. After an absence of ten n
Us they will return to Scotland r.
.ck. =.
The groom is popular and prosper I,
5 dentist In Scotland Nsck, we'll r
own throughout Eastern Carolina.
has many friends all through the
ate who are members Of his proics. !"
=, and they join with his host OF q
ends here Ill waTmest con gratula- I'll
lis OF bis good fortune IL winning .,
III prize as his life companion. ;,
The bride is oEc Of Scotland Masks
Isl beautiful. lovely and accomplish
daughters and is charmlngly attract oi
both In person and in every e!e- VI
'nt OF true woman'y and Christian
aracter. She is well known ID all
4,
S region and IN other parts OF the :
tie.
The frleads OF the happy pair al :,
a in the most sangulne hores aud II
I'd wishes for y ,anr I1ta nf