The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-19
WEDDING
|NS.PAU| 'SCHURCH.
Miss Leiper venable the Bride Of
Or, John Gordon Rennie.
AN ELEGANT RECEPTION
MIR. Forrest w. Tucker and Miss Mary
Ethel Fancy Welded at Home.
Charles 9. Cheshire Dies
of Small Pox.
fsneciaI Dispatch to me Times,l

the marriage this evening of Miss Leiper
yenable to DR.. John Gordon Rennie,
which took place at st. Paurs Church.
Beautiful decorations OF flowers and
lights were on the altar. ana the entire
middle aisle was reserved for the guests
who were invited to the reception.
Masters Robert Hamilton and Wilson
Roper, with little Misses Catherine Hin
ton and Leila Hamilton. held the rib
hons. There were eight bridesmaids. in
exceedingly graceful and becoming
gowns OF white point d'esprit, trimmed
with ribbons and carrying bouquets OF
pink sweet peas. These were misses
Helen Venable. Nellie Rennle, annie
Gill. Annie Wilson, Mary Beasley. Mar
tina Collier, Lucy Chamberlayne and Ma
~ Webb. Miss Bessie Fitzhugh Fena-
HE. sister of the bride, was maid of
honor. Her gown was also or white
point a. esprit. She carried bouquet CT
The ushers were Messrs. William N.
Friend. Joseph Venable. Leiper Read,
spconer Epes, Claggett Young. OF Nor
folk; Hugh Powell. OF richmond, Georse
Plummer Thomas Parrock, j.. w. Sher-
rill. DR.. +. w. Hams and DR.. j. II. Har-
grave.
The bride was lovely In an exquisite
Gown Of white crepe de cnlne, tr!rim su
with crown point lace. and an Illusion
veil cnveloped her graceful figure. she
carried a shower bouquet OF br1des
roses. She was escorted by her father to
the altar, where the groom ana pest
man. Mr.. Robert Fitzgerald, awaited tho
bridal party. The ceremony was per-
formed by the pastor. the Rev. Oscar
Hunting, assisted by Rev. Joseph Ken
ME. father of the groom.
A large reception was given at the res
ideuce of the BRIDE The rooms were
handsomely decorated and about four
hundred guests We're entertaine1. Among
the cut-of-town guests were Mrs. N. c.
Read and Mr.. Leiper Read. OF Cumoer-
land. Md; Mr.. Lamar Patterson, OF Cum
ber;and, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson,
OF Cumberland, Md; Rev. and Mrs JOS
eph Rennie, Miss Nellie Rennie, DR.. Rem
ME, Mrs. Stuart Bresee, of Rapidan, and
Mr.. Venable Johnson, Of West Virginia
DR.. Rennie is one of the most popular
young physicians in Petersburg. and his
bride is the daughter OF Mr.. L. w. Ven
able, wealthy tobaccon1st IN TINS city.
TUCKER-RAMEY.
Mr. Forrest w. Tucker and Miss Mary
Ethel Ramey were married at the resi-
derce of Mr. w. E. Ramey, on Adams
Street, at 9 o'clock this morning. Rev.
T. F. Lipscomb. assisted by Rev. S. C.
Hatcher, performed the ceremony. Mr..
Small of Norfolk, was best man, and
Mrs. w E. Bishop was matron Of honor.
The parlors were beautifully decorated
for the occasion. ~ - :
Holt were married at Matoaca Metho-
dist Church at half-past s o'clock this
evering.
Charles B. Cheshire died at the pest
house, near this city, early this morning.
Cheshire had been a resident of Peters
burg about two years. coming to this
city as representative of w. II. Iathrop.
one of the founders of the ,John A. Din
Industrial School, colored, In Dinwiddie
ccrrty. He returned from Northern
trip last week and soon after his ar
rival was taken i'll with smallpox. Che
shire was formerly from North Carolina.
While in Philadelphia he is said to have
saved the life of w. II. Lathrop during
a Snow storm, and on this account was
held In great esteem by him.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Southside and Sycamore Councils, Royal
Arcsnum, Of this city. will celebrate the
twerty-f1fth anniversary Of the order at
the Academy of Music next Tuesday eve
n.rg.
There will be game Of baseball to-
morrow afternoon at the park on Wash
irgton Street between the petersburg
AM the Manchester teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Green have issued
Invitations to the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Anna Belle Green, to DR.. VIII
lain Pitcher.
The wedding will take place at Grace
Chu, CHI, Wednesday, June 18th. -,
The Petersburg District Conference Will
convene at Shiloh Church, MecklenburS
county, on the 18th of July.
The City School Board met yesterday
ard appointed teachers in the public
schools.
GRADUATES FROM PETERSBURG.
Among the graduates of the University
this session are the following well-knoWn
young men of Petersburg: Doctor OF
Philosophy, Mr. E. Reinhold Rogers;
Master of Arts, Messrs. Lewis P. Cham
berlayne and John P. Madison; Bachelors
of law. AIessrs. Carl H. Davus and Thos.
Catesby Jones.
The committee appointed to select the
best poem essay and story IN the UNI
versity Of Virginia Magazine. published
by the Washington and Jenerson Liter
airy societies, chose as the pest poem the
verses my Sibyl.' by Mr. Lewis =.
Chamberlayne of Petersburg. Va Inc
committee also chose as the second PES
ESSAY "An Appreciation OF Pater's Ma
RUS, the Epicurean," also by Mr.. Lewis
P. Chamberlayne. of this city.
stock company composed OF w estern
and petersburg capitalists will be orga.
ni1ed in this city for the nurpose OF
conducting on a large scale a slaughter
house and cold-storage business in Pc
tersburg. It is proposed to make the
capital stock of the company sloo. OoO
The recent drought has seriously affect
ed the tobacco crop in this section. To-
bacco plants suffered from the dry wealth
er and many plant beds are totally de-
stroyed.
Blue Flag. will be presented at the
Academy of Music tomorrow evening by
the pupils of the Davidson Seminary. as
sisted by friends anu pupils of Miss Nora
Davidson's night school.
REV. J. D. HARTE LEAVES.
Rev. j. D. Harte. who recently resigned
as pastor of Second Baptist Church in this
city, left this morning for Accomac
county to enter upon his duties as pas
tor Of Zion and Parksley churches In
that county. The Pulpit Committee will
extend a cali to Rev. F. W. Moore. OF
Crewe.
A moonlight excursion for the benefit
Of wesley Methodist Church building
fund will go down the river this even
80 stL.~Nroro1I The boat will le..yc