The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-06-19
4 PkErTY JUNK MARRlAaH,
M1ss Dunn 80 IN. Biggs.

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Miss Dunn 70 ~. Biggs.
Hail, welded love, mysterious law, trse source
OF human joy.-MttroH.
Nothing 90 rare as day in juno, 2
and nothing go charming and attract
ire az the wedding day and tho sacred
hour when at the altar the sweet vows
Of plighted love are said, and the holy
pronouncemert is made which gently
whispers that the once shy lovers
hencefor.h eha1l be
''TGo souls with bnt single thought,
Two heat that beat as one"
Such was the day and such the oc-
casion Wednesday, June Is, 1902, when
in the Baptis. church at Scotland
Neck, at 9 80 o'clock, q. M, Miss Lucy
Speed Damn was rrarried to DR.. John
D. Briggs, of Williamson, N. q.
By the al pointed hour the church
was filed with friends Of tho bride and
groom to witness the pretty marriage.
The church was beautifully ard artist
ically decorated, the prevailing colors
icing white and green. On the pull
pit were beautiful palms and cut f1o-,-
ers, and near thelight corner under q
beautiful arch of green hung a good
luch horseshoe OF white flowers and
near the left corner, under a SINH lar
arch, hung q heart in crimson flowers.
The front OF the pulpit was draped in
white bunting in gracefully gathered
folds dotted with lunches Of evergreen.
In front OF the altar was a large carpet
OF white bunting with here and there
at the outer edge stately palm. The
scene was ono OF rare beauty and evil
denced the superior skill of Miss Lena
Smith, Mrs. G. w. Bryan and Mrs. NJ.
J. Cobb, OF Tarboro, who were in charge
OF the decorations.
At the appointed hour with Miss
Annie Biggs at the organ the bridal
party entered as follows:
Ushers, John B. Gray and John G.
Morrisett. Then came four grooms-
men, then four OF tie bridesmaids, then
four other groomsmen and four other
bridesmaids. Then came the flower girls,
little Misses Irene and Gertrude White
head, and the ring bearer, Miss Mary
Wood, with the ring on crimson
heart. Then came down the left aisle
the bride with the maid of honor, her
sister, Miss Kate Dunn, and down the
right aisle the groom with his best
man, his brother, Mr.. Dennis Biggs.
They were met at the altar by Rsy.
NJ. L. Kesler, pastor OF the
church, who in a beautiful aud impress
sive ceremony took the marriage VOWS
and pronounced them husband ana
vile, emo more twain but one"
At the conclusion OF tho ceremony
the attendants formed an arch of flow
ers under which they retired in the
following. order:
Miss Matte Gotten with Jos. Alex
ander, of Tyrrell county; Miss Fannie
Gray with Sherrod Salisbury, of Ham
ilton Miss Vic. Martin, of Williams
ton, with Sam Dunn; Miss Huldah
Josey with Harry Biggs, brother of the
groom; Miss Margaret Shields with
B. F. Gray Miss Lizzie. Smith with T.
B. Wheeler Miss Katherine Smith, Of
Canton, Miss, with Chas. Goodwin, of
WILLIAMSON Miss Carrie Biggs, sister
OF the groom, with Albion Dunn, broth.
er OF the bride.
The bridesmaids wore white organ
die with white mouselins hats and the
bride wore tailor made suit, sshes OF
roses, trimmed in black and white and
hat to match, and carried a shower
bouquet of brides roses.
Immediately after the ceremony, &C
companied by the wedding party to
the station, DIR. and Mrs. Biggs took
the morning train for Raleigh. From
there they will visit Washington, Bal
timore and other places Of interest and
returning will make their home in
Williamson.
The groom is rising young dentist
of Williamson, is vice-president OF the
North Carolina Dental Association,
and has host of friends in the State
and out OF it who warmly congratulate
him on his fortunate and happy mar
riage.
The bride is the daughter OF W. A.
Dunn, Esq, of Scotland Neck, one OF
the leading attorneys OF the State, and
her admirers are only limited by the
number of her acquaintance, which is
large throughout the State. She is
charmlngIy beautiful, unusually at
tracslve, richly endowed with, every
grace of head end heart and is a model
young lady of culture and refinement.