Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-12-17
Br0Wn-Marten.

after ten o'clock at the home Of the
brides parents in Shepherdstown. The
wedding was a very pretty one. The
house was decorated in original style
with holly. ivy, misletoe, and other
evergreens, most Of which had been
sent from the groom's home in the
South, and the effect was beautiful,
the soft light Of many candles llluml-
mating the rooms that had been dark,
ened for the ceremony. The mantel
looked particularly pretty, banked
with southern moss, a unique and et-
fective decoration. The ceremony
wa. performed by Rev. H c. Hath
cox, D. D, white altar having been
erected in the psrlor, where the wed
ding took place in the presence OF
number OF relatives and friends of the
happy couple.
Miss Almira Marten, sister Of the
bride, was maid of honor and the
bridesmaids were Miss Bessie May
Walton and Miss Cornelia Aletha
Holmead, of Washington, and Miss
Lily Marten, another sister OF the
bride. Mr.. ]. B. Trenholm, of North
Carolina, was beat man. The grooms-
men were Mr.. Clayton Coxey, OF North
Carolina, Mr.. Lyle Ransom, Of Har-
pers Ferry, and DR.. Hopkins Gibson,
of Shepherdstown. The bride looked
lovely IN a dress of white chiffon over
taffeta, and carried Bride roses. The
bridesmaids all wore white silk mule
and carried pink roses. The wedding
march was played by Mrs. Harvey
W. Harmer, and Miss Sallie Miller
also rendered some sweet music on the
piano after the ceremony.
When the fateful words had been
spoken that linked the happy couple
as man and wife, the guests rendered
their congratulations, and then de-
licious Wedding breakfast was served
A pleasant feature was the cutting OF
the brides cake and the distribution
of the lucky and unlucky tokens that
it contained.
The bride was the fortunate reclpl-
ent of many nice presents IN silver,
cut glass, ornaments, linen, etc, the
most prominent being handsome
case Of silver presented by the mem
bers of the engineering corps to which
the groom belongs.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown later drove to
Martinsburg, where they took the
tram for an extended trip South, in
GLIDING Jacksonville, Savannah, Nash
vile, and the groom home in Column
bia, Alabama. They will make their
home for the present in B'ckhannon,
W. Va, where Mr.. Brown is engaged
in civil engineering work for the B. q
o Railroad.
The young bride is one Of Shepherds
towns faire4t aud most respected girls,
and her many friends here wish for
her great happiness. The Breeze, Mr..
Browns home paper, speaks Of him as
one of Columbls's brightest and most
deserving young men who Ia rapidly
rising in his profession, that OF civil
engineering.
Mr.. and Mrs. H c. Marten enter
tanned the bridal party and some Wis
iting friends last night.
Among the out-of-town guests at
the wedding were the following: Mr.
and Mrs. C Nee Lemley, Miss Edith
Little, and Mr. Frank Englar, of Bal
timore Mr.. and Mrs William Payne,
H.dgesville; Miss Edith Phresner,
Hagerstown; Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey W. Harmer, Clarksburg Mr.
William Walton, Washington.
Mr.. Harold E. West, of Baltimore,
and Miss Maud Fltzhugh Wheat, of
Alexandra, Va, were married last
Wednesday night at the home OF the
bride Mr.. West Is member of the
editorial staff Of the Baltimore Sun,
and ha. friends in Shepherdstown,
where he occasionally visits. We e1-
tend to him our heartiest fluctuations,
and wish for him and his bride long
and happy life.
Miss Mary G Morrett, Of Steelton,
Pa and Mr. Grover Cleveland Der
finger, of BakeIton, Jefferson county,
W. Va, were married in Hagers' own
Saturday afternoon by Rev. R a.
Boyle, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. aud Mrs. Morrett, pa
rents of the bride, accompanied the
party to Hagerstown and were present
at the ceremony.
Mr.. James B Howell, OF Washing
ton, D. c., and Miss Katie Moltr, of
Jefferson county, were married last
Thursday at the Southern Methodist
parsonage in Shepherdstown by Rev.
J. G. Thrasher
Mr.. Frederick J. Dosring, Of Wash
ington, D. c., and Mics AFRO F. Clipp,
daughter of Mr.. John W. ClipP, near
Charles Town, were married December
9Th by Rev. J. II. Wolff in Charles
Town.
Miss Nellie McBee and Mr.. Harry
Snyder, both of Berkeley county, were
married at the Presbyterian manse in
Martinsburg yesterday.
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