The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-04-10
Middleton Williams Nuptials.

The little town of San MateO was
in holiday attire last Wednesday,
the happy occasion being the mar
riage of Mr.. William Spencer Mid
dleton of Pomona and Miss Lizzie
Alien Williams, daughter of w. N.
Williams, Esq, of San Mateo. The
marriage ceremony was solemnized
at the Presbyterian church at three
O'Clock in the afternoon. Rev. VIM.
Stones of Palatka being the officia-
ting clergyman.
Long before the hour for the cere-
mony the little church was packed
to the doors with friends of the bride
and groom, which included the en-
tire population of San Mateo and
scores of people from Palatka, Pomo-
Ia, Welaka, Fruitland, Georgetown
and other parts of the county.
The church had been BEAUTIFULLY
decorated with vines, potted plants.
palms and flowers, and the pulpit
platform was simply an immense
bank of floriage which extended to
and hid the organ. These, with the
brilliant assemblage, made fitting
picture for spring time troth plight
ing.
The wedding procession entered
the church promptly on the hour set,
the bridal couple being proceeded to
the altar by Misses Rowley, Dotney,
Crosby, Tripp, Robinson, Lyle, Hol-
ton and Guthrie, all in white, fol-
lowed next by the bridesmaid, Miss
Ellen Green, leaning on the arm of
the best man, Mr.. Robert Chester
Middleton of Ocala. Next came the
officiating clergymen, followed by
the little flower girls, Florence Will
liams and Lulu Bailey, both in
white and scattering buds and flow
ers in the path Of the bride and
groom who entered arm in arm inn
mediately after. The wedding party
moved up the aisle to the strains of
Lohengrin's wedding march played
by Miss Grace Rowley. The bride
was beautifully gowned in white and
carried an immense boquet of brides
roses.
At the altar the plighting couple
stood facing the assemblage, while
on either side of them stood the
bridesmaid and groom. The cere-
mony was impressive but quickly
over, and the happy couple followed
by the out-of-town guests made
hasty rush for the boats to catch
trains for the north and south at Pa
latka. At the wharf young ladies
pelted the bride and groom with
showers of rice and all waved fare
wells as the boat pulled out into the
broad, beautiful and peaceful stream
that flowed onward to the great
ocean, typical of the beautiful life
upon which this happy couple are
entering and which their army of
friends trust will be long and
Overlooked journey to the great
ocean of eternity.
Among those present from Palatka,
Welaka, Fruitland, Pomona and
other points were: Judge M. 1. Coke,
Hon. Joseph Price, w. f. Carraway,
L. A. Smith, j. Walter Hilliard, w.
A. Russell, Leo. Jacobson, Lee Ken
nerly, G. w. Harmon, w. NJ. Suggs,
c. C. Middleton, Arthur Smith,
Misses Ethel Smith, Mary Greene,
Kate Owen, Hattie Greene, Of Gran
din, Eva Green, Maggie Bowen, the
Misses Baker, Claudia Green, John
ME Green, Daisy Green, Elizabeth
N. Barr, the Misses Hind, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Emory
Green, Mrs. POsteli, Mrs. ] r Cone,
Messrs. Ames Green, George Mar
shall, and Fred Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton left for
Asbeville, n. c., on the o'clock
train from Palatka. After 10 days
they will be at home in beautiful
residence which Mr.. Middleton has
but recently completed at Pomona.