Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
SOME WEDDINGS.

hoJ. hetu Jlet, Sun VI iOrmeE 0Of-
ernor Tyler, and Miss Nellie Serpell, OF
Norfolk, were married in that city Wed.
nesdsy.
Mr.. Frank l.. Croker and Miss Essie
Plummer, OF Portsmouth, were married
in that city Tuesday. Rev. A. g. Thorn
son, of the Episcopal church, officiating.
Thos. Withers Boggs, of King George.
and Miss Bessie Washington, OF West
moreland, were united In marriage We'd
nesday Of last week. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Mr.. Latsne In ST.
Peters Episcopal church at Oak Grove
The bride is a daughter of ex-Common-
wealth's-Attorney r. j. Washington and
the bridegroom is a son of the late Rev
Thomas II. Boggs, Of the Virginia Me,ho-
dist conference. Mr.. and Mrs. Boggs
will live at Mount Ida, the Boggs home.
stead, near King George Courthouse.
The most important nuptisl event of
the year, one which stirred hearts
throughout the length and breadth of
the Southland, was witnessed In St.
PauPs Protestant Episcopal Church,
Petersburg, Va, on the afternoon of
November 10th, when Miss Lucy Lee
Hill, the daughter of the famous Confed-
crate General A. p. Hill, and also the
Daughter Of the Confederacy," was wed
to General James Mscgill, of Pulaski, the
son of the eminent Confederate surgeon,
DR.. Charles Macgill, of Hagerstown, Md
and himself noted Confederate officer
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers and Confederate flags. The
different Confederate camps throughout
the State and the different chapters of
the United Daughters of the Ccnfederacy
were represented. Miss Hill was born in
Richmond, and Just before her father
left Richmond for the last time, he and
Mrs. Hill were the guests there Of Mr..
Bell, who then lived at No. 1l5 South
Third Street. Miss Hill is doubly Con-
federate, being the niece of the Kentucky
hero of the Confederacy, General John
II. Morgan, her mothers brother. Her
aunt, Mrs. Basil Duke, the wife ola very
prominent Kentuckian, and q leader in
Confederate and social affairs In Louis.
vile, KY, was noticeable figure at the
wedding. General Macgill served dur
ing the Civil war in the First Maryland
cavalry. He was with jackson In his
Valley campaign and fought at Gettys-
burg, and In most of the other famous
battles OF the Civil War. Since the war
General Mscgill has lived the life of
country gentleman at Pulaski, Va, where
he has beautiful home. He Is distin.
guished by the courtly bearing and hand
some personnel which belong by u light OF
inheritance to his family. General Mac.
Gill married, iu 1868, Miss Mary Bell
Pierce, niece OF GeneralJ. L. 3 Stuart,
who died in 1879. In October, of 1900.
he was elected and commissioned briga-
der general of the Second brigade, Vir-
ginia division, United Confederate Vet
Grams. He was reelected last September
in Lynchburg for the fifth time.
The home of Mrs. w ID. Flynn, OF Spray.
N. c., was the scene of a beautiful double
wedding Wednesday evening, October &c.
The contracting parties were Miss Sadie
Beauchamp and Mr.. Cabell Jones and
Miss Melissa Williams and Mr.. Bethel
Land. Long before the appointed hour
the house was brilliantly lighted and the
guests were assembled, all on the qui
vive over the approaching event. As the
clocks were striking the hour of nine the
bridal party entered the parlor to the
ever thrilling tones OF Mendelssohn's
wedding march, rendered by Mrs. ]. b.
Taylor. The eight bridesmaids, all
dressed in white, entered in the follow
ing order: Miss Carrie Hill with Miss
Emma Eanes, Miss Lily Phillips with
Miss Lo.tie King, Miss Minnie Gilley
with Miss Susie Kemp, Miss Myrtle
Land with Miss Rosa Wells. They
crossed In the centre of the room and
formed an aisle through which passed
the ring girl, little Miss Edna Hadyn,
and the brides, dressed In soft white silk
AID carrying white flowers, each leaning
on the arm Of the man of her choice.
Rev. John Stanford spoke the solemn
words that made them "man and WIFE"
using the regular ceremony for Miss
Williams and Mr.. Land. and the beauti-
full ring ceremony for Miss Beauchamp
and Mr.. Jones. The soft, sweet strains
from the piano during the ceremny
heightened the impressiYeness. All of
the contracting parties were residents of
Spray, except Miss Beauchamp, whose
home is In Baltimore. Miss Williams Is
niece of Mrs. Flynn, scarcely more
than child In years
standing with reluctant feet
Where womanhood and childhood meet
yet with dignity aud womanliness be-
Iyond her years. Both of the grooms are
exemplary young men and seem to de-
serve the treasures they have won. A
large number of pretty presents evinced
the popularity Of the four. The mapy
friends of both of these young couples
wish that their married lives may be
zone grand, sweet song"
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