Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-22
Wedding Bells Are Ringing.

Wedding Bells Are Ringing.
In the Presbyterian church in
Charles Town last Wednesday even
ing at $50 o'clock Miss Elizabeth
Agnes Beckham, daughter Of DR..
Henry Clay Beckham. was married to
Mr.. William W. Rouss, brother Of the
late Charles Broadway Rouss. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
A. G. Hopkins. Mr.. John S. Bar
bour, of Culpeper, Va, gave the bride
away. The best man was Mr.. Chas.
E. Undertake, of New York, and the
maid of honor was Miss Antoinette
Manning, of Charles Town. The
bridemaid. were Miss Leors Shum-
sker, of Ripley, Ohio; Misses NJ.
Ri1ey and Mamie Beckham, Gull
pepper, Va; Misses Agnes Wysong and
Bessie Colston, of Charles Town, aud
Miss Lille Undertake, Of Brooklyn,
n. Y. The ushers were Messrs. War
rem Hunter, Alex. h. S. Rouss, George
W. Rouss, ofJeferson county; Thorn
as ]. Manning, Richard W. Trapnell
and Thomas R. Moore, Of Charles
Town. The bride wore a dress of
white point desprit over tafeta and
a brooch of 60 diamonds, a gift Of the
groom. The bridesmaids wore white
organdy, with pink glrdleS A recep-
ton was given the previous evening
at the home of the brides parents and
one after the ceremony at the home
of Mr.. ]. ]. Wysong. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rouss will reside at Shannon Hill,
the country home Of the groom near
Charles Town.
Mr.. Gilbert Benton Miller, of Nor
gantown, son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Miller, of Kearneysville, and Miss
Cora Benton Donley, daughter OF
Mrs. Katherine Donley, were married
last Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at
the home of the bride in the former
place. The ring ceremony was used.
Rev. A. NJ. Buchanan, D. D., was the
officiating minister, Miss Beulah Hub
bard the maid of honor and Miss
Frances Courtney the flower girl. The
bride was given away by her uncle
Mr.. Benton Donley, Of Waynesburg.
The best man was Mr.. Herbert c.
Miller, of Kearneysville, brother Of
the groom. Memberships wedding
march was played by Miss Julia Nc.
Grew. Immediately following the
ceremony a reception was held at the
brides home, and later the happy
couple took the train for trip east
Tuesday night a delightful reception
was rendered them by the groom's pa
rents at Kearneysville, which was
largely attended and much enjoyed
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will reside il
Morgantown, where the groom is con-
nected with the daily New Dominion
Miss Ada O'Neal Dooley, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Dooley
and Mr.. Charles Edgar Miley, both o.
Charles Town, were married in the
NJ. E. Church South yesterday even.
ing, Rev. W. P. G. Coe officiating.
Miss Bessie Brunette Dooley was maid
Of honor and Mr.. Clarence MileY best
man. The bridesmaids were Misses
Clara Griffith, Mary Grace Morris
Sarah Agnes Morris and MaYbellt
Eggleston Dooley. The ushers were
DR.. Abner o. klbin, Messrs. Georg,
Marsteller and Thomas R. Stonesifer
all of Charles Town, and Mr.. Henry
T. Ingram, Of Harper's Ferry.
A beautiful wedding took place OF
wednesday evening last at the home
of Mr.. Joseph Tharpe, south of town
His attractive daughter, Miss Lille
was married to Mr.. Robert L. Billel
of Summit Point, by the bride pastor
Rev. L. R. Melbourne. Miss Susie
Fellows and Mr.. Walter Glsize and
Harry and Bertha Tharpe were the
attendants. After the ceremony q
number of friends and acquaintances
partook Of an elegant repast. The
yong couple will reside at Summit
Point.-AdUOcate.
The friends Of Mr.. A. @. McIntire,
of Berkeley Springs, the Democratic
candidate for prosecuting Attorney Of
Morgan county, were surprised last
week at the announcement ofhis mar
rage, which occurred in st. Mary s
Catholic Church, in New York, in
August 1908, to Miss Louisa Riddle
berger, of Winebrenner' Cross Roads,
Berkeley county. The young couple
kept the matter a secret until a few
days ago.
DR.. Edward Harris, a prominent
young physician Of Berryville. and
Miss Virginia Thomas Butler, also Of
that place, daughter of Frank G.
Butler, of Charles Town, were mar
ried Tuesday evening in the Episco.
pal church Of Berryville.