Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-04
SOME WEDDINGS.

The wedding of Garry Z. Messiek and
Miss Lille Hoffman, the attractive
daughter of Capt. Geo. W. Holman, will
be solemnized Tuesday night, March 18th,
in Irvington. No cards. Both families
are residents OF lrvington.
! Cards were received at lrvington for
the nuptials at Charlottesville, Va, Feb
ruary oath, of James Franklin Payne
and Miss jamie Mortimer, of that city.
"Frank" Payne is eldest surviving son of
Rev. Jno. Il. Payne, once pastor on White
stone circuit and principal for time of
the Chesapeake Academy.
7. j. Hayden and Miss Jeter Thrift,
both OF Lottsburg, were united in mar
rage last week at lIendersons Methodist
church, Rev. f. T. Garner officiating.
Mr.. Hayden is the clerk of T. H. Fail
lin. His bride is the daughter of Mr.. A.
J. Thrift.
Archie f. Ray and Miss Mabel Walker,
daughter of VIM. L. Walker, of Freder-
icksburg, were married in Washington
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray will make
their home in Baltimore, where Mr.. Raw
has employment with an express. COM
pany. Mrs. Ray is well known in Irving
ton, where she visited several summers.
THEY SURPRISE FRIENDS
lrvingtonians We're surprised Though
not amazed, as they are good guessers)
ON yesterday morning TO learn that two
OF the villages popular young people had
stolen march on the news-mongers and
quietly gotten-married the night before.
Congratulations were being showered
upon Thos. J. Willing yesterday, but his
blushing bride-SIiss Georgia Meekins.
one OF lryington's most charming young
ladies-did not venture from her fathers
door to face the halloes and calculations
OF friends. While expected in due course
OF time, friends did not think they would
be denied the pleasure of witnessing the
ceremony; but they were. Accompanied
only by W. X. Lee and Miss Pearl Dix,
Mr.. Willing and Miss Meekins quietly re-
paired to the parsonage of Rev Fred w.
lClaybrook, at kilmarnock where at SD.
m. Wednesday they were united in wed.
lock. The bride wore atailor-made dark
brown broadcloth suit, trimmed with
Persian braid, with dark brown straw
hat and gloves to match. The groom
wore black. Congratulations are pour
ing in. MIR. and Mrs. Willing will reside
in trvington, where Mr. Willing fish and
oyster interests lie.
TOWLES-TOwLES-At the home OF
Mr.. John G. Towles, on February 18th
inst, in Paris Bourbon county, Kentucky,
at II m, in the presence of large CON-
pany of friends and relatives, there was
solemnized one of the prettiest weddings
that ever took place in Bourbon county.
The contracting parties were Miss Mary
Towles, of Denver, Colorado, and Mr.. c.
S. Towles, of Reedville, Va. The bride is
a daughter OF the late Larkin S. Towles.
Of Monroe county, Missouri, and is a
grand neice of Henry Clay. She is an A.
NJ. graduate of Harvard Annex, and for
the past two years has been professor of
Latin and English in the East Denver
High School at Denver, Colorado. The
groom is son OF Capt. John C.. Towles
OF Lancaster county, Virginia; is n grad
uate of the Columbian University and is
Commonwealth Attorney of Northum-
berland County, Va.
The parlors, hall and stairway were
beautifully decorated with evergreens
and ropes of smiiax looped with white
ribbon. Roses and carnations were
everywhere in profusion.
At the appointed hour the bridal party
came down the broad stairway to the
strains OF the Lohengrin bridal chorus.
exquisitely rendered by Miss Jessie Martin,
of Louisville, Kentucky. The bride and
groom were preceded by little Miss Belle
Horton with Master William Ardery, lit
| tie Miss Ethel Talbot with Master Harry
| Horton, and little Miss Ellen Adair
! Towles, as maid of honor, bearing the
wedding ring on n silver tray.
The ceremony, performed by Rev Dr.
Rutherford, OF the Presbyterian church.
was both beautiful and impressive
An elegant luncheon, consisting OF six
courses, was then served, the dining room
being charmingly decorated i'm pink and
white.
The bride wore cream etamine over
white silk and carried shower bouquet
OF brides roses. Her veil was looped
back with lilies-of-the-valley The brides
maids wore white with pink ribbons and
carried pink carnations.
After spending n few days Mt the hospi-
table home OF the brides brother, Mr.. j.
q. Towles, MIR. and Mrs. Towes left for
their Virginia home. They carried with
them the best wishes of host of friends.
The Democrat, Paris, by.
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