The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN MARRIAGE.
Miss Bagley Becomes Mrs. Lumpkln.
"But never, never can forget
The loye OF lilies young day."

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The loye OF lilies young day"
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Every marriage is secret but not a
secret to be kept to the end. No one
ever knows who told it first, but sooner
or later--and mostly sooner-the secret
steals over the line and we all know it..
And 80 for some time 1t had been
known here in Scotland Neck and also
in Littleton that the 18th OF Novem-
Der was to be the happy day when Rev.
6. I. Lumpkin, the popular pastor OF
the Baptist church in Scotland Neck
should lead to the hymeneal altar Miss
Kate Bagley, of Littleton.
The day was perfect, with just frost
enough in the morning air and just
chill enough in the autumn breeze to
make every one feel the bounding Joy
of life.
The nuptial hour was o'clock p.
M, and the preparations were all COM
plete. As an evidence OF the populari-
ty OF the bride-to-be at her own home,
and as mark Of high regard for the
coming bride groom, loving hands had
with most artistic touch Hastily decor
ated the Baptist church in white and
the tints of autumn foliage, and the
effect was too beautiful to be marred
by an attempted descrip ton.
The aisles of the church were car
peted in white which widened across
the entire altar space in front of the
pulpit.
At the corners of the pulpit were
massive white-columns capped with
white rosettes and festooned together
with white at the top.
The windows of the church were
heavily Unframed with beautifully
tinted autumn foliage, the pulpit was
hung with back ground of white,
fringed around with autumn brown
and banked with small pyramids OF
CHI ysanthemums in autumn tints.
In the centre of the overhanging
festoon In front OF the pulpit hung two
large hearts of autumn leaves one bear
ing In white the letter IL" and the
other bearing in white the letter "B",
and at the part of the ceremony which
pronounced the contracting parties
man and wife, the "B" passed behind
the "L" In the figure OF two lives be-
coming one.
Before the appointed hour the
church was filled with great gather
ing to witness the happy event. Miss
Blanche Newsom presided at the organ
and under her def touch the opening
strains of Lohengrin's bridal march an
nounced the arrival of the bridal party.
They entered as follows:
Down either aisle the ushers, S. w.
Bagley, brother of the bride, and B. H.
Browning. Then came the attendants
down either aisle, right and left In Or
der, Miss Margaret w. Sawyer, of
Elizai eth City, Miss Annie Biggs, of
Scotland Neck, John B. Bagley,
brother of the bride, and John T.
Gray, of Scotland Neck Miss Lula
Brewer, cousin of the bride, of Raleigh,
and Miss Huldah Josey, of Scotland
Neck Thos. Bagley, cousin of the
bride, OF Wilmington, and B. S. Court
ney, cousin of the groom, of Stevens
vile, Va; Miss Mary Lou Josey,
cousin OF the bride, of Scotland Neck,
as maid of honor and little Miss Annie
Tucker Moore as ring-bearer.
The attendants met at the altar,
crossed and took positions on either
side. Then down the right aisle came
the groom with his best man, hts
nephew, DR.. W.. T. Smith, of Centre
Cross, Va, and down the left aisle
came the bride with her father.
Waiting at the altar was Rev. S. L.
Morgan, pastor of Littleton Baptist
church, who in a most unique and
beautiful ceremony pronounced the
bride and groom man and wife.
Under the sweet melodies OF Mendel-
shon's wedding march the bride and
groom passed out, followed by the maid
of honor and best man and by the
groomsmen and bridesmaids In pairs
joining as they passed across in front
of the altar.
The bridesmaids we're dressed in
pure white under black picture hats,
the groomsmen, best man and groom
in black, and the bride wore brown
cloth tailor-made travelling suit and
hat to match and carried beautiful
bouquet of chrysanthenums.
At the church door many good
wishes and congratulations we're ex-
tended to the bride and groom. who