The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-15
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SHACKELFORD-OWEN.

young lady from Wilson.
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SHACKELFORD-OWEN.
Prominent Young Couple Wed and
Will Make Their Home i'm
Durham.
RoxborO n . c., Oct. 14.-HycO
| Heights, the beautiful country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel William Owen.
| near Denniston, Va, was the scene
of most elaborate and beautiful
| wedding on Wednesday afternoon,
when Miss Frances Craddock Owen
became the bride of Dr. Emmett
Wilde ShackelfOrd of Durham. y. 6.
The ceremony was performed on the
| large front piazza, which had bean
REALISTICALLY decorated with running ce-
dar and palms, entertained with white
| ribbon.
| AT $3.50 o'clock a beautiful and APP
propriate solo was sung by Miss Louise
Barksdale, the piano accompaniment
being played by Miss Margaret Knox,
of Salisbury Following the song, the
exquisite melody of Lohengrin's bridal
| chorus was caught in the distance, and
| ten beautiful young ladies dressed in
white, and carrying ropes of running
| cedar, entered the porch, and separat-
| ing, stood in semi-circles around each
bay window. These young ladies We're
Misses Margaret Shields, of Scotland
| Neck; Jennie Hill, Of Wild Water. Va.
Annie Long, Roxboro; Anna CARING
| ton, Mayo, Va; Kathleen Turrentine,
| Durham: Lizzie Troynham. Black Wal
nut. Va; Kate Pearson. Petersburg,
Va. Bessie Lawson, South Boston,
| Va; Frances Owen, Turbeville, Va.
Mary Myer, Fredericksburg, Va.
Following these, came Misses Eliza
| beth Eckenrode of Fredericksburg,
Va. and Sarah Craddock, of Black
Walnut, Va, in plated white SILK,
followed by DR.. e. j. Tucker, of Rox-
boro and Mr.. Walter Budd, of Dur
ham, these stood in a semi-circle in
the center of the porch, the ladies
standing in front. and the gentlemen
in the rear. so as TO form an aisle
Through which passed little Misses
Annie Laurie Long, of Durham, and
Leila Richardson, of Farmville. Va,
bearing white silk pillows, on one Of
which was ring and the other a
white bound copy of the marriage
ceremony. which was given to Rev.
| Mr. b. Johnson and Rev. Mr.. NJ.
Beckham, both of South Boston, Va.
| The flower girls took positions On
either side of the respective MIN
listers, and facing the audience; fol-
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brother Of the groom, the bride, With
her sister. Miss Sue owen. the nlaid
of honor, coming on the other side.
AS the couples knelt for the benedic-
ton. Miss Barksdale sang softly Il
strain from THE Voice that Breathod
Ger Eden The bridal party entered
4 the parlor, to the strains of Mendels-
| sohn's wedding march.
| The bride is the charming, beauti-
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| -. w. Owen, of Denniston, Va, and
enjoys the friendship of a large circle
of acquaintance Of Virginia and North
! Carolina.
The groom is young man of high
| integrity, splendid moral character
and stands high in the dental profess
| sion. He has recently located in
Durham. and is gladly welcomed as
a citizen Of the Old North State.
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Two Couples Wed.
Washington. n. c., Oct. 14.-News
| has just reached here of two mar
! rages, one at Baltimore and the other
at Norfolk, Va, that are of deep in
| tereSt to our people. Mr. Lawrence
| Pollard and Miss Mary Hayes Were
welded in Baltimore recently. and
| Mrs. Pollard has returned to the
| home of her parents here, while the
young husband has gone back to
| college TO continue his studies until
| the spring, when he will join his
| chaming wife here.
The second marriage was that Of
Capt. c. f. Tolar, of the schooner
Theresa. to Miss Prushia folly in
] South Norfolk. Capt. Tolar and his
bride will make their home here.
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Bridge Whist.
| The Bridge Whist Club met yester-
day morning with Miss Blanche Blake,
| and the event was n most delightful
! one.
Gift OF Thirty Dollars.
| The Johnston Pettigrew Chapter,
| United Daughters of the Confedera-
cy, at their last meeting, voted $50
las it's contribution to the memorial
arch to be placed in the Confederate
| Cemetery here.
Person. MOseley.
The following invitation has been
| sent to friends:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Octavius Nose
| ley
lrequest the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Hattie Hortense,
! DR.. James Bryant Person,
| Wednesday evening, October the
| twenty-fifth.
nineteen hundred and five,
at five-thirty o'clock.
Christian church,