Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-25
Pretty Autumn Marriage Today
at Bethesda
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Pretty Autumn Marriage Today
at Bethesda
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FLuxBS, Oct. 25-A beautiful
marriage was celebrated this after
noon "wednesday at 8 o'clock in
Bethesda Presbyterian church,
near Rockbridge Baths, when Miss
Elizabeth James, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Samuel
Gibson, became the bride of Mr..
Clifton Lucien Fenton.
Rev. E. B. Witherspoon, brother
in.law of the bride, Of Boston,
Ca, was the celebrAnt, assisted
by the BRIDES pastor, Rev. Henry
Miller of Bethesda church. A
large audience of friends was pres
emit to witness the happy event.
The simple and impressive mar
riage service Of the Presbyterian
church was used, and the young
couple plighted their troth with a
ring.
The bride entered the church
with her father, by whom she was
given away. She wore a brown
travelling dress and carried white
chrysanthemums. Misses Mary
and Emily Gibson, sisters of the
bride, were maids of honor. They
were dressed. in street costumes
and carried chrysanthemums .
Little Misses Elizabeth w i t b Q r
spoon and Louise Gibson preceded
the bride as flower girls and were
daintily and attractively attired in
white. The bridesmaids were
Miss Evelyn Davis of Rockbridge
Baths, Miss Kate Moore of Lexing-
ton, Miss Bette Duke of Scooba,
Miss, (who came from Nashville,
Tenn, where she is a member OF
che graduating class of Belmont
College,, and Miss Alberta Fenton
of Winchester, Ohio, all of whom
were stirred in street costumes
and carried chrysanthemums,
which are the brides birth flowers.
The bridegroom was attended
by Mr.. Jno. M. Gibson of Rock
bridge Baths, brother of the bride,
az best man. The groomsmen
were Mr.. Freeman Alexander of
Winchester, Ohio; Mr.. Raymond
Cooper of Centreville, Ala; Mr..
Walter Harris of Spottswood, Mr..
George Reveley of Lexington, and
Mr.. Hugh Wade of Rockbridge
Baths.
Miss Lois Go1rell of Lexington,
presided at tie organ and played
the beautiful wedding march from
Mend slssohn as the bridal party
entered ard Tarnehaueser'S Bridal
Chorus as they departed from the
church. The church was beauti-
fully and tastefully decorated with
autumn leaves, chrysanthemuns
and potted plants.
Luncheon was served the bridal
party before the ceremony from
the home of bride. Immediately
after the marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Fecton drove through "GOshen
Pass'' to Goshen where they board
ed the Chesapeake d Ohio train
for Cincinnati, thence to Wlnches-
ter. Ohio, their future hons.
The bride received many beauti-
full and valuable presents, thus
attestlng her popularity among
her numerous friends and acquain-
tances.
Mr.. Fenton is the only son OF
encouragement j. L. Fenton oil
Wine hester, Ohio. He served
through the Spanish-AmeriCan
war as captain and at present il
cashier in his fathers bank at
Winchester.
Mrs. Fenton il the beautiful, at
tractive and talented daughter OF
Mr.. j. S. Gibson, a progressive
and enterprising farmer OF the
Baths neighbOrhood, and she has
MANY friends here who wieh hei
Joy and happiness through life.
Among the guests from a dis
lance were Miss Eliza Timberlake
of Charles Town, W. Va, and
Rev. E. B. Witherspoon OF Boston,
Ga OALs