Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-23
Wedding Bells are Ringing.

A very pretty wedding was cele-
brated in ST. rtholomew Episco-
pal Church at LeetowD yesterday
morning at half after ten o clock, when
Rev. Andrew Johnson Willis, rector
of the church, and Mics Georgette
Strider, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac II Strider, were united in mar
rage. The ceremony was performed
by Rt. Rev. William L. Gravatt as
sisted by Rev. Edmund Pendleton
cambridge. The bride looked very
charming in a cream Panama princess
gown with silk bodice, and large
white Leghorn hat. She carried
white prayer book. The maid of
honor was Miss Katherine Rutherford
Glass, who was gowned in cream wolfe
with silk trimmings and carried white
carnations. Mr.. James Grantham
was best man and the ushers were
Messrs. John W. Willis, OF Midlleway
Ernest H. Bitner, of Kearneysville
George T. Shirley, of Summit Point;
and James F. Macoughtry, of Wash
ington. The bride was accompanied
by her brother, Mr.. Robert E. Lee
Strider. After the wedding, lunch
con was served at Rose Hill, the home
of the bride, at which Mrs. Strider
was assisted by the young ladies of the
house party: Miss Miriam Howard
Evans, of Frederick, Nd. Misses
Phoebe and May Getzendanner, of
Charles Town; Miss Sadie Trussell,
of Kearneysville Mrs Harry Strider,
of Winchester and Mrs ]. W. Stri-
der, of Leetown. Amongthepresents
received by the bride were a china
tea set belonging to her great-grand-
mother and several pieces ofsilver be-
longing to her great-great grand
mother.
Mr.. Willard c. Trussell, formerly
of the Halltown vicinity, and Miss
Emma F. Rissler, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. L. RissIer, OF CHARLES
Town, were married Wednesday even
ing of last week in Martinsburg, The
wedding was performed by Rev. ].
NJ. Woods. After the ceremony the
couple left for Washington on a brid-
al tour. The groom is son of Mr..
Frank Trussell, near Halltown, and
is in the employ of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company. Mr.. and
Mrs. Trussell will make their home
in Brunswick, Md.
Among the recent Berkeley county
weddings we note the following:
Miss Agnes R. Kettering, Of Inwood,
to Mr., Charles o. Wright, of Butler,
Pa; Miss Margaret A. Burkhart and
Mr.. VIM. o. Wyndham, both of Mar
tinsburg; Miss Blanche NJ. Kearns
and Mr.. Roy N. Edwards, both Of
Martinsburg; Miss Ada Mills and Mr..
Benjamin Huff, both of Martinsburg;
Miss Bessie L. Kilmer and Mr.. Theo-
dore II. Fuss, both of Berkeley coun-
ty; Miss Laura V. Mcmillan and Mr.
Howard W. Runkles, both Of Martins
burg.
Rev. Paca Kennedy, formerly OF
Charles Town, but now OF Ravens
wood, W. Va, and Miss Erin Payne,
of Galveston, Texas, were married
last Thursday at Monterey, Pa, where
the bride has been spending the sum-
mer. The best man was Mr.. Anthony
Kennedy, of Pittsburg, brother OF the
groom. The ceremony was perform
ed by Bishop w. L Gravatt, Of Charles
Town. Miss Payne is a daughter Of
DR.. Payne, prominent physician of
Galveston, Texas.
Mr.. Alexander Henson and Miss
Maude Moore, both Of Charles Town,
drove to Shepherdstown on Tuesday
last and were united in marriage
at the Presbyterian manse by Rev.
DR.. Charles Ghiselin. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henson are former residents Of Shop
herdstown, where he was engaged IN
the brickmaking business.
Mrs. Mary Gertrude Rouzer, of
this place, and Mr.. Melville E. Doll,
of Frederick, Nd, were married in
Washington on Tuesday by Rev.
Donald q. Macleod.