The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-12-14

of Joplin, Missouri, are visiting the
attractive home Of Mr.. D. H Nc
QuistOn.
"A welcome in advance Is ex-
tended to Mrs. Esther Drake Of
Nashville, who is expected home
for the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Sam Spragins was hos
tess Of the Fortnightly club on last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Eliza Moore, 50 fondly
loved by quandam friends, Is visit
ing Miss Willie Wyatt, on Com
merce street.
Miss Nellie Fits, of Amory,
was in the city for a few days this
week
Mr.. d. W. Houston and his
charming wife entertained at dinner
on Tuesday, in compliment t.
Judge Robins and other visiting
lawyers.
On Wednesday evening at eight
o'clock the Methodist church was
well filled with relatives and friends
to witness the marriage of Miss
Sallie Lou Burkctt to Mr. Alexander
Mcmillan The Church has been
many times adorned and beauti-
fed for such occasions bat seldom
has il been more elaborate, more
beautiful than on this one. White
chrysthemums and Jackson vine jim
greatest profusion made the chaucel
like a picture garden, into which
the bridal party entered by gates
covered with the same. Especially
enjoyable were songs 20, Promise
Ne, beautifully sung by Mis-
Amalie Sykes, and % Fair, Q
Sweet and Holy, which Miss Rose
Gillespie gave in her own delightful
style. Miss Mabel Hatch also play
ed two very pleasing selections. af-
ter which, being notified of the ar
rival of the bridal party, a quartet,
composed of Misses Rose Gillespie
Amalie Sykes, Mrs. Chas Hamilton
and Capt George Paine, sang the
ever beautiful and appropriate
bridal chorus" from Lohengriu,
The wedding march followed and
the ushers, Messrs. Harry Lam and
Robert Maynard, Acker Rogers and
Neil McCaskill, preceded the maid
Of honor, Miss Bell Burkett, on one
side and the BRIDES maid, Miss
Lenoir Mcmillan, ON the other
After these came the groom with
the best man, Mr. Tom Mcmillan.
and the bride beautifully gowned
in white louisine silk and dutchess
lace with veil, leaning on the arm
Of her brother Mr.. George Nigga
son. The Rev. J. E. Cunningham
performed the simple and most mn
pressive ceremony which binds two
of our own people together after SO
many years of cOngenial intercourse
in the social life OF the town We
extend hearty congratulations to the
lovely bride and the popular groom
and are happy that Aberdeen is
losing neither Of them in their UNI
ion After the ceremony the bridal
party and near relatives Of the bride
and groom were very delightfully."-
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs Jack
Mcmillan.
The out-of- town guests for the
Burkett wedding Were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Watson of
Strongs; Mr.. and Mrs. Wortham Of
Dallas Texas; DR.. and Mrs Darra-
colt Of Meridian; Mr.. Sterling Paine
Of Mobile; DR.. and Mrs. Dawes Of
Okolona; Miss Louise Paine of
Muldon; Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher,
Miss Ruth Lenoir, Paine Mcmillan,
Mr.. VIII Lenoir, Miss Ophclia
Miss Belle Burkett, Mrs.
James Gillespie, Miss Lenoir Nc
MILAN Of the Industrial Institute
and COLLEGE, and others.
Miss Elise Mcmillan is expect
ed home this week from Nashville,
where she has enjoyed a most de
lightful visit with Miss Mildred
Allen. Miss Mcmillan viii be ac-
companied by Miss Allen, who viii
be her guest until after the Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs Beaufort Brannan Is eX-
Dected soon. to spend the HOLIDAYS. +