Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-01-25
THEtI Hockey -THROOP NUPTIALS
A fashionable and Beautiful Church
Wedding-EiabOrdte Reception
Hundreds of Valuable Presents.

|. K. Hockey to MR.. BENJAMIN b.
THRooP, of Norfolk, Va, eagerly look
ed forward to by the popular yonng
| people, was solemnized at the First
| Presbyterian church at seven o'clock
! last evening, Rev. j. ID. Cook of Reno
vo, officiating. The large church au-
| ditOrium was we'll filled at the appoint
| ed hour with a fashionably gowned
! gathering of our town folks and many
| relatives and friends from a distance.
The east stage or platform was very
tastefully decorated with ferns, flow
ers and climbing pine and white col
umns, also decorated with creeping
pine, while from the ceiling were sus-
pended several wedding bells, all pre-.
| senting hand some effect.
At the appointed minute, Prof. A. d.
Ericsson, who presided at the piano,
located in the recess at the left of the
stage, commenced the familiar strain
of Lohengrin's Wedding March, as the
bridal party slowly wended its way to
the stage in the following order: Ush-
ers, Messrs. r. S. Bush, Coudersport,
L. A. Williamson, Watertown, n. Y,
Jerald Wardle and Chas. Wiley, OF
town; L. e. Dale, best man, of Prince
ton College; Miss Elsie Letter, maid,
Williamsport the bride, beautifully
gowned in white liberty silk, covered
with lace, and carrying bouquet of
bridal roses and lilies of the valley
her veil fastened with orange blossoms.
At the foot of the altar the groom met
his beautiful bride-never did bride
look handsomer-andt took their place
in front of the clergyman, who prompt
y and in an impressive manner per-
formed the ring ceremony. At the
conclusion of the beautiful ceremony
the bridal party descended from the
platform and slowly wended its way
from the church, while the piano softly
pealed the wedding march, from Mid
nights Summer Dream" The happy
friends repaired at once to the Iargeand
| spacious residence, where the bride
and groom, assisted by their parents
and Mrs. A. e. Howard, received the
congratulations of their friends. Never
were congratulations more honestly
and cheerfully rendered, for the hand
| some bride, who has resided here most
of her life, was universally respected
and held the unanimous goodwill of
all classes. A happy, joyous girl, she
| will make loving wife. The groom
is known to many of our citizens, hav
| ing resided here for a time and made
many friends. He fills the RESPONSE
| bic position of secretary to the con-
structing engineer of the Tidewater
railroad at Norfolk, Va, and we be-
lieve will make model husband.
WEDDING DINNER.
After congratulations more than two
| hundred guests enjoyed an elegant
dinner, served by Emporium's beauti-
| ful young ladies-we are noted for our
handsome ladies. The festivities con-
| tinued until almost ten o'clock when
| 10! and behold the bride and groom
could not be found and searching
parties started in ali directions but
| finally gave up the search. When Erie
| Mail pulled into Broad Street Station
they were located in Baltimore sleeper
having driven to Howard Siding and
taken their engaged state room. How
ever, rice pelted into the cars was
ample notice to all passengers that a
bridal couple was aboard AS the train
pulled out of the station Mr.. and Mrs.
Throop appeared on the rear platform
and waved goodbye, being enroute for
Norfolk, Va. Thus closed, possibly,
the largest and most elaborate wedding
ever held in this place. Surely none
could be more happy and successfully
conducted.
| THE VALUABLE PRESENTS.
The hundreds of beautiful presents
almost beggars description, consisting
of large variety of silver, cut glass,
vases, paintings, fancy work, fine
table linens, clocks, estimated by care
ful judges to be valued at from $1,000
to $500.
The groom's gift TO the bride was
beautiful necklace, with pendant set in
| l;as t., aI - L.,
able gifts from the family. Mr.. Throop
received beautiful silver set from the
Syracuse, N. Y, fraternity of which he
is member.
GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE FROM A DIS.
TANCE.
Mrs. A. f. Howard, Williamsport;
Mrs. III. L. Throop, (mother of groom
Clifton Springs, N. Y; A. II. Throop
(brother) and wife, Niagara Falls, N. Y;
Miss Elsie Letter, Mr.. Thos. II. Ham
mond, a promient attorney, Mr.. Minor
II. Dean, Traffic Clerk S. & n. Y. r.
r., WilIiamsport; Mrs. Sallie Nc
Closkey, Miss Mabel Hockey, Pitts
burg; j: S. Douglas and wife, Olean,
n. Y; Mrs. G. w. Corwin, Mr. Theo
Corwin, Sunbury, Pa; Miss Nellie A.
Burt Syracuse, N. Y; f. II. Murry and
wife, St Marys, Pa; Mrs w. III. En-
hard, Austin; Mrs. II. w Robinson,
Westboro, Wis; w. +. Witherel and
wife, Buffalo, N. Y.
Thanks.
Mrs. j. p Felt, of En- pora, Fla, has
the thanks of our good wife for abox of
quan-quat oranges, a delicious little
creature, tasting like either orange or
lemon; also some rose buds. Like all