Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-01-10
FRO1 DOE HILL.
Jan. 6, 1908

scene of a very pretty wedding on
| New Years day.
The contracting parties were M
hollis Webb Shoulder, a promising
Young man, employed as clerk in
| Mr. J M Jones store, and Miss
! .Jemima Jones, petite blonde.
Promptly at 8 a. M, the hour
arranged for the ceremony, the
bridal party entered the parlor to
the strains of Mendelshon's we'd
ding march. effectively rendered by
Miss Grace Jones, cousin OF the
bride.
The parlor was prettilY decorat-
ed with evergreens, an arch, form
ed of eyerygreens and lighted with
candles from which the bell was
suspended was arranged in one cor
ner Of the room, under which the
bride and groom stood. Mr. AL
pheus Jones and Miss Hester Jones
brother and sister OF the bride,
standing on either side formed a
pretty picture. Rev q M Roane
performed the ceremony.
The bride was attired in white
point d esprit over satin. Her Sis
ter wore white null.
After the ceremony and congrat-
ulations, the bride donned a travel
ling suit Of brown, with hat and
gloves to match, and the twain
left Immediately amid a shower of
rice for the home Of the groom in
Rockbridge county, where they
will spend week.
The presents were numerous
pretty and useful.
The groom's uncle, Mr. = Shout
der, of Rockbridge, attended the
wedding. and accompanied them
home. Quite a number OF invited
guests from the neighborhood were
rresent. also Mr. VIM Jones, OF
Wier, Miss Mary Slaven, Ut Mead
ow Dale, Miss Ella Hiner. of Nc
Dowell, and Miss Jemima Sey bert
of Strait Creek.
The holidays passed very pleas
antly, and were unusually quiet
Most OF our young people wh'
were away at school came home t.
, enjoy the festive season witt
f friends, but since their return Oh
J little village has assumed her reg
ular round or duties.
; On the evening Of the 26th on
' Sunday School rendered the Can
' tata, Santa Clause and the Sta
d Queen" to a crowded house. A fe'
g dinings, parties, visits from tn
bell snickels," and an entertain
ment by the Juvenile Miss, sooiet
constituted the weeks festivities.
r Miss Mary Rawley, of Churcl
IL vile, accompanied Miss Rose Blagl
j. |. and spent week here with relatiy,
- Mrs Mary E Ruckman was ais
4 a visitor.
o Mr. Fl Leroy Eagle left the 28t
y for New York.
II Misses Hester Jones, Martl
r, Eagle, Messrs Hal Jones and Ru
l sell Eagle left this morning +
i their respective schools.
ID Miss Grace Jones left last Satu
g, dav for Dunmore, to resume h
4 duties as teacher in MrH M Moore
:" ~ family.
OF Messrs H W Armstrong al
IL Fred Wilson spent a few days wi
n, friends here, returning to Frank
'' last Wednesday. .
9l Mr. Jno T Hiner and daught'
or Ethel, Of Waynesboro, were yisitil
q friends here last week.
10 The oldest resident Of our co..
munity, Mrs Margaret Wilst
passed quietly away on the event
of the 2lst, after an illness OF sc
eral months; but prior to her j
illess she was very active for one
IRE her age. She was born Sept
10 1918, consequently had reached
10 ripe age Of "a years, 3 months q
ks Q DAYS. She had been a consists
to member of the Brethren chul
M. for a number of Years, and a me
Der of the Home Department
ny the Doe Hill s. s., and we vent
the assertion that she was the
~ est s. s. scholar in the State.
~ She was the mother of four c