Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-12-03
NEWS BUDGET
 FROM STAFFORD
(Mrs, w, D. French, COrrespondent)

SAFFORD, December 2.-One of the prettiest parties of the season was the reception given last evening by Miss Jessie Wardlaw to the new bride and room, Mir. and Mrs Lon Wardlaw.
 The rooms were beautifully decorat, ed. A floral bell hung in the doorway between the hooms and golden hearts were scattered profusely about, ,--the whole carrying out a color scheme of white and gold, After short musical program the guests were given cards bearing the Christian names of the newly married couple and a list of questions to be answered with words be- ginning with the first letters of their names, Then each was asked to write a good wish to the couple beginning with the same letters. All were then read aloud to the amusement of an apprecative audience. A delicious sup. per was served in the dining room. Cupid occupied the ceHter of the table with his hearts and arrows. The place cards had golden arrows tied on with white ribbon and the candle shades were white, decorated with golden hearts. The menu consisted of turkey, salad, pickles, bread and butter sand. wiches, cherry mousse, waters, hot nee tar. Misses Wardlaw and WelbOrn and MeSsrs. Paxton and Rhoads offered ap- prOpriate toasts. When the wedding cake was cut Jessie Wardlaw drew the ring, Nan Pendleton the money, Maud Welborn the needle, the button and thimblc remaining in the uncut portion. Miss Wardlaw's guests were: MesdameS Lon Wardlaw, J. A. Wardlaw, Misses Mary and Viola HOuCk, Laura Waddell, Robinson Pendleton, Welborn, Wester, man; Messrs. Lon Wardlaw, Paxton, Rhoads, Glasscock, Houck, Laird, Helm BlackmOTe.
 A wedding took place in Helena, Mont, last Saturday, that is of interest to old Saffordites. Elmo V. Kemp was married to Miss Edith Williams of Boulder, Mont. Both parties are in structors in physical culture in the Boulder school for the deaf, and are themselves deaf. Elmo Kemp is the son of Mrs. \. F. Beebe and brother of Mrs. J. G. Belt of Safford. He is young man of exceptionally pleasing appearance and rare ability, and in spite of his affictiOn has made an ac. ceptable place for himself in the world. Miss Williams is spoken of very highly as, a girl of beautiful character and the young people are very happy.
 Rev. J. P. Bray, pastor of the Meth. odist church south, in SOlomOnville, was married on Thanksgiving day at Pulaski, Tenn. to Bernice Anderson, of Safford.- Bernice was attending school in Tennessee and the marriage took place at the home of he. brother, Homer Anderson. The young couple will spend some time in eGoTgia and Tennessee and will then make their home in Sol omoHville.
 sam Beebe, who has been ill for months with typhoid fever, is slowly recovering.
 Mrs. J. A. Wardlaw and the twins came down from SOlOmonville last ev- ening and will visit several days in Stafford.
 J. C. Mcclure of Tucson, chief cngi- neer of the c. V. G. < x. railroad is a visitor in Stafford.
 Harold Greene came in from Albu- querque last evening and will assist T. T. Swift in the forestry office.
 The hay sheds are being rapidly de pleted to fiji the unusual demand for hay. Some hay is selling at $l4 per ton, the highest price ever paid at this time of year. At the rate that hay is going out all in storage will be shipped by early spring. The J. M. Foster Mer- cantile Co. has been unloading five to ten cars of hay per day at Solomonville, filling a large order for old Mexico. Their shipments this season will be greater than ever before and they rank with the heaviest shippers in Arizona.
 The funeral of Mrs. Robert Morris took place this morning at 10 O clock.