Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-08
SOME WEDDINGS.


December 10Th to Mr. David Doggett
Sanford, of Virginia. The ceremony
was performed at the brides home by
Rev. w. +. Wright, of Richmond coun-
ty, Va.
Quite q surprise greeted the people
of Rainswood section on December 10Th
when Miss Esther, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. S. Walker, and Mr.. Fred
erick Luttrell, of Downings, were quietly
married at the home of Rev. Ro.
Williamson.
HAYNIE-EDWARDS- ut was the
night before Christmas" when every
one was merry, that two young hearts
We're made doubly joyful at Bethany
NJ. E. church, Reedville, for it was
then that Mr.. Garrett Ray Haynie and
Miss Effie Ray Edwards were pro
nounced man and wife 10y Rev. Jno. A.
Cuthriell. The scene was a beautiful
one and was witnessed by a large
number of relatives and friends of the
popular young couple. Miss Virginia
c.. Edwards played the wedding march,
the music being turned by Mr.. John H.
Haynie Miss Florence Z. Edwards was
maid of honor, while.the groom was at
tended by MIR. Americas J. Douglass as
best man. Messrs. Howard L. Rice.
Fitzhugh L. Harding, Owen M. Booth
and Theo. A. Jett were the ushers.
The bride wore an imported lace robe
over white satin made empire effect
with miriad sash and trimmed in plait-
| ings OF chiffon. She also wore Tulle
veil caught with orange blossoms. The
Maid of Honor was gowned in pink
chiffon over satin. Miss Virginia Ed
wards dress was creation of white
net over silk. All the gentlemen wore
! black. The bride is the daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. Edwards, of
Reedville, and is very popular in lower
Northumberland. Mr.. Haynie is a
prosperous young business man of that
section and is son of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
r. Haynie, sr. They received many
handsome and useful presents.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has it
been the pleasure of residents in that
section to attend more beautiful mar
riage than the one which was solemnized
on Wednesday, December 30th, 1908,
by Rev. J. p. Essex, pastor of the
bride, at Saluda Baptist church, when
Miss Bessie Lee the amiable and at
tractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
. Cobocls oF M;IlIacox, co,,pf., 1,,ao
united in holy wedlock to Mr.. George
L. Lewis, of Millenbeck The church,
which had been so Hastily decorated foI
the happy event, presented a scene OF
rare beauty and loneliness. the color
4 scheme being white and green. The
bride was attired IN handsome travel
ling dress of brown serge with hat anc
gloves TO match, and carried nader
hair ferns tied with white ribbon,
while her sister, Miss Eta " Schools
the maid OF honor, wore lovely gowI
of Persian lawn. The lady attendant!
carried each a bunch of holly tied will
white ribbon. The groom and his hes
man, Mr.. H. B. Boughton, wore tn,
conventional black TO the sweet strains
of the wedding march so skilfully rem
dered by that accomplished musician
Miss Ethel Anderton, the bridal part,
entered the church in the followin,
order: Miss Gladys Bristow with Mr.
Leroy Bennett; Miss Minnie Andertol
with Mr.: Weston Bristow; Miss Flossi
Bristow with Mr. Watt Kerr, and Mis-
Lillian Gray with Mr.. Lloyd Ficklin
Then came the maid of honor up tn,
left aisle followed by the bride, leanin.
upon the arm of her brother, Mr.. F. I
Schools, while the groom, attended b,
his best man, proceeded up the RICH
aisle. meeting the bride under an ever
green arch, from the centre of whicl
suspe nded beautiful floral bell, beneat
which they stood while the solemn
wards were being uttered that irrevo
cably bound their hearts together
After receiving the congratulations o
many of their friends, the happy couple
accompanied by quite number of in
vited guests, repaired to the home o
!, the groom where an elegant dinner wa
: served and much enjoyed by all present
The bride and groom were the recipient
of many pretty and useful presents.
I OWENS DOGGETT- be
fore the appointed hour-8:30 o'clock
2 Saturday evening, December 26th
t many people from Irvington and SUI
rounding villages began to gather in Il
: vington Baptist Church, and continue
until it was we'll filed. One look at tn
4 evergreens banked in the front of tn
edifice, the lighted candles, placed here
there and everywhere and the gate
across the aisles which plainly Shove
that part of the building had been r,
e served, was sufficient to tell what til
> occasion was. On that evening Mi,
Orah Lee, the only daughter of Cal
Eain and Mrs. Benjamin G. Doggett,
% Weems, became the bride of, hfE j.. Ca
j. son Owens, of Norfolk, The ushe
having seated the audience, Miss Nab
Hatteleen Rilee was escorted to the O.
q gan and after playing an overture, re
/. dered for the professional Lohengril
- march, to the strains of which Il
W bridal party entered and proceeded l
, the left aisle as follows: First IL
four ushers Messrs. Wayiand Dogget
; Wayland Wilder, Benjamin Dogge
so and Daniel Ashburn; then the Maid
no Honor, Miss Blanche Vanderberry,
IN Norfolk, gewned in white moussel
with lace TRIMMINGS and white rihhor