The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-15
Miners iDley.

The hospitable home of MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph II. Shipley, one mile
south of Morgan Run, on the Wash
ington road, was the scene of a very
pretty wedding on Wednesday evening,
when their daughter, Miss Mary Pleas
ant Shipley became the bride of MIR.
Ernest R. Miner, of Smallwood. The
groom il the eldest son of MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Miner.
The bridal party entered the parlor
to the strains Of the wedding march
played by MIR. Frank Welch. Miss
Elsie Easton was bridesmaid and MIR.
Willie Miner, brother of the groom
was best man. The ceremony was
performed by the groom's pastor, Rev.
wv. T.. Seabrook, i'm the presence of q
large number of the kinfOlk of the
young couple.
a reception and wedding supper
followed the ceremony, and those who
sat at the beautifully decorated and
bountifully spread board and partOok
OF the delightful collation. were the
parents of the bride and groom, the
bridal party, the officiating minister,
and the following wedding guests
Messrs. and Mesdames John a. Baker,
George w. Wolfe, Frank WEIGH, Col
umbus a. Shipley, Elias G. Shipley,
Roy Poole, Geo. a. Shipley, Lloyd ID.
Shipley, Henry Knauff, Grove o. Eas-
ton, William Davis, Harry Shipley,
Mrs. j. w. Gibson, Mrs. Milton Bel
lison, Misses Rene Snader, Hilda
Miner, Thelma WEIGH, Eva Baker,
Mabel Stubbins, Esther Knauff, Belle
Easton, linda Shipley, Messrs. Robert
Shipley, Anon Shipley, Ebert Ship
ley, John Easton, Paul Easton, Atlee
Connolly, Donald Shipley, Arthur
Shipley, Leslie Shipley and Olin
Knauff
While the company was seated at
the supper table, strange sounds were
heard coming from the farm yard, the
rafting of the teeth OF horse rake,
end the hum of voices. a few min
ntes before ten o'clock the mystery
was explained. Tt was the gathering
of the clans from the hills and wales
of Morgan Run to testify to the esteem
in which. the young couple are held
among their friends and neighbofs.;
After circumambulating the house. a
number OF times to the melOdiOus
strains of cow horns, cow bells and
other ''un" musical implements, Capt.
Sam" with hat i'm hand, came to the
door and asked to see the bride: and
groom. When "Joe" Miner and one
OF the ladies of the company present
ed themselves, the waiting crowd in
formed them that that would not do.
Then the best man and bridesmaid
stepped to the front, and while the
boys were glad to see them, nothing
would satisfy them except the appear
ance of the bride and groom, who then
came out, and stood on the porch, as
one after another the young men of
the neighborhood came forward and
grasped their hands with sincere
words Of congratulation. Three rous-
ing cheers were then given for the
bride and groom, and again the i'm
promptu band marched round the
house, to be again greeted by Mr.
"iJoe," with the words II guess you
will be glad to see me now, line up
boys" And they were glad to see
him and with Capt. Sam" i'm front
and in the rear did line up all right.
The moon was far down i'm the West,
when the guests departed, wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner long life and hap
piness." Mr.. and Mrs. Miner will set
up their first home on the Nelson
farm near the fork of the Washington
and Deer Park roads.