Smyrna times., 1911-12-20
CUPID is BUSY THIS XMAS
Number of Marriage Licenses Have
Been Issued at Dover.

Cupid is cutting up capers in |
Dover and throughout central Della.
ware. George L. Funds. promi-
nent merchant at Dover, though in
the midst of his thriving Christmas |
trade, cast work aside Thursday long |
enough to get married and go on a
brief wedding trip with his bride,
who was Mrs. Segory Eberhardinger.
The marriage, which was quite
surprise to their friends, was per-
formed by the Rev. J. w. Wendell
Thursday morning at MIR. Funds
residence. They left on the north
bound Philadelphia train at 9.45
o'clock for ther honeymoon.
Wedding in South Milford
Tuesday afternoon of last week at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Bryant, S23 East Front street,
South Milford, their only daughter,
Miss Helen ruitt Bryant, became
the wife of Perry Arts Boone, of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. a prominent
official of the New York Central
railroad. The parlor in which the
ceremony was performed was deco
rated with palms, ferns, roses ana
rose foliage in profusion. Prompt
ly at 8 o'clock the bride entered the
parlor with her father, while the
wedding march from "Lohengrin"
was played by Miss Rose L. Gabel.
of Norristown, Pa. Thye were met
in the centre of theanroom by the
groom and there the Rev. Henry
L. Burnstine, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Milford,
performed the ceremony. The bride
and groom were unattended. A
wedding breakfast was served, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Boone left on
the 4.45 train on a wedding tour.
They will be at home on December
25 in Pougkecpsie, N. Y. The bride
wore a travelling suit of brown and
carried bouquet of bride roses and
fern. She received many very
beautiful gifts of silver, china and
embroidery. Among those present
from distance were: Misses Rose,
Irene and Mary Gabel, Norristown,
Pa. /; Misses Violet, Minnie and Bes-
sic Culver, Harrington; Miss Daisy
G. Wilson, EastOn, Nd. +: Mrs. Thorn
as Kelley and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Boone. Miss Helen Boone and
Mrs. Edward Morris Philadelphia i;
William G. Sammonds and wife,
Lieut.. James Hall Cannon and wife,
Misses Mabel and Essie Housman.
Coming Wedding of Prof. Prettyman
The Philadelphia Inquirer of
Wednesday contained a photograph
of Prof. Cornelius William Pretty
man, Professor of German at Dick
inson College, Carlisle, Pa, to-
gether with an account of his coming
marriage to Miss Charlotte HOPPE,
of Berlin, Germany, to whom Prof.
Prettyman became engaged last
year, while he was pursuing invest.
igations into the conduct of girls
schools in Berlin. The engagement
of Prof. Prettyman and Miss HOPPE
was not disclosed at Carlisle unit
few days ago. The wedding will
take place on January Bird, in Ber.
lin, at the home of the brides
parents. They will return to thi:
country about January 18th, making
their home at Carlisle. Prof
Prettyman is a son of Rev. C. W
Prettyman, pastor of the M. E.
Church at Snow Hill, Md, ant
we'll known throughout Delawar
and Maryland. He is also a nephew
of DR.. W. L. Gooding, former prin
cipal of the Wilmington Conferenc
Academy. Prof. Prettyman wa
born at Leipsic, Del. about 40 year
ago. He has taught at the Unlvers
ity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
and at Johns Hokpins University
Baltimore and has published a mum
ber nf works. He is also a cousi
of Herman C. Taylor, of Dover, hi
father and Mr.. Taylor's mothe
being brother and sister.
Weddings Down in Sussex.
Sussex County was the scene o
at least three weddings last Wed
nesday. Early Wednesday morning
MISS Emily Poynter and Percy Wick
ers both of Lewes, were married ant
left on the early morning train fo
their honeymoon. These young peo
pie are well-known in Milford an
vicinity. The same day anothe
couple, Miss Black and Mr.. Johnso
Of Milton, were married and wen
away on the early afternoon train
On the late train Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
tbs Boone who were married in Nil