The Forrest City times., 1911-01-06
BRlDGFORTH-LOGAN
Popular Young Couple Happily Sur prise Their Friends Monday
 Evening.

The little blind god, Dan Cupid, seems to have worked overtime dur ing the blissful holiday season just passed and while some of the matches he made were looked for, others came as happy surprises to everyone except, perhaps, the high contracting parties, and among this latter class can be placed the wedding of MT. James Thomas Bridgforth to Miss Ethel Logan, which happy event was solemnized Monday even- ing at o'clock at the home of NIT. and Mrs. Henry Pettusin in the presence of only a few intimate friends. Rev. Geo. II. Kirker, of the Presbyterian church, oficiated, and pronounced the sacred words that bound together the hearts of these two young people flor veal or woe, for better or worse until death do Us part.
 The wedding came as happy sur prise to all of the friends of the young people, though 1t was known among their most ntimates that the couple had for some time been contemplating such step, yet 1t was thought that the consummation of their hopes was still some distance in the future. Monday afternoon. however, the high contracting parties decided that they could wait no longer, and Mir. Bridg- forth. with few of his intimate friends notified the bride-to-be of his intentions, and asked that she meet him at Mrs Pettus residence that evening, then proceeded 10 the courthouse where the license was procured, and this done, called upon Rev kirker, and securing his services, proceeded to the above named resi- dence where Miss Logan was in waiting Mrs. Pettus played the wedding march and sweet love melody on the piano while the sacred words were being said That made them man and wife.
 Messrs. George Taylor, Phil Daugh- erty, Will Merwin, John Malouf, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Simmons, MT, and Mrs. Tom Rowland and Mir Pettas' family were the only attendants, Mr. Daugherty acting as best man.
 Both of these young people are well known and popular and need no word of introduction or praise from our pen, but we cannot lose this opportunity to pay them deserving compliments and best wishes The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Emma Logan, and niece of Messrs. Joe, Will and Jack Ferguson. She is an altogether charm ing young woman, beautiful and cul- tured, and endowed with all the rare graces and virtues that are character istic of true daughter of our beloved southland. She was born and raised in this county, and is known and beloved by legion of friends.
 MT. Bridgforth is the youngest son of Mir. and Mrs. J. O. Bridgforth, and is fayorably known among large circle of friends. He is a capable, in dustrious. conscientious young busi- ness man, native of this county and has been reared here. For the past several years he has very capably been filling the position of cotton weigher for the Forrest City Gin Company, and also been interested with his father in the conduct of his planta- tion south of the city.
 The young people are noW at home at the residence of the groom'S par ents at the Tom lIorney house, re- gently occupied by Dr P P. Boggan, where they have removed this week
 The Times desires to j9in their other friends in offering sincere con- gratuIations ta the happy young couple, and in offering them it's best wishes for long. happy and prosper ous life. May the years to come bring them fruition of all their fondest hopes, and may nothing but happi- ness, peace and joy attend them through a long voyage over life's matrimonial seaas.