Middletown transcript., 1911-02-25
PEARcE-WELDoN WEDDING
A Multitude Of Guests From
MANY Quarters


I A pretty home wedding occurred or
Wednesday afternoon, at O'Clock at tbs
home of Mr., and Mrs. William B. Vel
don on East Main street, when their
daughter, Miss Margaret Lavinia, and
Mr.. William Thomas Pearce, Jr., were
united in marriage by Rev. DR.. Vaughan
s, Collins, pastor Of Bethesda M. E.
Church.
During the ceremony the bride and
groom stood under beautiful arch made
Of flags. The house was decorated with
plants, flowers and flags, the colors red,
white and blue predominating, the, din
ing room being especially pretty with its
flowers, fayors and flags.
Miss Anna Denny played the wedding
march. Miss Katherine Ratledge was
maid of homer and Mr.. John j. Jolls best
man. The bride wore handsome gray
broad.cloth suit with gloves to match and
black hat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce left on an after.
noon train for visit OF several days with
relatives in Wilmington and Dover. Upon
their return they will make their home
here. Mr.. Pearce is employed at the
Middletown Farms Creamery, which was
closed during the afternoon in order that:
the employees might attend the wedding
The gifts we're numerous and hand
some, among them being a beautiful NOR
ris chair presented by the men employed
at the creamery, come fine cut glass ware,
large pitchers &C., silver ware, glass and
porcelaine ware, lamps. rugs, down guilt,
and initiated napery of various kinds.
The brides associates in the Queen Esther
Circle also bestowed ''Kitchen shower"
consisting of many useful culinary arti.
cles. The TRANSCRIPT congratulates this
worthy couple upon the appreciative and |
complimentary send off their newly |
launched matrimonial craft has had from
their many friends-deserVed testimonials |
of their esteem-and wishes them both a |
long and very prosperous voyage over the
sea of life.
The following are some OF the guests,
who to the number of over 100 were pres.
ent from the various towns in the state
and Mary land: Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch q.
AlIee, Mr.. and Mrs. William Barnett and |
Mr.. Taylor Barnett, MIR. and Mrs. Joshua
Grassland, Nj. Fred. Brady, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E. Lewis, Mr.. and Mre. Judson
J. Northrup, Mrs. T.S. Fouracre, Mrs.
George Buehm, Messrs. George Richards,
Wallace Dickinson, John JoIls, Fletcher
Deakyne, Charles Montgomery and Roy.
den Wilson, Miss Katherine Tonhey,
Miss Katherine Ratledge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Brockson and son, Mrs. Ernest
Truitt, Mr., and Mrs. NJ. Pearce, four
children and Messrs. PearCe her sons,
Mics Edith Francis and % members of
the Queen Esther Circle, all from Middle.
town; Mr.. and Mrs. William N. Watts,
Mrs. Daniel Jones, Ernest Weldon, Miss
Ella Malouey, Miss Ethel Maloney, Mrs.
Lee MaIoney, Mrs. Harry Deakyne, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Gibbons, all of Townsend;
Mra. Jacob spicer, Mr.. and William spi-
Ger, Mr.. aud Mrs. J. G. Hutchison, all
from BIackbird; Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
spicer, Of Odessa; Mr.. George Burge,
wife and family and Mrs. Emma Rhoades,
from the Levels; Mrs. W. Barr, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Weldon, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Simpson, from Wilmington; Mr.. Frank
Brockson, Miss Ellen Brockson, Mr..
Ralph Brockson, Mr.. Harris Lattomus,
from Clayton; Mr.. John Peterson, of Mil.
ford; MEs. Kate Melvin and Mrs. Rebecca
0'Neill, from Lynch's, Md; Miss Addie
Roberts, of Fieldsboro Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mi Ter, from Dover.