Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-10-03
Many Marriages.

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Mrs. w. |. BONE Of that place, was
married to Mr.. n. K. Rightstine, OF
Washington, by the Rev. F. P. Lackey,
OF St. Charles Catholic Church, in the
presence of small party confined to i'm
mediate members of the families con-
cerned and few intimate friends. Prev
ious to the ceremony 30 Promise Me"
was rendered by Mr.. L. c. Steever on
the violin, accompanied by Mrs. Steever
on the piano, and to the strains OF the
Lohengrin wedding march the couple
entered. The bride was becomingly at
tired in a travelling suit of dark blue,
with hat and coat to match, and carried a
shower bouquet Of bride roses and lilies
of the valley. She was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. 2. S. Boone. The
house was decorated with ferns and
goldenrod. Later the couple left for a
trip north. to include Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, Toronto and other points OF inter-
est. After October 4 Mr.. and Mrs.
Rightstine will be at home at 1904 K
street northwest. Washington Star.
Miss Ruth Koontz, daughter of Mr..
Charles R. Koortz, formerly of Shep-
herdstown, was married on September
18th to Mr.. Walter A. hasten, of Wausau,
Wisconsin. The ceremony took place at
the home of the brides father in Pasa-
dena, California, and was performed by
Rev. DR.. Matt S. Hughes, pastor of the
First Methodist Church. in the presence
of a number of friends of the young
couple. Miss Julia Koontz, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, and MIR. Ed
ward Killian was best man. The home
was attractively decorated with flowers
and ferns, and the bridal couple stood
under a marriage bell of white carnations
while the ceremony was performed.
The bride wore gown of white chiffon
over white silk, and the maid of honor
wore white marquisette. The groom is
associated with the Pasadena Manufac-
turing Company, and they will reside
Pasadena.
Mr.. Louis Abner Phillips, well-known
young man of Charles Town, and Miss
Mary Ethel Conrad, the pretty daughter
of County Assessor Charles w. Conrad,
were married in Washington a few days
ago. The young couple slipped away
from Charles Town last Saturday evening
and at midnight reached Union station in
Washington. They were met there, says
the Star, by c. E. Phillips and R. E. Riss-
Ter. They called up the Star office by
phone and plead for information as to
where they could find license clerk and
minister, and reporter OF that paper
took them in charge to pilot them to a
matrimonial port. Later they were mar
ried by Rev Donald Mcleod at the home
of Mrs. J. D. Waters, cousin of the
bride. They returned to Charles Town
on Monday, and for the present are at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Phil
lips.
Married at the residence of the bride
in Boonsboro, Md, September 18th, Mr..
John A. Wilson and Mrs. Mary Lankan,
by Rev. Ernest E. Weaver. Mr.. Wilson
is a son of the late DR.. H. B. Wilson, who
was prominent physician OF Washing
ton county. His mother, Mrs. Ellen
Kennedy Wilson, was lineal descendant
of Col. Van Swearingen and Capt. Will
liam Morgan OF Revolutionary fame, OF
this section of Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson will reside in Boonsboro this
winter. About April next they will go
to the beautiful old homestead Of Mr..
Wilson's grandfather, Mr.. Kennedy,
where they will make their permanent
home. Mr.. Wilson is nephew of the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Swearingen Markell,
of this town.
Miss Florence Langford and Edgar L.
Henshaw, two well-known young resi-
dents of Martinsburg, left that city last
Wednesday morning over the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad ostensibly for the
Carlisle fair, but evidently with an entire
ly different purpose in view. They went
on through to Harrisburg, where they
were married by Rev. Mr.. Sawyer at the
rectory ofSt. Stephens Episcopal Church.
kilograms were received by their parents
that evening apprising them OF the nuptial
event. Mr.. and Mrs. Henshaw went to
Philadelphia for a bridal trip. The bride
is the older daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. w.
E. Langford and the groom is a son Of
Postmaster E. c. Henshaw.
Miss Anna Floride Brown, of Charles
Town, and Mr.. Henry Starr Wattles, OF
Alexandria, Va, were married last Sat-
urday in Charles Town at the home OF
Mrs. ST. George Brooke, sister of the
bride. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. S. Alfriend, of the Episcopal
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Wattles will re-
side in Alexandria.
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Gore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Gore, of Millville,
this county, and Mr.. James Barrett Dos
ing, of Stamford, Conn.,, were married
last Thursday in the Southern Methodist
Church in Charles Town by Rev. J. c.
Hawk. After trip TO Niagara Falls they
will make their home in Stamford.
Robert L. Mcdowell, dairyman who
lives just east of Martinsburg, and Miss
Viola Mcdowell, of the same place, were
married in Hagerstown last Monday.
The girl IS only III years old and is a niece
OF the man she married.
Mr.. Harry Zimmerman and Miss Car
RE B. Snyder. both OF Martinsburg, eloped