The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-04-12
A WEDDING OF
UNUSUAL INTEREST
Was the Marriage Of aPopuIar Couple
at Hardy, Which Occurred on
Last Thursday.

The quaint little church at Hardy,
eight miles north of Grenada, where
all creeds and denominations worship.
held within its sacred precincts On
Thursday, April 4, 1912. at II o'clock,
select company who had gathered to
witness the celebration of nuptial vows
between Mr.. Hurd Horton of this city
and Miss Lizzie Collins Of Hardy.
There were no formal invitations; still
there was large gathering of the
close relatives and admiring friends Of
the contracting parties.
| Pending the arrival of the bridal
party, Miss Roberta Dubard, accom-
panied by Miss Mary Thomas on the
organ, sang most appropriately and
tenderly, II love you truly at the
conclusion of which the groom an the
bride soon to-be, appeared at th boz
The ushers: 7. H. Meek, A. M.:Car-
others, F. T. Gerard and Henry Hey,
led the way down the church aisle
These were followed by Miss Mary Null
lin, the maid of honor; next ~ groom
and his best man, B. c. Adams, and
last the lovely bride, gowped in a
handsome suit of tan and carrying a
gorgeous bouquet of roses, leaning
upon the arm of her brother, F, P.
Collins.
When the chancel was reached, the
happy pair faced the Rev. J. c. Car
others, whose language was never
more elegant for such an event, por-
,traying, as he did, something of the
Edenic pair and the beauty of their
surroundings, which, he stated, gave
the Eternal Xii g's approval to the mar
fiage vow in the very beginning of the
worlds history.
The ng was used in the service and
when the words, which have echoed
down the ages, 81 pronounce you man
and Wife were uttered, the very air
reathed the benedctions of the in
tenselv interested witnesses.
Mr. Horton was reared in Grenada
splendid young men. He is quiet.
dignified man who has always deported
himself as a gentleman and who enjoys
the confidence and the esteem of the
best citizenship and the best business
men of the community to remark able
degree. He is just one of those charac-
~ ters that make loving and devoted hus-
bands.
)" Mrs. Horton is rare jewel, em5ody-
ing as she does the noblest virtues of
heart and mind, with the golden threads
of beauty and attractiveness of person
~ which stamp her as one OF natures ia
vored ones. She is woman of sub
~ stantial charms and the Creator would
lnever have given her those beautiful
!" brown eyes and stamped upon her ev-
cry feature true nobility of soul had
y she not been a woman of extraordinary
character. She is a daughter of the
!" late F. P. Collins, and her mother is
one of those splendid individuals who is
- devoted to her home and the affairs of
, her household.
"' Upon leaving the church, a short
while was spent at the home of the
- brides mother, where delicious lun-
cheon was served. The presents were
Va numerous and handsome indeed and
served to emphasize the popularity
-. of the bride and groom.
When the fast train reached Hardy, il
stopped at Cupid's behest, and the
newly welded PAIR boarded it for New
Orleans, where they will spend severa
~" days. Upon their return they will be
at home to their friends at Hardy.
'N The Sentinel hopes that the sunlight
=. of real joy and contentment will evel
IN be upon them and that fate may evel
deal most kindly with them.