The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-19
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u. W. Irvine, Ed Trotter, Saul Blair,
Drs. B. F. Davis and l.. H. Gilmore.
At late hour a delightful ice-course
was served. All departed expressing
themse YES as highly pleased,
Jennings-sherriII.
A wedding of much interest was
that of Miss Emma Sheriff. and Mr..
William Jennings, which took place
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sheriff., sos East
Eighth street, Thursday evening,
July the 18th. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Ivory. The bride
was beautiful, in white sa,in cos
tune, heavily trimmed in lace and
pearls. She carried a shower bou-
quet. Mr.. and Mrs, Jennings left for
Nashville where Mr.. Jennings has
bought and furnished a beautiful
home on Thompson street.
Miss Ida Halfacre has gone to Tus-
cumbia, Ala, for a few days DR..
Davis received a telegram asst Sun
day from Springfield, ILL.,, bearing the
I Odu HOW'D Vi llC uGdlu VI Ills UlOlnCls
Mr.. Travis Davis DR.. Davis left on
the first train for the funeral. Mr..
I Travis Davis was in school in Nash
vile last term, student of Roger
( Wi liams University. Mrs Annie
Daniel Jenkins, of Richmond, Ind,
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Davy Dan
iel, on South Glade street. She is ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Leila Bass. Mrs. Emma Hood, who
has been seriously i'll, is improving,
and her many friends hope for her
speedy recovery Master Bunney
Peacock is out again after a weeks
sickness. There was baptizing at St.
John Baptist Church last Sunday
night. Rev. Gilmore has a very con-
veniently arranged pool in his
church. During an electrical storm
here last Monday lightning struck
a house on East Hill occupied by
Mrs Dowdy. The house was burned
down Dr. G. W. Porter, pastor of
st. Paul, will attend the District
Conference in Williamsport this
week. At an entertainment at st.
Paul asst Sunday night Mrs. Annie
Harrison Mcbride, of Louisville, re-
cited a selection from Dunbar, "Nhen
Malindy Sings" greatly to the delight
of the audience. Mr.. Hume Sykes
of Pu ask, was here last Sunday
= One of the most unique as we'll as
pleasing entertainments that the peo
pie of Columbia have had the priv
ilege 20 witness for some time was
the Midget-Tom Thumb wedding al
st. Paul A. M. ,E. Church, Thursday
night, July 18th, under the mango
of Mrs. Lucille Nicholson. There
were about twenty-six very small
children who made up the little we'd
ding party, and the way they per
formed their various parts was {
very great improvement upon some
older people who sometimes under
. take to carry out real wedding
{ Miss Midget, the bride, was none
2 other than title Hester Lawrence
! and she looked and acted just as ;
. real bride would do. Tom Thumb
= was played by Master James Wilks
/ and no groom ever performed hi
S part better ON such an occasion In
{. deed every child played the part as
/ signed him or her with perfection, t,
l. the delight of the large audienc
S which was present Master Cyru
s Webster OBLIGATED as minister for tn
!. occasion, and he performed the moe
S ceremony with as much dignity as
=. priest. After the little ceremony, ID
n G. W. Porter, pastor of st. Paul, il
;, troduced his drill corps of eight