Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-12-27
MISS THOMPSON
WEEDS MR.. BURGESS
Quiet Home Wedding At Col James
f. Thompson's-Miss Duvall Webs
Clarksbure Man

Clarksburg Man.
The spacious home of Col and Mrs
James f. Thompson. 315 South
Queen street, was the scene OF a quiet
but very pretty wedding at 9.45
o'clock this morning when their third
daughter, Miss Ella Potter was mar
ried to Mr. Arthur f. Burgess, OF
I CIarksburg. The officiating clergy
man was Rev. w. d. McCurdy of
the Baptist church. The parlor was
deliberately decorated with cut flow
ers, ferns, palms, smilax, etc, the col
or scheme being red and green.
Just before the ceremony Mrs. Leon
II. Ware, sister of the bride, sang 20
Promise Me" very Beautifully AS
the bridal party entered the parlor
Miss Myra Cline played the Lohen-
grin wedding march, the bride and
maid of honor, Miss Minna Thompson
of Washington, sister OF the bride,
entering by one door and the groom
and best man, Mr., Creighton Bur
CESS, of Norfolk, Va, brother of the
gloom entering by another and meet
ing at the east end Of the room. The
ring ceremony was used The bride
wore a travelling suit of blue with hat
to match and carried a bunch of
sweet peas and hyacinths The maid
of honor wore a dress of gray charm
euse and hat to match.
The only out of town guests be
sides those mentioned were Mrs,
Chas. Bell Of Baltimore, sister Of the
groom, and Mr.. J. II. R. Thompson, of
the artillery corps, Fort Meyer, Va,
brother of the bride. The bride re-
ceiyed a number of handsome pres
ents.
Immediately after the wedding Mr.
No. for his home in Elizabeth City,
n, c., on a bridal trip. They win re-
side in Clarksburg, W Va A crowd
OF friends we're at the depot aud gave
the happy couple a shower of confetti.
The bride is a charming girl and
of the High School class 0S and
plays the piano we'll M Burgess is
civil engineer with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, now stationed at
Clarksburg. He was formerly loca-
ted here with the corps and has many
friends in Martinsburg
Feltner-DuVaH
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Duvall,
this city, and Mr. Deck IT, Feltner, Of
Clarksburg, W. Va, were quietly mar
ried Saturday evening at $50 by Rev
B. V. Switzer at the parsonage of the
Southern Methodist church, The
bride wore a travelling suit OF amethy-
st and hat to match Mr. and Mrs
Feltner left on b. 4 O. train No. IA
for bridal trip and on their return
they will reside in Clarksburg,
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Emory b. DuvaH. West
Race street, and is very attractive
and lovable young woman, with many
friends and admirers Tho groom is
the son OF Mr. and Mrs. Francis Felt
ner, North High street He is in the
carriage manufacturing business in
Clarksburg aud is well and favorable
known.
Noli--Weaver.
Mr. Harry Noll aud Miss Frcda
Weaver, beth of this city. were mar
ried in Hagerstown, saturday evening
at O'Clock at the parsonage of St
Marks Lutheran church, by Rev j.
VIM. OFT.
Nelson-Oates.
Mr. Walter T.. Nelson and Miss
Rosa 3. Oates. both of Capon Bridse.
w. Va. were married Saturday even
Jag at e O'Clock in H. serstowu, a, the
parsonage OF Trinity Lutheran church
by Rev DR.. }. s. Simon.
Penwell-ultlo
Miss Lizzie DiUoN ana Mir George
Washington Peuwan both OF this
county, were married Sunday
BarncS-Aiett.
Miss Annie llictt, Ganotown, and
Abijah Barney OF Glrugary, were mar
ried at the PARSONAGE of the First
Baptist church in ri gerstown Friday
morning by Rev. T.. Is. Ihomas,
Shipley-W eIShans.
Miss Clara W. W 5hans and Chas-
tain l. Shipley, botl of Martinsbule
were married Thur lay evening at
the parsonage of a., First Christian
church, Hagerstowu by Rev. G. B.
Townsend