Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-10-09
WEDDING BELLS.
Cupid's Darts Find Many Hearts-And
Autumn Brides Are On All Sides.

Shepherdstown, and Mr.. Charles Almond
Pearson, of Bluefield, w. Va. were mar.
RED on Tuesday evening at the home oil
the brides uncle, Mr.. Thomas L. Rick
ard, in Hagerstown. The bride was
given in marriage by her father, and the
marriage ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. A. Pearson, OF Keysville, Va,
father of the groom. The bride looked
very sweetand pretty in handsome gown
OF white charmeuse, trimmed with crystal
and yelled with chantilly lace. Her veil
was caught with orange blossoms. She
wore lavalliere of diamond, pearl and
sapphire, the gift OF the groom. The
brides bouquet was lilies OF the valley.
Miss Helen E. Miller, OF York, Pa,
cousin OF the bride, was maid Of honor.
She wore a gown of pink crepe de chine,
and carried Maryland roses. The best
man was Mr.. John B. Pearson, OF Blue
field, brother Of the groom. Mrs. B. C..
Unseld, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn, played
the wedding march. The out-of-town
guests were Rev. w. A. Pearson and
Miss Mamie Pearson, of Keysville, Va. !;
Mr.. John B. Pearson, of Bluefield, W..
Va; Miss Helen E. Miller, Of York, Pa;
Mr.. B. S. Pendleton, Ir., of East Pitts
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Pendletcn Of
Shepherdstown, and Mrs. B. c. III 'eld,
of Lawrenceburg, Tenn. The Sigma
Delta Sorority sisters OF the bride present
were Misses Elizabeth Butler, Virginia
Johnson, Alice Billmyer, Rose and Rachel
Snyder. OF ShepherdStown, and Blanche
Wilt, of Ripon. Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson
will reside in Bluefield, where the groom
is engaged in business. The bride is one
of ShepherdStown'S most popular girls,
and many friends here, while regretting
that she leaves Our community, will fol-
low her with sincerest fluctuations.
The marriage of Miss Katharine Ward
Burton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
G. Burton, OF Baltimore, to Mr.. Bernard
Manning, of Sumter, S. c., took place
last Wednesday evening in st. Michael
and All Angels Protestant Episcopal
Church in Baltimore. The wedding was
brilliant affair. The bride, who was
given in marriage by her father, wore a
gown of white satin with court train,
trimmed with duchess lace. Her tulle
veil fell from a cap of duchess lace and
she carried presentation bouquet OF
white orchids and lilies Of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Margaret Potts,
OF ShepherdstoWn, wore yellow char
meuse with tunic of white chantillY lace
and white veil, arranged in cap fashion,
falling TO the WaiStline. She carried a
presentation sunburSt bouquet OF yellow
roses. The bridesmaids, Mary Miss Nor
ris Mason, of Charles Town; Miss Edith
Catett kingman, of Sumter, a cousin OF
the bride; Miss Anne Mason Banks, OF
Baltimore, and Miss Rachel Hardinge, OF
Howard county, Nd, wore gowns OF
white crepe de chine, with yellow tunics
and cap wells, and carried bouquets OF
yellow chrysanthemums. The usherS
were Mr.. Douglas Mckay, OF Columbia,
S. c.; Mr.. WardlaW Smith, OF Spartan
bug, S. c.; Mr.. Russell Carr, OF VIM
chester, Va. Mr.. David Edward Finley,
IT., OF Washington, and Mr. Henry b.
Thomas, IT,, and Mr.. Walter Baker White,
OF Baltimore. A reception followed at
the home of the bride, and later Mr.. and
Mrs. Manning left for a. wedding trip
north. They will reside in Sumter, where
the groom is in business. The bride IS a
sweet and charming girl who has occa-
sionally visited in ShepherdStown. We
Join with her friends in wishing for her
great happiness.
Miss Julia Moselle Johnson, only
daughter OF County Clerk and Mrs.
Charles A. Johnson, was married last
Saturday at her home in Charles Town
10 Mr.. Richard Conway Meyer, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Meyer, OF Balti-
more. The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride by Rev. John 5.
Alfriend, rector OF Zion Episcopal Church,
in the presence of a limited number OF
relatives and near friends. The charming
young bride wore a tulle veil, caught
with orange blossoms, and carried a
shower bouquet of white roses and lilies
of the valley. Her only attendant was
Miss Maude Nelson Parker, OF Washing
ton. The best man was Carl Frederick
Meyer, of Waynesboro, Pa, brother OF
the groom. The uSherS were Walter w.
Alexander and John M. Slingluff, of Bal
timore. The house was decorated with
flowers and plants, and the scene was
one of interest and beauty. After the
wedding a reception was held, and later
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer, accompanied by a
number Of their friends, drove to Harper's
Ferry, where they took an express train
for the east. They will reside in Phil
adelphia. where the groom is an electrical
engineer. Mrs. Meyer has been one oil
the most popular girls in Charles Town,
and has also many friends in Shepherds
town who extend to her sincere good
wishes for long and happy married lie.
Mr.. Robert Douglas Farley, assistant
agent OF the Norfolk & Western Railway
at Shepherdstown, and Miss Anna Belle
Arthur, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
L. Arthur, of this place, were quietly
married Tuesday evening in the Lutheran
Church by Rev. DR.. H. c. Haithcox.
No guests had been invited, and the only
person present, beside The minister and
| the bridal couple, was Mr.. E. p. Farley,
of Sharpsburg, brother OF the groom.
Mr.. Farley, who is in charge OF the freight
station OF the N. & Wis one OF the most
highly-regarded young men in our COM
munify. His bride has for some time
been chief operator at the telephone
exchange in this place, and her efficiency
and obliging manner has commended her
TO all the patrons Of the company. She
will retain her position in the exchange
for a time. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Farley
will 20 to housekeeping on Washington
street. We offer our congratulations and
hope that the happy couple may lind
many flowers and but few thorns along
LIES pathway.
Mrs. Katherine Nelson Gustafson, OF
| Plainfield, New Jersey, was married on
Tuesday TO Mr.. Walter Wadsworth Co..
ton, associate editor and business manager
of Progress, Union, S. G. The ceremony
took place in Grace Episcopal Church,
New York City, and was performed by
Rev. DR.. VIM. H. Nelson, foster father
OF the bride, assisted by Rev. E. Vickars
Stevenson, of Grace Church, and Rev.
DR.. c. L. Slaitery, OF New York. Miss
Bessie Crawford, of Baltimore, was maid
of honor, and Mr.. Julian S. Myrich, Of
New York, was bestm Mr.: and Mrs.
| Cotton will reside ia Union. The bride
is daughter of MIR. and Mrs. William
Butler, of Shepherdstown, aud is a
charming young woman.
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