Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-10-06
PEAK-BUssEY.
Very Beautiful Home Wedding
Numerous Handsome Tok-
ems. Elaborate Supper
Served.

One of the prettiest home wed
dings ever witnessed in Edgefeld
was solemnized at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Peak Thursday af
ternoon at 6 o'clock when their eld
est daughter, Miss Hortense Peak
became the bride Of the Rev. Pat
rick Henry Bussey. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. E. Pendletor
Jones, assisted by the Rev. Georg.
w. Bussey of Green wood, An uncle
of the groom.
As the guests arrived they were
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Peak and
Miss Florence Peak. The spacious
hall, front parlors and dining room
were decorated with smilax and cut
flowers. Pink carnations and smilax
were used in great profusion in the
hall, dining room and west parlor
and in the east parlor, where the
ceremony was performed, white car
nations and evergreeus were used.
The prennptial musical numbers
were pleasing feature, filling the
interim between the arrival of the
guests and the appointed time for
the ceremony. Mrs. Mamie N. Till
man presided at the piano playing
the accompaniments. Miss Miriam
Norris sang Because" which was
followed by violin sole by Miss
sosela Parker entitled Loves
Melody" Miss May Hughes of Mo-
bile, Ala, school friend of the
bride, sang "A Perfect Day." The
strains of the Mendelssohn wedding
march upon the piano by Mrs. Till
man announced the. readiness of the
bridal party, the following order
being observed on entering the par
lor: DR.. e. Pendleton Jones and the
Rev. G. W.Bussey, Miss Lallie Peak
and Miss Mamie Bussey,. sisters of
the bride and groom. respectively:
Ii h4:: :-.4 Mario orb B lziucks-stis tiss fegYafi
Peak, the maid Of honor; little
Efie Allen Lott and Hansford Minis,
bearing flowers and the ring; the
groom accompanied by his best
man, The Rev. L. H. Gardner of
Hartsville, and last the bride, at
tired in a rich gown, with the con-
ventional veil hanging gracefully
about her slender form, on the arm
of her father. The bride and groom
took their position before the i'm
provised altar of flowers, whose
loveliness was heightened by the
soft light from numerous tapers.
The ring ceremony was used and at
the close of the brief but impressive
ceremony, the Rev. G. W. Bussey
invoked heavens blessings upon the
newly formed union.
In reverse order the bridal party
left the parlor and entered the din.
ing room, where they were seated
about a long table. partaking of the
elaborate wedding supper. AS the
last course was completed, Mrs. Ma
ME Tillman who served as toast
mistress, after giving utterance
to befiLting words called upon DR.
E. Pendleton Jones to respond tc
the toast, 'The Bride" which he
did in. most happy vein. While
the bridal party was feasting in tn.
dining room, the guesss vere served
with an elaborate wedding supper
buffet style. A priceless soaSesas O
the occasion for the bride was tk'
book in which all Of the guests re
corded their names, under the 80
/ dpervision of Miss Jennie Pattison a
fthey entered the west parlor to vie'
. the numerous tokens from friend
i in Edgeheld and other parts Of tn
8 state. Miss Sadie Minis and Mrs
9 w. L. Danovant, Jr., refreshed tn
:. guests with fruit punch.
3 The bride quietly withdrew an
= changed her gown for handsom
9 travelling suit, and amid shower 9
: rice they hastened through the ha
u and down the walk to the gat
81 where an automobile was waitin
to take them to Augusta, whent
they departed upon their weddin
K Journey of two weeks. After the
10 return they will make their hon
in Darlington county, near Hart
Vile, where Mr.. Bussey is pastor
y 1.-TWO large Baptist churches an
IL nrincipal of the school.