The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-29
Shealy-B -BuZhardt,

to 90 to real Old country WeddlnS
in the day time, with the tables spread
in the yard like ye olden time, l was
quick to answer, "Sure I'll be there .
And | wq1t. And | was there. And
| saw. And l conquered some Of the
good old chicken pie a la country
style. And all the other good things
that go with real old time wedding
dinner in the afternoon. had no one
to ask me, to take a seat in an. auto
mobile, but I hooked up Ill and my
mascot and we went. Dr. Jas. P Kin
ard and Mrs. Kinard had known Eu-
nice at Winthrop where she was a
student and from which institution
she graduated, and then she was DR..
Kinard's secretary at Anderson, and
they wanted to go, so l said come
along if you are willing to risk 81
and the mascot, and they came and
! we made the trip and back beautifully
with no accident or trouble of any
kind.
The roads are not bad Much better
than expected They have been
worked and widened but, pardon me,
they need an application of the old
split log drag 1t would do them good.
1t looked like rain, but the weather
man was good and while the clouds
and mist spread about there was no
rain The time was auspicious, the
good old Christmas time when good
will prevails.
"The bird of dawning singeth all night
long;
And then, they say, no spirit can
walk abroad;
The nights are wholesome; then no
planets strike,
No fairy takes. nor witch hath pow
er to charm;
So hallowed ard. 80 gracious is the
time
Miss Eunice Shealy is the oldest
daughter Of my good friends. Mr. and
Mrs. Pat w. Shealy, who live in the
O'Neall section Of the county, and the
fortunate young man who has won her
heart and hand is Mr.. Walter l.
Buzhardt, a prosperous farmer and a
most excellent citizen who resides in
the ancestral home in the Hartford
community. The wedding was on Wed
resday at 9 o'clock. About 200 OF the
relatives and friends and neighbors
had gathered at the home Of Mr.. Shealy
to wish the young people God speed
On their journey. The ceTemon'
was performed by the Revs. L. P. Bo-
land and J. B. Harman, pastors OF
the groom and bride respectively. The
old home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion in ivy and Southern
smilax and this was entwlned ~ltf
pink ribbon and the bridal couple
stood beneath the regulation wedding
bell made of the same colors. The
ceremony was performed on the porch
so that the visitors could see and hear.
The attendants were Miss Bonnie Les
ter with Mr.. Arthur Shealy; Miss Hat
tie Wise with Mr.. Douglas Hornsby;
Miss Eunico Long with Mr.. Herman
Langford: Miss Julia Sotzler with
Mr.. Thomas Hayes; Miss Helen Wheel
er with Mr.. Fred Hayes; Miss Allie
Sbea1v with Mr.. Cole Wessinger. The
bridal party entered the porch from
the same room in which the mother
and the grandmother of the bride were
married.
Miss Hattie Wise was attired IN
white tulle over white voille.
Miss Eunice Long wore Waite will
low taffeta combined with georgette
crepe and trimmed with silver beads.
Miss Helen Wheeler wore Whlte
voile trimmed with white satin RID
! bon.
Miss Bonnie Lester wore white
maruuisette with silver bead TRIM
mings. -.
Miss Julia Settler wore white silk
crepe de chine.
Miss Allie Shealy wore white silk
crepe de chine with white satin
jumper.
The bride was costunred in beau
tiful creation of embroidered chlFon
trimmed with silver cloth over white
silk and was as pretty as a BRIDE
She did not wear the regulation wed
ding veil but wore on her hair white
roses fastened with a silver oanoo.
She wore a beautiful lavalliere set
with diamonds and pearls, the gift oil
the groom.
AS the preachers said the last words
that made them man and wife | couin
hear a number of the old people
neighbors of the bride, say IN WIS
pers that is the last Of Eunlce Shealy,
she is now Mrs Buzhardt, and IN
tones that bore tinge OF sadness IN
that it meant she was to leave the
community in which her young llfe
had been spent, and evidencing that
it had been a benediction to that COM
munity. They were happy, and at the
same time sad that it meant She was
to leave them and make her home IN
another community But such is lie
and new homes must be set up.