Blest Be the Tie – Last Wednesday was an ideal day for a wedding; the sky was clear, the sun was bright, the air was balmy, and all nature seemed to be in unison with the happy hearts that beat as one, and the souls that were linked together in bonds not to be severed in life. Such were the auspicious circumstances when Mr. Joseph L. WOOD left Lexington on the eleven o’clock train, for Newton where his charming bride expectant, Mrs. Nellie CLIFTON, awaited his coming. Mr. WOOD was accompanied by the following gentlemen: Rev. J.E. GAY, Mt. Airy; Messrs. J.C. SKEEN and J.T. WOOD, Jackson HILL; Mr. Geo. M. BULLIA, Statesville; Messrs. M.H. PINNIX, J.F. WARD, A.C. HARRIS, E.E. RAPER, W.G. PENRY, W.D. SMITH, A.A. WOOD, Dr. J.M. RILEY, G.W. MONTCASTLE and T.B. ELDRIDGE, Lexington.
Arriving at Newton, the party was conveyed in carriages to the Yount Hotel. At three o’clock, a large company of invited guests assembled in the parlor, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. A few minutes later, the bride and groom entered and took their position under a floral wedding bell. As they stood there before the officiating clergymen, they were the admiration of all beholders. Both taller than the average, the groom handsome, the bride beautiful, the conclusion that they were a pair well matched was irresistible. Rev. D. MONROE of Newton, and Rev. J.E. GAY of Mt. Airy, performed the ceremony of making them one. The vows were spoken, the blessing pronounced, and then the impressive silence gave way to the mingling of many voices in conversation, while friends showered their congratulations on the happy pair. A sumptuous repast followed, and all partook with a relish that testified their appreciation of the efforts of skillful hands to make that part of the occasion a complete success.
The journey returning to Lexington was without incident. Arriving at the March House, the bride, suffering with a severe cold, withdrew from the company, while the gentlemen sat down to a supper that fully sustained Mrs. MARCH’s reputation as a cateress. The table was fairly loaded with good things in great variety and profusion almost boundless. The cakes were models of the baker’s art and all the viands were prepared with consummate skill. A more delightful company of gentlemen never did justice to a March House feast, and that is paying the highest possible compliment to the guests.
Numerous useful and valuable presents testified to the esteem in which
Mr. WOOD and his bride are held by their many in friends in Newton, Lexington and elsewhere.
Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15 January 1890. Paper available at Google News Archive.