Married – Last Wednesday at half past 8 o’clock at the residence of the bride’s parents in Weldon, Miss Mary A. MABRY and Mr. W.H. ARRINGTON of Halifax, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Cary HEPTINSTALL of Enfield, in the presence of many friends and relatives.  Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple were escorted to the residence of the bridegroom in Halifax where they partook of the sumptuous toast previously prepared for the joyful occasion. May their pathway through life be strewn with flowers of the brightest hue – and may no cloud of disappointment ever rise to darken the sunshine of their happiness is the wish of their many friends.

Source: Roanoke News, 12 October 1878. Available online at digitalnc.org.