{"id":3423,"date":"2015-03-12T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb-data.com\/histnews\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2015-03-12T23:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T04:00:31","slug":"wood-clifton-1890","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb-data.com\/histnews\/wood-clifton-1890\/","title":{"rendered":"WOOD, Joseph and CLIFTON, Nellie – (m. 1890)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. \u00a0Such were the auspicious circumstances when\u00a0Mr.<\/strong> Joseph L. WOOD<\/strong>\u00a0left Lexington on the eleven o\u2019clock train, for Newton where his charming bride expectant,\u00a0Mrs. Nellie CLIFTON<\/strong>,\u00a0awaited his coming. \u00a0Mr. WOOD\u00a0<\/strong>was accompanied by the following gentlemen:\u00a0Rev. J.E. GAY,<\/strong> Mt. Airy; Messrs.\u00a0J.C. SKEEN\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0J.T. WOOD, Jackson HILL; Mr.\u00a0Geo. M. BULLIA, Statesville; Messrs.\u00a0M.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\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0T.B. ELDRIDGE<\/strong>, Lexington.<\/div>\n
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Arriving at Newton, the party was conveyed in carriages to the Yount Hotel. \u00a0At three o\u2019clock, a large company of invited guests assembled in the parlor, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. \u00a0A few minutes later, the bride and groom entered and took their position under a floral wedding bell. \u00a0As they stood there before the officiating clergymen, they were the admiration of all beholders. \u00a0Both taller than the average, the groom handsome, the bride beautiful, the conclusion that they were a pair well \u00a0matched was irresistible.\u00a0\u00a0Rev. D. \u00a0MONROE<\/strong>\u00a0of Newton, and\u00a0Rev. J.E. GAY<\/strong>\u00a0of Mt. Airy, performed the ceremony of making them one. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0A 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.<\/p>\n

The journey returning to Lexington was without incident. \u00a0Arriving 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\u00a0Mrs. MARCH\u2019s<\/strong> reputation as a cateress. The table was fairly loaded with good things in great variety and profusion almost boundless. \u00a0The cakes were models of the baker\u2019s art and all the viands were prepared with consummate skill. \u00a0A more delightful company of gentlemen never did justice to a March House feast, and that is paying the highest possible compliment to the guests.<\/p>\n

Numerous useful and valuable presents testified to the esteem in which\u00a0Mr. WOOD<\/strong>\u00a0and his bride are held by their many in friends in Newton, Lexington and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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Source: Davidson Times-Dispatch, 15 \u00a0January 1890. \u00a0Paper available at Google News Archive.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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