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ir ►reA Pretty Church Wedding—Two of Catawissa’s Popular Young People Carried.At six o clock last Wednesday evening about 350 invited guests gathered in St Matthew’s E. L. church to witness the marriage of Catharyne Baldy Sharpless, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Sharpless, and Dr. Jacob Marion Vas-tine, son of the late Dr. J. H. Yastine.ted in honor of the event, the altar and chancel being covered with white, and standing out in bold relief against this background were beautiful flowers, palms and potted plants, all brilliantly illuminated by the electric lights.Promptly at six o’clock organist Jno. T. Berger sent floating through the auditorium the well known strains of Lohengrin’s wedding march, and the wedding party began its march up the aisles. The groom was attended by Dr. Leonard Reifsnyder, of Jeansville; up the centre aisle came the ushers, W. M. Vastine, Jno. B. Waters and Alder Vas-tine, of this place, and Dr. W. B. Strieker, of Nanticoke. They were followed by the maid of honor, Miss Laura Gilbert, attired in white mull and carrying athen came the little flower girl, Miss Louise Reynolds, of Danville, followed by the bride upon the arm of her father. The bride wore a handsome gown of Chinese linen and point lace and carried a bouquet of bridal roses. The pastor, Rev. U. Myers, met the party at the altar, and as he began the beautiful ritual marriage ceremony of the church the organist changed to the soft notes of Tooan’s “Hearts and Flowers,” continuing it until the last words of the benediction fell from the pastor’s lips, when the party retraced their steps to the strains of the old familiar wedding march.A bright omen that deeply impressed the guests was a burst of sunlight that came through the ornamental windows while the benediction was being pronounced, its manv-hued rays shining over the guests, the wedding party and the decorations like the illumination from a calcium light. A beautiful ending to a pretty and impressive ceremony.Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents on North Third street. The fol lowing out of town guests were present Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Boone, Miss Mae Boone, St. Clair; Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton Boone! Mrs. A. T. Dice, Reading; Mrs. Sallie Wright, Mrs. Curtis, Addison, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert, Philadelphia Mr. and Mrs. Asa Spencer and daughters, Murill and Sarah, Addison, N. Y.; Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Reynolds and daughter Louise, Danville; Mrs. George Howell and Miss Edith Johnson, Northumberland; Simon Vastine and daughter Katherine, Danville; Dr. Leonard Reifsnyder, Jeansville; Dr. Roy Truckenmiller, Freeland; Dr. William Strieker, Nanticoke; Misses Tillie Hughes, Carrie Harman, Edith Miller, Edna Wilson and Gerald Gross, Bloomsburg; Wm, Webb, Pitts-ton; Miss Laura Everett, Shamokin; Mrs. H. T. Eckert, Sunbury; R. A. Lockard, Berwick.Dr. and Mrs. Vastine are enjoying their honeymoon at Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Washington and other cities, and are expected home this week. They will live at the Vastine homestead until their new home is completed.They are among Catawissa’s most popular young people and have been I prominent in all society events of late I years. The best wishes of all will be with them through life.THE CALITHUMPIANS.The groom has always been a leading figure in wedding send-offs heretofore, and the calithumpians gave him scriptural measure in return. The horses drawing the cab conveying the couple to the station were led by the ushers, and these gentlemen were very solicitous as to the welfare of the bride and groom, stopping at the street crossings and calling upon the groom for a speech, giving the bride an invitation to inspect her new home, then in the. hands of the carpenters, and working other stunts which Jiad been invented by the genial groom for the wedding parties of other days, all the time the calithumpians keeping up the Dr’s special wedding march upon tin horns, sleigh bells, tin pans, etc. The racket lasted until the 7:32 p. m. Penn’a train left the station. The usual quantity of rice was showered upon them as they entered the train.
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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Apr 28, 1904
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