matrimonialOne of the most Important exeats of the new year was the marrlag^pf Mias Carrie Bell Hunter and Abram Asa Funic on Wednesday January 7th, at 12 o’clock neon, In the stately and spacious home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.H. Hunter, of Mnnson township. While the day was bolstroqs without, all was joyousand pleasant within, for Mthe merry wedding bells were ringing”. The honse was ▼ery tastily decorated with flowers and ferns for *the all. important occasion.” Promptly at the appointed time the bride •and grbom unattended, keeping step to Mendelssohn’-s wedding march, totfk t sir place under the wedding arch in the large ffont parlor where their pastor,:Her. H. John McClements, of Atkinson,pronounced them husband and wife. Tbo bride was attired in a beautiful gown of white, ahd. carried white roses. The groom wore the conventional black. The presents were of great variety and value, moat* attractive among wbihh were two or three stacks'of gold coins of large dlmen-tlons* After Che i ceremony and congratu-lationa/tke.c ripany warn seated_«trbeauti-fullr decors ted,and claboratelvfurnished tables and served to^.a-rinost sumptuoua-weddiag -dinner- ot-.many—ooursea^Mr^and Mrs. Funk are among our host knownand most highly esteemed young people. They enter u pon therrTiew^ if ewlth the beet wishee of their boats of friends, who bespeak for them a bright and prosperous future.' Their friends are -happy in the thonght that the jroung couple will settle down on the old homestead and thus continue unbroken tbdfriendships of girlhood and boyhood days. May happy days attend them. \