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GEN. MERRITT MARRIEDMUm l anrn Williams, of ( hlraifo, He-comPK the Brld« of the Philippine Pom minder.London, Oct. 24.—Gen. Wesley Merritt and Miss Laura Williams were married this evening in the bride's apartments at the Savoy hotel.A has ostentatious wedding could not be imagined. The general strolled from the Metro pole to the Savoy unattended, wearing a beaver hat, a frock coat and white tie. The party gathered In the drawing room, which had been beautified with a few flowers. Hon. Rev. John Northcote. rector of St. Andrew’s, officiated. The bride entered on the arm of her brother, who gave her away. She was attired in white satin and wore the usual veil, with orange blossoms. Though looking ill, the bride stood throughout the ceremony, and pronounced the responses in a strong voice. After the ceremony. White, charge d'affaires, proposed the health of the bride, which was drunk with enthusiasm. Members of Gen. Merritt’s staff entered and congratulated the couple. Their friends afterward departed and Mr. and Mrs. Merritt dined alone.The illness of the bride has not proved as serious as expected Gen. and Mrs. Merritt will be able to carry their plan of going to Laris at the end of the week. They proceed to the Philippine islands after the adjournment of the peace commission.
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Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph
Bloomington, Illinois, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1898
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