Butts County GaArchives Marriages.....Ellen Finley - W. T.  Nelson 1887
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Middle GA Argus

A Brilliant Wedding

Winston, N.C. and Jackson Meet at The Nuptial Altar

The most brilliant social event of the season culminated in the marriage of 
Miss Ellen Finley of this place and Mr. W. T. Nelson of Winston North Carolina, 
at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening of last week.  The marriage had been 
announced to be public and a general invitation extended to our people and 
before the appointed hour, seven o’clock, the spacious church was filled to 
overflowing.  Promptly on time a phaeton appeared at the door of the church and 
the happy couple and their attendants alighted the marching down the aisle to 
the soul-stirring strains of a wedding march played by the accomplished Miss 
Eve Sasnett.

Messrs. H. H. Harvey of Monticello, W. Allen of Mechanicsville and J. F. 
McKibben of Jackson were the attendants.

The church was beautifully decorated with evergreens and flowers, and woven 
with artistic skills and hanging above the chancel were the letters N. F.  
initials of the contracting  parties.  The ceremony, by Dr. Thos. H. Simmons, 
pastor of the church, was beautiful and impressive and as the happy pair stood 
before the altar of God to take to themselves the nuptial vow the picture was 
beautiful.  After the marriage was over and the benediction announced, the 
newly made man and wife quietly withdrew and repaired to the home of the bride 
where a sumptuous collation was in waiting.  Only the near relatives and a few 
special friends were invited to the supper.  The writer, by special invitation 
took supper with the bride and groom and while we know that we did our appetite 
justice, we are forced to confess that we cannot describe the repast in all its 
details.  It is enough to say the table was loaded down with good things which 
were too numerous to mention.

Of the bride too much cannot be said in her praise.  She has long been known to 
our people and for several years has been conducting a popular  millinery 
establishment here.  Her friends can be numbered as all who know her – they are 
legeon.  Mr. Nelson is a man of wealth, being one of the most successful 
business ;men of Winston N.C. and from a limited acquaintance we find him to be 
a gentleman in every cause of the word.  

For the near future they will make their home in Jackson, but later they will 
move to Winston to locate permanently.  The Argus only expresses the voice of 
our whole people when we offer them our best and most healthy congratulations.  
May they never see a cloudy day and their pathway be always strews with flowers 
is our wish.


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