Jasper County MO Archives Marriages..... KNIGHT, Kate - BOGGESS, Samuel Cleveland March 8, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William (Bill) Samuel BOGGESS http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005917 January 31, 2009, 1:19 pm A Carthage, MO newspaper, Mar 8,1898     A   PRETTY   HOME   WEDDING,                ~~~~        Mr. Samuel C. Boggess and Miss Kate       Knight Wedded This Afternoon     One of the prettiest home weddings witnessed in this city for a long time occurred this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the elegant home of James Luke, the well known mine operator, on South Main street. The contracting parties were Miss Kate Knight and Mr Samuel C Boggess.     The parlors of the residence were beautifully decorated in honor of the event. There was a profusion of flowers and plants, the south bay window where the ceremony was preformed bring banked with them. There were roses and hyacinths everywhere, and the air was heavy with their delicious fragrances, The curtains were drawn and the parlors softly lighted by gas. Over the spot where the young people were to stand was suspended a beautiful floral bell made of hyacinths and ferns. The remaining ceiling decorations were evergreens.     Both the young people are prominent in the First M E church and their pastor, Dr J W Stewart, performed the ceremony. At 5 o'clock he took his position in front of the space reserved for the happy couple and Miss Stella Van Osdell seated herself at the piano. A moment later the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march rang out rich and full, and the bridal party entered.     Little Stella Cooper, the 5-year old niece of Mrs Luke, a ring bearer, came in the north door with the maid of honor, Miss Genevieve Stiffler. The little girl wore a pretty gown of white China silk and carried the wedding ring on a white satin pillow beautifully decorated with ferns and hyacinths.     The maid of honor wore a costume of brown and gold taffeta silk the corsage trimmed with ribbons and a shirred front of gold mousseline de sole. She carried a bouquet of pink roses.     Close behind the maid of honor and ringbearer walked Mr Luke with his niece on his arm. The bride was gowned in a handsome brown taffeta silk. The skirt plain and of the latest style in cut, the waist shirred, trimmed with ruffles of tiny Grecian plaits and a quantity of handsome Irish point lace. She carried a bouquet of bride's roses and wore a spray of same in her hair.     The groom, accompanied by his best man, Mr Tom Hall, entered at the west door simultaneously with remainder of the party and the entire party marched across the room finally halting facing the minister. The tones of the wedding march softened and died away, and the sweet strains of "Annie Laurie" replaced them as the impressive ring ceremony began. When at length their troth was plighted, Dr Stewart turned and introduced the happy pair to the assembled friends as "Mr and Mrs Samuel C Boggess."     The young couple were the recipients of many beautiful and valuable wedding presents, mostly cut glass, china and silverware. The groom's present to the bride was an elegant silver tea set. The best man received a handsome scarf pin, the maid of honor an Epworth League pin, and the ring bearer and emerald ring from the bride and groom. Mr and Mrs Boggess will leave this evening for Galena, Kansas, where they will be at home to their friends after March 25 in a neat little home on Galena avenue, which Mr Boggess has already fixed up for their occupancy.     Mr Boggess is a well know Carthage boy who is now book-keeper for Shelbina Mining Co at Galena. He is upright, honorable, intelligent, and has the respect, confidence and good will of everyone. Mrs Boggess is a charming and pretty English girl who for four years has made her home with her uncle, Mr Luke, until now Carthage claims her as a daughter.     The guests present were mainly relatives and intimate friends. The invited guests were:   Messrs and Mmesdames Fred G Hodson, Ed Bailey, Byron Ash, E H Irwin, T K Wood, W H Edwards, L M Murphy, Walter Jenkins of Alba, Dr Mangram and wife from Preston; Mesdames Neilly Hough, Sarah Boggess, Fanny all, Thos Wood of Virginia; Misses Minnie Havens, Elsie Woodward, Edith Kerr, Stella Van Osdell, Geneveive Stiffler, Lillian Edwards, Georgia Radar, Eulah Irwin,Bertha Small of Aurora, Ind, Stelia Hodshier of Kansas City; Messers Lew Brown, Fred Osborne, Clayton Bradford, Thos and Hale Boggess, H H Beckworth, Thos Hall, Will Sheppared, Ed Hart, Chas Stiffler, W Burris, W Cooper, F Creech, Galena; T Greech, Webb City.             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copy from Carthage Public Library Additional Comments; Samuel Cleveland Boggess was born 12 Aug 1874, Cherry Camp, Tenmile district, Harrison county, West Virginia to Samuel Boggess (1811-1888) and Sarah Elizabeth Wood (1835-1918) Kate Knight was born in Calstock, Cornwall, England 10 Feb 1876 to Samuel David Knight and Ellen Luke (sister to James Luke). They had five children, two died young. Their home was in Galena, KS till 1900, Carthage till Kansas City from 1921 to 1925, remainder in Carthage, Both buried Park cemetery, Carthage. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/jasper/vitals/marriages/knight3mr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mofiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb