MARRIAGE: David S. MARTIN to Mary Sidney BYERS, 1908, Littlestown, Adams County, 
PA

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Martin-Byers – In St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Littlestown, at high noon on last 
Wednesday, June 17, Rev. David S. Martin of New Freedom, York County, was united 
in marriage to Miss Mary Sidney Byers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Byers, 
of Littlestown.

The ceremony was performed by the pastor of the church, Rev. J. J. Hill, 
assisted by Rev. A. M. Heilman, pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, of 
Hanover.

In the wedding party were Miss Rose Baker, as maid of honor and Misses Lola 
Ramer, of Baltimore, Charlotte Sherwood, of York; Edna Hartman, of Arendtsville, 
and Miss Ottie Eby, of Hanover, as bridesmaids.  The best man was Rev. Martin L. 
Clare, pastor of the Lutheran Church, at Spring Grove, Elmer Bush, of York, John 
Shaffer, Harry Freed and Frederick Harpenstine, of New Freedom, were the ushers.  
Miss Helen Byers and Master Austin Geiselman, sister and cousin of the bride 
serves as ribbon bearers.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride, after 
which Rev. and Mrs. Martin left on a wedding trip of several weeks to Niagara 
Falls and points in Canada.

They will reside at New Freedom, where the groom is pastor of the Lutheran 
Church.

The groom is a graduate of the College and Seminary of this place, and is 
serving his first charge at New Freedom.  The bride is a Normal School graduate 
and for several years has been teaching school in Adams Co.

Gettysburg Compiler – Wednesday, June 24, 1908