MARRIAGE: W. Lovell BALDRIGE to Ione B. CONDRON, 1891, Blair County, PA

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HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

  The cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Ione 
B., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Condron, to Mr. W. Lovell Baldrige.  
The First Baptist church will be the happy and felicitous scene of 
these nuptials, on Tuesday evening, March 10 at 8 o'clock.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Saturday, February 28, 1891

HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

  A new and happy era in life will be commenced by two of our young 
society people this evening, at the Baptist church, when the nuptial 
ceremony will be performed for Mr. W. Lovell Baldrige and Miss Ione B. 
Condron.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, March 10, 1891

HOLLIDAYSBURG HAPPENINGS.

  The First Baptist church was the scene of a brilliant and fashionable 
wedding last evening at 8 o'clock.  The air in the church was ladened 
with sweet and aromatic odors and the altar was a perfect bower of 
beauty, formed by potted and cut palms, Berunda lilies, hyacinths, 
amorrilas, southern palms, palm donas and wild smilax - the skillful 
and artistic work of Florist H. Q. James, of Altoona.  The high 
contracting parties were Miss Ione B., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Angus 
B. Condron, and Mr. W. Lovell, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Baldrige.  The 
bride was attended by the following bridesmaids: Miss Blanche Condron, 
sister of the bride; Miss Mary Baldrige, sister of the groom; Misses 
Letitia Landis, Sara Gardner, Marie Porter, Tillie Caldwell, Nannie 
Smith, Jessie Johnston and Martha Denniston.  The groomsman was Mr. 
Frank P. McFarland, of Frugality.  The following gentlemen officiated 
as ushers: Messrs. William Wigton, William Kinkead, Samuel Wigton and 
David McMurtrie, of Altoona; James Gardner, J. Vance Roller, John K. 
McLanahan, jr., and Isaac Irwin, of Hollidaysburg.  The fair bride was 
attired in a gown of white China silk, cut Princess fashion in the back 
with a high collar and cut slightly low in the neck in front, the front 
drapery being in the Grecian style.  The gown was trimmed with rose 
trimming and white silk cord.  She carried a magnificent bunch of bride 
roses in her hand and her hair was decorated with orange blossoms.  The 
bridesmaids were clad in dresses of thin white material, with waist 
ribbons of pink, tied behind in a butterfly bow with long ends.  They 
carried bunches of white carnations tied loosely with pink ribbons.  
The gentlemen wore the conventional evening dress.
  To the inspiring strains of the Lohengrin march, played on the pipe 
organ by Professor H. F. Faber, of Altoona, the wedding party slowly 
marched up the centre aisle to the altar, where the marriage vows were 
repeated before the Rev. Owen James.  Mendelssohn's wedding march 
filled the church with a flood of melody as the bride and groom, 
accompanied by their attendants, departed.  Immediately following this 
felicitous ceremony a reception was had at the home of the bride, which 
was attended by over one hundred guests.  Many useful and handsome 
presents were given the young couple.  On the 10.15 o'clock train last 
night they departed on a bridal tour to Philadelphia and New York.  The 
bride is a young lady of attractive person and gifted with many sweet 
and amiable qualities, while the man of her choice owns a high 
character and holds the responsible position of secretary and treasurer 
of the Juniata Limestone company.  The TRIBUNE joins their army of 
friends in wishing them all happiness and joy without alloy in their 
future home at Carlim.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, March 11, 1891