Blair County PA Archives Marriages.....Myers, Nettie A. - Ranck, Benjamin F. December 13, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donald Buncie http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008389 December 8, 2023, 8:23 pm The Fulton County news. (McConnellsburg, Pa.): December 28, 1899 On Tuesday evening 13th inst., a pretty wedding was solemnized at the residence of Rev. Seth F. Myers, pastor of the German Baptist church, Altoona, Pa., when his daughter Miss Nettie A. Myers was married to Mr. Benjamin F. Ranck, of Warfordsburg, this county. The happy couple attended by Miss Minnie Shellenberger and Mr. E. Bruce Ranck, a brother of the groom, entered the parlor at 7.30 o'clock to the strains of a wedding march rendered by Miss Anna Shellenberger. There they were met by Elder Walter S. Long, pastor of the German Baptist church of Tyrone, who pronounced the words that united them for life. The bride and bridesmaid were tastefully arrayed in white, and carried a bouquet of white hyacinths and carnations. The groom and groomsman were dressed in conventional black. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of invited friends. After congratulations had been extended, a wedding supper was served. The groom is an excellent young man and is one of the leading teachers of this county, as well as a minister of the German Baptist church. The bride is a very estimable young lady, and was the recipient of many beautiful and useful presents. On the 14th inst., Mr. and Mrs. Ranck left Altoona on their wedding trip, and after spending a few days at Cumberland, Md., arrived at Warfordsburg, where they will spend some weeks with the groom's mother before going to housekeeping. Saturday evening 16th a wedding feast was given in honor of the newly married couple at the home of Mr. Ranck's mother, the immediate relatives of the family being present. The happy couple received congratulations from their many friends with best wishes of a very long and happy life. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/vitals/marriages/myers2164nmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb