MARRIAGE: Abraham C. ROOP Jr. to Alice A. WATSON, 1894, Andrews Bridge, Lancaster County, PA

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Tuesday evening at 6:30 o’clock Mr. Abraham C. Roop, Jr., of Andrews Bridge, in
Colerain township, was joined in the bonds of holy matrimony to Alice A. Watson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Watson, of Unicorn. The wedding ceremony was
solemnized at the bride’s sister, Mrs. Nellie H. Bailey, No. 222 West James
street, Lancaster. Rev. C. Elvin Haupt, pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran
church officiated. The bridesmaids were Misses Bernice Runner and Mamie Buzzell.
Messrs. F. S Kinsey and W.F. Watson were groomsmen. The house was handsomely
decorated for the occasion and the wedding was private, there being only the
immediate friends and relatives of the bride and groom present. The bride and
her attendants were handsomely dressed and the wedding was a very pretty one.
They received many valuable presents and immediately after the ceremony an
elegant banquet was partaken. A reception was held at the residence of the
bride’s parents on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Quite a number of relatives and
friends were present. Numerous presents were also received here. On Wednesday
evening they were given an old time serenade.


Quarryville Sun, Friday, February 2, 1894