Davison County, SD Marriages.....Martin, Abbie L. - Nicolas, J.F. December 15 1885
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Mitchell Daily Republican, Dec. 16, 1885
Brilliant Wedding at the Episcopal Church Last Night.

The marriage of Mr. J. F. Nicolas and Miss Abbie L. Martin, daughter of Mr. 
S.C. Martin, all of this city, was one of the most brilliant affairs Mitchell 
has known in some time.  It took place at 7:30 last evening in the Episcopal 
Church, which was brilliantly lighted and handsomely decorated with flowers 
and Oregon ferns. The contracting parties stood underneath a handsome bell of 
evergreens and flowers.  The church was filled with the friends of the bride 
and groom, who were attended by Mr. Lewis Stern as usher, and Mr. Eugene West 
as best man and Miss Lou Huyssen as bridesmaid.  The bride who is a handsome 
young lady of eighteen years was attired in nun's veiling trimmed with cream 
satin and Egyptian lace.  She wore a handsome set of orange blossom, the gift 
of Miss Julia Barnard.  After the performance of the rite by Rev. A.P. 
Anderson, according to the Episcopal service, the couple received the 
congratulations of their friends for a half hour in the church and at the 
residence of the bride's parents, corner Second and Sanborn streets, afterward 
partook of an elegant collation with some fifty friends and invited guests.  
The couple took the 9:45 p.m. train east.  They will go to St. Paul, Chicago 
and Washington, making an extended tour.

The presents were numerous, handsome and valuable.  Among them were the 
following:
    Pier glass, velvet frame Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Silsby.
    Plush perfumery case and bottles Maud Silsby and Blanche Durell.
    Silver napkins rings Mr. and Mrs. Martin
    Glass butter dish Mrs. Remington and daughter.
    Set silver spoons T.F. Mentzer.
    Red plush jewel box with gold watch and chain from groom.
    Silver card holder Mr. and Mrs. Pingry.
    Hammered brass tray and brush from Max and Herman Weil.
    Handsome plush toilet set from S.C. Martin.
    Glass fruit dish from Mr. and Mrs. Fosdick and daughter.
    Handsome plush jewel case from Mrs. Hiram Barber and daughter.
    Autograph album W.H. Lindsey, Woonsocket.
    Set of nut cracks and picks, Mrs. Jerome Wiltse
    Scott's poems from D. Root
    Embroidered sash from Miss Huyssen.
    Silver cake basket from E.H. West.
    Handsome book of poems, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Bracy and Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie.
    Handsome book of poems Grandmother and Aunt Anna
    Handsome lamp from Emery Bros.
    Glass berry dish from Mr. and Mrs. Knowles
    Butter knife from Mr. and Mrs. O.O. Stanchfield
    E.P. Rowe's last book "An original belle" from H.L. Warne
    Fan shaped tidy Mrs. A.J. Anderson
    Boquet of flowers from Miss Ollie Fosdick
    A check to Mrs. Nicolas from Grandma Martin, for $10,000

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