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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO TH BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC. 23, 1920
VOL. XXV NO. 16
CRAWFORD-BONNER
- NUPTIAL WEDNESDAY
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Mils Ethel Crawford Becomes
'ffiride of Mr. Alexander M.
Bonner of Raleigh.
One of- the most beautifully ap
"pointed weddings ever taking place
in Marion was solemnized at the
3?irst Baptist Church 'on Wednesday
evening at 6:30 o'clock when Miss
iSthel,- youngest daughter of Mr. and
-Jlrsv G. W. Crawford, became the
bride of Mr. Alexander Montague
Bonner.
V Long before the hour of the cere
mony the large church auditorium
yr&s filled to overflowing with the
'friends and relatives from far and
"HeSLt of the contracting" parties.
The participants of the wedding
Ceremony assembled in the main ves
"tibule of the church. While waiting,
-Miss Ruth Hood, of Asheville, in a
very -artistic manner, rendered two
beautiful violin solos, "Barcarolle"
from Tales of Hoffman and "To a
" Wild Rose" from McDowell. Miss
Mary Thomas, of Statesville, then
-sang charmingly "Until." To the
? strains of Lohengrins Wedding
March, played by Mrs. P. A. Reid,
"the wedding procession, led by Dr. J.
T. Bowden, pastor of the bride, fol-
lowed by "the Dames of Honor, Mrs.
W. R. Chambers and Mrs. A. D.
Stoner, a sister of the bride, both
-gowned in beautiful costumes of or
chid charmeuse with silver trim
mings, and carrying boquets of
Ophelia roses, entered the church.
Then came the bridesmaids, Misses
-Joyce Decker, Annie Laurie Blanton
and Faye Conley, all of Marion, and
-axms xieieu niiuru ux -a etuauasssee,
2Fla., entering in couple, proceeded
. .down opposite aisles. The brides
'"imaids wore exquisite gowns of yellow
: satin with long white, gloves, and
y). carried boquets of pink . Killarney
rrbsess Next in order of the proces
sion, followed the groomsmen, Mr.
s' Ernest Crawford , of Marion, Dr. H.
jib. Lineberger of Raleigh, Mr. John
: SNEols of Charlotte, and Dr. Dean
J Cvortf; of Marion, ,in full dress,
; 5 taking their places at 'the altar to the
lejlr of the bridesmaids. The Maid
of Honor, Miss EUen Crawford, sis
Tter of the bride, handsomely gowned
t in an opalescent robe made over
pink charmeuse, draped with apple
.jrreen satin panniers, , with . tulle
sleeves, trimmed with pink georgette
roses, proceeded down the main
aisle, carrying a bopuet of Ophelia
roses. The bride entered from the
main entrance on the arm of her
brother, Mr. James Crawford, by
'whorn she was given away at the al
tar. She wore an exqtiisite gown off
White Dutchess satin, trimmed with!
real lace and a tulle veil with orange
.blossoms. The court train was fas
tened with .real pearls. The only tor
nament worn by the bride was a
necklace . of genuine pearls, the gift
- of the' groom. The bride was met
at the altar by the groom with v his
best man, Dr. O. B. Bonner of Ra
leigh, broUjer of the groom, where,
under thg tastefully flower decked
altar, to. the soft strains of Mendel
shon Wedding March, played by Mrs.
.p. A. Reid, the impressive ring cere
mony was performed by Rev. J. T.
V Bowden
The church decorations were su-
pervised by E. C. -Dickson, florist of
-AsheviHe. . Using as a background,
mountain laurel -interspersed ' with
hemlock, the WUll aisles were made
very pretty, while at the main en
trance stood a large palm, on either
side of which was av cluster of rhodo
dendron,, enclosing large vases of
American Beauty roses, bringing out
a most . beautiful contrast.. The al
tar- was covered with hemlock, with
vases of pink roses and chenille. On
the rostrum were ferns and potted
plants with rhododendron in. the
rear. The center pew was in reserve
and; was encircled with white satin
w. .yibBW' 'The whole setting was one
of expuisite beauty, representing to
the imagination one not : unlike a
' v . . . scene of summer m the gorden or
S? tlie faries. Artificial ; Oights . drew
low mtb lours 3
OUR CHRISTMAS WISH
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REQUIRES not the occasion of
Christmas with its joys, cheer and prera
lent good will, to arouse in us a sense of
the appreciation due patrons of this paper.
In our hearts and minds are gratitude and
good thoughts for you during every day of the
year; but Christmas hallows our sentiments
and makes their expression fitting and timely.
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May the spirit of Christmas work for you
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be enabled to get the same amount of pleasure
and benefit " from these columns thqt we have
derived from making them.
The Publishers
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out the effectiveness of the color
scheme, blending in attractiveness
land beauty.
Immediately after the ceremony,
the bride and groom repaired to the
home of the bride, where she donned
her travelling costume of Pekin blue
veldyne, with accessories of brown,
and a Pekin blue toque and veil.
The happy couple left on train No.
21 for a bridal tour of several dpys
West and North. After the bridal
trip Mr. and Mrs. Bonner will take
up their residence at the Capitol
city, Raleigh.
Mrs. Bonner is a young .woman of
education and accomulishments. She
attended the State Normal College
at Greensboro and has held a trusted
position in the Marion Graded school
for a number of years. She has
been a leader in the social and church
life of Marion, where she is popular
among a host of friends.
Mr. Bonner is a rising young at
torney of Raleigh, where he is en
gaged in the practice of his profes
sion, in partnership with B. F. Mon
tague. He was educated at Guil
ford College and finished in law at
Trinity College. He is a young man
of sterling qualities and has already
risen to prominence in his home
town, Raleigh, where he is well and
popularly known..
Immediately after the engagement
announcement, many social affairs
were given in honor of Mrs. Bonner.
Attesting to her popularity were the
beautiful and useful wedding pres
ents consisting of "silver, china, cut
glass, linen and various other tokens
of esteem.
The out of town guests present at
the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. B.
F. Montague, Mr. Clyde Hunter, Dr.
O, B. Bonner, Dr. H. O. Lineberger,
of Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sams
and LeRoy Sams, of Winston-Salem;
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Esherman, the
latter a sister of the groom; Mr.
Frank H. Bryan, Of Washington, N.
C; Mr. Carl Hood, Miss Ruth Hood,
Mrs. Charlie Davis, Mrs. Pearle Lee
Gilliam, and Miss Virginia Lee, of
Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stoner,
Lof Biltmore: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Car-
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son. of Rutherfordton.v and Missl
Mary Thomas of Statesville.
The graded school closed Friday
for the holidays. The spring term
will open January 3, giving two
week&or the holiday vacation. The
teachers have returned to their vari
ous homes to spend the holidays.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
AT HIGHWAY RALLY
Boosters From Several Coun
ties Gather at Marion -Ern-dorse
State System Idea.
The most enthusiastic meeting of
road advocates met in Marion Satur
day night to discuss the road situa
tion in this section of the State.
Plans had been well arranged for the
gathering and good roadsters to the
number of 150 were on hand to par
ticipate in the meeting, 43 of whom
were from Yancey, Mitchell and
Avery counties.
A sumptuous banquet paid for by;
the citizens of Marion and served by
the ladies aid of the Methodist
church added much to the success of
the occasion.
The ball was started when Mrs.
Man- Martin Sloop who told those
present that there is no way for an
Averyian to come to North Carolina
among the people they love. These
lost provinces have been driven to
cease thinking in North Carolina
terms. A Greensboro, Raleigh, or
Charlotte paper published on Mon
day reaches Avery on Thursday of
the same week when Burleson is
speeding them up, but Tennessee
comes fresh from the press. When
an Averyian desires at six to set out
toward the real world she goes nine
hours and is 13 miles from home.
"If we visit, we visit in Tennessee,"
she declared. "If we shop, we shop
in Tennessee, and if we marry, we
marry in Tennessee.'
"It is 10 times as hard to grade a
' road in Avery as in other sections of
the state.' she continued, "and :we
are 10 times as sparsely settled -as
; many of your counties in other sec-'
iiorts. We. come and- beg yon fox a
: chance to buildthem,"
Heriot Clarkson spoke for the
committees which have worked -up
the tentative draft of the proposed
road legislation, Highway Commis
sioner J. G. Stikeleather for state
owned materials and for hard roads
everywhere in this section; D. E.
Hudgins, of the local bar, for all the
taxpayers, and W. T. Morgan, also
of this bar, for an end everlasting,
as Mr. Hudgins put it, to the craxy
quilt and mud pie road.
Miss Hariet Berry made a wonder
fully impressive speech on- the' woe
ful want that has trailed in the wil
ful waste incident to this long neg
lect of the lost provinces, and D. F.
Giles for Marion as the Meccaf of the
future tourists. -
The seven , members of, the general
assembly, who were here, have tied
themselves up to real roacis. .The
Clarksron bill on which 17 daily hours
were spent for four days in ' tiie
drafting, has these counties for back
ing before it gets to the legislatxTe
table.
Representative W. W: Neal, of-Me-Dowell,
told how the road enthusi
asts opened the 1919 session by fill
ing the hopper with bills, then fight
ing each other until the close. But
one night the last day in the session
some fellows got together; in a hotel
and decided not to fight any mOre
and the present travesty passed.
Mr. Clarkson pleased the Marion
people by telling them that the revo
lutionary general who stood . pat
when the ragged continentals were
highballing was General Francis Ikla
rion, the namesake of the McDowell
capital. They "were not to be driven
beyond the mountains. Today Ma
rion is the gateway to the west,
Its territory can furnish the apples
which will match the oranges of Flor
ida, its scenery and resort possibili
ties will thrill the world when .there
is a road into and out from it. As to
financing the proposed plan of hard
surface road building, about. 159
miles in the aggregate K perhaps 2,
000, he said the automobiles Tro'ld
pay on this year's basis- flJ&O 00
and next year's probably '$200(KO TO
It will cost abotit $400 a'rmile to
maintain such roads. There is now
in Raleigh available equipment worth
$2,500,000. , I?
- Miss Berry arrayed the loses to'
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