Wallingford-Cummings Wedding

CUMMINGS, WALLINGFORD

Posted By: Ernie Lunsford (email)
Date: 5/17/2002 at 18:28:55

A Pretty Wedding South of Bonaparte

Last Wednesday, Jan 25, 1899, at high noon, occurred the marriage of Miss Cinda Cummings to Mr. James H. Wallingford. The ceremony was performed at the home of Robert Cummings, one and one half miles soutwest of Bonaparte. The wedding was a quiet one, there being no one present only the near relatives of the contracting parties. As the clock chimed the hour of twelve, and Miss Minnie Cummings presiding at the organ played the inspiring strains of the Wedding March, the bride and groom appeared in the entrance of the parlor with Miss Elsie Wallingford as brridesmaid, and Mr. Levi Cummings, as groomsman. Rev. G.W. Barber, of Farmington, then performed the impressive ceremony which bound then to each other for life, after which their relatives tendered their sincerest congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple. A delighful dinner was served in the spacious dining room immediately after the ceremony. The bride is a most highly esteemed and accomplished young lady, and was charmingly attired in a white wool dress, tastefully trimmed. The groom is the son of M. Henry Wallingford of Harrisburg Township, and is a prosperous young farmer. They will reside on a farm six and 1/2 miles northeast of Bonaparte.

Many handsome and useful presents were presented the young couple. The afternoon was pleasantly spent with both vocal and instrumental music and social conversation, after which the relatives departed for their homes.