CUPID’S HAPPY
CONSUMMATION
Messrs.
John Rogers and Nat Conolly, a brother of the bride,
were ushers. Judge W.B. Hardee gave the
bride away. Miss Myrtle Williams was
maid of honor, and Miss Louisa Conolly and Miss Annie Swift were
bridesmaids. R.K. Seward acted as best man
and T.S. Purse
and A.W. Gilchrist as bridesgroomsmen.
Lillie Conolly, the sweet little sister of the bride, was flower
girl. The choir was composed of G.P.
Davis, Miss Jessie Rogers and Mrs. F.C. Peters, the latter being
organist.
The bridal
party arrived at the church in
carriages a few minutes before 8 o’clock.
The bride and attendants marched in from the front entrance and
the
bridegroom and his first attaché from the side, meeting in front
of the altar,
where the bridal couple stood underneath an arch of lovely flowers. Rev. M.H. Outland very impressively
solemnized the ceremony which made them man and wife, and after
offering a
beautiful prayer Mr. & Mrs. Corbett, followed by the cortege,
walked slowly
down the aisle to the strains of the wedding march and, seated in
carriages,
were driven to the elegant and hospitable home of the bride’s mother,
Mrs. C.W.
Conolly, on Marian Avenue, where an elaborate reception was tendered. About forty invited guests were present, and
after congratulations were over, all did full justice to a spread the
equal of
which has never before been prepared in Punta Gorda.
The guests
were entertained some time by the musical talent
present and in social conversation, spending a most pleasant evening. Before the hour-hand of the clock pointed to
the midnight mark, the guests had all departed, closing the scenes of
an event
that will be memorable for all time.
Miss Conolly
was one of Punta Gorda’s most
estimable young ladies. She is highly
accomplished and is endowed with rare personal attractions. During her seven or eight year’s
residence here she has grown to
womanhood, and by her lovable disposition has won the warmest esteem
and
affection of her acquaintances
Mr. Corbett is typical of all the nobler traits of manhood, and is richly deserving of the affections of the companionable young woman he has just wed. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pa., but has made Punta Gorda his home ever since there was a Punta Gorda. For several years he was manager of the 30-ton ice plant owned by the E.B. Cornell Company and for a year past has been Punta Gorda’s efficient postmaster, in which capacity he has attained a degree of popularity seldom reached by public officials. He has been a favorite buy obstinate and selfish possibility in the matrimonial arena for more than a few seasons, but he has doubtless come to the conclusion that after all married life, when it is consistent and sincere, is the chief medium through which eternal contentment and happiness divine is to be obtained. God grant that fortune may never cease to smile upon him and his charming bride, is the devout prayer of The Herald and every member of the community.
For the present Mr. and Mrs. Corbett will take up their residence at the home of Mrs. Conolly, but a few months later they will be domiciled in a cozy cottage of their own.