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Source: Crawfordsville Star, Jan 20, 1898 p 1

Three stalwart policemen had all they could do to keep a thoroughfare open on south Green street from the postoffice building to the Elston bank corner on Wednesday evening, the occasion being a marriage in plate glass window of the Clipper saloon, which is owned by Albert Muhleisen. The crowd began to assemble before 6 o’clock and by 8 o’clock it had overrun the sidewalk and filled the street from the building to buildings across the street. Shortly a crowd swept up to the door and Justice Buck stepped to the ground and went into the saloon. In a moment a carriage drawn by four horses, with a driver in full livery, dashed up and out of it stepped the groom, James Gill the bride-to-be, Miss Fleta Lee, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, who were to be the attendants. The four marched from the rear of the room to the front, preceded by Mr. Muhleisen and the Justice, mounting the platform in the front window amid the cheers of thousands on the outside. The ceremony was short. It occurred in an arbor of ferns and palms, interspersed with roses and cut flowers, while the window was a fairy grotto of beauty fashioned by an expert in window dressing brought to the city for the purpose by the proprietor of the place who was paying the bills, outside the carriage furnished by Boone Callahan and the marriage license supplied by another friend. Mr. Muhleisen was determined that his faithful porter should have as good a wedding as anybody and he had it. The groom was in full dress suit as was his best man and wore a white rose in his oat. The bride wore a gown of white brocade satin entrain, high neck, long sleeves, ace trimmings, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. The bridesmaid wore white satin, low neck, short sleeves and red roses. Th presents to the bride were a completely furnished house. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Star, Oct 28, 1886 p 1

Benjamin F. GIllispie and Nancy Vancleave, daughter of Wm. Vancleave, were married at the bride's residence yesterday at noon by Elder. Vancleave. A fine dinner was served the guests. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 20 Sept 1901 p 15

Source: Crawfordsville Star Jan 13, 1898 p 1

Mayor Stilwell on last Thursday officiated at his first marriage. The principals were Otis B. Marts, of Darlington and Dora C. Gowens, of this city. The Mayor did not kiss the bride but he did collect a tidy fee for doing the work so well. The blushing bride was a widow, three times a bride before this little affair and the groom was a widower, twice married before this very pleasing event. Mayor Stilwell has since been very industriously figuring on the probability of a divorce and making a guess at how long it will take the groom to catch up on the marriage record of the bride, although he fondly believes that this match will stick for keeps. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Review Aug 6, 1918 p 8

Darlington, Aug 5- Monday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gray, their daughter, Miss Gertrude Gray was united in marriage to Mr. Damon Thompson. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Edward Williams, pastor of the Darlington Presbyterian Church. 30 guests were present at the ceremony. Mrs. Lora Booher played the wedding march as the bride and groom took their place unattended before the improvised altar. Mr. Thompson is a member of the headquarters company stationed at Hattiesburg, Miss and is here on a short furlough. Mrs. Thompson will remain in Darlington with her parents. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 7 October 1869 p 8

Married – On Thursday the 30th, ult, at the residence of Frank Seaman in Covington by Rev. N. Williams, Mr. J. Warner Griffith and Miss Lorena Hancock of Crawfordsville. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 18 February 1893

BRILLIANT WEDDING. Austin L. Tomlinson and Miss Edith Guthrie United in Holy Matrimony The First Presbyterian church had been beautifully decorated Wednesday afternoon by Krause & Crist and presented a lovely spectacle with the altar banked with palms and other potted plants. The occasion was the marriage of Austin L. Tomlinson and Miss May Edith Guthrie, two of Crawfordsville's best known young people. It was 4:45 o'clock when Mr. Leon Brower escorted Miss Josie Stilwell, the organist, attired in a grey serge, to her position. She began playing low music and to it the vocal musicians, Miss Cowan attired in cream colored silk, and escorted by Mr. Brower, Miss Helen Watson in red silk, escorted by Mr. Hostetter, and Miss Canine, in cream silk, escorted by Mr. Hornbeck, entered and took their positions by the pipe organ. After a beautiful and appropriate solo by Miss Cowan, an exquisite trio was rendered and at its conclusion Miss Stilwell struck up Lohengrin's wedding march to which the bridal party entered. The groom attended by his best man, Mr. George Tomlinson, entered by the east, aisle and stood on the right of the altar. By the west aisle the bride and her attendants descended to the altar. Mr. J. B. Johnston came first and took his position on the extreme right. He was followed by Miss Lyda Guthrie attired in a pink silk with LaFrance roses, and by Miss Daisy Guthrie in a cream colored silk with mermot roses and smilax. They took positions on the left. The bride came last and presented a very beautiful picture in an exquisite gown of cream colored silk entraine, and trimmed with deep pasementries. . She carried a large bouquet of bride's roses from which graceful ropes of smilax fell almost to the floor. The bride and groom took their position directly before the altar and during the prefatory prayer by the officiating clergyman, Rev. F. H. Hayes, of Muncie, the attendants all knelt. The ceremony was elaborate and included the ring service. The ring used was the wedding ring of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Martha Hartman, and had been used at her wedding just 50 years ago. It was presented for the occasion by the groom's mother. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding party marched out to the glad strains of the Mendelssohn and were driven to the home of the bride's mother, on Grant avenue, where the bride changed her costume for a neat green traveling dress. Mr. and Mrs. Tomilinson then took the evening train for Indianapolis, whence they will proceed to Cincinnati and other points in Ohio. After a two weeks' trip they will return and make their home with the groom's mother on the corner of Washington and Market streets. The wedding was one of the most artistic and pretty ever seen in the city and reflected rare taste in design and execution. It united the fortunes of two most estimable and worthy young people. The bride is a pretty and popular young lady with many most admirable and lovable qualities. The groom is an energetic and thorough young business man and represents the second ward in the city council. He is capable and in all ways worthy the great prize he has won. THE JOURNAL takes pleasure in extending congratulations. - thanks so much for this great wedding announcement to Kim H