People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1896 — Sayler—Messerly Nuptials. [ARTICLE]

Sayler—Messerly Nuptials.

Last Sunday morning at the hour of ten Miss Belle Messerly, daughter of Mrs. Lucinda Messerly, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. J. Byron Sayler of Medaryville, son of Mr. and Mrß. Louis Sayler of Jasper county, the Rev Dr. Streator of Winamac officiating in the M. E. church of that place, the home of the bride. The ceremony was simple and modestly in keeping with the quiet taste of the high contracting parties. The bride was unattended and carried a boquette of margarettes and pink rose buds. The floral decorations were very pretty, being of carnations, roses and maiden hair ferns. The bridal arch was a triumph of floral art. The bride was costumed in cream colored silk, with trimmings of lace and ribbons. The organist was Miss Artha Brown of Francesville, a neice of the bride. The ceremony was witnessed by about forty near friends, among them being the groom’s sister, Miss Lillie Sayler of Rensselaer. The wedding dinner was served at high noon at the home of the bride’s mother. The following near relatives were gathered round the bounteous board:

Mrs. L. Messerly, Miss Cora Messerly, Miss Lillie Sayler, Mrs. Bruce, Master Charles Bruce, Mrs. Teters, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Keller, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Messerly, Rev. and Mrs. Streater, Mrs. S. I. Brown, Misses Grace, Artha, Ruth, Bessie, Florence and Maude Brown, Mr. Rollo Messerly. Mrs. Sayler is a most loveable and accomplished lady, a member of one of Winamac’s most grespected families, a favorite in society, and active in church and Sunday school work. She has long occupied a place in the choir of the Methodist church, being talented in both vocal and instrumental music. She has taught school in Medaryville and Francesville with marked success.

Mr. Sayler is engaged in the real estate business at Medaryville, and fast winning his way to prominence and success in his chosen field of labor. He is well and favorably known in Jasper county where he has a host of relatives and warm friends. He is a young man of rare capabilities with a bright future opening before him, and with his charming, energetic wife to inspire him to great accomplishments his highest aspirations are quite certain of achievement. The bridal pair arrived in Rensselaer at 3:30 p. m. Monday, where carriages were in waiting to convey them and friends to the parental home of the groom in Newton township, six mileß west of town. There a sumptuous banquet had been prepared, the fatted calf having

been killed, figuratively expressed, and many good things brought forth to feast the favorite son and the bride they had not yet seen. Nearly 100 relatives and friends were assembled at- the old home,, wherein the worthy father and mother have lived for forty years and reared a numerous family. This occasion, however will be the last of its kind to be held under the old roof, for the farm has been, sold and the new owner will soon razo, the pioneer home to the ground to makeroom for the newer and better buildingthat is to supplant it, but the sweet memories of many happy events will live cn through the lives of all the numerousparticipants. It was under the spreading boughs of a grove of giant locust that the infare feast was set of which over a hundred guests partook, and It was long after twilight had faded into night and the full proud moon was well otf its beautiful course shedding its silvery light over the peace enchanted bower, that the last to be served rose from the banquet board, still laden with sufficient to feed an hundred more.

GUESTS. Mr. and Mrs. James Yeoman, “ “ Cicero Pancoast, “ “ Harry Kessinger, “ “ Ira Sayler, “ “ Arthur Bailey, “ “ Phillip Hollis, “ “ Robert Yeoman, “ “ Joseph Yeoman, “ “ Wm. Bringle, “ “ Jefferson Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Penwright, “ “ Edward DeWees, Mesdames Shipman and daughter, Abbie Yeoman, Benjamin Sayler. Misses. Emma Tellus, May Farmer, Mattie Hemphill, Mattie Sayler, Ada Sayler, Allie Powell, Nancy Carr, Ida Carr, Lizzie Dennis, Amy Knowlton, Hattie Sayler, Agness Shipman, Mattie Yeoman, Ermina Yeoman.

Messrs, Victor Bringle, John Rush, Frank Hemphill, J. H. Sayler, Wallace Sayler, Harvey Potts, Carrie Carr, Lawerence Sayler, Will Carr, Frank Yeoman, A. A. Yeoman, Reuben Yeoman, Morris Sayler, Charles Liston, Will McColly, Ernest Coen. There were also present a joyous troup of little masters and misses, and a half dozen the best behaved wee ones that ever helped to welcome a charming bride to the hearts of new found kinfolk. With music and song the evening grew apace, and it was past the hour, which in the land of the midnight sun marks the appearance of the God of Love to bless the candidates for nuptial honors that the last guests took their departure, breathing a long life and much joy to the happy twain they bid good night.