Montreal. The youngest, Clara Percival , was married to William Mellett ; an acount of her wedding, from The Guardian of September 16,1899, follows: ??? A quiet wedding took place at Erinville, the residence of Capt. Alexander , Stanhope , at noon Wednesday, Sept. 11, when his daughter Clara P. was united in marriage to William Mellett Esq. ofSouris . The day being pleasant, the ceremony was performed on the lawn under a beautiful arch of evergreens, the Rev. Jacob Layton officiating. The bride wore a beautiful brown costume with silk trimmings, and carried a handsome bouquet of asters. She was attended by Miss M. Moore of Charlottetown . The groom was supported by Mr. George Mellett of . Only the immediate friends of the bride were present. After luncheon the bridal party left for , amid showers of rice and the booming of guns, where they took the train for their future home of Souris . The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and costly presents, among which a brooch, the gift of Mrs. Alex MacDonald of Dalvay, was conspicuous, thus showing the esteem in which the bride was held among her friends. There are no Alexanders living in Stanhope today. Children of Francis and Ann (Brodie) Alexander (d. 11 Mar., 1880., d. 12 Aug., 1896. Both bur. Stanhope .) 1. George, b. 29 Sept., 1838, Niagara Falls, d. 5 Feb., 1914, bur. Stanhope , m. 15 Jan., 1862 to Isabella Margaret , 2nd dau. of Robert Percival (b. 1803, Wexford , Ireland) and Sarah MacQuarrie (b. 1798, Glasgow, Scotland ) 6 c. Children of George and Isabella (Percival) Alexander 1. Robert Percival , b. 24 Nov., 1862, d. 6 Jan., 1940, in Japan. m.l. 27 June, 1893 to Christine Vroom (b. 1867, d. 19 Jan., 1899 in Hirosaki, Japan.) 1 c. George. m.2. 23 Dec, 1902 to Fanny Grey Wilson in Chattanooga, Term. 4 c. 2. Sarah Ann (Annie), b. 26 Apr. 1864, d. 6 Mar., 1919, bur. Stanhope , m. as his 2nd wife to Charles Hughes . 3. William Webb , b. 7 Jan., 1866, m. 29 Jan., 1902 to Edith Emmeline Ryckman . 1 c. Edward , b. 26 Sept., 1903. William taught in Stanhope School 1883-85. 4. George Herbert , b. 28 Apr., 1868, d. 1954 in Detroit, bur. Stanhope . m.l. 31 Oct., 1900 in Pictou, N.S. to Catherine Charlotte Morrison who died in childbirth, both bur. Pictou . m.2. 7 Aug., 1912 at Sheridan, Michigan to Emma Strong of India (d. 31 Dec., 1943, bur. Stanhope ) 1 c. Herbert Collins , b. 27 Dec. 1916, m. Mary Beth ____, 8 c. 5. Virginia Elizabeth (Bessie), b. 7 May, 1870, d. Edmonton, Alta. 6. Clara Percival , b. 15 Dec, 1871, d. Edmonton, Alta. m. 11 Sept., 1899 to William Mellett of Souris (b. ) 4 c. For children of Robert Percival Alexander , Clara Percival (Alexander) Mellett, and Isabel Wilson (Alexander) Gerhard , please 269