Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-17

the voluntary work Of friendly hands OUTSIDE
the family. A beautiful floral marriage ben
with pure white dove futtering underneath
which, at the church, hung over the chance
rail and under which the ceremony was no.
formed, was removed to the reception room
and under this the newly welded pair ~
ceived the congratulations Of their friends
The bell and dove were the gift Of the mem
bers of the Episcopal church choir, who fel,
themselves under many obligations 10 Mis-
Harris for kindly offices at the organ in ina
regular services Of the church during the pas,
summer The guests who were present a,
the reception included family friends And
relatives Of the bride and groom from Nav
York city, Brooklyn, Albany, Utica. and
Yonkers, N Y, Washington, ID. c., Ruth,
ford, N. j.. Hartford, Conn, Boston, Sprra
field, Holyoke and Easthampton, Mass. M
lows Falls, Keene, n H., and other place.
The wedding presents embraced a very preo,
variety Of rarely elegant and valuable articles
Costly and substantial gifts Of silver, with
beautifully decorated china and cut glass on
the one hand, were supplemented on the
other with choice etchings, paintings en-.
cravings and articles of UirtU. In every case
the gifts were chosen in excellent taste and
those seenlby the guests comprised only apor.
ton of those given-tbe presents in many
cases, especially those from the immediate
relatives of both the bride and groom, having
been sent direct TO New York, where Mr. and
Mrs. Wood will have their residence. We
doubt IL the bride cherishes any OF her pres.
ents with greater sense of appreciation than
will be the case with the happily chosen little
gift from the officers and crew Of the iuve
nile "Pinafore" company, which Miss Harris
so efficiently aided to launch on the tide Of
public favor in the summer Of 1879.
During the afternoon the bridal pair start
ed on their wedding journey, amid shower
of blessings and benedictions from very many
friends.
THR MARRIAGE OF MR.. c. +. JENNIE AND MISS
SHERMAN.
On the evening of the same day with the
above, another interesting social event took
place in the marriage of Mr.. Clarence F.
Jenne, of the firm of Sherman & JENNIE in
surance agents of this place, with Miss Ida
May, eldest daughter of Mr.. s. II. Sherman
of the same firm. The rain, which had been
falling at intervals during the afternoon, in.
creased to a genuine pour at nightfal, but
this fact did not prevent an interested Assem-.
blage many of whom came by special invita-
ton, from filling the spacious audience room
of the Baptist church, where the ceremony
was performed, in every part. Prof. G. F.
Schuster presided at the organ, and for half
an hour previous to the ceremony entertain.
ed the assembled company with variety Of
selections upon that instrument. At few
minutes past O'Clock the wedding party ar
rived. The parents, sister and brother of the
bride were escorted to their seats, and the
bride and groom then made their appearance,
preceded in their march to the altar by the
four ushers-Messrs. Oscar A. Marshall, Geo.
S. and Ed. X. Pratt of this place. and +. H.
White Of UapN MawiAay, Tho
inexperienced by Rev. G. b. Cow, pastor ofthe
church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Walker Of Hart
ford, Conn. After receiving the benediction
at the hands Of the latter, the bridal pair left
the church TO the strains of Memberships
wedding march, which sounded forth from
the organ, accompanied by four brass nstru.
ments-Messrs. Burnett, Campbell, Rowe
and Holden kindly assisting and adding great
ly to the inspiring effect. The floral decora-
tions Of the church, although not profuse,
were tasteful and effective. Cut flowers
decked the desk and organ front, and potted
plants and stands Of flowers stood on the pull
pit platform. In front Of the altar stood an
arch of flowers and smilax, with a beautiful
floral wedding bell depending from its centre
and within this arch the wedding VOWS were
taken. The dress of the bride was of white
carleton, silk and lace with train and veil and
trimmings of flowers and smilax.
Immediately after the ceremony the parents
of the bride held a reception at their home on
Forest Square, where many friends called to
extend their congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
JENNIE, and where pleasant hour was spent.
The presents bestowed on the bridal pair
were very numerous. Prominent among
them was an exceptionally handsome silver
tea service presented by the family relatives
of the groom. The groom's present to his
bride was an elegant pair of diamond ear
rings Refreshments were served, and Mr.
aud Mrs. Jenne left by the 1920 express on
their bridal tour, which will include a visit to
Boston, New York, Niagara Falls, Philadel-
phia and Washington.
MID-RANGE SHOOTING AT VERNON.
On Thursday the Fort Drummer rifle club
held their annual mid range shoot at the Yer
non range, competing for the Hooker and
club medals. The former medal was won by
G. b. Read and the latter by Robert Daley.
The shooting was excellent, notwithstanding
the fact that strong northwest wind COM
PEELED the use of windage of to points.
Following is the score
FOUR HUNDRED, FIVE HUNDRED AND SIX HUN
DRIED YARDS.
Yds. l 4 6 0 10