The Portland daily press., 1890-07-17
MANY FRIENDS TO WISH THEM WELL
Saw Professor Mathews and Miss
Eden Married In WatervIlIe.
The Wedding and the Reception
Which Followed Last Evening"
Birthday Festivities at the Pleasant
Bay Point House.
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Especial 10 the ffeSS.l
WATERvILLE, July 16.-The marriage Of
Professor Shailer Mathews of the chair Of
history and political economy at Colby Uni
versity, to Miss May p Eden of Waterville,
took place this evening Professor Mat
hews, who is one Of Colby's most brilliant
alumni of later years, graduated in 1884.
He spent several years at Newton Theologi-
cal Seminary and was then elected instruc-
tor in elocution and assistant professor in
rhetoric at Colby. Last year he was elected
to his present position, made vacant by the
election of President Small. His work dur
ing the past year has pleasantly surprised
his most sanguine admirers. Miss Eden is
one of Waterviile's most accomplished
and beautiful young ladies
and has hosts of friends in this and other
sections of the state. About 1000 invitations
to the wedding were sent out. Among the
large number of guests present were j. f.
Elden and wife, John Philbrick, the Misses
and Mrs Frank Philbrick and son, Profes-
sor j. b. Foster and wife, A. A. Plaisted and
wife, Mrs. Edwin Noyes, Mrs Z. G. Meader,
Mrs. Nellie Meader, Colonel 1. S. Bangs and
wife. Mrs. Follansbee,- f. P. Haviland and
wife, A. FL. Plaisted and wife, d. NJ. Bangs,
Miss Florence Plaisted, Mrs. s. Bouteiie,
Colonel F. =. Heath and wife, Edwin Heath,
Ethel Heath, Sheridan Plaisted. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Stark and son, Madame M. j..
Stark, Henry Hanson and wife, G. w. Dorr
and wife. Miss Annie Dorr. of Waterville
Walter c. Emerson and wife Of Portland,
Mr.: and Mrs. James Fellows and daughter
of Skowhegan, Miss May Whelock of Au-
burn, Miss Edith Leach of Brockton, Mass,
Miss Gussie Moore of Fond du Lac, Miss
Susie Milliken of Dorchester, Mass, Mrs.
Miss May Steward, Mr.. Frank Steward. Mr..
and Mrs. William Steward of Skowhegan,
Mrs. Henry White of Skowhegan, Miss
Minnie Tuttle of Skowhegan. Mrs. A. Owen
and Misses Annie and Mabel Owen Of Nash
vile, Tenn, Miss Flossie M. Pickering of
Miss Grace Matthews Of Broekns VIM Mass
Miss A. II. Brackett of Portland. Edwin
York of Portland, DIR. A. w. Small and wife,
DR.. VIM. Pulsifer of Skowhegan, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. a.. Kelly of Fairfield, Mrs. George
Philbr:ck Of Skowhegan.
The bridal procession entered the Congre-
gational church at S.35. 81. ii. Mathews, of
Brookllne, Mass. brother of the groom, was
best man. Miss Eden came in on the arm
of her uncle, Mr.. John Philbrick. She was
exquisltely dressed in white faille franchise.
She carried beautiful bouquet of white
roses, and wore a necklace with pendant,
enamel flowers, the centre of each being
formed by diamond. The necklace was
the gift of the groom. The bridesmaids
we're Miss Carrie Kalloch, Miss Daisy
Plaisted, Miss Helen Plaisted and Miss Mil
lie Meader. They were attired In India silk.
The maid of honor was Miss Fannie Phil
brick. Miss Philbrick's dress was of white
crepe over white silk.
The ushers were George K. Boutelle of
Waterville, Rev. Rush Rees of Portsmouth,
N. a., S. E. Webber of Calais, Colby 'S6
w. s. Eden of Waterville, Bowdoin 'S9; e.
B. Mathews of Brookline, Colby 81; III. K.
Kall0ch Of Waterville, Colby 81.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. l..
III. Hallock, assisted by Rev. w. II. Spencer.
A special train from Skowhegan in the
evening brought a large party from that
place. Every seat in the church was filed.
The reception after the wedding at the res
idence of the brides mother, Mrs. III. P. El-
den, on Sherwin street, was a most brilliant
affair Fales's orchestra discoursed excel
lent music on the veranda. The lawn was
lighted with Japanese lanterns. Refresh
ments were served.
Prof Mathews and wife left on the early
Pullman this morning for Monson, where
they will remain a short time preparatory to
sailing for Europe, August I'd, on the Kaiser
Wilhelm ii. They will be abroad a year.
Mrs. II. p. Eden, the BRIDES mother, accom-
panies them on their trip.