News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-09-17
HYDE PARK,


go Theological Seminary.
Miss Hattie Eaton is teaching he
fourth term of school in Belvidere.
Miss Ida Lewis and Master Home
have returned to their home in New
York.
I'll. B. Martin of Duluth, Mimi, {
college-mate of Prof. Macomber, spent
Monday with him.
Bert Putnam has moved into Hi
ram Bishops house in the western
part of the village.
A large delegation from this place
attended the Sabbath school conven
ton at johnson last week.
The Sherwins in this vicinity had a
very pleasant reunion at Enos Sher.
wins in Johnson last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry C. Nichols and son
George, of Coventry, have been visit
ing at Mrs. Riley's the past week.
Mrs Moses Pearsons and daughter,
Miss Hattie, of Cuttingville, were the
guests of Mrs. V. F. Copp the past
week.
Advertised letters Willie D. Scion,
l.. t. Cooper, Mrs. Edgar Davis, T.
A. Barrett, W. Hyde, Mrs. NJ. E.
Hyde
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Barnes of
Bakersfield have been visiting at V.
A. Gilmore's the past week also Mrs.
Effie W. Flaws of New York City.
The state school fund, $477.47,
has been divided among thirteen dis
tricts in town-making $36.73 for
each. Each district may receive it's
share by applying to Treasurer F. H
Strong for the same.
Russell Page I'd and Nelson Keller
left Monday for Boston, where they
enter the Chauncy Hall school, "Russ"
was so delighted to get away that he
overlooked a large number of friends
who had assembled at the depot to
bid him good by.
All Good Templars in good stand
ing, and all other people who are in
terested, are requested to meet at the
vestry next Friday evening at 730,
for the purpose of recognizing the
lodge. E. E. Holmes, district deputy,
will be in attendance.
Hon. B. F. Hyatt and wife, who
have been here for several weeks, re-
turned to their home at Findly, Ohio,
Monday. Their many friends whose
acquaintance they formed while here,
hope their visits to the Green Noun
tains will be very frequent hereafter.
Rev. F. &. Taylor, who has accep-
tably preached here the past two
Sabbaths, returned to his home in
CRANKY, Mass, Monday. There is a
general desire that he be given a call,
and a meeting of the church for that
purpose will be held Friday after
noon, at ? O'Clock, at the vestry.
According to instructions from the
Postmaster-G General, postmaster HUI
burd has commenced inspecting the
various post-offices in this county,
and will make report of the same
to the department. This is a new
movement recently inaugurated by
the Postmaster-Gener and is sent
to the postmaster in every county
seat in the Union. Considerable work
is involved in the movement, but no
extra compensation is allowed.
The directors of the hotel have
leased the same to Fred n Keller for
ID period of five years. AS everybody
knows Fred it is hardly necessary to
introduce him here. His business as
travelling salesman for the pest dozen
years, throughout northern Vermont
and New Hampshire, has given him
a large acquaintance with the hotels |
and the travelling public and fits him
in every way to don the title of "mine |
host. He is very popular, has a
legion of friends and will make most |
excellent landlord. Mr. Keller will |
at once arrange for furnishing the |
house throughouta and make all other |
necessary arrangements for opening
the same as soon as the building is
completed.
CENTREvILLE.-C. D. Perry and wife from
Boston are in town visiting at John Hub
bard 's.-Mr. Warren and family are visiting
at Frank Reed 's.-Three of our boys attend
ed the fair at Sheldon last week-Charles
Campbell and wife from Barre are in town.
Mr.. Barter from New York joined his wife
here last week and they have returned home.
From the Minneapolis Tribune of a
recent date we take the following ac-
count of the marriage of Helen Marrs,
niece of Mrs. G. L. Waterman, and
well-known by many in this vic nifty:
joyful peals of wedding bells filed the air
at noontide, for a bride was plighting her |
troth at the altar. The Church of the Re |
deemer was gay indeed, this morning when |
group after group of familiar faces passed |
between the portals to find a place within |
and witness the marriage of Helen Mars, |
daughter of Mrs. Isabella {. Marston, and |
J. Austin Cobb, of Devonshire. England.
fashionable wedding in every sense of the |
word, from the brightly dressed thrOng of
spectators, to the last autumn flower, that
depended from its stalk in the bridesmaids
hands. Many circumstances conspired to
make the event of unusual interest, for apart |
from the widely extended acquaintance of the |
bride, and her acknowledged social position |
there was curiosity to see the man who had
boldly won his American wife, and there was |
interest in all the attending features, of so
English fashioned wedding.
The pulpit was a beautiful sloping bank of
palms, a solid mass of green, save that here
and there bunch of golden rod appeared to
view. Prof Harmsen at the organ, played |
Traumeri, )" and then there was a pause
while the bells in the tower toled the hour of
noon. As the last echo died away, the bridal |
party formed in the entrance and a moment
strains. Down the left aisle, two by two,
marched the ushers, Messrs. ]. r. Vanderbilt |
Chas. b. Folds, G. B. Dustis, J. F. Thomson |
W. w. Hodgman, John James, D. Morrison
and J. r. Kingman. Following these were
the seven bridesmaids and maid of honor all
similarly attired in gowns of white satin,
demit raine, covered with silk MULE, high
corsage and high pulled sleeves with paniers
of MULE. The costumes were finished with a
broad tulle hat and each maid carried bunch
of flowers tied with selt-colored ribbons.
Misses Marion Gale and Elizabeth French
carried purple astcrs, Misses May Folwell and
Mary Plant pink asters, Misses Kate Haw-
kns and Annie Whitmore white marguerites,
Miss Crosby, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, cousin
of the bride and maid OF honor, carried pink
roses, As the train approached the altar
the groom appeared from the vestry. He
wore the conventional morning suit of Prince
Albert coat and gray trousers. with gray
gloves, and carried his hat in his hand. He
was attended by his best man, Henry NJ.
Robinson. They waited to receive the bride
as she came down the aisle on the arm of her
brother, Preston King. The bridal gown was
of white fale Francais with full sweeping
train, and finished with fiounces of mousse.
line de sole. The front was caught with
dropping sprays of orange blossoms, and a
knot of the same flower fastened the full tulle
veil, while she bore in her hand a large bunch
of white roses. The service read by Dr.
futile, while DR.. Shutter offered prayer, and
just as the couple were pronounced man and
wife the bells in the steeple chimed a merry
tune At the conclusion of the service the
wedding party drove to the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Preston King, on Ninth street south,
where an elaborate breakfast was served amid
profusion ofgolden rod and autumn flowers
Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb leave tonight for the
East, and will sail from New York on Satur-
day by the French line. They proceed d.
rectly to Paris, from there to Switzerland and
Italy, and will reach England in time for the
holidays.