The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-27
WEDDING BELLS.
uAMKS-CONE.

On Wednesday evening of this week
October 25thl, the spacious residence of
VIM. E. Hawks, Esq, North street, was
brilliantly illuminated, the event being
the marriage of the eldest daughter,
Helen Frances Hawks, and Clement Har-
rison Gone, cashier of the Bennington
County National Bank of this village.
The company comprised about seventy,
being the families thus united, and near
relatives, and the officers and directors
of the bank with which Mr.. Cone is con-
nected. The house was handsomely
trimmed with chrysanthemums with
backgrounds of ferns. The ceremony
took place in the library to the rear of
the drawing room on the south side of
the front hall, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cone
received congratulations in the alcove
formed by the bow windows in the libra
ry. The music room off the parlors,
north of the hall, was improvised as an
addition to the dining room and the
wedding dinner was served on tables of
four, by Sinsebaugh of Troy, N. Y.
The bridal pathway from the hall to the
library was marked by white ribbons,
held by two nephews of the bride, the
little sons of Mr. Samuel b. Hawks.
Mrs. Geo. w. Keesem9n presided at the
piano, and the music was fine. Precise
ly at 7.30 O'Clock, the joyous notes of
Memberships wedding march sounded
on the evening air, and the bride, leaning
on her fathers arm, came down the
broad stairway and approached the Ii
brary through the ribboned aisle; where
they were met by the groom and officia-
ting clergy, near the bay window which
was beautifully decorated in white and
green. The music changed to soft notes
from Loheugrin, while the Rev. Cbas.
r. Seymour of the Second Congregation
al, assisted by the Rev. NJ. l.. Severance
of the Old First church, pronounced the
words uniting the happy couple. In
this union meet two lines of proud and
patriotic ancestry, both of the high con-
tracing parties being members of the
Society of the Sons and Daughters of the
American Revolution. Congratulations
followed. After dinner, at 1870, Mr..
and Mrs Cone took a carriage for Hoo
sick Falls, to be in time for the train for
the West. They will be absent about
two weeks, and, returning, will reside in
Bennington. The brides gown was of
white corded silk, with VEIL the latter
fastened by heart of diamonds and
pearls, the gift of the groom to his
bride. The bridal loaf was made by
Mrs. Maj s. H. Brown, the grandmother
of the bride, now in her Goth year, and
who was present. The presents dis
played were many and handsome, most
of them being of solid silver and cut
glass. Among them was an elegant cas-
ket of knives, forks and spoons from the
parents of the bride, and a like expen-
sive one from the directors of the bank !;
and breakfast, dinner and tea set of
hand-painted china from her father.
From the grandmother of the bride were
three hand painted cups and saucers
that had been in her possession seventy
years; also silver spoons of the same age
and check for $780, A silver and gold
lined berry set from the parents of the
groom, Dea. and Mrs. S.. G.. Cone of
Manchester, and mahogany writing
desk from Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Sher'
ry of Troy and Mrs. S. S. Scott. Rela-
tives were present from Albany, Newark,
n. j., Manchester and other places.
The bride is very popular, and has been
a leader in church and society work. In
common with many others. the BANNER
extends hearty congratulations.