The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
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regular safety pattern used throughout.
the road The engine and three cars passed
safely over the switch, but the next eight
cars were thrown from the track and totally
wrecked. The track was torn up for hun
bred feet, and coal, corn, salt and shingles
were strewn all along the ground. One car
was left standing upright on the end, and
another was drawn along the ties for four
hundred yards. The accident was caused
by a nut working loose on the under side Of
the switch-bar, thus allowing the bar to
drop down. A gentleman of Waterbury
noticed that the nut was loose, but sup
posed that the switch was "spiked," as is
often done where switches are not fire.
quently used. Fortunately no one was
hurt, but had it been a passenger train
great fatality caused by pure carelessness
would have resulted.
At the old homestead on Stowe street,
fragrant with tender memories of those who
have gone before and the center of sunny
recollectons of children and chldren's
children, occurred, on Wednesday of last
week, one of the prettiest of weddings and
one bright with its forecast Of certain hap
piness. The bride was Mary Eta Colby,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Colby, and
granddaughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
George W.Hutchins. The groom was Karl g.
Wells, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Wells,
now of Redlands, California, but natives OF
Waterbury and residents here till near
lfe's meridian. Bride and groom were rep
resentatives of families well known and
highly esteemed in the Waterbury of half
century ago-still remembered and their
memory revered-and around the union of
these youthful scions of old families centered
peculiarly warm and affectionate interest.
Entitled by their own personal worth and
attractiveness to all the regard that was
felt and expressed, they were nevertheless
surrounded by an atmosphere that was
tinged with mellow tints lent by the reCol-
lections of the lives of parents and parents
parents. The wedding guests were the i'm
mediate relatives of the bride and groom
and very congenal and merry party they
were. The rooms were profusely decorated
with ferns and t1owers-sweet peas and
maiden-hair ferns being the bridal flowers.
At one side of the parlor was large arch of
green and white, with a background of
white drapery caught up with green. A
horseshoe of white flowers was suspended
from the top of the arch while from each
side were tied broad white ribbons twned
with vines which were carried in V to the
ceiling. Under this canopy the members of
the bridal party took their places. Miss
Alice Colby acted as maid of honor and Mr..
w. w. Brock of Montpelier as best man.
AT four o'clock the strains of the wedding
march were played on piano and violin by
Miss Laura Ropes and Miss Kate Wash
born The first to enter were the best man
and maid of honor. They were followed
by little Miss Effie Wells and Master Jesse
Colby carrying baskets of flowers to which
were tied white ribbons These were held
at the door opposite the floral arch by Miss
Helen Brock and Master Eddie Colby, who
allowed the ribbons to slip through their
fingers, thus forming a silken aisle along
which the bride passed to the altar, where
she was met by the groom, and the marriage
ceremony performed by Rev Mr.. Co.
veil. Congratulations followed, with music
and refreshments. The wedding gifts were
costly and beautiful. The groom's gift to
his bride was handsome gold watch. Mr..
and Mrs. Wells left on Friday for New York
city via Lake George and the Hudson,
whence they will go to Washington for
a ,short stay, after which they will visit
Niagara, Chicago, the Worlds Fair, and
will be at home in Redlands early in Sep
TENDER.
A. d. White and wife of Huntington are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. o. NJ. Amber. -
Mrs. Dan Moody has removed to Lisbon,
n. H., where her son has position in a
wooden mill. - Lulu Landt of Boston
is at home on twO-weeks' vacation.