The Portland daily press., 1894-09-07
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A pretty wedding was celebrated Wednes-
day evening at the residence of Mr.. George
Leighton, Main street. East Deering, when
Miss Mabel F. Leighton. only daughter Of
Mr.. Leighton, and DR.. e. S. Mcguire of
Detl CIT, Mich, were married. The wedding
was private, only the immediate family be-
ing present. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father McDonough. The bride was
attired in white silk and carried a bouquet
of BRIDES roses. The maid of honor, Miss
Aggie Dickson, wore pink, with white lace
over-dress and cal ried bouquet of sweet
peas. Mr.. Len Libby of Portland and MI.
Wallace Robinson of East Deering acted as
ushers. The house was decorated with
golden rod and ferns and at the upper end
of the parlor was bank of sweet peas
A reception followed Immediately after
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcguire were
the recipients of many handsome and costly
presents. They left on the midnight train
for New York. Baltimore. Washington and
Niagara. They will reside in Detroit.
Beasom-Lord.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Lord
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Lord
of Newton, Mass. and granddaughter Oft he
late John F. Anderson of Portland to Mr.
Charles Boardman Beasom, of New York.
took place at the Anderson homestead
"Maplewood,' in Windham. ON Wednesday,
September 9Th. The last wedding at Maple
wood was that given by the BRIDES great
grandfather, the late Hon. John Anderson.
for his sister, over seventy years ago, and
the marriage of Miss Lord who is in the
sixth generation of the Anderson family to
reside at the old homestead. was made
unique and most interesting occasion.
The day was perfect, and the old farm
with its pleasant mansion house and farm
buildings, and its many acres of woods and
fields, was looking its best. The Portland
and Ogdensburg railroads.&c. chief engi-
neering work of the BRIDES grandfather
runs through the farm. and by the courtesy
of Mr.. Payson Tucker of the Maine Central
railroad, Portland guests were taken o and
from the farm in special car, and con-
veyed in barges up through j. S woods The
old house was a very pleasant sight, with its
wealth of old furniture and portraits,
banked till the wainscotting was fairly
hidden in greenery and flowers, by the jolly
house party of young people.
The ceremony was solemnized by the Rev.
Asa Dalton. D. D., Rector of st. Stephens.
Portland. The wedding T rty stood within
the arch of the high old replace in the
dining room winch had been hlled with
whlle hydfangeas ana snow berries against
a background OF hemlock.
Inc groom's pest man was the BRIDES
youngest prothef master ROBERT II. W. Lord,
the maids OF honor being Miss Mary Beasom
OF Nashua' MISS Annie Lawrence Edmands
OF Portland MISS Louise Davis OF Newton,
MISS susan Jameson Sweetslr OF Boston and
MISS mary thornton Davis OF Worcester,
ana the prldesnen' Mr. ohn Anderson Lord,
III. r. W. "eDsler, MT. Wllllam Ellison, Mr..
Lambert "hltnes' Mr. raymond Bracket,
al ol newton anu MT. Carl CfocKer Oh FORT
lanu.
Inc weaving D1eaKIast was served by
ROBINSON OF fortland, IN the large old
kltcheh. winch hao been transformed into
power OF III ana golden ROD, ana the halls
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