The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-19
WEDDINGS.
pOpe-Barnes.

"A uulet IlOiuc WeddIDg WdS tnhU Oh MI.
n. G. Pope of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Miss
Jennie B. Barnes at Knightyille, ycstcr-
day. Miss Barnes has been one of
Knightville's best known and respected
school teachers for several years. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. L. H.
Bean. Mr.. Pope is the Brooklyn
millionaire, who several years past has
spent his summers at the beautiful place
which he named.:a white Oak sHill
Farm, in Poland, but a few miles from
the Spring house, and who is we'll known
in this part of Maine, is gentleman who
has an abundance of means, and who can
spend all his time in the enjoyment of
his hobbies. AS people in Maine know
Mr.. Pope has great fondness for dogs and
horses, and at his farm has kept and bred
large numbers of both. AS our readers
will remember his stud of horses was sold
few weeks ago at public auction in
Lewiston. He kept more than fifty horses
at his stables wholly for his own amuse-
ment.
Mr.. Pope is a great lover of books, and
he possessed one of the most magnificent
private libraries in America His taste
for fine books was passion which was
also shared by his wife who was as great
a book-lover as Mr.. Pope himself.
This Ii brary whichssh was many years
in collecting embraced between 10000
and 10, 600 volumes, most of them rare,
of fine editions and in costly bindings.
This library was said to be worth a
quarter of million dollars.
1t has been purchased by a New York
firm Of booksellers, although it is doubt
full if the British Museum will obtain its
coveted copy of the "Morte D'Arthur"
for which MIR. Pope paid $4,000 upon
which its eyes are fixed, as the present
owners intend to sell it en- bloc, if
possible. Their price for it is very nearly
$780, 900. What the Althrop of the Earl OF
Spencer was in England-its finest
collection of books owned by private
gentleman, the Pope library is to the
United States.
Harlow-McCurdy.
A very quiet church wedding occurred
at Windham Hill on Wednesday, the 18th
when Miss Persis B. Harlow of Robin
Curdy of New York. The ceremony was
performed by the brides father, Rev. E..
A. Harlow, assisted by her brother-in-
law, Rev. j. E. Atkins of Windham Hill
The bride, who wore white silk, and car
ried bouquet of white roses, was attend
a6 Inv hQr eli Miss
and her little niece Ellen Atkins. Dr.
Gudick of Springfield was best man. The
church was most tastefully decorated with
exquisite ferns by Mr.. Tricky. Among
the few friends present, outside the i'm
mediate families were DIR. Luther Gudick
and wife of Springfield, Mr.. Hartshorn
of Boston and Mr.. Meylan of New York.
There were many beautiful presents. AT
ter delicious luncheon served by Mrs.
Atkins at. the parsonage, DR.. and Mrs.
McCurdy left for carriage drive through
the mountains and after a sojourn OF
some weeks in Maine they will be at
home in Springfield, where DR. McCurdy
will enter upon his duties as instructor in
the International Training School
Longley-Putnam.
Wednesday, the residence of Mr.. Francis
P. Putnam of South Rumford, was the
scene of a very pretty home wedding,
when his daughter, Miss Susan Elizabeth
was united in marriage with Mr.. John
Hale Longley. Portland was formerly
Mr.. Longley's home, but he has been fol
some two years past connected with the
Rumford Falls Paper company. The
wedding party entered the parlors to the
strains of Mendelssohn' Wedding March,
played in spirited manner by Miss Mary
Bisbee of Rumfo ord Falls. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. Crane of of Hebron.
The happy couple were accompanied te
the station by large party of friends and
departed for Boston amid the usua
showers of rice and good wishes.
Experimentation.
Last evening. at their new home No. Al
Alder street, Martha Frances. daughter
of Ed. f. Copeland of this city, was
united in marriage to Harry Lewis
Smardon, by Rev. W. S. Ayres.
Only the immediate family and few
friends were present. After a pleasant
evening the party broke up wishing the
young people much happiness in their
new relation. There were many beauti
full presents among the most noticeable
being a beautiful banquet lamp, from the
groom's friends, members of the "OwP
club Mr. and Mrs. Smardon will reside
at 45 Alder street