Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-01-10
Bethel Olympus.

Bethel Olympus.
@, r. Noble is at the "Echo" for his hol
iday vacation.
The Christmas exercises at the church
were very interesting and were enjoyed
by large congregation.
The reports from Mrs. l.. Atwood, who
Is now in Boston hospital where she has
had a surgical operation successfully per
4 formed, are very encouraging.
Once more the marriage bells" have
rung, the rice fallen in showers, and the
old shoes have followed. A large compa.
ny Of admiring friends gathered at the
church on Wednesday, Jan. I'd, to witness
the marriage OF Miss Jessie E., daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Billiard, to Mr.
Christopher E. Noble. At high noon the
wedding march began, Mrs. Mary Thayer
presiding at the organ. While the sweet
strains of music were pealing forth, the
bridal party, with Mr.. Henry Noble as
bridesmaid, attended by Mr.. Hugh Whit
aker and Mr.. John Morse, Jr., as ushers,
proceeded fronfthe rear OF the church to
the altar. There they were met by their
pastor, Rev. G. w. Morse, who, using the
impressive ritual service of the M. +.
church performed the marriage ceremony.
Again the organ pealed forth in lively
strains as the party returned from the al
tar. Soon after all resorted to the "Echo,"
the home OF Mr.. G. r. Noble, where the
happy couple held reception from to 8
p. m. This most delightful ordeal afforded
an opportunity for all to greet and con.
graduate Mr.. and Mrs. Noble. An elabo-
rate banquet was served, after which the
Hon. Fred Arnold of Bethel, in well .cho-
sen words, presented as tokens OF esteem
he large number of choice presents. Rev.
q. W. Morse, in behalf OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Noble, returned most sincere thanks and
best wishes to the many friends who had
so kindly remembered them some OF whom
were not able to be present. Among the
presents were an. elegant French clock
from DR. n 0 Blanchard, A A Gilman, Cy-
rus Parker, N W McCollom, j B Adams,
B F Adams, and their wives, and Miss Abb
Die Daman of West Randolph; elegant
banquet lamp from the brides parents
and family: silver ice pitcher and two sill
yer gobiets from the BRIDES sister and
brother law, Mr. and Mrs q w Bryant
of Raleigh, N G; seventeen teaspoons from
the grandchildren of Luther and Nancy
Billiard; set of bouillon spoons from six
school friends; willow rocker, Mr. and
Mrs Fred Arnold; stand lamp, Rev G w
Morse and wife; stand lamp, Hiram Dean
and wife; soup ladle, Mary and Willie
Whitaker; berry spoon, Increase and Et-
ia S Chamb berlin and Annie l. Vaughan;
two dessert spoons, Il Chamberlin; cake
knife, Miss II Walters, New York; berry
and butter knife, walter Lee and wife,
New York: two silver salt dishes, Myron
Morse and family; two tablespoons, G r
Noble and wife; two dessert spoons, DIR Q
G Smith and wife; pie knife, N F Clark
and wife; three dessert spoons, parents,
brothers and sister of the bride; berry
spoon, S M Washburn and wife, Bethel;
berry spoon, F Gilman and wife; sugar
shovel, Henry Noble; butter knife, Miss
Bertha Deering; sugar shovel and butter
knife, A A Brooks and wife: two Normal !
school building souvenir cake plates, Mrs
Myron Gay; cabinet holder, J A Gould |
and wife; sugar spoon. a a Bowen and
family; olive fork, Miss Ellen Pember; I
two fruit knives, Luke Allen; two silver
salt and pepper shakes and two celery |
salts, Willard Gay and wife; pickle dish,
NJ E Whitaker and wife, w G Whitaker
and wife; silver salt and pepper shakes,
A Bowen, wife and daughter; stand
mirror, bottle OF cologne and one OF bay
.um, j w Cotton and wife, New York; six
'ruit plates, Miss Lucia Dustin; pepper
md salt shakes and toothpick holder, Ar
ihur Quimby; nutcracker, j H Beckwith
ind vile; SILVER Tea Stralner, AuStln
Emery and wife; silver meat fork, DR.. and
Mrs Bailey; sugar shovel, Carl Pike;
pin cushion, Mrs Quimby; two decorat-
,dsfruit plates and tidy, W Jones and
wife; Byron's complete works, Mrs Mary
Thayer; Celia ThaAter's Poems, A Che
lei and wife; two dollars, Chas Whitaker
md wife; one dollar, John Morse and
wife; footrest, Gould and wife; en-
,roidered handkerchief, Miss Julana
Jay; embroidered table spread, Rev s II
Fucker and wife; linen table cloth and
napkins, ElbIIdge Twitchell and wife, W
" Holden; pair sideboard spreads, G
sargent and wife, Bethel tray cloth and
spread, Miss Julana Sylvester;
,airs Of towels were given by Selden Rog-
RS aRd sister, Henry Walker and wife, q
i Washburn and wife, G H Luce and
wife, B A Buttes and wife and + X Will {
on and wife; comfortable, Mrs Moses
Dustin and Miss PAMELA Billiard. At3p.
n. the bride and groom started on their
Wedding trip, visiting the relatives OF the
room in Durham, p O., and after about
months absence, they will return to
he "Echo" to reside. G. r. Noble and
lis estimable wife spared no pains to {
make this one Of the pleasantest of we'd
lings. The good people Of the place have !
led with each other to enhance the pleas /
ire of the occasion.