Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-17
GrOut--CannOn.

events ever witnessed in Bellows Falls.
At high noon the wedding party, con-
sisting of the flower girl, Miss Ulla Winnie
Wiser, the ushers, Messrs. w. f. Conway
w. E. Bowtelle, H. r. Thompson and F.
w. Burbank, the maid OF honor, Miss
Addie Lou Grout of Newport, the bride
and her father, marched slowly down the
aisle Of Emmanuel church keeping step with
the solemn tones of the organ. Perhaps
the prettiest feature of the ceremony was
the flower girl daintily dressed in white
and carrying in her extended hands a
prayer book, gift to the bride, which she
handed the rector, Rev. d. L. Sanford
and from which he read the marriag
service.
The maid of honor, Miss Grout, is sis
ter of the groom. She was becomingly
dressed in imported novelty goods trimmed
with white broadcloth and carried pink and
white carnations; her beauty and graceful
department elected many expressions Of
admiration. The bride wore dainty CO.'S
tune of brown boucle trimmed with duch.
esse lace and spangled muslin de soir with
hat to match and carried Marechal Neil
roses. The best man was Aaron H. Grout,
a cousin of the groom and son of Gov.
Josiah Grout. The bride was given away
by her father, the double ring service be-
ing used.
The church was very prettily decorated,
though not deliberately. Suspended from
the dome of the chancel were two wreaths
of evergreen nicely festooned and directly
over the bridal couple hung dove with
extended wings bearing in its beak the
letters C-G. Half way down the center
aisle was an arch of evergreen from the
top of which was suspended by white
satin ribbon a gilded horse shoe. The
windows were banked with evergreen and
autumn leaves and the gas fixtures also
prettily adorned.
The reception at the house Immediately
after the ceremony at the church was char
acterized by simplicity rather than ost nta-
ton. 1t was quiet home affair, very few
besides the family and the friends from
abroad being present. The principal dec
orations were in the parlor where the newly
welded couple received beneath canopy
of evergreen and bittersweet with back
ground of hemlock boughs. On either side
of the canopy stood pictures Of the groom
and bride enlarged from photographs taken
when the young couple were only three
years of age. The presents which had
been collected in the back parlor were
numerous and costly. Dainty refreshments
were served.
Those coming from distance to attend
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Theophlus
Grout, father and mother OF the groom,
Gov. and Mrs Josiah Grout, Congressman
w. w. Grout, uncles of the groom, Miss
Hattie Bisbee of Chicago, Judge and Mrs
Hugh Henry of Chester, Col. II. E. Tsy.
lor of Brattleboro, Mrs. Jessie Snyder and
Miss Kate Snyder of Columbus, Ga.
S. w. Wilder, Jr. of Bellows Falls pre-
sided at the organ during the service at
the church to the entire satisfaction of all
and played the famous wedding marches OF
Lohengrin and Mendelssohn. The brides
present from the groom was beautiful
diamond marquise ring and her present to
her maid of honor was ring with emerald
and pearl.
At o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Grout took
the train south over the B. and M. They
will visit Hartford, New York and Albany
and be at home in Newport after Novem-
Der Is.
The bride, Alice Bonner Cannon, is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Cannon,
Jr. of this place and has lived here all her
life. She graduated from the Bellows
Falls high school with the class Of 1892,
and is popular with old and young alike,
and beloved by all who know her. Her
removal from town will be decided loss
to the social life of the place.
The groom, Charles Theophilus Grout,
is the son of Theopbilus Grout, editor of
the Newport Express and Standard. lie
was formerly student at Vermont Acad-
envy and for time was private secretary to
his uncle, Congressman w. w. Grout.
He is now assistant editor on the Express
and Standard.
The young couple carry with them the
kindest wishes of a large circle of friends.