Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-11
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The marriage of George II. Danyew and
Miss Elizabeth Il. Austin, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Austin Of Elliott
street was celebrated at st. Michaeis Cath
Ollie church at 7 80 Monday evening, Rev. p.
Cunningham performing the ceremony be-
fore a large number OF the friends OF the
bride and groom. The best man was Adonis
Dion. The bridesmaid was Miss Margaret
Lynch.
Rev. w. II. Collins will preach in the Con-
gregational church Sunday the baccalaureate
sermon before the high school, Rev. j.. ID.
Beeman conducting the devotional exercises.
The commencement exercises will be held in
the auditorium Thursday evening, the 10th.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer Of Boston will
deliver the address. The senior class, num-
women, will hold its reception at the Brooks
house the following evening. large num-
Der OF invitations have been sent out.
The commencement exercises at the Brat
tleboro academy began Sunday with bacca
lam cate sermon by Rev. j. II Babbitt, the
examinations coming Monday. The gradu-
ating exercises at the Congregational church
was furnished by the Olympian quartet, W.
s. Gilbert, w. II. Stearns, A. s. Thompson
and r. H. Brasor. The speakers were Tim
othy G. Fellows of Winterport, Me-, George
f. Mather, Jesse G. johnson and Robert q.
Clark of West Brattleboro. A reception was
| ton of diplomas.
The soldiers aid society have sent several
boxes of eatables to Co. l at Chickamauga
this week and the Estey organ company has
contributed an organ for the use of the glee
| club of the company.
THE UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
The Unitarian Connecticut valley confer
ence Tuesday evening and Wednesday was
attended by upward of 200 delegates from
various towns in the valley. The secretary
advocated the formation of a laymen's league
| among the members of the churches of the
valley. Rev. DIR. William M. Brundage of
Albany! N; T., re; read paper on Belila;my,s
sion in which the president and Mr.. Chappell,
Rev. DIR. Cressy of Northampton, DR.. Os-
good of Cohasset and others took part. In
place of Dorman B. Eaton, who was detained
in New York, George W. Bacon of Spring
field spoke on "The relation ofthe individual
to the liberal church." He was followed by
Mrs. Kate Gannett Wells of Boston on the
"Woman's alliance" after which subjects of
the day were discussed by number IF dele
gates. the conference closing at o'clock. 1t
was voted to include the parishes of Charles
town, Walpole and Keene in future confer
ences.
Ernest r. Bemis and Miss Alice L., daugh-
ter of Oscar Willard, were married at IL 80
O'Clock Wednesday at the Washington-street
home of the bride, Rev. j. H. Babbitt OF
West Brattleboro performing the ceremony
beneath canopy Of laurel. The groom has
been in the employ of the Vermont Phoenix
for the past 10 years, while the bride has been
in the same office tor about three years since
her graduation from the high school.
The annual meeting of the Windham cour :
ty board of underwriters was held at West
minister Tuesday, the old board of officers be-
ing reelected. After the business meeting
dinner was served at the Dinsmore house in
Walpole'
Cords Harris of Keene, brother of B. D.
Harris, is very i'll at the latter's Main street
home with kidney trouble.
The following were in attendance upon the
annual encampment of the Grand Army at
Burlington this week: Col. H. E. Taylor, A
B. Ashley, c. B. Bissell, A V. Cox and wife,
Mrs. Myra Stone, Mrs. Sarah Goodnow and
Mrs. Helen Wyatt.
The Western aqueduct company elected at
their annual meeting Tuesday evening the
following officers: President, G. F. Thomp-
son; executive committee, E. G. Crosby and
Frank Goodhue; secretary and treasurer, g..
G. Averill.