Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-25
T0WNSHEND.
Landman-BlOOd.

Two woll-KnOwn TOwnshend Young
People Married Tuesday in the Pres-
enoe OF Relatives and Immediate
Friends.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Blood
was the scene of pretty wedding Tuesday,
the occasion being the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Grace e. Blood, to Prof.
f. U. Landman of Pittsfield, Maine. The
guests arrived few minutes before noon
and were ushered into the parlor by DR..
G. A. Bruce of New York city and +. d.
Reed of Townshend. The room was pref
tily decorated with cut flowers and potted
plants. In corner opposite the entrance
was an arch of hemlock and clematis from
the top of which was suspended bell Of
Everlasting. Behind the arch was back
ground of beautiful ferns, and beneath, a
mat of evergreen marked "Aug 22'' in
white Everlasting.
As the clock ceased striking the hour of
noon Mrs. +. l.. Osgood began Mendels-
sohn's wedding march and the bride and
groom entered preceded by Russell Blood,
brother of the bride, and Miss Mabel Stod-
dard, both of Townshend. AS the bride
and groom stood under the arch Rev. M.
f. Hardy conducted beautiful marriage
ceremony. The bride was very prettily
dressed in white and carried a bunch of
white asters tied with white satin ribbon.
After the presentation of the guests to
Prof. and Mrs. LAndman, all withdrew to
the reception room where dainty refresh
ments were served. At two o'clock car
riage trimmed with white ribbons drew up
at the door and Mr.. and Mrs. Landman
started for their new home amid a shower
of rice and good wishes. They were &C
companied to Williamsville by Russell
Blood and Miss Mabel Stoddard, where
they took the train for Boston. Mr.. Land
man graduated from Leland and Grey
seminary In the class of 1894 and from
Bates college in the class of 1898. For the
past year he has been professor of Latin
and science in Maine Central Institute,
Pittsfeld, Me-, one of the leading prepare
tory schools in the state. He will begin
his second years work in the same position
Sept a.
Mrs. Landman is a graduate of North
field seminary in the class of 1897. For
the last two years she has been teaching
in New York city. Both have a wide cir
Gle of friends whose best wishes accompany
them to their new home.
Besides the relatives and immediate
friends from the surrounding towns there
were present Mrs. G. K. Bruce and son of
New York city and Professor and Mrs.
Call of Burlington. Mr.. and Mrs. Land
man were the recipients of many beautiful
and useful presents, among them being
purse of $50 from the brides parents.
Arthur Batchelder is at home this week.
Mrs. Kimball of Ludlow has recently
called here.
The Dorcas Guild met last week with
Mrs Edith Lowe.
Emily V. Harris is visiting her brother,
Walter, in Putney.
Charlie Allen of Worcester, Mass, has
recently been in town.
Mrs. Lamson and children visited at
Fred Watson's last week.
Those who attended from here enjoyed
the picnic at Athens pond.
Mrs. Hattie Livermore is at her moth
er's, Mrs. Susan Lawrence's.
Miss Holbrook of Athol, Mass, is visit
ing her uncle, Hugh Holbrook.
Mr.. Baldwin of Bondville has moved in
to the Harrison Chamberlin house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess of Montague,
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Walter Gage.
Fred Cutler and family of Minneapolis,
Mimi, called at Charles Cutters Tuesday.
The two societies united in a picnic
Tuesday in the grove on the Batchelder
farm.
Mrs. Kenyon has returned from her trip
to Rhode Island where she has been a
number Of weeks.
The Alletsons have left the Day farm
and returned TO their former home in
Springfield, Mass.
Miss Jane Nichols is the owner of two
puppies which weighed four ounces each
when "a hours old.
Mr.. Hale of Portland, Conn, of the
class of 1900, Yale university, was in town
last week visiting his classmate, Arthur
Folett.
The Loyal Temperance legion met with
Mrs. Kenyon Monday afternoon to make
preparations to attend the convention at
Newfane Friday.
Thomas Frenyear of Buffalo, N. Y, is
in town. Mrs. Stella Mann of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot Wetherbee.
Asa Thompson of New York city and
his sister, Mrs. Charlie Howard of Win
chendon, Mass, are at their mothers, Mrs.
Susan Thompson's.
Prof. and Mrs. Edgecombe have returned
from their home in Maine, where they
were detained by the illness and death OF
Mr.. Edgecombe's father.
Miss Juna Fifield and Miss Florence
Young are visiting Miss Carrie Mason
Miss Ann Nichols and Mary Haigh are
visiting at A. A. Mason's.
The Folletts entertained the young PEG
pie very pleasantly at corn roast last Fri.
day evening, those from the village taking
a straw ride up to the Follett farm.
Mabel Phillips, who is Ill with typhoid
fever, remains about the same. Mrs. Su
san Lawrence has been on the sick list
Homer King, who has been i'll some time
is not as well.
Prof. John Colburn, who has beer
spending his vacation here with hi
mother and sister, Mrs. Orison Follett, ha:
returned with his bride to his duties a
Newport academy.
Pastor L. B. Curtis was at Jamaica Il
help in the meetings at Maynard Hollow
Friday of last week and had a short visi
with his old friend, Rev, w. T. Rice, a
South Londonderry.
The Baptist church chose the following
delegates to attend the Windham Count,
association to be held in Jamaica Aug. 81
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