Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-10-13
AUTUMN WEDDINGS.
SCH wBNK- GooDHUE.

Church wedding In Westminster we,
wednesday Observation-Disclosures. H.
orations and Impressive Ceremon,
MIR. aud Mrs. Schwenk WIN liz, H.
BrRttleborO.
A society event of much interest IN ,ho
people of Brattleboro and Westmins,er ao
CURED in Westminster West Welnesdar
evening-the marriage of LAWYER Anthem
Franz Schwenk of Brattleboro and Nj,
Mabel Nellie Goodhue, daughter of M
and Mrs. Harlan Goodhue of Westrnins,os
West The wedding took place in Tho
Congregational church at @ O'Clock ,be
ceremony being performed by Rev. Ueprv
A. Goodhue of Westminster West. Tboo
church was well filled, the guests i7clndins
the relatives of the young couple. membors
Of the Windham county bar, and the reel.
dents of Westminster West.
The decorations of the church were el,b.
crate In front was solid mass Of antpmr
leaves, and from the windows, which ,vera
banked with autumn leaves, ran large rones
of evergreen. At the head of the aislas
we're arches of evergreen on one of which
was the letter "S'' and on the other tho
letter "G". Ferns were tied al the ends
of the slips, and a beautiful effect was
given the whole by pink shades which
covered the lamps.
Miss Eva Burge of Alstead, n. II. pre.
sided at the organ and rendered several 60.
lections. Promptly at 6 o'clock the bridal
party went up the aisle as the bridal
March, from Lohengrin was played. First
came the ushers, Everett w. Goodhue of
Westminster West, senior in Dartmouth
college, Harry K. White of New York. AL.
fred S. Thompson of Brattleboro and Fred
A. Schwenk of North Stonington. Conn.
brother of the bridegroom; then came
the maid of honor, Miss Florence D. Good.
hue, sister Of the bride, who wore pink silk
and carried pink carnations: next came
the bride and her father. The party was
met at the altar by the bridegroom and the
best man, Frank b. Putnam of Brattlebo.
70, and the clergyman.
The service, which was with ring. was
very impressive, and was performed as the
organ was played softly and as De Koyen's
80 Promise Me" was beautifully rendered
in the distance by Miss Anna Williams Of
Bellows Falls. The bride was dressed in
white organdie trimmed with lace and
white satin ribbons, and she carried bou-
quet of lilies of the valley. She was given
away by her father. The party left the
church to the strains of Mendelssohn's
wedding march.
After the wedding a reception was given
at the home of the bride, the receiving
party standing in bed of ferns and under
canopy of asparagus and autumn leaves.
The whole house was handsomely trimmed
with autumn leaves, clematis, asparagus
and running pine. Refreshments were
served. At 8 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Schwenk
drove away amid a veritable cyclone Of
rice, the bride being dressed in brown
travelling suit. The wedding gifts were
very handsome and included silveIware,
cut glass, linen, pictures, etc. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schwenk will live in the house now
nearing completion on Common street,
Brattleboro, where they will be at home
after December /.
Mr.. Sehwenk is a member of the law firm
of Haskins g. Schwenk and he is lawyer
of ability and promise He attended the
Brattleboro High school, and in 1894 he
came to Brattleboro to study law, previous
TO which he lived for eight years in the
family of the late Rev. Alfred Stevens in
Westminster West. Mrs. Schwenk is a
graduate of Vermont Academy at Saxtons
River and Of the state Normal school at
Randolph. She has been a successful
teacher in Westminster, Rockingham and
Bellows Falls.