The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-07
NEwBURY.

vadiIg spirit of good cheer, on Tues
day. April 4th. At high noon the
mich anticipated wedding nuptials of
Miss Ella NJ. Bixby and Rev. George
III. Credeford were publicly celebrated
at the Congregational church. A large
audience convened to participate in
the event end by their presence con
graduate the happy couple. Many
out of town people, a large delegation
from the groom's church aG Wells
River, with our own people, hlled the
church even to standing room. The
Pulaski Grange, OF which MISS Blxoy
was an active member, decorated the
platform of the auditorium with pot
ted plants in bloom, ferns and ever
green's, erecting large evergreen arch
and bell under which the ceremony
was performed. The decorations were
in excellent taste and presented de-
ighttu]ly realistic picture. Mis- Mae
b. Ford presided at the organ, render
ing Batistes and St. Cecilia offeratory,
while the audience was gathering,
which was softly modulated to Wag-
ner's Bridal March from Lohengrin
as the bridal party entered In the FOL
lowing order: Ushers, William Cham
berlin. Frank Meserve, Arthur Ken
drick and Ernest Hetherington, in
white kid gloves and pink buttOnair s,
followed by Florence Barnett and EN-
ilv Silsby as flower girls, in dresses of
mink silk with punches of pink and
white pinks, followed by the brides
maids. Miss Grace Wallace, Miss Abble
Bailey. Miss Louise johnson and Miss
Mary Darling, dressed in sphinx and
white and carried pink and white car
nations, followed by Miss Carrie i.
Tewksbury Of Randolph, maid OF hon
or, who wore a gown OF white organ
die over white silk and carried pink
roses, followed by the bride gowned IN
white French brocade silk with veil
caught up with orange blossoms, car
rying Easter lilies. She was supported
by DR.. Atwood, her grandmother, who
ACCOMPANIED her to the altar, where
she was met by the groom, who en-
tered from the pastors room, arm in
arm with Rev. j. M. Wathen of Lis
bon. N. H., as best man. The ritual
service of the Congregational church
was impressively rendered by Rev. j.
H. Merrill, assisted by Rev. w. H.
White of the Methodist church. The
; return of the wedding party was to
Memberships Wedding March, pre-
coded by the lovely little flower girls
scattering flowers in the bridal path
wav. Dr.. Atwood served wedding
dinner at her house. and Rev. George
II. and Mrs. Credeford left on the
south bound train from Haverhill for
visit among friends in Boston and
Providence. Miss Bixby is grand
daughter of DR.. Atwood, in whose
home she has lived for several years.
She is a great grand daughter OF Dea.
John Buxton and Benjamin Atwood,
so comes of good old Newbury stock.
prominent in it's early history. Mr..
Credeford is the popular pastor OF the
Congregational church at Wells River,
where they will reside. Seldom have
we seen such large number OF useful
and valuable gifts, tokens of esteem
and fellowship. Seldom have we seen
young man and woman clasp hands
and unite hearts, and start out on lies
tourney with more fattering prospects,
nor with a more sincere Godspeed
-5hem.
The Easter concert at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening was inter
esting and very we'll received. 1t will
be repeated at the South Newbury
school house next Sunday at 3 p. m.
The social hop in Seminary hall last
Friday evening was attended by 30
couples and was a pleasant event.
James Madison Meader, who will be
remembered by the older people in
Newbury and vicinity, died at the Sol
dier's Home in Kent Co. Mich, FEB. ~,
in his 10th year. He was born In this
town March 30, 1928, and was one Of
the seven sons of Daniel Meader, a
man somewhat conspicuous in New
bury in his time, and his wife, who
Of
The late John A. Meader was his
brother. Of the fourteen children of
Daniel and Nancy Meader only two,
Charles and Nathan, are known to be
living. James married in Bradford in
1874, Emily. daughter of John and
Hannah Goodwin Chapman, who died
March %, 1850. He married second in
Bradford Dec. 81, 1853, Olive Phil
brick. He served, during a considera-
BILE bart of the civil war in a Michigan
regiment and had been an inmate OF
the Soldiers Home, where he died, for
several years. F. P. w.
One of the very pleasant events OF the
Easter service at the Methodist church
was the baptism of Howard Stocker,
infant son of A. A. Olmsted and wife.
Cadet Orser and Lieut.. Chamberin re-
turned to the N. U. Thursday.
The two higher departments at the vii
lage school began Monday with good
attendance. The other departments will
begin April 18TH The schools in all the
other districts will begin April 24th.
The annual thanksgiving meeting for
the Woman's Home Missionary Union OF
Vermont, was held on the afternoon OF
Good Friday at the home of the President
of the Newbury auxiliary, Mrs. H. N.
Chamberlin. The exercises were very
interesting. A very delightful social
hour was enjoyed after the meeting and
refreshments were served. The offerings
amount to neatly if not quite $50.
The Easter exercises at the Congrega-
tional church were interesting and in
structive. The pastors sermon was APP
probate showing how we can live with
Christ even in this world. The music by
the choir was excellent and in the even
ing seemed to be greatly enjoyed, as
were the anthems rendered by the choir.
The platform was handsomely decorated
with potted plants. A large bouquet OF
of Easter lilies Just from Burmuda pre-
-o,+a1 h, Mrs Georoe Slack, was much