The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-05
WEDDINGS.
LEAvITT-pILLsBuRY.

LEAVITT-PILLSBU
Biddeford, October AT the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs Nahum II. Pillsbury on
Alfred street, Wednesday afternoon. their
daughter, Miss Grace NJ. Pillsbury, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Frank g Leav-
lit of Portland, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. I. NJ. Davies, pastor of
the Congregational church at Deering
Centre. former pastor of the Biddsford
Pavilion church.
Mr.. Leavitt is a native OF Saco. q gradu-
ate Of Thornton Academy and has for sew
eral years been employed as engraver in
Carter Bros jewelry store in Portland.
Mrs. Leavitt Is graduate of the Bidde-
ford High School and has lately bee n
teacher Of music In the Biddeford public
schools, and has been member of one
OF the city church choirs.
The wedding ceremony was witnessed
By members OF the two families and few
school friends of the bride. Miss Anna
III. Pillsbury of Philadelphia, cousin of
the bride, was bridesmaid and the best
man was Mr.. Henry Leavitt of Boston.
a brother Of the groom.
At the reception which followed the
ceremony, Mrs. Belle Preston, of Armada,
Mich, a sister of the bride, and Miss
Josephine q. Hutchinson of Biddeford
served in the dining room, assisted by
Miss Annie Inger soil, Miss Lillian Gooch
and Miss Hattie Milliken of Biddeford,
and Miss Charlotte III. Morton of Port
land.
MIR. and Mrs. Leavitt left on an after.
noon train for three weeks trip. They
win reside at 2s7 Brackett street, Port
land.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
A dainty autumn wedding was that of
William II. Mcdonald to Miss Grace L.
Morrill, at the home Of the BRIDES par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Moses Morrill,. No
us Congress street, Wednesday evening
at s o'clock. The house was decorated
with evergreen and autumn leaves,
especially the parlor, where the ceremony
was performed In the bay window, by
Rev. Merrill @. Ward of bingham. Mass,
a cousin of the bride, in an impressive
manner. Latham True presided at the
piano and to the ever-familiar Mendeis-
sohu wedding march, the wedding proc es-
sion entered the parlor. led by the little
Misses Thompson. holding the ribbons.
followed by the bridesmaids, maid of
honor and the bride upon her fathers
arm. The groom, minister and bsst man
met the procession and the marriage cere-
mony followed. The bride was charming
In white muslin and veil.
Miss Florence Tobey OF Roxbury, Mass,
was maid of honor; Misses Florence Goold
and Marie Fairbanks, bridesmaids, ana
Benjamin Townsend best man. During
an informal reception which followed,
coffee was served BY Mrs. Frank Berry;
Ice cream by Mrs. William DER Thomp-
son; punch by Miss Grace Harding, and
those assisting were Misses Rachel Eos
ter. Lottie SWEET, Mabel Chase, Nina
Drummond, Janet Wish, Mary Porter,
Ruth Jellison and Julia Thompson.
IN the dining room, up stairs. Miss Flor
ence Tobey got the thimble, Miss Julia S.
Thompson the ring and Miss Marie Fair
banks the money. The many handsome
presents including silver. cut glass, etc.,
were displayed upstairs, and there was
register for guests. MIR. Charles S.
Webster and DR.. Wilbur Brown of Bruins
wick were the ushera
The bride threw her rosss from the
stairs TO the assisting young ladies from
the I'm engaged girls picked out blind
folded the one to be a bride within year.
After wedding trip In Canada, MIR.
and Mrs. Mcdonald will be Eat home"
after December at IT'S Congress street.
and no cards were issued.
POTTER-BLANDI NC.
The wedding of Miss Ina Louise Potter
and Edward III. Handing OF Bangor took
place Tuesday evening. at the residence
Of tn brides father. Capt. ID. w. Potter,
in the presence of large party OF friends.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
John 5. Penman, assisted by Rev. DR..
@. W. Field.
The guests from out of town included
Mrs. Mark l.. Potter of from Brookline,
Mass, Mrs. w. L. Bush Of Cambridge,
Mass, and Mrs. Carrie +. Howe of
Kingston, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Banding
left on the evening train for q wedding
trip to Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Banding is a well-known
Maine newspaper man. In Philadelphia
be will attend the international COM
merciai congress as delegate from