Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-24
PRETTY MAY WEDDING.
Arthur L. Maynard and Miss corabel
/. Coates Married Tuesday Amid
Decorations Of Apple Blossoms.

Arthur L. Maynard and Miss CorabeI
/, Coates Married Tuesday Amid
Decorations Of Apple Blossoms.
A wedding ceremony which united
lie destinies of arthur Lyman May
nard and Miss Corabel Lottie Coates,
who are among the best known of
Brattleboros young people, was per
formed in the First Baptist church at
IL o'clock Tuesday by Rev. f. e. Mar
Bile. Phi. D., pastor of the church. 1t
was an apple blossom wedding, lnfor-
NAL but very pretty, and was witness
ed by a large number of people. Only
verbal invitations were issued to some
of the near friends.
For half an hour before the service
Prof. f. c. f. Cramer rendered mu-
steal program on the church organ.
At - o'clock, as the wedding party
approached the altar, he played the
brllal march from "Lohengrin," and
while the marriage ceremony was be-
ing performed he rendered Trau-
merle" by Schumann. The bridal
party left the church while the strains
of the Wedding March" by Mendels-
sohn, filled the edifice.
| The pulpit and platform were
| almost hidden from view by a mass
of apple blossoms, arranged by the
! Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor. In front of the platform
was an arch of apple blossoms, and at
THIS the minister, the bridegroom and
! the best man, Fred S. Knight, were
met at the appointed hour by the
bride and her sister, Miss Louise
| Coates, who acted as bridesmaid.
The bridesmaid preceded the bride
down the main aisle of the church.
The bride wore white organdie trim
med with applique and liberty satin
and carried a bouquet of apple bios
SONS. The bridesmaid also wore
white organdie trimmed with liberty
satin and yellow ribbon. She also
carried a bouquet of apple bios
SONS. The service was with we'd
ding ring The ushers were Harry
r. Horton, George c. Wilson, Edward
V. Morse and Christie b. Crowell.
After the service Mr.. and Mrs. May
nard were taken to their future home
on Oak street and from there to
tIagg Brothers restaurant, where a
wedding breakfast was served to the
wedding party and the out-of-town
guests. Later, after receiving a
shower of rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
! rOQe TO winchester, n. H., ana went
from there by train to Keene. After
a trip of 10 days they will live at "a
Oak street, where they will be at
home after June IS.
The guests from out of town who
attended the wedding were Clarence
A Coates and Mrs. L. B. Coates of
Providence, r. l., Mr.. and Mrs. c. n.
Boynton of West Townshend, Mrs.
George Dompier of Putney, Mr..
and Mrs. Lionel Spaulding, Miss Ma
bel Spaulding and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
vey Porter of North LevereLt, Mass.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Coates of Washington
street. She graduated from the Brat
tleboro High school in 1886 and after
wards taught in the Brattleboro
graded schools eight years, also sew.
eral terms in the district schols in
Brattleboro and Vernon. She gave
up teaching about a year ago. Mr.
Maynard came to Brattleboro from
Montague, Mass, 10 years ago last
January. He was employed in the
insurance Office of Sherman & Jenne
five years and has since been with
Childs & Putnam, insurance agents
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard both are ac
tive workers in the Baptist church
and its auxiliary organizations, and
they are esteemed highly throughout
the community. They received many
beautiful wedding gifts.