The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-13
Miss Annie Agatha DeWin and Dr..
John Edward Walsh, Made
Man and Wife at Altar of St.
Johns Church
MANY GUESTS SAW
THE KNOT TIED
Couple Leave Town Amid a
Shower of Rice After Driving
to the Depot in a Hack Deco
rated with Old Shoes, Rags,
Etc.

| Clinton, Nov 12.-The marriage Of
Miss Annie Agatha Dervin, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Margaret Dervin of
10 Dervin Place, to DR.. John Edward
! Walsh formerly of this town, and now
a practising dentist in Revere, was sol
emnized at ST. Johns Church this
morning at o'clock by Rev. John j.
OKeefe, rector of the church. 1t was
brilliant society event, and the popu-
! larity of the contracting parties was
attested to by the large gathering of
their friends, which filled the large
church to the very doors.
The party entered the church at 3
! o'clock, and proceeded to the altar to
| the strains of Lohengrins wedding
march, played by Miss Margaret Mad
| igan, organist and musical director of
ST. Johns choir. The bride was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Dervin as maid of honor and the best
man was DR.. James Clary of Cam
bridge, a college chum of the groom.
The ushers were Thomas L. Walsh and
Patrick H. Mcintyre of this town, and
]. P. Dyer and F. l. Pierson of Leon
mister.
The bride entered the church leaning
on the arm of her brother, DR.. Peter j.
Dervin of Marlboro, who also gave her
away The church was handsomely
decorated with ferns and potted plants,
while the railing at the altar of the
sanctuary was decorated with chrys-
anthemums and lilies of the valley.
For a occasional, Mendelssohn's
wedding march was played by Miss
Madigan, and the full choir assisted in
the presentation.
The bride was neatly gowned in
pearl gray crepe de chene, over taffeta
| silk, trimmed with duchess lace and
| chiffon, and cut en- traine She wore
| handsome Gainsboro hat and carried a
white pearl prayer book and rosary,
the gift of the groom. The maid of
honor was gowned in green satin fou-
| lard, trimmed with white satin and
| lace. She wore large black hat.
After the services at the church the
contracting parties, relatives and a
| large number Of out of town friends
| were driven in a decorated hack to the
| home of the brides mother where a
| wedding breakfast was served by Ca
| terer Pierson. Misses Julia Mcintyre
and Elnora Sutherland former school
mates of the bride poured and the
refreshments were served by the ush-
| ers. The couple left Clinton on the Ills
train for Boston where they will spend
their honeymoon. Their hack was dec
GRATED with old shoes, rags, etc. and
their friends showered them with rice.
On their return they will reside on
Beach Street in Revere where a newly
furnished house awaits them.
Guests were present at the reception
| from Leominster, Marlboro, Peabody
and Revere. The bride leaves many
friends here where she has been very
popular. She graduated from the local
| high school with the class of 1891 and
| afterWard resumed her studies in the
! training school In I1rpnQraf{On for he
| coming a teacher. She has been teach
| er in the primary schools for the past
eight years. She is popular in Cath
Ole circles, being a member of the So
dality connected with St. Johns Church
and other benevolent societies of the
town.
The groom graduated from the local
high school with the class of 1890, but
soon afterward removed to Leominster
where he was proprietor of a large drug
| store at Monument Square. He later
sold out his interest and entered Bal
! timore Medical School and graduated
with the class of 1898. Immediately af-
ter his graduation he opened dental
parlors in Revere where he has since
resided.
John H Mcnamara of this town, for
merly employed on the Hudson & Gin
ton Street Railway as a motorman, and
| now employed at the car barn in LeOm-
| inster came near being killed while
making repairs to a trolley wire in
( Lancaster Tuesday. He, with two
other men, was on a platform, which
is elevated over a large truck wagon.
A north bound car came whrling along
at a fast rate making it necessary to
! move the team in great haste. The
| jerk of the wagon caused by the quick
action taken by the driver threw Nc
| Namara TO the ground. He landed in
| front of the approaching car. His in
| juries consist of a bruised arm and a
| sprained leg.
Katherine Gohery. eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Gohery, of
| Richman Street. died at the home of
her parents Monday evening after a
short illness of general debility. She
| was a constant attendant at St. Johns
Parochial School. The funeral will be
Thursday morning at o'clock from
St. Johns Church. The bearers will be
| classmates of the deceased.
Hon. Charles D. Tirrell of Natick
! addressed the members of the Young
Mems Congregational Club in ,the yes
Of