St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-03
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at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Barr
at the hour of high noon, Wednesday,
when their daughter, Margaret May,
was united in marriage to John H. Bar
rlngton of st. Johnsbury, in the presence
OF about forty relatives. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. D. Lee Hilliard,
using the ring service. The house was
beautifully decorated with cut flowers
ferns and ported plants that filled the air
with delicate fragrance. The colors OF
white and green prevailed throughout
the parlor, hall, and stairway, through
which the bridal party descended.
Promptly at the hour appointed Rev.
Mr.. Hilliard entered the parlor from
door on the right, followed by the bride
and the bridesmaid, Miss Grace Barr OF
Boston. The groom accompanied by
his best man, T. H. Darlington, of st.
MARITIME, P. @, entered at door on the
left and joined them in the center of the
room, when the bridal party proceeded
to large bay window and stood just
inside an arch beautifully trimmed with
evergreen and studded with white syr-
lnga blossoms. The pastor stood just
outside bank Of potted plants and ferns
and performed the ceremony in a beauti-
ful and impressive manner.
The bride was beautifully gowned in
pearl white peau de sole cut en- train and
wore the conventional tulle veil caught
with garland of white roses. She car
r1ed bouquet of white roses tied with
white satin ribbon. At her neck and
belt she wore gilt, OF two pins, in
honor OF an ancient ancestor, at whose
wedding they were first worn, I25 years
ago. The bridesmaid wore a beautiful
gown OF pearl gray silk yelling, with silk
and chiffon trimmings.
The gifts were numerous and costly
and testified to the high esteem in which
the couple were held.
A reception was held. after which the
guests entered the spacious dining room
where refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served. The walls OF the dining
room were tasteiully hung with ever.
green and intertwined with pink roses.
Festoons of the same hung gracefully
over pictures and windows and the
sweet odor of the roses, blended with
bouquets of cut flowers and made the
room very attractive. large bank of
ferns and roses occupied the center of the
dining table. The bridal party remained
until four O'Clock when they departed
amid showers of rice to the station en-
route to Montreal, where after a two
weeks sojourn along the River St.
Lawrence they will return and make
their home for the present, at 10 Perkins
street, st. Tohnsbury. A host of friends
await the home coming of Mr.. and Mrs.
harrington and extend to them the
earnest wish that their married life may
continue under as fair skies as it began.
Mrs. Darlington will be remembered as
a former student of the St. Johnsburv
Academy and Business College, but has
for the past few years been resident of
Taunton, Mass. Her manv friends are
glad that she will now become a resident
of St. Tohnsbury.
A Terrific Storm and its Work,
The most terrific and damaging storm |
that has visited this town since 1869 |
occurred last Friday evening between
$50 and 1890 o'clock. Two showers
gathered above the village, covering a
space OF about one mile wide, and broke
simultaneously, making cloudburst.
In short time Main street was COM
pletely Hooded, with rain falling in tor
rents, with tlmbers, stones, barrels and
boxes thrown in all directions. After two
hours OF this disturbance the rain began
to subside, and people could see by the
sharp flashes of lightning the destruction
that was done. The mind of any man
living cannot recall night of greater
electrical display or more terrific thunder.
Lightning struck near houses and fences,
trees, etc. Among the trees struck was
the ancient elm near the house on the l..
:. Fisher farm. The tree has stood the
storms and blasts for ITO years, has been
broken several times, but Mr.. Fisher has
aiken great pride in and done every way
% preserve it, but he is fearful that this
Will be its death blow. Large quantities
u nay are ruined in the meadows, bridges
and culverts washed away, and theroads
n some places made impossible. 1t is
that the damage in town will
each over 81 900. One barn on the old
~oburn farm was struck by lightning
md burned. 1t seems a great wonder
hat all the barns were not burned, as
here was one within two feet and another
within 20 feet of the one DESTROYED. For.
during the entire storm no lives
we're lost, and the damage can be re-
paired.
Arrangements for cold home week"
ire progressing finely, with good pros
'ects OF large celebration.
Walter B. Lance has been appointed
postmaster in place of Henry Morse, thus '
ndlng a long and hot contest. The !
hangee occurred July 1. He has moved
he otlce to his new block. The office is
low in the best quarters it has ever had.
Several parties are in town spending f
heir vacation, including a number of t
chool teachers,
The stage route from here to Marsh. b
eld changed managers July 1, John B.
dcLam assuming the reins of govern +
nent.
Vernon Rogers, who was in Jail for a
elomous assault on his step.daughter,
'leaded guilty in the county court and
vas sentenced Thursday to state prison
or term not more than 1 nor less than
o years. This is the third man sent to
ne state prison from this town since it :
vas established.
Z. W. Paige of New York has lust
rected hne granite monument on the
ot IN winch his father and mother are