Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-27
HINSDALE, N. H.
The Fay-stratton Weddino.

on Wednesday evening the pleasant
High street home of MIR. and Mrs. IL.
Il. Stratton was the scene of brilliant
wedding, when their eldest daughter,
Miss Eva Nellie became the wife of
Clarence Dana Fay. only son of DR..
and Mrs w. e. Fay. The ceremony
took place at 7.SO o'clock, Rev. r. d.
Van Tassel pastor of the Unlversaist
church officiating. The ring service
was used Gladys Stearns, a little
cousin of the bride being the ring bearer.
Miss Ida Stratton, the brides sister,
was bridesmaid and DIR. Charles r.
Gould of North Attleboro, Mass. a
cousin of the groom. was best man. The
bride was beautifully gowned in white
silk with trimmings Of cream colored
duchess lace. (the trimmings being the
brides own handiworlO and wore veil
She carried a shower bouquet of white
sweet peas. The bridesmaid wore white
muslin. The bridal party entered the
room TO the strains of a wedding march
played by Miss Bertha Wheeler of Keene.
Nearly 200 invitations had been issued.
and the house was well filed with in
terested friends who responded person
ally to the invitation The ushers were
Winfred f. Robertson and Paul II. Mann.
The Misses Carrie and Edythe Minis from
Bellows Falls. Grace Whitaker. Minnie
and Myra owen, Dollle Dawson. Meta
Bailey, Eva Robertson and Josephine
Perry of this village and Marion Adams
of South Vernon served as noaters The
entire house was decorated for the
occasion, but the most elaborate decora-
tons were in the parlor. which was
decorated with maiden hair and orange
blossoms. the sitting room with white
field daisies, and in the dining room
roses predominated. Ropes of evergreen
were festooned in all rooms. The gifts
to the bride were both numerous and
beautiful and included silver. cut glass
and china, parlor chair, handsome clock.
pictures. brio n brac, etc. A sum of
money was the gift of grandparents
both of the bride and groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay We're driven to South Vernon
where they took the train for a wedding
Journey which will include Montreal and
Quebec. After their return they will
Immediately begin housekeeping in
Parks block. in rooms which have been
made ready for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay are among our most
popular young people. and enter upon
their new relations with the brightest
of prospects for a happy and prosperous
future, which all unite in wishing for
them.
Among the out of town guests We're
Mrs. Mary Woodbury. and Mrs. r. A.
Anterior of Keene. Mr. and Miss Wal
lace and Mrs. Edden Stra tton of Mar-
boro. Fred Adams. wife and daughter
from South Vernon. Mr. and Mrs Gale.
Mr.. ana Mrs Young. Mr.. and Mrs A. F.
Pierce and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Scott of
Winchester Mr.. and Mrs. Stratton of
Mortified. Mass, James Stearns. wife
and daughter of Brooklyn, n. Y, and
Eugene Brooks of Vernon.
+. e. Field was in Holyoke Saturday.
C. f.. Keyon has been in Boston several
days
Mrs. f. L. Stafford of Keene, visited
in town last week.
Miss Stella Davis of Winchester is visit
ing her sisters in town.
Little Alice Jeffords is visiting relatives
in Chcopee Falls Mass.
George Johnson expects soon to move
his family to Winchester.
Mrs +. S. Leonard went to Springfield
Mass, Monday, returning Tuesday.
Miss Emma Renshaw of East Lynnfleld.
Mass, is visiting Miss Lucy Spooner
| Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sweat of Lynn
Mass. are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs Bessie Simonds and daughter are
at the home of her brother. \. I. Sprague
Rev FIR Godin of Nashua had charge
of the services at st. Josephs church
| Sunday.
Miss Grace NJ. Day spent commence
ment week with former classmates at
Tufts College.
Miss Emma Wellman gave puzzle
| party for the messenger boys one even
| ing last week.
Seventeen chickens belonging to Mr..
| Sargent were slaughtered by dogs Sat
urday morning.
Mrs. James O'Brien is entertaining Mrs.
John Mccormick Of Royalston. Mass, two
| or three weeks.
Twenty Junior EnGeavorers enjoyed a
! picnic in the woods northwest of the viii
lage Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. S. o. Davenport. who seemed to be
recovering from a serious illness, was
taken worse again last week.
Mrs. f. II. Jones and Miss Goddard at
tended the commencement exercises at the
Mortified Seminary last week.
Mrs. Ralph Carey and child returned
| Tuesday from a six weeks stay at her
former home in SALISBURY, VT.
The family of o. c. Robertson received
| four landlocked salmon sent by him
from Wiloughby lake Saturday.
Walter *. Hildreth went Monday to
| Worcester, for few days visit and also
hoping to find employment there.
Miss Carrie ]. Stearns. who has been
teaching music in Tacoma, Wash, the
past year. arrived home this week.
Miss Anna Murphy is employed at Sill.
Xerdale hotel at Lake Spofford, and Mis-:
Miss May r, Lane attended the com.
mencement exercises last week at hei
Alma mater" Mount Holyoke College
over Sunday guests at Maurice Pur
cells were Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. March ant
Master Edward Collins of Turner's Falls
Miss Georganna Scott has gone tc
Ashheld Mass where she has the pc
siton of head waitress at the AshflelC
House.
Mrs. Edwin Robinson of st. Louis. Mo.
is at the home of her parents. Mr.. anC
Mrs. NJ. S. Leach, for the summer
months.
Alfred Sprague had the fingers on hi
left hand badly lacerated by saw a
Newhall e Stebbins-s wood shop las
week Friday.
The rear end of the log drive passeC
Hinsdale Sunday, and as usual many o
our people visited the riverside to see tn
logmen at work.
: Next Sunday evening Rev. w. f. Whit
will begin a series of sermons on Char
acter Building" The subject will b.
Benjamin Franklin"
The hotel and two saloons were raide
few days ago, and the proprietors set
| tied in the police court for keeping bee
for sale, each paying the sum of So, O4.
Geo. A. Holland left Monday morning
to take up his duties as express messen
ger on the run between New York cit
and Faybans in the White Mountains
He will make two trips week.
w. j. Leonard has received word iron
the president of the University of Yves
Virginia stating that he had been made a
in hat