Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-02
H0OKER.EssEx NUpTIALs
Quietly Celebrated Tuesday Noon in St. Mich.
aels Episcopal Church-Couple Will Spend
Their HONEYMOON on Trip Abroad.


James Fisk Hooker, son of the late
Col. George W. Hooker, and Miss An
ma Maud Essex were quietly married
Tuesday at noon at st. Michael's Epis,
copal church in the presence of about
80 relatives and intimate friends. Rev.
E. r. Mathlson, rector of the church,
performed the ceremony, using the full
Episcopal service. The interior OF the
church was simply but effectively dec
Grated, evergreen and holly forming the
principal decorations. At each side
of the chancel were large bouquets OF
roses and the altar was trimmed with
smilax.
After the guests had assembled Miss
Eta Sherwin began the Lohengrin
bridal march and the bride entered
from the rear of the church escorted
by her brother in law, William f.
Bradley of Bellows Falls. She was at
tired in suit of white cloth with
black and white velvet trimmings and
also wore white hat trimmed with
sable, sable trimmed stole and muff
and a corsage bouquet of orange bios
SONS. The groom entered from the
chancel and met the bride at the altar
where the ceremony was performed.
During the service Miss Sherwin
played soft music on the organ and at
its close the bride and groom left the
church to the strains of Mendelssohn S
wedding march.
Immediately after the marriage the
guests were taken to the home of Mrs.
L. X. Fuller where wedding break
fast was served, the Brooks House ca
terng Mr.. and Mrs. Hooker re-
ceived in the new library. Robert G.
Bacon the law partner Of the groom,
and Herbert III. Eddy, cousin of
Mr.. Hooker, acted as ushers and also
had charge of the arrangements at the
church. The house was decorated
with holly, roses and carnations, and
Leitsinger's orchestra furnished music
during the reception. Among the out
of-town guests who attended were:
Mr.. and Mrs Daniels of Portsmouth,
N. H., Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams of
New York city, Miss Anne Howard of
Newton, Mass. Russell Graves of Ben
nington and Mr.. and Mrs. William F.
Bradley of Bellows Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Hooker left for Boston
on the afternoon train and tomorrow
will sail on the steamship Common
wealth of the Dominion line for Alex
andria, Egypt, by way of Gibraltar
and Naples. They will spend about
two months visiting the countries bor
1ering on the Mediterranean and later
will visit Mrs. Hooker's parents in
London. They expect to return to
Brattleboro about April l.
Mr.. Hooker graduated from Yale
in the class of 1895 and af-
,erward attended the Columbia and
New York law schools, He was ad-
nitted to practice before the Massa
,husetts bar in 1897 and in 1900 sue
,essfully passed his examination to the
New York bar. For the past two
tears MI. Hooker has been in partner
hip with Robert G Bacon and since
he death of his father has been a
member of the Hooker, Corser & Mitch
ii company Mrs. Hooker is daugh /
er of E. G. Essex. the London agent .
or the Estey Organ company, but
ince her childhood has lived with
DR.. and Mrs. Levi X. Fuller although /
making frequent visits to her parents.
She attended Vermont Academy for
wo years. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hook
r are held in high esteem in Brattle
oro and are among its best known
Dung people.