Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-08-28
Rice-M o mtg o m cry.

I Edmund Turrill Rice, son of Joel
Turrill Rice who is a native of Bridport
and of the class of 1853 Middlebury
college, was married to Miss Ellen Mont
gomery of the well-known Montgomeries
of Great Britain. Wednesday evening,
August - at the Reformed Collegiate
church, West 34th street. reception i'm
mediately after at the house, 1851 West
51st street. The beautiful services at
the church were conducted by the pop
ular assistant pastor, R. w. Courtney.
The attendance was quite large, and
the number of invited relatives and
friends at the reception necessitated the
borrowing of several dozen camp-chairs.
The large double parlors and dining
room were very tastefully decorated
with palms, ferns, flowers and smilax by
nearby florist.
There was some Waiting to the music
of violns and harp. There was a great
abundance of refreshments including a
large, and said-to-be very fine brides
cake, and a large bowl of claret punch.
The presents were numerous and some,
besides being expensive, are useful.
Those from Vermont are all rich. tasty
and useful.
The bride and groom We're allowed to
depart showered with rice and old shoes
in time to catch the 2:l0 a. m. train for
Washington, d. c., where as guests of
the brides brother, William Montgo-
merry, at their beautiful home, Mount
Pleasant 1887 Meridian street, Washing
] tl,n first IN do
of their honeymoon, in sightseeing and
bounteous entertainment. They visited,
with competent guide, all the princi-
pal, public buildings, including the White
house, capitol and new library building,
the most magnificent and beautiful in
the world. Also the Smithsonian in
stitute and National museum and Wash
ington monument. They did not forget
to drive out to the noted Soldiers home
and through the large and beautiful
park surrounding, and last but not least
was the trip by boat down the broad
Potomac to Mount Vernon. Nothing
need be sa id of the Joy and patriotism
aroused by the sight of the grand old home
of the father of his and our own beloved
country. Even another trip was made
| by rail which starts earlier and returns
later by invitation and as guests of the
sister of Mrs. Montgomery, whose sum-
mer cottage is in the pine woods near
Mount Vernon, and near the front door
is a well of purest spring water always
as cold as any would wish to drink and
pronounced equal to the noted Takoma
spring water near Washington. Now
lust a few words about the new home
TO which they have just returned. The
third story of the five story single apart
ment house, No 1851 West 5lst street,
facing the south, but on the east side
there is nothing to obstruct the morning
sunlight and fresh air from pouring in
through the window in each of the
seven large rooms We are all great
believers now in pure air, sunlight,
proper exercise and diet as panacea for
all the diseases that humanity is heir to.
The bride Is fair brunette with slim,
well developed form, and like the groom
an active, popular bread winner as the
head of a department of large dress
making establishment, catering to
wealthy customers. She is from one to
two inches less in height than the groom
feet 7, and both are in perfect health
! They have known each other for many
} years, and were considered by some OF
} their friends as confirmed bachelors
There are no old maids now, but bachelor
! women He is 40 and she not more
than or years younger, but both ap
pear 10 years younger than they are
Knowing that many relatives ano
friends not only of Vermont and New