Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-06-25
RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

A very pretty home wedding took place
Wednesday evening when Miss Jessie
May Thomas. only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. j. Griffith, and Fred Berthold
Sumner were married at the home of the
brides parents at No. 80 Park street
The house decorations were very pretty,
evergreen, palms, ferns and cut flowers
being used with good effect. Trailing
pine was fcstooncd. about the rooms in
tertwined with pink roses, the color
scheme of the decorations being green
and pink. The corner of the parlor where
the ceremony WAS performed was banked
high with evergreen the front being fes-
TONED with ropes of the same which were
tied in a lovers knot at the center under
which the bridal couple stood. In the din
ing room white satin ribbon was suspend
ed from the center of the room to each
corner of the table from which n basket
of daisies was hung, a large bowl OF pink
carnations forming the center piece. AT
$50 o'clock the procession entered the
parlor, the wedding march being sung
by Mrs. Frederick w. Briggs, Mrs. Her
man L. Williams, Miss Abbie H. Ray.
Herman Williams and William III. Will
liams. Tho ushcrs. Albert O. Durgy and
Arthur NJ. Gipson were followed by the
groom and best man, Charles l. Need
ham, and then came the bride and maid
of honor, Miss Eta Allen of Rutland.
I
DR.. ". S. Smart in the presence of about
100 guests, the ring service being used.
The bride was attra ctively dressed in n
rich gown of brilliant taffeta. trimmed
with silk rings, duchcssc lace ana ap-
ploue. She wore orange blossoms IN her
hair and carried a sheaf bouquet OF Whlte
roses The maid of honor was dressed
in handsome gown of pink silk spider
cloth, trimmed with white silk applique.
She carried pink roses. Miss Alice Whit
lock presided at the refreshment table.
assisted by Fred r. Barker wilson Ba-
con- Claude Ward and Harry a. Collins.
Many beautiful gifts were received by
the bride and groom. Among the guests
from out Of town were Mr.. and Mrs. f..
A. Dodge of Rutland, Mrs. j. Frederick
Hatton of Lynn, Mass. Miss Carrie u.
Crear of Fair Haven, Il. ID. Thomas OF
Mariden. Conn. Mr.. and Mrs Mark
White of Salisbury. Wilbur Grifhth or
Dandy. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward of Rchviile
and Mr.. and Mrs Francis Sumner OF East
Middlobury. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner lett
on the sleeper for weeks wedding tour
after which they will reside in town.
Rose Aiken was arrested Monday at
her place in Goshen and brought before
Justice Daniel Brown to answer to the
charge Of keeping and Illegally selling H.
quor. Many witnesses were called dur
ing the day and it was proved that she
kept Il public resort ana nad given HGuoi
to three habitual drunkards and also SOLD
it to others. She was fined $500 and costs
and will go out of the liquor business
At n regular meeting of the directors
of the First National bank, DR.. w. Fl
Wright, who has been the vice-presiden
| for nearly 10 years, was elected presi
dent to succeed the late Col. Nathan T
SpraEue. j. S. Stafford was elected vice
president.
Ozro Fish of Cambridge, Mass, is IL
| town for the summer, the guest of hi:
grandfather. O. Meacham.
Misses Anna and Agnes LaDue q
| Florence Mass, are visiting relative
| in town.
Elroy Rogers went on Tuesday t.
| BURLINGTON. where he will remain fol
some time
John o. Bowman went to Philadel
phai, Pa. yesterday on a business trip
Miss Susie Harrison is spending he
summer vacation with her aunt, hav
| ing closed her school in Rutlapd.
Charles Hall has enterded the Barke
drug store as clerk
| Carlton Mead has position in w
D. Nutting's store.
| Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Chittenden are IL
| burlington for n few days.
Miss Anna Harrison of the People
| Telephone Office has gone to Boston 70
n few weeks.
Dana Hail, who has been sufferin,
| with "A broken leg for n year and ha
been to the hospital several times, fin
ally had the leg amputated below tn
knee Saturday at the Mary fletchc