Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-06
WEDDING BELLS.


/ Aug. 30. to Carroll j. swan, OF boston.
one Of the leaders among the younger set
of special advertising agents. The care
mony was performed at Shore Acres,
I.amoine Beach, one OF the most pictur-
esque spots ON the shores of Frenchman's
| bay, the home Of the brides sister and her
husband, Edmon Emo and wife.
| The ceremony was performed by Rev. j.
| ID. O'Brien, pastor Of st. Joseph's Catholic
church, OF Ellsworth, in the presence of
the immediate family and few intimate
| friends, The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Lucy Monaghan; the best
man was the groom's brother, DIR. Eugene
| L. Swan, OF Brooklyn, n. Y.
The main hall OF the hotel, the rarlor,
the spacious dining-room and the
grounds were most artistioally decorated
/ for the occasion, the work being done by
bevy OF the brides young friends who
had gathered for house rarity for three
or four days preceding the wedding.
The neighboring forests and fields had
yielded of their abundance fir and spruce
and pine and cedar and white asters, and
| golden rod, and these, with garden and
cut flowers, had, with the aid OF def and
willing hands, transformed the place into
a yerisahle garden OF Eden, its beauty en-
HANGED by the gloriousness of the weather.
Immediately after the ceremony, which
took place in the parlor at $50 a, reception
was held in the dining room. The bridal
party stood in a bower OF pine trees
banked with golden rod, and received
| about 300 OF their friends who came from
far and near from Lamoine, Ellsworth,
Bar Harbor, Hancock Point, Bangor,
Boston, Hartford, Conn, Brooklyn, Ssu-
gerties, ogdensburg, y. Y, and Wash
ington.
The ushers were Messrs. James and Fred
Rice, OF Bangor, Fred Brickelmsier, OF
Hartford, Alton p. Swan, OF Brooklyn,
and Misses Margaret Monaghan, Sophia
Walker, Helen Rollins, of Ellsworth,
Annie and Sadie Rice, of Bangor, Louise
Brosnan, of ogdensburg, and Kathleen
Ieayitt, of Worcester, Mass. Dainty re-
! freshments were served in the dining
room, on the verandas and on the lawn.
| The brides gown was of ivory colored
messalipe silk trimmed with princess lace.
She wore Tcn and carried large boa
| quet of white sweet peas The brides
maid wore gown of white India silk
trimmed with Valenciennes lace. Mrs. +.
J. Swan, the mother of the groom, was
1 gowned in pale gray crepe de chine with
| trimmings Of lace.
An interesting feature of the occasion
was the presence of three generations OF
each family, Mrs. Boston, of Norridge-
/ wock, the grandmother of the groom, and
/ stephen Monaghan, the father OF the bride,
and little Winitred and Christina Doyle,
/ her nieces, being present.
Not the least enjoyable feature was the
! delightful music which was arranged for
| by NJ. c. Rumsey, of Bar Harbor, who
/ brought with him the following artists,
| members OF the Boston symphony orches-
| ira: w. Swornsboarne and II. Hoyer, vio-
| lin, II. Leve, clarinet, A. Brooke, flute, c.
Russell, trumpet; Mr.. Rumsey at the
piano.
The wedding presents were many and
beautiful, attesting the high esteem in
which the young couple are held by host
OF friends.
| The bride is one of Names sweetest
singers. During the past decade she has
been heard in various parts OF the country,
and always enthusiastically received.
She studied in Boston under the late
| Charles r. Adams and II. Carleton Slack.
| For several seasons past she has been the
| first soprano of the Ariel ladies' quartette,
of Boston, touring the South and middle
West. Her friends will be pleased to know
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| from public view.
| The groom is a well-known Harvard
man, class of 1901, prominent in college
athletics. He stroked the senior Weld
crew in 1900, and rowed in his junior class
crew. In 1901, he ran a half-mile and
mile, and was in the championship two
mile relay team which won the college
championship of America. He repre-
scented America in the international track
meet between England and America in
the fall Of 1901, running the two-mile
race. Mr.. Swan also takes great interest
in military affairs; he is a member OF Co.
B, 1st corps, Massachusetts national guard.
He is 3 successful advertising man, with
offices in the Penn building. "a Milk street,
Boston. He is member OF the Harvard
club of New York, is secretary of the Bos-
ton ''Ad" mems club, and is a member OF
the New Hampshire and Winthrop yacht
clubs.
Their leaving Lamoine about O'Clock
was unique. They left the house with APP
parently no objective point in view, but
made for the shore amid a shower OF rice
and confetti, end there boarded launch,
of whose presence no one but themselves
knew, quickly jumped aboard and in a
twinkling were of, headed for Grindstone
Neck. Then they shouted to their baffied
pursners that they might expect to hear
| from them later.
Mr.. and Ars. Swan will be at home at
IL Strathmore road, Brookline, Mass,
after Oct. /.
Congregational Conference.
The semi-annual Hancock county con-
| ference of CONGREGATIONAL churches W IN