Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-10
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
NORTH SIDNEY.

Il
ing, Jan. 9Th which proved to be de-
liehtfuI occasion. About two hundred
friends and relatives assembled to ten
Ger their congratulations and good
| wishes and many beautiful gifts We're
| received as evidence of the high esteem
| in which the popular couple are held
At s O'Clock to the strains of the we'd
ding march rendered by Miss Jennie
Lyon, the wedding procession entered
one of the spacious rooms and stood
beneath a bower of evergreens draped
with the stars and stripes. Little Miss
| Beatrice Towle attired in white acted
! as ring bearer while Mrs. j. S. Smiley.
| Mrs. II. f. TOtman and Miss Helen
! Graves attended the bride, j. S. Smiley
acting as best man. The bride looked
| Youthful and charming gOwned in navy
| blue silk with deep battenburg collar
and wore violets. The marriage cere-
mony was repeated by Rev Albert
Leach in very impressive manner
After due congratulations had been
made Mr.. Leach presented in behalf of
| the Baptist church society, a beauti-
| full solid silver gold lined service Of
| four pieces. Then G.. X. Hastings
stepped forward and in his genial
happy way presented in behalf of Sid
roy Grange thirty dollars in gold
This was followed by comrade T. s.
Benson who made the presentation
speech i'll behalf of the Joseph w Lin
coin Post g. a. r. and the w. r. c.
and presented a beautiful silver service
of five pieces engraved with the letters
G. a. X. and W. K. c. also a gold
sugar shell. Refreshments consisting.
OF chicken sandwiches. fancy crackers,
tarts and several kinds of cake with
coffee We're served. After which reri-
tatlors and music were rendered Lit
tie Miss Beatrice Towle delighted the
company with recitatiOns and singing
Mr.. Bean showed relics of his army
| life, among them being a hat, whose
crown the enemies bullet had pierced.
INNS Il escaping unhuri. Mr. Bean
| served in the Civil War as n member
OF 60. Il. nth Maine Infantry. He is
a past commander of the Joseph W.
Lincoln Post, G. A. II. and has been
| the honOred treasurer of Sidney Grange
| for thirty years and also for a number
| or years the treasurer Of kenntber
! Pomona Grange. Mrs. Bean is the
present president of the W. X. &. Mr..
| Bean was born in Mt Vernon. March
18th. 1882. Mrs. Bean was born in
| Vienna. March 1896. Her maiden name
was Nileda Augusta Graves. They
We're married Jan. 9th. 1876 at Vienna
where they lived till after the Civil
War when they moved to Sidney on the
farm where they now live. Both enjoy
good health and are youthful in looks
ana appearance. Will" they take an ar-
tive part in all that is going on in the
community and are loved and respected
| Dy 4 E.rSe circle of friends. Their Union
was blessed with three daughters and
not one link in the family chain has
been broken in all these fifty years.
Their daughters are married ana all
three reside in Massachusetts. Mrs. T.
). Smiley III West Roxbury. Mrs.
Thomas q. Bird in East Boston and
Mrs. Howard f. Totman in West New
ton. There are eight grandchildren the
youngest only few weeks old. All the
children We're present but Mrs. Bird.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Bean Of Water
Will" Mr.. Maxim of Wayne. NJ. l.. Rev
hoids Of Augusta. Mrs. Addie Pollard
OF Winslow and Mrs. Parker Stewart
of Waterville
Following is the list of beautiful
presents received: Silver gold lined
service of four pieces from the Baptist
Church Society, with other friends:
SILVER service Of five pieces also a gold
sugar spoon. from the Joseph w. Lin
''iH Post. G. a. r. and the Woman's
Et]icf Corps of Sidney; thirty dollars
III &"lti, f"om Sidney Grange: gold piece.
Nr. ai.d Mrs. Will Langley; gold piece.
NJ. and Mrs. Calvin Graves; salad
dish. Hattie Reynolds; fruit dish.
Everett: Walker; cake plate Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Towle; bread and butter
plates, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuel Fields;
. meat fork. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bow
man; sugar bowl and cream pitcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tanner: meat fork.
MISS Annie Sawtele; two dessert
spoons, Mrs. Avis Sawtelle and Miss
SaWtelle; pin cushion, Miss Golf; gold
mounted harness, J. S. Smiley, West
} koxbury; centerpece. Mrs. Esther Wy
man; holders, Miss Eliza Ellis: olive
spoon Mrs. Alice sheldon; olive fork,
Miss Marcia Fairfield Also silver
soup ladle. meat fork, sugar spoon.
cream ladl". tablespoon. gold piece.
bohemian glass vase with beautiful
bouquet Of pinks. bouquet of dafodils
ana vi"i@ts. from other friends ana
relatives
Geo w. Merrill and Miss Eunice
Merrill Of Augusta were guests over
sunday OF the latter's sister, Mrs. +. c.
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bourne were
guests Sunday of his sister Mrs. VIII
Reynolds Of Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. H. Farnham Of
Swampscott. Mass. visited at A. T.
Ciarks. last Week
Mrs. Judith Field is on the sick list
James Iathrop has purchased pair
OF work horses and expects to leave for
the woods soon
Ambrose and Pitt Lyon with their
families attended the funeral of their
brothers wife. Mrs. Phiny Lyon of
NaSsalboro. Friday.
. john Field with his three horses
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