St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-08
RECENT WEDDINGS.
Fairbanks-Merrill,

On Wednesday at twelve O'Clock noon
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. c. H..
Merrill on Western avenue was solemn
lied the marriage of their daughter
Luella and Joseph Fairbanks. The
guests included large party of relatives
of the contracting parties and few
intimate friends. DR.. and Mrs. Merrill
and Mrs Rebecca p Fairbanks, mother
of the groom, welcomed the guests. Mrs
Merrill wore wine colored messaline with
lavender trimmings and Mrs. Fairbanks
gown was of gray voile, with lace yoke
and sleeves, and the skirt deliberately
braided with silk
The ceremony was performed in the
bay window of the sitting room by Rev.
Edward 7. Fairbanks, d. D., uncle of the
groom, and DR.. Merrill. To the strains
OF the bridal march from Lohengrin,
PLAYED by string trio, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
r. Young and Miss Alice B. Warden, the
bridal party descended the stairs. First
came Clifton and Winfield Robinson,
nephews of the groom, each carrying a
ring on the stem of rose; the ushers,
Arthur G. Sprague of St. Johnsbury and
Guy B. Mckinne of Boston; the brides
attendant, her sister. Miss Margaret
Merrill and the bride on the arm OF her
father. The bride wore white messaline
built over tafeta. with trimmings of
rose point and duchesse lace, the lace
being the gift of the groom's sister, Mrs.
Birney A. Robinson. Her veil was
caught with orange blossoms and she
carried brides roses. Miss Margaret
Merrill wore yellow crepe de chene
trimmed with bands of yellow messaline
and Bohemian lace and she carried
Marechal Mel roses The groom was
attended by a college friend, Cleveland
Rogers, of New York. The double ring
ceremony was used, Dr.. Fairbanks be-
ginning it and Dr. Merrill completing it
after he had given away the bride After
the wedding ceremony the bride and
groom received the congratulations and
good wishes of their friends and a we'd
ding breakfast was served. Several young
men, some of them former pupils of the
bride, waited upon the guests, Maurice
Carr, William Boynton, Hugh Mac
kinnon, Edward Stafford, H. n. Wood
and Dr. Walter Merrill.
The house was beautifully decorated
by friends of the bride. In the room
where the ceremony was performed the
decorations consisted of background of
hemlock filled in with syringa and fes-
toons of ribbon and syringa. The study
was decorated with maiden hair ferns
and rose colored peonies and the parlor
with maiden hair and pink roses.
The gifts were beautiful and included
the usual silver, cut glass and exquisite
linen. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks took the
afternoon train south. On their return
they will reside at Brantview. The bride
is one of the leading musicians of St.
Johnsbury, was for long time organist
of the North church and has had many
music pupils here and at Lyndon Insti-
tute. The groom is a graduate of Yale
and of Harvard law school, and is now
one of the towns rising young lawyers.
He is actively interested in many town
organizations and both Mr.. and Mrs.
Fairbanks are very popular in their
own set
Among the guests from away were
Mrs. Charlotte Rugg, Arlington, Mass;
Miss Alexina Burgess, Wareham, Mass;
Miss Anna Booker, Waterbury; DR..
Walter Merrill, Washington; Mr., and
Mrs Josiah Merrill, Pittsburg; Albert L.
Farwell, Boston; Miss Elizabeth Merrill,
Lisbon; Mrs T. N. Vail Miss Katherine
Vail, Lyndonville.