Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-25
Rochester News.
E. NJ. HARVEY. Local Editor

Lawrence Edgerton has been confined
to the house with mumps the past week.
A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. George Randall.
J. P. Cutter of Dedham, Mass. was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Camp
bell over Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Blanchard OF Mont
pelier called on friends here last week on
their way to Woodstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Abbott and
daughter of Bethel have been visiting his
brother. Z. II. Abbott, and family.
Mrs. George Trask and daughter, Mar
garet, went to Boston Saturday, called
there by the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Charles Gage and Mrs. NJ. s.
and are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Kidder.
A few friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wins
low Moore gave them surprise Monday,
June %. the occasion being their 50th
marriage anniversary.
DIR. and Mrs. Ii. V. Hubbard of Plain
held, n. j., arrived the first of the week
for a two weeks visit With their mother,
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eye, ear. nose and throat specialist.
At the caucus held Thursday last, the
following delegates were elected to the
district convention at St. Johnsbury:-
Ezekiel Emerson, L. ID. Pierce, l.. j.
Robinson; state convention at Montpel-
Ter, f. III. Edgerton, w. VI. Campbell, l..
ID. Pierce; county convention at Wood
stock, 4. II. Edgerton, George L. Gree
ley, Almon Goodno, Frank l.. Hubbard,
Z. L. Martin, Herbert Whitaker.
The annual business meeting of the
Monday club was held last week Tuesday
with Mrs. 1. 7. Hubbard. The following
officers were chosen:--President, Mrs. /.
II. Hubbard; vice president, Mrs Fred
Martin; secretary, Mrs. Paul Tinkham;
treasurer, Miss Mary Briggs. The study
decided upon for the year beginning with
the first Monday in October is Greece and
Rome as laid down in the Bay View Sc
ries. Current events will be discussed at
each meeting. All are welcomed to the
club who will enjoy this study.
Harvey--kinsmsn-- MinkIer Wedding
Wednesday evening, June II. the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Minkler was
filled to overlooking with guests, come to
witness, with them, the marriage of their
daughters, Bertha. Elizabeth. to Mr..
Flynn A. Harvey of this place. and Nell
Adeli to Mr.. Arthur Kinsman, formerly
OF Rochester, and now residing in Wood
stock, ". II.
The decorations were such as to deserve
more than passing mention. In the hal
was q floral reception party OF maiden
hair and jack-in-the-pulpit, with noun
tain laurel twined about the banisters.
From above the centre of the refreshment
table, ropes and chains of field daisies
were festooned about the dining room.
Between the front and back parlors was
the bridal arch, woven of balsarn, beauti-
full in the glossy dark green of its all-the-
year foliage and the delicate light green
tassels OF its summer growth. The back
parlor was also decorated with balsam
and ropes OF daisies. On the piano were
great dishes of syringas,
Two cousins. Misses Gertrude and
Bessie Minkler OF Potsdam, n. Y, took
their places at the piano and at s O'Clock
the bridal party came in. Messrs. Har-
vey and Kinsman walked together, fol-
lowed by the little ring bearer, Theron
Harvey; next the sister brides, gowned
in W ite, and last the little flower girls,
Misses Marion Minkler, sister of the
brides, and Reta Calvin, bringing bou-
quets OF pink peonies.
The beautiful double ring service was
performed by Pastor Watson of the
Cong1 church, and prayer was offered by
the Methodist pastor, Rev. 5. IL. Smith.
Introductions and congratulations be-
ing over, cake and ice cream were served
and plans set on foot for giving both
couples a satisfactory send of. A stout
ladder near one of the chan. Der windows
was the cause of great anxiety to one OF
our worthy citizens who suddenly APP
peared laden with packages OF rice and
old shoes enough to start a combined
junk shop and grocery store and deciar-
ing that the birds had flown, he disap-
peared up the road in the darkness. He
came back, however, in time to assist in
showering each couple with all OF the
many uncomfortable emblems of good
fortune used on such occasions.
Many useful and beautiful gifts spoke
OF the kindly regard OF friends present
and absent.
Guests from away were Misses Bessie
and Gertrude Minkler of Potsdam, ". ",
Mrs. Rebecca Wellington of South Read
ing. VT, Mr.. and Mrs, A. Barnes OF
Claremont, N. H., Mrs., Leon Pollard Of
Leominster, Mass, Miss Leds Smith Of
Gsysville, DIR. and Mrs. Woodward Of
Nashua, n. III.
The ushers were Messrs. Edward Bux
ton, George Newton, Gayle Eaton and
Chsuncey Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey are the fourth
generation to begin welded life at the
old Harvey homestead in North Hollow
Mr.. and Mrs. Kinsman will go to Wood
stock, N. H., to make their home. Both
couples bear with them good wishes OF {
host of friends.