The Republican journal., 1908-09-03
WEDDING BELLS.

STANLEY-LEAvTTT. A very pretty wev-
ding occurred in East Belfast, Tuesday al
high noon, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Leavitt, when their daughter,
Miss Lena Eames Leavitt, was married to
Perley Doane Stanley of Cranberry Isles.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. P.
Furber of Clinton, aged 81, a great uncle of
the BRIDE The parlor, where the wedding
took place. was decorated in gold and white.
the class colors of the bride in the Belfast
High school. An archway, backed by a
screen of golden rod and golden glow, was
banked on either side by ferns and flowers.
The bride looked charming in most be-
coming tailor-made suit of deep blue pana-
ma with an invisible stripe. 1t was trim
med with natural color pongee buttons and
had pOngee inset collar A dainty white
| net waist and dark blue hat and veil to
match completed an exceptionally pretty
costume. The brides sister, Miss Lucie
Leavtt, who was gowned in white, was
ring bearer, the single ring ceremony being
used most impressively. A wedding break
fast was served at the close of the ceremony
in the dining room, which was decorated
prettily in crimson and white, the brides
class colors at the Castine Normal School.
The happy young couple we're given rous-
ing send-off when they left the house to
take the afternoon train for a short we'd
ding trip before going to Cranberry Isles,
where they will make their home for a time,
at least The bride, who is the Oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Leavitt,
was popular member of the class OF 1907,
b. H. S, and graduated in 1904 from the
Eastern State Normal School at Castine.
Since her graduation she has taught sue
cessfully in North Haven, Monmouth and
Cranberry Isles and in the latter place met
the groom, who is popular and successful
engineer and has a lucrative business. The
young couple received number of pretty
and appropriate gifts, including substan-
tial check from the brides father. Mrs.
Stanley has very large circle of friends all
over the State who extend their heartlest
congratulations and good wishes. The
wedding guests were limited to the lmmedl-
ate family. Those from out-of-town. beside
Mr.. Furber, were the brides aunts, Mrs.
Jennie Stewart of Clinton and Miss Cora
Eames of Boston.
STEyENS-C CRITCHETT. Mr.. Frederick A.
Stevens of Rockland, Mass, and Mrs. Alb
bic Ella Crtchett of this city were married
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Mary B. Doe, As Cedar street, Sept. 2nd at
% m. The home was prettily decorated
with ferns and cut flowers. Rev. Ashley
| A. Smith, pastor of the UniverSaliSt church,
| officiated, using the single ring service,
and his little daughter Dorothy was the
| ring bearer. The bride was gowned in a
handsome dress of gun-netal silk with lace
woke and pink silk pipeings. Her going
away gown was imported English serge,
also gun-metal, with green hat. They re-
ceived many wedding gifts. which included
| bonds to the amount of $4,000 to the bride
| from her son, Ralph 0. Critchett of Boston.
Refreshments were served by four little
| Misses-Alice and Martha Southworth,
The guests we're Ralph o. Critchett, Mr..
and Mrs z. E. Stafford and Miss Airline n.
| Stafford of Roxbury and Miss Kate B. Lew
is of Boston, The groom has been connect
ed with shoe factories as superintendent
! for some years, but is retired, and the bride
is one of Belfast's most esteemed ladies,
who enters upon her new life with many
good wishes. They left on the Boston boat
and will be at home to their friends at 27O
Market street, Rockland, Mass, after Oc-
! tober 1st.