Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-24
Woody Vaughan Wedding
At City Point, Belfast
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Belfast, Me, July 23.-(SpeciaD.-
At the home of the brides parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. w Vaughan, at City
Point, a few miles out of this city, the
wedding of Miss Agnes Vaughan and
Leroy Wood of Knox, was solemnzed
in the presence of the immediate
families of the contracting parties.
The ceremony was performed in the
large parlor which had been tastefully
decorated by loving friends in ferns
and red elder berries. Before fire
place banked in these woodland ferns
the bridal party stood. The bride was
attended by four bridesmaids, Miss
Julia Vaughan, her sister; Miss Avis
Wood Of Knox, a sister Of the groom;
Miss Claire Vaughan, cousin of the
bride. and Miss Bessie Krone of New
York The groom was attended by his
brother, Wesley Wood of Knox. Otto
Vaughan of East Belfast, cousin of
the bride, was usher. The bride was
given away by her father, Rev. j. w.
Vaughan. The single ring service was
most impressively performed by The
brides uncle, Rev. William Vaughan,
pastor of the Trinity Reformed Church
of East Belfast.
After the ceremony a dainty lunch
was served by Misses Clair and Julia
Vaughan assisted by Miss Wood and
Miss Cronc
The bride wore a handome gown Of
white organdie, trimmed with lace and
insertion. Her going-away gown was
of brown cloth tailor made with hat to
match. The bridesmaids wore dainty
white gown and made q very pretty
picture as they stood against the back
ground of green.
After the luncheon and an informal
reception the bridal pair started in
carriage for their wedding journey
Hoping to cludc the loving friends Whc
were disposed to shower them with
rice, confetti and other things peculiar
| to bridal parties, they had planned to
| drive to Northport Campgrounu ana
| take the City of Rockland for round
| about trip to their destination which
| is a small summer resort near Ola Or
| chard Before they were aware OF 1t,
| however, busy hands had succeeded
| in trimming the hack with all sorts Oh
| white strcamcrs and rs the carriage
| drove through the streets OF Belfast
| it proclaimed Il wedding party and at
| tractcd considerable attention. Inc
| bride and groom were also accomplnl-
| ed. much against their will, by some
| of the bridal party and those aWho
| could, not crowd into the hack grove
| to East Belfast and in the Vaughan
| launch, the Ellie Knox, sailed for the
Campground arriving there about the
time the carriage did.
| SO much attention was attracted by
| the gayly decorated hack as it passed
| through the campground that nearly
| every cottagcr was at the pier when
| the City of ItockIand made her landr
| ing and they all were loaded with rice
and other bridal missiles which COM
pletely filled the air as the young couple
| duckcd their heads and ran aboard. 1t
was q merry party and caused no cnd
| of fun for the cottaSerS who entered
| into it with much JOY.
| The bride is a very fine young lady,
| a graduate of the Maine Central IN
| stitutc OF pittsficid and has taught IN
Brooks and more recently in New BoS-
ton. \. II. The groom is a graduate
| of the Eastern Maine Normal School
| OF Castinc, and Of Colby College. 1t
| was while he was principal of the
! Brooks High school that he met Miss
Vaughan who was then assistant i'll
| the school He has for the past year
| taught in Wells, whittier he will take
| his bride this fall. After Il brief trip
to Cape Elizabeth where they will pass
the next few weeks, they will visit i'll
Knox ami City Point until it is time
| Cal ca, 10 hcpin
The bride was the recipient of many
handsome and useful presents and the