The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-25
MNeW Hampshire
HINSDALE.
Newell-Davis Wedding.

One of the prettest wedding ceremonie
ever held in llinsdale took place Tuesday
June %, at the home Of Mrs. Charles Da
Wis ON the Mortified road when hel
youngest daughter, Stella Delana, wa
married to Herbert Knowlton Newell
! The house was profusely decorated will
choice cut flowers, potted plants and ferns
and the lawn was artisticaly bedecked
with evergreen trees and festoons forming
Il beautiful bower. At l2 o clock the par,
ty appeared to the strains of Lohengrir
played by Miss Rest Metcaf, the bride
and matron OF honor preceded by the ush
ers who spread carpet, Harold Frank
Davis, nephew of the bride, as ring bear
er, Bertha and Bernice Fuller, twin
nieces of the bride, as flower girls. The
attendants holding garlands of green on
William h. Watson, at the bower and
stood beneath large gilt wishbone under
which the brides mother and father re-
celved at their golden wedding few
years ago. The double ring service was
performed by Rev. Minot S. Hartwell,
pastor of the Congregational church.
The bride was becomingly gowned in
white silk, with insertions OF lace and
pearl trimmings, with veil festooned by
lilies OF the valley. The matron of honor,
Mrs. Roger Wolcott Hastings, daughter
of the late Evangelist II. B. Gibberd Of
Springfield was dressed in white popiin-
DECLINE, handmade lace yoke, satin trim
med and carried a posey bouquet of pink
carnations. The brides gift to the groom
was a pair OF gold cuff links; the groom's
gift to the bride, a set of gold brooches;
the bride to matron of honor, gold wish
bone, brooch; groom to best man, gold
wishbone scarfpin. Among the guests
W. f,ia nd alnti n
Springfield, keene, Winchester, Green
field, and Fitchburg.
Following the ceremony the foaters,
Misses Webb, Currier, Metcalf, Booth,
Gray, Higginson, Pike and Wright, all
members of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety to which the bride and bridegroom
belong, served refreshments of ice cream
and cake. Miss Bertha Sergeant and Miss
Hannah Higginson had the registering of
guests in charge Mrs. /. IL. Roberts re-
ceived and arranged the wedding gifts
ing of cut glass, handpainted china, silver,
linen, furniture, glass and china. Mrs. A.
l.. Taylor and Mrs. l.. II. Roberts were
in charge of the decorations.
The ushers were Edwin Davis, Harry
Washer, William Handy, Floyd Newell.
The attendants We're Mrs. Hiram Bolton,
Mrs. William Handy, Mrs. Earl Stone,
Mrs. Harry walker, MISS Hattie Bolton,
Miss Lizzie Booth, Miss Martha Gray,
Miss Mollie Pike and Miss Lena Higgin-
son. The brides travelling suit was blue
with hat to match. The bride and bride
groom left on the g. o'clock train amid
showers of rice and confetti for wedding
trip to Niagara Falls, New York city, Fall
River, New Bedford and Boston They
will be at home on Mortified street after
August |.
The bride was born in Winchester and
resided there for many years during the
latter part of her residence there teaching
school, Later she became a teacher in
and but for few years
past has been assistant bookkeeper for the
Halle & Frost company. The bridegroom
s very favorably known in this town
md is at present employed at M. S.
Leach s carriage shop. All extend
heir best wishes to the newly married
couple.