Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-09
WEST DERBY

giles and Hall.
WEST DERBY
Mrs. L. H. Martin spent few days
at West Stewartstown recently.
Mrs. Taylor Buzzell has been very
Repairs on the Baptist church have
been commenced. There is to be quite
an extensive work done, which is
greatly needed.
The Foresters of Court Honor, No.
1924, and Companion Court Clyde, No.
224 will attend their annual Memorial
service June 20, at two o'clock in Ma
goon's hall, Rev. E. E. Phillips from
Sheffield, a former pastor here will
preach the sermon. Foresters are re-
quested to meet at their court rooms
at l o'clock. Everybody invited.
On the afternoon of Wednesday June
2, the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Far
mer Taylor on Main street was the
scene of very pretty wedding, when
their second daughter, Lena Florence
was united in marriage to George j.
Benware of Westfeld, in the presence
of the immediate relatives, by Rev.
M. w. Farman, chaplain of the Ver-
mont senate, who is friend of the
groom. The parlors and dining room
were decorated tastefully. To the
strains of the wedding march played
by Mrs. G. D. Smith, an older sister
of the bride, the wedding party de-
scended the stairs and entering the
rarlor took position under wedding
bell of apple blossoms which was sus-
pended from an arch of evergreens.
The clergyman, standing just in front
of background of palms, was wait
ing to receive them. The Episcopal
ring service slightly modified was used.
The father gave the bride away. The
bride looked very beautiful gowned N
white silk messaline, wearing bril-
dial veil Of white silk, and lilies of the
valley in her hair. She was attended
by her sister, Miss Lillian Taylor, as
bridesmaid who was dressed in blue
silk and carried flowers. The groom,
who was dressed in black, was attend
ed by his brother, w. H. Benware as
best man. After the ceremony, re-
freshments were served in the dining
room, Miss Raymond presiding at the
punchbowl. The happy couple left on
the four o'clock train going south,
amid showers of rice and the swapping
of torpedoes. The presents of silver,
china. glass. linen, and money were
too numerous to mention. Among
those present were Mrs. Lizzie Ben
ware, Will, Perley and Miss Mabel
Benware of Westfeld, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Sinclair and DR.. and Mrs Sheehan
of Lowell, also Miss Cummings of
Plymouth, N. H. The bride is a
school teacher of experience and a
highly esteemed young lady whom we
are sorry to lose from our village.
The groom is an enterprising young
man who has thorough knowledge of
the country mercantile business, hav-
ing clerked in Hitchcock's store in
Westfield since he was twelve years
old, except while in school. He has
much business ability and gives prom
Sc of a successful business career.
The happy couple have the best wishes
of many friends.
COVENTRY.
The road machine is working the
Newport road.
Clayton Brooks had the misfortune
to cut his hand quite badly.
Children's day will be observed June
% in the Methodist church.
Mrs. Helen Barrows and Mrs. AL
bert Patten are home from Barton.
Miss Myra Douglass has gone to
lrasburg, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. Wingett. Z
The quarterly conference of the
Methodist church will meet in the ves-
try Monday. the 18th, at 2 O'Clock.
Ernest Batchelder is building a new
bridge across the river to replace the
one washed away by the freshet.
William Stevens of New York and
Walter Stevens of Island Pond were in
town the past week visiting their
grandparents.
I'VE are sorry to hear that Helen
Reyes is in very poor health. She has
gone to Morristown to visit her sister,
Mrs. Agnes Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. IT. Pearson, Mrs.
ii. c. Cleveland and Rev. and Mrs. A.
S. Bole attended the Congregational
conference at Bloomington the past
week.