Putnam patriot., 1910-01-07

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Woodstock people are interested in
the marriage on New Years day Of
Miss Grace Church Of East Douglas.
| Miss Church is graduate OF Wood
stock Academy aud has been frequent
visitor in town since her graduation.
She is pleasing soprano singer and
| her solos at our church services are al
ways listened TO with pleasure. The
| following account of her wedding will
be read with interest.
| FRIENDS MARRIAGES CEREMONY.
Charles Il. White of Providence and
Miss Grace Bradford Church of Doug
/ las, united themselves in marriage
| New Years afternoon, AT the old White
farm at North Uxbridge, the young
couple performing the vows and TAX
| ing each other for husband and wife,
| in accordance with the Friends cere-
| meny, in the presence of about 100 rel
atives and acquaintances.
| According TO the Friends custom,
| they announced their intentions of
| marriage, one month ago, before the
Frieads church parish, ut Providence.
After due deiiberation by that society,
they were pronounced clear of all
| others, and no objections being made,
| become husband and wife.
The wedding was set for go O'Clock,
| at which time the invited guests filled
the paflor in the homestead, which
| was decorated with hemloek sprays
and festooned with laurel. The young
people, shortly after the hour set for
| the ceremony, walked into the room
and took their seats.
Following the custom of their creed,
| they waited until the spirit moved,
kHhen the groom arese and said: "1n
| the presence of God and these wit
nesses, i take thee, Grace Bradford
Church, 10 be my wife, promising with
| Divine assistance to be unto thee a
loving and faithful husband, so long as
| we both shall live
| The bride then arose, and giving her
| hand to the groom, repeated a similar
vow. Thomas J. Batty of the Moses
| Brown school of Providence then made
| a,salutatoIy address, in which he gave
| the young people some good advice.
Rev. Floyd l.. Carr, pastor of the
North Uxbridge Baptist church, then
made a prayer. Willis n. White, the
! father of the groom, closed the eere-
mony with the Mizpah benediction.
The representatives of the Friends
| society of Providence, appointed 10 at
tend the wedding and oversee the
| event were: Mrs. Robert =. Clifford,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Batty, and
Charles p. Roundy, all of whom were
| present and will give their report at
the next monthly meeting of the So
ciety.
The bride wore dress of white cas-
simere, trimmed with lace. She ear
ried a bouquet of white bridemai
roses.
Immediately after the ceremony, the
| newly-wedded couple received their
friends, in an informal manner, and
refreshments were served.
The groom Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis IL. White of Providence, for
| merly of Uxbridge. He is a graduate
of the Amherst agricultural college,
| and is field secretary for the college,
and alumni secretary of the Y. Nj. c..
A. of that institution.
The bride is a daughter of Willard
| l.. Church of Douglas. She is a grad
nate of the New England conservatory
| OF music and has been soprano soloist
| at the second Congregational church at
/ East Douglas for some years.
Al the conclusion of the reception.
F! The guests were invited to sign the
| covenant between the contracting
| parties, which follows:-
| "Charles Howard White, son of
| Willis NJ. White OF Providence, in the
| state of Rhede Island, and Emily s.,
/ his wife, ana Gfaee Bradford Church,
! daughter OF Willard l.. Church of
| Douglas, in the state Of Massachusetts,
and Cynthia A., his wife, deceased,
| having declared their intentions Of
| a L # 70 in
i the monthly meeting of the Society of
| Friends, in Providence, II. L., accord
i ing To the good order used among
| them, their proceedings, after due i'll.
| quiry and deliberate consideration
| thereof, were allowed by the same
| meeting, clear of all Others aud having
consent OF parents.
| Now these are 10 certify 10 all whom
| ii may concern, that for the full ac-
plishgent OF their said intentions,
| this first day of the first month, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand
| nine hundred and ten; they, the said
| Charles Howard White and Grace
Bradford Church, appealing at an APP
| pointed meeting of the aforesaid So
| ciety, at the White farm, in North Tx
| bridge, Massach usetts.
| The said Charles Howard White
| taking said Grace Bradford Church by
The hand, did openly declare as fol-
lows: .In the presence of God and
these witnesses take thee, Grace
Bradford Church, to be my wife,
promising with divine assistance to be
unto thee a loving and faithful hus-
band, SO long as we both shall live
The bride then repeated the same
| vow, giving the groom's name, and
substituting the word husband for
| wife, And the said Charles Howard
White and Grace b. Church, rs a fur
| Their confirmation thereof, have here
unto set their hand, she after the Gus
tom of marriage, adopting the name OF
her husband
Fred r. Rockwell spent the holidays
| with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y. Dur
| ing his trip, which combined business
| and pleasure, he made arrangements
with "House and Garden TO supply
them with a series of articles on
ssGrowing the Best Vegetables The
| first article, "Planning the Home Gar
den; and what varieties 10 select will
appear in the February number
Two of the range of i've greenhouses
| which he is building upon the farm of
Mrs. +. T. Rock well, Senexet Road,
are now running, and the other three
y ill be in operation before spring. The
plant will be known a. the Senexet
Greenhouses, and full line of yegeta-
BILE and bedding plants, geraniums, etc.
| will be grown. Mr.. Rock we'll has al
| SO secured the contract for growing
gladiolus bulbs for w. w. Rawson d
Co, seedsmen of Boston, who are max
ing q speciality Of these flowers. His