The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
West BrattLebOrO
HARRIsoN.DAvENPoRT.
Two Well.Known Young People Mar
ried Monday Afternoon.

The frst wedding ever celebrated in III,
Haptis, church Of this village took plac,
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock when I'D
wand Stacy Harrison, pastor of the ohurel
and Miss Clara Ammintha Davenport wert
united in marriage. Rev. John Russell
Cow, ID. d., pastor OF the First baptist
church OF Brattleboro, assisted by Rev. j
East Harrison Of Mt, llermon. Mass, the
bridegroom's father performed the cere
mony, using the single ring service. The
bride wore gown OF white crepe de chine
hand embroidered with lace decorations
en- train, which she purchased IN London
last season, aud veil fastened with orange
blossoms. She carried shower bouquet Of
Easter lilies and pink carnations entwined
with asparagus fern, She was given away
by her father. and her sister, Miss Madge
Davenport of Boston, attended her Miss
Davenport wore blue silk and carried ear
nations Percy Harrison OF Mt. Hermon,
n brother of the bridegroom, was best man,
The church was artisticaly decorated with
evergreen white carnations and white
streamers and the ceremony was performed
under large white wedding bell, The
bride entered the church ON the arm OF
her father, preceded by the ushers Miss
Mary Prouty, Miss Ruth llelyar, Miss
Jessie Cosson and Miss Eva Briggs, who
Were gowncd in white, and Miss Madge
Davenport, her bridesmaid. They We're
mt at the altar by the bridegroom, best
man and the clergymen. Miss Gertrude
Stockwell played the Lohengrin wedding
march and was accompanied by Miss
Maudc Miller, violinist. Throughout the
service they played, o Promise Me, and
at the close, they played Mendelsshon's
march.
Before the arrival Of the wedding party
Miss Stockwell and Miss Miller rendered
the selection. ldylle. The auditorium and
gallery were filled with guests and a recep.
ton was held in the yestry. Those in
the receiving line were Mr. and Mis-.
Davenport, Miss Davenport, Rev. and
Mrs. Harrison and Percy Harrison. Miss
Kate Wheeler. Miss Dorothy Prouty, the
Misses Miner Miss Helena Convey and the
ushers served.
The church and vcstry decorations were
superintsnded by MivSElen Miner Miss
Susan Miner, l.. f. Mixer and Percy llar.
rison. A. l.. Miller catered. In the evening
members of the families were served a.
buffet lunch at the brides home, and Tues,
day the bridal couple left for short we'd
ding trim. On their return they will live
at 3S7 Western avenue. Following the re-
cepton the bridal party drove to Brat.
tleboro to be photographed. Immediately
after leaving the church they were over
taken by friends who decorated the car
rage deliberately with white streamers,
placards and old shoes. These were not
discovered until their return home, when
it was too late to express thanks or re-
monstrance.
Mrs. Harrison lis the third daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar II. Davenport. She
was educated at Brattleboro academy and
has been active in church work for some
time. She is superintendent of the pr.
mary department of the Sunday school
and large number OF her pupils were pres
ent at the wedding.
Mr.. Harrison is a son of Rev. and Mrs.
j. East Harrison of Mount Hermon Mass.
He was born in Australia and has tray.
elled extensively He accepted the pas
torate of the Baptist church in March
1910 and has been successful in his work.
Both young people are popular and have
a wide circle of friends who are unanimous
in congratulations and good wishes to
them in Their life work. Mr.. and Mrs,
Harrison received many valuable and use
full gifts including a purse of gold from
the church, a choice collection of cut glass,
china, silver and pictures. Among the
out-of-town guests were Mrs. ). I. Daven- |
port, Mrs. w. w. Davenport and Miss
Mary Davenport of Greenfield, james
O'Neill of Mt. Hermon, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Winter and son of Athol and Miss Mar
tina Parmaee of Mortified, Mass; Miss
Helen Thurber of Hartford, Conn; Mrs.
N. A. Wood of Rumney, n. H.; Mr..
and Mrs. Vectus Harrison and son OF
Boston and Miss Anna Stoddard of West |
moreland. n. II.