The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-02
WEDDING BELLS.


street, Auburn when his niece, Miss Barbara
Maude Bickford, was united in marriage with
Mr.. Raymond Richard Sherman of Belfast.
Rev. Frederick Leitch, pastor OF the Methodist
Church, officiated, using the double ring SER
vice. The decorations were in green and
white, the hall with pine sprays and the parlor,
where the ceremony took place. in asparagus
ferns and potted white chrysanthemums. The
bridal party stood under canopy of the ferns
over the triple windows, and in front OF bank
of ferns relieved by frieze of potted white
chrysanthemums. The dining room was in
white chrysanthemums and green vines. The
bride was gowned il a white embroidered net,
trimmed with satin ribbon over white silk, and
carried bride roses, and the same flowers
caught up the bridal veil. She was given
away by her father MIR. Anson Bickford of
Auburn. Her two little nieces, Misses kath-
crime Bickford of Auburn and Margaret Low
ell of Lewiston, both in dainty white gowns,
were flower girls, carrying baskets of white
chrysanthemunls which they strewed in the
path of the bridal couple The wedding
march was rendered by Miss Louise S. Water
house, niece of the bride, and at the conclu-
sion of the ceremony pleasant and informal
social hour was spent in congratulating the
happy couple. Salads, sandwiches, coffee,
crackers. olives, cake and ice cream were
served, with Mrs. Everett A. Bickford of Au-
burn and Mrs. Ralph ". Bickford of Rockland
pouring punch. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Sherman of Belfast, father
and mother of the groom; DIR. and Mrs. Ralph
W. Bickford, Miss Louise Bickford and Mrs
Myra Hodgdon of Rockland; Mrs. George H.
Salley, Topsham; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Water
house, Wells Depot; Miss Miriam Turner,
Isle au Haut; Miss Marie Sherburne, North
/ Berwick; Miss Elizabeth Ring, Sanford; Mr..
/ Paul Smith, Belfast. The presents were very
numerous and beautiful, consisting of silver
ware, cut glass, china linen, pictures, etc. The
bridegroom present to the bride was beauti-
full gold watch and pin set in diamonds; MIR.
Sherman's present to the happy couple was a
thousand dollar bond. The bride is a charm
ing and accomplished young lady, graduate
of Bates college '07 and has been successful
as teacher in High schools in Rockland, Me-,
Richmond, Va, and Halifax, Mass. She has
been frequent visitor in this city, where she
has made many friends. The groom is the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A. Sherman of
Belfast. He graduated from the High school
in 1905 and later from the RocAiand business
college. He is associated with his father in
the leather board mandatory and is manager
of the B. Kelley & Co. ak factory East Bel
fast. He is young man of excellent charac-
ter and good business ability and has host of
friends, who extend hearty congratulations
Soon after the ceremony, closely followed by
their friends and showered with rice and con-
fetti, the newly welded pair made their escape
in an auto and went to the Sherman cottage at
Swan Lake to spend few days before COM
ing to their permanent home with the groom S
parents, No. Church street.
TowLE-PETERs. The marriage of Miss Vira
Dingley Peters, daughter of Mrs. Samuel Pet
ers, of Portland, and Elton La Forest Towle.
son of Mrs. Alonzo Towle, also of that city.
took place Wednesday evening, October 18th
at eight O'Clock at Wiliston church, Rev Jesse
Hill, pastor of the church, officiating and the
double ring service being read. The decora-
tions were simple in arrangement yet exceed
lngly beautiful, green and white being the
impressive one, the four bridesmaids entering
first in their pretty frocks of blue meteor
crepe, with which they carried arm bouquets
of Chantenay roses. The same beautiful:blos-
SONS were also worn in their hair. They were:
Miss Addie Bond. Miss Hope Nickerson, Miss
Lillian Holland Smith college, 1912. and Miss
Ethel Murphy, Nit Holyoke 1911. The maid
of honor was also from Mt Holyoke, the
college from which the bride graduated She
was Miss Anna Kellogg of Brooklyn and
her gown was of pale blue chiffon over
blue satin with touches of pink. She
carried shower bouquet of Chantenay
roses: Immediately preceding the bride were
the flower girl and boy little Vira L. Nicker-
son, a niece of the bride, who wore a white
frock, blue ribboned ,and carried basket of
pink roses, and Carlton Towle, cousin of the
groom, who carried pink roses. The bride en-
tered the church upon the arm of her brother
in-law, Eugene A. Nickerson, and was given in
marriage at the alter by her mother Her
wedding gown was of ivory satin with princess
lace and chiffon garniture, and her long tulle
veil was caught back from the face with lilies
of the valley. She carried shower bouquet
of bride roses and lilies of the valley, and her
only ornament was a handsome pearl pendant,
the gift of the groom. To her maid of honor
and her bridesmaids she gave pearl pins. The
groom was attended by his brother, Urban A.
Towle, as best man. Lucien Libby was at the
organ and played appropriate selections dur
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while the bridal procession entered the church
to the strains of the Lohengrin march.
The recessional was from Mendelssohn. A
largely attended and brilliant reception fol-
lowed the ceremony at the brides home on
West street, Mr.. and Mrs. Towle being assist
ed in receiving by Mrs Samuel Peters, mother
of the bride. who was gowned in wsteria satin
with cut steel garniture, by Mrs. Alonzo Towle,
the mother of the groom. who wore black lace,
and by Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A. Nickerson.
Mrs. Nickerson was becomingly attired in
black and white chiffon over satin. The ushers
for ceremony and reception were Donald S.
Devon of Milwaukee, Herman W. Smart of
Montreal, Harry Sutton of Boston, Howard
L. Farwell of Dorchester Charles E. Stick
ney of New York, and Chauncey S. Robin
son of Westbrook To his ushers and best
man the groom gave gold scarf pins.
The decorations throughout the house were
roses and greens, crimson blossoms being
used with charming effect in the dining room
while in the reception rooms and library pink
was the color scheme. In the library Mrs
Ellsworth Rundlett served punch, while in the
dining room Mrs. Ralph Haskell poured coffee
and Mrs. George V. Nauman of Medford serv.
ed ices. Assisting them were a number OF
girl friends of the bride. The young people
are to make their home in Milwaukee, where
Mr.. Towle's business interests are, and will gc
to their home after short wedding journey
The BRIDES travelling gown was tailored cos.
tune in mode with which she wore black hal
with trimmings of the new Empire green
The groom has until recently made his home
in Portland, and is graduate of the Univer-
sity of Maine and member of the Phi Gamms
Delta fraternity. Mrs. Towle was q graduate