The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-10
WEDDING BELLS.

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day, October the fourth, was celebrated tht
wedding of Miss Frances Augusta Howes. tht
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Howard
Howes of Belfast, and Mr.. Richard Parsons
Whitman, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs Viii.
liam Parsons Whitman of Campello, Mass.
The ceremony took place in the old First
Parish Unitarian church. building now near.
ing its centenary, where the families of the
brides father and mother have alwsys wor.
shipped.
The church itself was beautifully and SIM
ply decorated in green and white. The wal
back of the pulpit was covered with branch s
of oak leaves, in the center of which was a
large white cross of asters and sweet peas
The pulpit was bower of asparagus andwhite
flowers. The pews designated for the special
guests had sprays of hydrangea tied with
white satin ribbon.
At eight o'clock the bridal party entered to
the music of the Lohengrin wedding march,
and took their places in the chancel The
bride was escorted by her father; her maid of
honor was her cousin, Miss Marian Hazeltine
of Belfast. The best was Mr.. Arthur r.
Dunbar of Watertown, Mass. The brides
maids were the Misses Evelyn Morrison, Helen
Doak, Florence Hill and Katherine c. Quimby
of Belfast, Miss Margaret White of Miami.
Florida. a cousin of the bride, and Miss Marian
Washburn of Lewiston, Maine. The ushers
were Messrs Henry B. Whitcomb of Newton.
Mass, Carleton R. Blades, Arthur Hastings of
Campello, Howard Whipple, Percval Peckham
of Brockton. and Herbert Foster of Portland
The bridesmaids wore dainty gowns of
pale green chiffon with white satin under
skirts, crystal trimmed, and carried yellow
chrysanthemums. The maid of honor wore a
gown of yellow crepe de chine made in SINH
lar fashion and carried white chrysanthemums.
The bride herself. in white charmeuse, had
her veil caught on either side with orange
blossoms and falling from cap of duchesse
lace. Her bouquet was of lilies of the valley
and orchids.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Adolph Rossbach of Boston, former pastor of
the church, assisted by the Rev. Charles Berk-
ley Ames, the present pastor
The recessional was the Mendelssohn march.
at the home after the ceremony The bridal
party received standing before charming
screen of fern leaves and helenium autumnaIe,
banked on either side with bamboo. The
hall was decorated with paniculata clematis
and hydrangea, the large mirror there being
festooned with paniculatum banked with hyd-
rangea. The baluster was wound with pani-
culata and the same lovely vine hung from the
chandeliers. The small room on the left was
in red with bright berries and dahlias. The
room leading out of the reception room, where
buffet supper was served, was simply deco
rated with few large vases of bright colored
flowers. The table was strewn with red fuch-
sia.
Later supper was served in the dining
room for the bridal party. The table had in
the center large heart of white asters and
sweet peas, and was lighted by candles shaded
in white and silver.
The bride and groom left that evening by
automobile for Rockland en- route to Falmouth,
Mass, where they will spend their honeymoon.
Among out of town guests were Mrs. Will
liam f. Whitman, the grandmother of the
groom, Mr. and Mrs. William P Whitman, his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs William
W Washburn, his uncle and aunt, Miss Elizabeth
Goss, all of Campello; Miss Gertrude Dunbar
of East Bridgewater and Miss Margaret Tap
ley of Newton, Mass. Mr. Howard Harris and
Mr.. Stephen Whipple of Salem, Mass.
Observation-Disclosures. A pretty home we'd
ding took place Wednesday evening, October
End. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A
Riggs, when their niece, Audne Deering, was
united in marriage with Oscar E. Charlton of
Lowell, Mass. The ceremony took place at 3
o'clock, Rev. D. B. Phelan of the Methodist
Episcopal church officiating and using the
double ring service. They were unattended,
and only immediate relatives were present.
The home was attractively decorated with cut
flowers, foliage, potted plants and ferns. The
bride was becomingly gowned in white crepe
de-chene with lace trimmings. Refreshments
were served after the ceremony. The couple
were the recipients of many valuable and USE
full gifts. The brides travelling dress was of
brown U. S. serge, with white beaver hat orna.
mented with pink. They will spend two
weeks on hunting trip in Aroostook county,
after which they will visit the groom's old
home in Woodstock, N. B., and then return to
Belfast for few days. The bride has made
her home for several years at 81 Miller street
and the groom has responsible position with
the Bay State Street Railway Co. They will
be at home after Dec. 1st at 1O2 Highland
avenue, Lowell, Mass.
MAcoMBER- -GILLEY. A very pretty wedding
occurred last Saturday evening at o'clock, at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Howard Gillev
on lower Main street, Bucksport, when their
daughter. Ethel Bernice, was united in mar
riage to Roscoe Morgan Macomber. The we'd
ding was quiet one and was attended by only
the immediate friends and relatives. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry ".
Webb pastor of the Elm Street Congregational
church. Mrs. Macomber has always lived in
Bucksport, where she is well known and has
large circle Of friends and acquaintances Mr.,
M acomber came to Bucksport from Waterville
few years ago. and also has large number
OF friends. who wish the couple long. happy
and prosperous life. Mr.. Macomber is repre-
sentative of the Bangor Daily News and is
promising young business man.