The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-09
F0GLER-TRAFT0N
4 Prettily Appointed Home Wedding,
The Ceremony Being Performed
last Evening

Another charming house wedding in
Skowhegan was that of last evening
at the home of Mr. and Mrs Floyd
G. Nye, Bush street, when Mrs Nye's
sister, Miss Berdena Esther Trafton
was married to Ben b. Fogler. The
ceremony was an impressive one and
the decorations very artistic
The color scheme in the front par,oY
where the marriage vows We're said
was green and white. The mantle
was banked with ferns and swonscnia,
while delicate tracery of ferns was
draped upon the curtains and other
portions of the room. White roses
were also used in the decorations One
corner of the room was filled with
bank of ferns and more swonsonia
blossoms, and it was here that the
officiating clergyman Rev. W. c. Baker
of Wayne took his station to await the
bridal party who entered to the strains
of Lohengren's wedding march from
Wagner played by Miss Agnes Mantor
Attendant upon the bride and groom
We're Miss Fausta NJ. Grindle of Wa
teryille and Maurice Merrill, Esq, Of
| Skowhegan. The ring bearer for the
occasion was little Dorothy NJ. Nye,
the brides niece, who carried a dainty
basket of green. The gowns worn by
the ladies were very exquisite crea-
tions; the brides being of white net
lace over white messaline. She also
wore a gold necklace with diamond
and pearl pendant, the gift of the
groom, and carried a shower bouquet
of brides roses. Miss Grindle's gown
was pale green silk and her flowers
We're pink roses.
A very pretty feature of the evening
was the musical numbers Spring
Song" and Meditation played pre-
yious to the ceremony, and numerous
other selections played during the eve
ming by Miss Mantor. f. Elmer Nolin
served as usher.
After the pighting of the troth, the
witnesses of the wedding who be-
side the bridal party were immediate
relatives of the couple, were served to
collation. of Harlequin ices and cakes
in the dining room by the brides sis
ter, Mrs. Nye, and her cousin, Mrs.
Mabel Judkins, they being assisted b
Miss Dorothy Day and Miss Marie
room were charmingly planned in
pink and white, the table decorations
being center piece of pink and white
sweet peas with drapings of the ferns
which were used in such profusion in
the other rooms The gift room where
the exquisite bridal remembrances
of hand-painted china, cut glass,
fine linen, and solid silver were
displayed was pink and white with
floral decorations of pink and white
carnations.
The newly married couple are
known to large list of acquaintances
in this town, the groom being the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. w Fogler. He is
a graduate of the Skowhegan High
school, and the University of Maine.
At college he was a member of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity, and was elected
on graduation to the honorary So
Ginpa 1paV-
ing college, MIR. Fogler has been en-
gagged in Mill Engineering, and at pres
ent is production engineer for the
Ludlow Manufacturing Association in
their plant of ten mills at Ludlow,
Mass. Mrs. Fogler is the daughter
of w. A. Trafton of Amesbury, Mass,
but from childhood lived with her
aunt. Mrs. Fronia S Trafton, late of
Skowhegan She is a graduate of
Skowhegan High school, and was a
member of the class of 1906, Colby,
At college, she was a member of the
Sigma Kappa Soroiety. Since leaving
college, she has been engaged in teach
ing High School English and Latin
courses and during the past year has
been engaged as register and money
order clerk in the post-office here.
Mr.. Fogler and his bride will not
take an extensive wedding trip. but
have departed instead for their home
in Ludlow, Mass, which has recently
been completed for them. This young
couple are starting in their married
life under happiest surroundings and
its the wish of their many friends in
Skowhegan and vicinity that a con-
tinuation of these conditions will last
for long period of years.
The out-of-town guests to at
tend the nuptials were: Miss Laura