The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-27
NORTH BENNINGTON.
Simonds-P PERCY.


Percy, daughter of Mrs. Fred Percy
of West street, and Edward Payson
Simonds, son of Mrs. William Sim
onds was solemnized at the First
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon
August %, at 2.30 o'clock, Rev. w. /.
Coburn performing the ceremony, us
ing the single ring service.
AS the first strains of Mendel
sohn's Wedding March were played
by Mrs. Ralph Gaul, pianist, Ralph
Gaul, cornetist, Frank Frasier, vic
linist, the four little ribbon girls
Misses Florence White, Marion anG
Anna Gaul and Hazel Hagar, marched
up the aisle and drew pink taffets
ribbons from the front to the rear o.
the aisles. The wedding party enter
ed the church and stood under al
arch of green, from the center Of
with large bell made of white
asters was suspended. The bride:
gown was of white messaline satir
with silk fringe and pearl trimmings
She wore a veil of white tulle caught
with white rosebuds and lilies and
carried a shower bouquet of roses anG
lilies of the valley
She was attended by her sister
Miss Ruth A Percy, who wore q
gown OF pink messaline satin and
carried pink roses. Sanford Percy
brother of the bride, acted as best
man. The ushers were +. Leslie
White, Azel and Ransom Salmon and
Kenneth Durham The church was
beautifully trimmed for the occasion
with evergreen, pink and white asters
and sweet peas.
Immediately after the ceremony q
reception was given at the home OF
the bride to which only the relatives
and near friends were invited The
ushers at the house were Misses Ell
sic Millington and Frances Gordon
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs. 81.
monds left amid showers of rice and
confetti for wedding trip to New
York City, Philadelphia and Hartford
Conn. The brides travelling dress
was gray with hat to match
The bride was the recipient of many
beautiful and useful presents, includ-
ing silver. cut glass and linen. The
gifts of the groom to his best man
and ushers were. gold cuff buttons.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Fred Percy and for several years
has been employed in the e. z. mill.
The groom is the only child OF Mrs.
William Simonds. and has news
stand and confection shop in the
basement of W. X. Whites hotel
Both are popular young people of
our village and have host of friends
who wish them all happiness in we'd
ded life. On their. return Mr.. and
Mrs. Simonds will reside in this vii
lage.
The out of town guests at the we'd
ding were Mrs. Frank Simonds OF
South Londonderry, Mrs. ]. c. Craig
and daughter. Madeline of New York
City, Mrs. Charles Filkins and daugh.
ter. Mrs. Edith Cottrell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Willis and daughter Jen-
ME of Hoosick Falls. Mrs. Charles
Percy of Bennington, Fred Percy,
brother of the bride. of Rutland. Miss
Ella Thornton of West Rutland. San.
ford Percy of Somerset. also a
brother of the bride.
Miss Margaret Rogers has returned
from weeks visit in White Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips of
Troy spent Sunday with relatives in
town.
Alfred Bennett of White Creek. N.
y was in the village on business
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. G.. Edgerton of
Bennington visited friends in the vii.
lage Sunday.
Miss Gertrude b. Shepard has re-
turned from a few days visit at her
uncle's in Troy.
Misses Ella Barber and Emily an,
Mabel Hathaway Of Bennington were
in town Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Moon and daughter
Anna, returned Monday from a Weeks
visit at Gorton, Maine.
Mrs. Laura Thayer has returned
from East Arlington after spending a
few days with relatives.
Miss Evelyn Payne has returned
from a several weeks stay with rela.
tives in Troy and vicinity.
Miss Mildred Cressey has returned
from two weeks vacation spent at
her home in Manchester Center.
Mrs. Mary Hathaway and nephew.
Lawrence Pike of Holyoke. Mass.
called on friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. William Currie and two chill
dren of New York City are guests
AZ Mrs. Alice Carr's of Church street.
Misses Mildred and Louise Eddy
are spending a portion OF the week
with Miss Alice Young of SALISBURY.
Misses Agnes Driscoll and Theresa
Mcclure have returned from a few
days visit with friends and relatives
In North Adams.
Miss Bridget Cunningham. who has
been spending a weeks vacation AT
her home in East Dorset, has returned
10 her duties here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ripley and
children and Mrs. Fanny Ripley en-
ioyed an auto ride to Cambridge and
Greenwich. \. Y on Sunday.
Miss Mary WEIGH. who has been
spending two weeks at her home here
has returned to the nurses training
school Of the Troy City hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy s. Russell
n West street spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. RusselTs grandpa Z
-ents. DIT. and Mrs. s. B. Pike.
Mrs. 7. J. Kennedy OF Jersey City