The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-12
E. C. CROSBY AND MRS.
il. PARKER MARRIED
Wedding Took Place in West Somer-
vile This Afternoon-On Return
Will Live at Brooks House.

\ wedding of well-known Brattleboro
persons which viii be of much interest to
the people of this community took place /
at 1880 o'clock today, the couple being
Edward c. Crosby, Brattleboro's town /
representative. and Mrs. Julia L. Parker. .
The marriage occurred in the home OF the
brides nieces at 224 Willow avenue, West /
Somerville, Mass.
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton, pastor of the
Congregational church of this town, and
Rev Mr. Handel assistant pastor of Ire
mont Temple, Boston, performed the cere-
mony. Only near relatives were present,
including two OF Mr.. Crosbys children
Henry II. Crosby and Mrs Helen Crosby
Brasor. both of BrattIeboro. \ wedding
dinner was served, following the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby viii start today
for New Iberia. La, to visit Mr.. Crosby's
| son, Francis W. Crosby, a well-known
architect and builder. They expect to be
| away two or three weeks. On their re-
| turn they will have rooms at the Brooks
| House the rest OF the winter. Later they
probably will open the Crosby residence
at 40 High street.
Mr.. Crosby has been almost a life
long resident of Brattleboro, coming
here with his parents, the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Crosby. from Marlboro
when he was two years old. He at
tended the schools here and in Spring
field, this state, and then became clerk
in a general store here for the late c.
W. Wyman. Later he became a mem
Iber Of the firm Of T.. Crosby & Co.,
wholesale flour and grain dealers, wide
Ilv known in this section of the country,
but in 1896 he sold his interest in that
! business to his partners.
: Before disposing of his interest in
the flour and grain business Mr.. Cros
bv became interested in street railroad
enterprises, and since then he has de
voted his time largely to street rail
road development and other contract
ing work He built the BrattleborC
and Springfield. Vt, roads and severa
Lines in Massachusetts. in all of which
except the Brattleboro road he is in
7 terested financially and as an official
Mr.. Crosbv's last business enterprise
was the erection of the four-stOry bricl
, building at the corner of High an,
Green streets, occupied as a garage, ar
morv and for other purposes. Thi
building has Just been completed. II
is the owner of the Brooks House il
this town, widely known hotel, an,
other real estate,
Until the last presidential campaig
n Nr Crosby was Republican. but h
, allied himself with the Roosevelt
>, forces and was elected town represer
4 tative as a Progressive, although not 5
. much because of his politics as throug
n his personal popularity.
.s Mrs. Crosby, who was the widow O
J. X. Parker. lived i'm Fast Putney /
. her gjrlhood. Her maiden name wa
- Julia Lane. She is well-known in Put
,- uey and Brattleboro and has a wild
acquaintance elsewhere through eXtel
sive travel. She has been a resident c
Brattlcboro a long time. and befoT
selling her house to f. L. Hildreth 81
lived at the corner of Oak and Will.
ton streets.
It For many years both Mr.. and Mr.
Crosby have been members of the Coz
gregational church, and Mr.. Crosby
l. president of the Sunday school and
ID teacher of a class of young men.