Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Popular burlington Girl Married to
Principal of Bristol Schools.

Miss Virginia. Ferguson of this city
and John Orlando Baxendale of Bristol
we're married last Thursday evening
OF the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard f. Ferguson, of n
North Union street, the groom's father.
the Rev. John T. Baxendale of Mont
gomery, performing the ceremony.
marriage reception followed at $50. and
Mr.. and Mrs Baxendale left on the 9:40
train over the Rutland railroad FOR a
short trip. They will he at nome In
Bristol after September 8.
The ceremony was performed in the
large bay window Of the Ferguson home,
under a handsome arch of grape vines,
behind which WAS a background of palms.
The bride entered from the stairway
through an aisle Of ribbons held by the
bridesmaids She WAS prsceded by flower
hearers carrying baskets OF pink and
white sweet peas, and was attended by
the rnatron of honor, her rister, Mrs.
e q Denni-, Jr.. of Wcst RoNbury, Mass.
The groom was attended by the ocst man,
Albert 8 Haynes % Elizabeth. n. J.
The bride was govned In white crepe
de chino, trimmed with lace, and carried
"a shower bouquet Of white sweet peas
The matrcn Of honor wore gown Il
white lace over pink ncssaline, and cay
We'd pink asters. The bridesmaids, the
Misses Augusta Chapin ot ttolyoke. Mass,
irene LeCIro of Palmer Mass and Ruth
ChamSerlin and MarEery Adst Of this
city. wore white and carried large hou'
quets of pink and white sweet pens, The
flow ar bearers were Master Sih.ey Dennis
and littls Miss Caroline Craniall OF
Taunton. Mass.
The decorations were ir. charge Of Mrs
=. N. Mosley and Ms, e. S. Adsit TIL,
stairway was banked With goldenrod anl
golden glow and rydrangea blossoms
we're used lavishly through the house
The dining room was effectively are
iastefully decorated with asparagus ant
sweet peas; on the table was a csnte
piece of white roses and a soft ligh
was shed from white candles grouped
about the center piece and from small
electric lamps enclosed in stndes Of th
form of white roses. Music was fur
nished by an orchestra oc harps ant
violins from Pittsburgh.
Miss Dorothy Adst was in charge O
the punch bowl, and Mrs. Forrest Keho
and Miss Katherine Beebe of the dinin,
room, where they were assisted by Ms
Rachael Metcalf of Winchester, Mass.
Miss Harriet Whittemore and Miss Mar.
Peck. At the reception the parents o
the bride and the groom were in the re
ceivfng line Others present from ava.
we're: S. s. Dennis of West RoxDury
Mass, Or. and Mrs. Crandall of Taunton
Mass, the Rev and Mrs. J. n. Metcal
of Winchester, Mass, Demar Stevens o
St. Johnsbury, and Harold r. Fisher o
Mercersburg. Pa. There were many hand
some presents, including a large quantit
of cut glass and silver The groom
Gift to the bride was 6 necklace of gol
beads.
The bride is a graduate of the BurlinR
ton high school In the class of 1905. an
of Miss Wheelocks kindergarten Trair
ing school, Boston, in the class of 100
She has taught here. The groom Is
graduate of BOrdentown Military In
stitute, Bordentown, n j.. in the elias
of 1908 and of the University of Vernon
In 1912 He is now principal of the Bri.
tol high and graded schools.