St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-08
LUNENBURG
The Telfer-Zimmerman Wedding
Local Happenings

A pretty home wedding took place
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merriam, in
Barton, on Wednesday, July 1, when
Mabelle Cora Teller was united in
marriage to Vernon K. Zimmerman
of the Lancaster Gazette-Times force,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. w. A. Warner, using the double
ring service, the rings being carried
on red roses by the two small broth
ers of the bride. The Swedish we'd
ding march was played by Mrs.
Flora Balch, the groOm's mother.
who also played Call Me Thine
Own" during the ceremony. The
wedding was quiet owing to the re-
cent death of the groom sister who
was to have been maid of honor.
The bridesmaids, who were gowned
in white, with blue girdles, and wore
yellow roses, were Misses Gladys
Chandler of Barton, and Ruth john
son of Centervale, the brides cousin,
and the best man Glenn Mills of Lam
caster, n. H. The bride wore white
lansdowne with trimmings of silk
fringe and pearl bead heading, and
her going away gown was tan coat
suit with lace waist and hat to match.
The guests of honor were the grand
mother of the groom, Mrs. Perrin
B. Fisk of Fairlee. and the great
grandmother of the bride, Mrs.
Smith of Greensboro Bend, nearly
100 years Of age. The bride was CIV
en- away by her father. After refresh
ments of cake and ice cream served
by the bridesmaids and best man, and
fruit punch, served by Miss Mason,
boxes of wedding cake, daintily tied
with white ribbon were carried by
the groom and presented by the bride
to the guests. The presents were
many and valuable. After two weeks
at Willoughby, Mr.. and Mrs. thinner
man will visit friends for few days
and then go to housekeeping in Lam
caster, where they will be glad to
welcome their friends after August
!. Mr.. Zimmerman was a member
of the class of '06, St. ]. A., and is
lecturer of Mt. Prospect Grange and
r. S. S. of Coos Lodge, 1. o. o. F.,
and a member of Perseverance Re
bekah Lodge. Mrs. Zimmerman grad
uated from Barton Academy in '06,
and Plymouth Normal in ~, and has
since been a successful teacher in the
grammar grade of Jefferson Mead
ows, N. H, and is connected with
Pliny Rebekah Lodge of Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer K. Stanton of
North Danville were week end guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. r.
Bell, at South Lunenburg.
H. F. Warren was a business visi-
tor in Concord on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Morgan were
in Concord and Fitzdale the first of
last week.
Mrs. Lettie Cole, who has been
teaching in Pittsfeld, N. H., is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Homer Stu
art.
Miss Elizabeth Colby spent the
Fourth with st. Johnsbury friends.
Mrs. Peck and Miss Dustin of De-
catur, ILL.,, are visiting their uncle,
Mitchell Silsby, and Mrs. Susie Mich
OILS and two children from the Flume
House were also Mr.. Silsby's guests
last week. of2
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leighton and
three children of Rumford Falls,
Me-, and Edward Barney and Miss
Smith of Portland, Me-, were guests
at Edgar Barney's over the Fourth.
g. G. King and family of White
field spent the Fourth at Maplehurst,
with w. G. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Curtis and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Curtis and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Phelps and son spent the Fourth in
Guildhall.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bell of Lancas-
ter were week end guests of Mrs.
Franklin Bell and daughter at Riv-
erside farm.
Franklin Bell has gone to the Pro-
file, where he has a position in the
garage for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcfarland of
Groveton were at Frank Bowker's
on Saturday.
LOWER WATERFORD
Myron Lewis is very ill at the