Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-07-21
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| A very pretty wedding took place Il
the Congregational church at Soutl
Paris Tuesday morning q, nine O'Clock
when Miss Ruby Albertine Clark O
South Paris was united in marriag
with Mr.. Chester Arthur Briggs Of Me
chanic Falls.
The church was beautifully decorated
with ferns and daisies, and the brida
couple stood under an arch of daisie
and evergreen from which was suspend
ed bell of daisies. The ceremon!
was performed by Rev. A. T. McWhort
or, pastor OF the church, the single rims
service being used. Mrs. Cora S. Briggs
was at the organ, and played the brida
chorus from Lohengrin as the brida
party entered, and Mendelssohn's wed
ding march as they retired after th'
ceremony.
The bride was gowned In white orient
al lace and carried bride roses, with
lilies of the valley in her hair. Miss
Rose w. Clark, the sister of the bride
] was maid of honor, and was gowned iu
pink silk and carried pink sweet peas
The bridesmaids were Miss Josephine
Davis of Mechanic Falls, a fellow-teach,
er of the bride, who was gowned in pink
chiffon over pink messaline, and Mrs,
Leona Ridlon Of West Paris, school.
mate, who was in blue silk.
Misses Mary Briggs, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harold T. Briggs, and Miss
Priscilla Chase, members of the brides
Sunday School class, were flower girls,
and Miss Marjorie Briggs, younger
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Briggs,
was ring bearer, carrying the ring on
silver tray. Frank Davis Of Mechanic
Falls was best man, and Freeland With
am and Merton Clifford were ushers.
Friends were present in numbers
which half filled the auditorium. and az
ter leaving the church most of them lin
ed up on the sidewalk to watch the de-
parture Of the bridal couple. After
waiting for some time they discovered
that in the brief interval allowed the
bride and groom had made their escape.
After trip Of some two weeks Mr..
and Mrs. Briggs will return to Mechanic
Falls, where they will receive their
friends after Aug. 1st. They will reside
on Pine Street with the groom's mother.
Mr.. Briggs is the son of the late Capt,
Uriah and Mrs. Mary Briggs of Mechan-
ic Falls. He has been for some years
freight clerk of the Grand Trunk at Me-
chanic Falls. He is a member of the
Thespian Club and Monami Lodge, l. o.
o. F., of Mechanic Falls. For some
time he has sung tenor in the choir Of
the South Paris Congregational church.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William d. Clark of South Paris.
She is graduate of Hebron Academy,
and later studied music, in which she
has much talent. She was for a time in.
structor in music at Rumford, and later
for several terms has taught in the pri-
mary school at Mechanic Falls. For
some years she has sung soprano in the
choir of the South Paris Congregational
church. She also sang at the evening
service in the Baptist church at Mechan-
ic Falls, and has recently also sung at
the afternoon service at the Norway
Universalist church. She is member
of the Congregational church and has
had class in the Sunday School. She
is an honorary member of the Euterpean
Club of South Paris and a member Of
the Thespian Club of Mechanic Falls,
and has large circle of friends.
Among the guests from out of town
were j. j. Ford of Melrose Highlands,
Mass. DR.. John Garland of Lewiston;
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l. Dwinal and Miss
Genevieve Dwinal of Auburn; Mrs.
Mary Bubier of Bath; Miss Marguerite
and Miss Mollie Ross of Port
land; Mr.. and Mrs. James Culhane Of
Gorbsm, n. Fl.