Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-27

Francis Xavier Church.
The funeral of August Phillips was held
yesterday morning at st. Francis Xavier
Church at eight o'clock, the Rev. J. +.
Audct officiating at the requiem high
mass and the Rev. Edward Marion as
deacon and Raymond Blais was sub.
deacon. The church was filled. The bear
ers we're +. f. Menard, j. r. Duquette,
Adophus German. ]. W. Douglas, Joseph
Julien and Isaac Paquette There was
profusion of flowers, among which was
large set piece carried by brother work
ers longest employed at the Porter Screen
works. where the deceased was a fore
man. Burial was in St Francis GENE.
terry. Tho members of st. Peter society,
L'Union st. John the Baptist of America,
and the St Laurent Guards Of which the
deceased was a member. attended the
| funeral
Miss eileen c'Keefe Of Rockville. Conn
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Gllroy of
! Plat street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Bushey have re-
turned from n visit of one week at Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Merrill have gone to
Montpelier for a visit of two weeks.
Mrs. Margaret Cruise has gone TO Bos-
ton to visit her son, Edward Cruise.
Two weddings will be solemnzed at st.
Francis Xavier Church this morning. At
seven o'clock Henry Laberge and Miss
Mercedes Couture will be married and at
eight o'clock Romeo Audet Of Swanton
and Miss Edna Desautels of Weaver
street will he married.
\ miscellaneous shower which was
also a surprise, was rendered to Miss
Mary Il. Peck at the home Of Miss
Amelia Homeister Wednesday August 10.
The shower was given by the ladies' of
Trinity Guild and Miss Peck, who IS
organlst was supposedly on her way to
rehearsal of the choir. Upon entering
the house she was met by about % ~
her friends. The home was trimmed with
l gold"nrod and in the center Of the
room hung a bell, yellow in color. From
this bell We're steamers of white crepe
paper, at the ends of which were
, presents. Some Of these presents were
spread to all sections of the house and
Miss Peck had a most enjoyable time
discovering the many packages and their
= contents Punch and waters were served.
I Miss Anna Devino daughter of Mr.. and
1 Mrs. Joseph L. Devino. and Oscar r.
= Wells of Burlington were quietly married
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon at ST.
| Stephens Church parish house by the
= pastor. the Rev James P Rand. Miss
. cd them Following the nuptal ceremony
s dinner was served the bridal pair at the
brides home on East Allen street They
left on the afternoon boat for a tour OF
the Adrondacks stopping at Lake Placid
. and Saranac Lake and then going to the
Thousand Islands, returnng via Mont
real. They will be at home to their
-. friends after September 20 at 295 Colchester
q avenue. Mr.. Wells is a travelling sales
. man for the Burlington Drug company
n and Miss Devino was employed In the
, office staff of the old Bee Hive.
~ Two weddings were solemnized at st
y Francis Xavier Church Tuesday morn
+ ing. Miss Edna T. Desautels, daughter
=, Of Mr.. and Mrs, John Desautels Of Wea-
4 yer street, and Romeo j. Audette of Swan
ton were married at eight o'clock by the
y, Rev George Ladue of St. Mtchael's COL
a !ege. There were present large number
i, of the friends and relatives. The bridal
>. party was met at the door of the church
by the ushers Elias German and Olivia
Granger, who escorted them to the cham
Gel rail The best man was William La
-. due, brother of Father Ladue. He headed
the bridal party and was followed by tho
!. groom and his brother, Phillip Audette of
l., Swanton. the two bridesmaids. Miss Ada
a
=. Blanche Redard. the matron of honor.
. Miss Beatrice Desautes of Springfield.
-, Mass, sister of the bride. and the bride
4, leaning on the arm of her father The
-, bride was a member the Sodality Of the
- Children of Mary and the society made
~, the choir which sang during the nuptial
/. mass Miss Florence Narcotic rendered
= Ave Maria" and Miss Loretta Nillemaire
sang "Adieu \ Marie" Following the
=, services AT the church the bridal party
49, was rendered a wedding breakfast at the
" home of the bride on Weaver street. The
~ grooms gifts to the best man and ushers
were gold stick pins and the brides gifts
a. 9, to the matron of honor and bridesmaids
"a were gold bar pins with the recipients mi.
~ tails engraved on them. The bride was
~ beautifully gowned in white brocaded
satin, trimmed with crepe chiffon and
:" covered with shadow lace. She wore a
veil and carried bridal roses. The maid
of honor wore pink crepe de chine and
carried an arm bouquet of pink roses
The bridesmaids were gowned in yellow
rs crepe de chine with shadow lace and wore
'le chiffon caps and carried yellow roses.
es Among those from out of town 10 attend
- the wedding We're; Mrs c, T. Fluett Of
on Springfield. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
'r' Morrow, Mrs. Joseph Audette, the
IT. groom's mother. and Mr. and Mrs, Phillip
IS Audette. all OF Swanton, the Misses Irene
e. and Gertrude Desa utes of Boston. Mr.
no and Mrs. Frank Daigneault of Nergennes
all Louis Poirier of Montreal Arthur GrouS
tn Of Sweetsburg Canada, and Mr.. and Mrs
- omar Audette of Concord, \. n. The
S. bridal party left on the noon train for a
r. wedding trip to Springfield, New London
ma and New York. on their return in two
on weeks they will make their home in Swan
g. ton.
49, At seven o'clock Miss Mercedes Couture
nd and Henry Laberge were married by the
IL pastor the Rev. j. f. Audet, The bride
es was attended by her father, Napoleon
Couture. and the groom by his father.
Henry Laberge. The home OF the bride S
parents at the corner Of North and
Spring streets was the scene of the we'd
ding breakfast They will make their
home in Underhill after their return from
wedding trip in northern New York.
at ESSEX JUNCTION.
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ne Antonio Ma2zella. the two-year-od son