Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
CHITTENDEA COUNTY
ESSEX JUNCTION..

\ pretty home wedding rOCk place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry w.
French Thursday night when their eldest
daughter Maude Mary. became the bride
of Scott Edmunds Terrll of Burlington.
The Rev. Elliott o. Foster performed the
ceremony Ten young ladies Of the Dor
cas- Guild came down the stairs at eight
O'Clock when Mrs. c. c. Adams of Bur-
ington played the first chords Of Lohen-
grn's bridal chorus and formed an aisle
with white ribbons Then followed little
Mary Keith as flower girl and ring bearer.
The maid of honor Miss Helen French.
sister of the bride, came next, followed by
the bride on the arm of his father. They
were met before an arch of autumn leaves
| by the groom and best man, DR.. John
! Hunter. of Burlington. The bride was
, becomngly gowned in chiffon over crepe
meteor trimmed with seed pearls and lace,
carried bride roses and wore a veil caught
with orange blossoms. Her only orna-
ment was Il pearl pendant, the gift of the
groom. The maid of honor wore white
| lace over pink crepe de chine. She car
ried pink roses. The young ladies who
formed the circle We're the Misses Bernce
Whitcomb, Ellen Jaro. Amy Wheeler
Alice Stanley, Gladys Manley. Helen Post
Annis Baldwin. Marjorie Post. Julia Car
ter and Anna Fletcher Little Miss Bar
bara Keith ana Master Howard osborne
acted as door tenders. The brides gift
70 the maid of honor was a friendship cir.
Gle and the grooms gift to the best mar
a gold scarf pin. A reception followed
the ceremony. Miss Lucinda Smith cater
Ing. Those who served in the dining
q -
Reynolds, Mrs. w 3. Johnson Jr.. Mrs
Norman j. Boyden, Mrs. r. w. PrindlC
and Mrs. John Hunter. The bride wa:
the recipient of many beautiful gifts
Many from out of town We're present. in
Guiding the Eroom's mother Mrs. William
Jones, his sister, Mrs Reynolds of Tn
derhill, Mrs. T. c. Leonard of Canton
y. y. Mrs. l." G. Fowler and Miss Ely;
Terrill of tnderhll. The brides bouque
was caught by the Misses Gladys Pos
and Bernice Whtcomb Mr., and Mrs
Terrill left for a short wedding trip ant
after December will be at home In Bur
lington at sc Converse court. Mr. Terril
Is hookkeeper ut ]. o. Mlddlebrook {
Sons Mrs Terrill has been in Secretar,
Of State 3aley's office.
There was excitement at l. \. Gilbert
store Thursday for a short time when tn
place was discovered to he on fire shortl
before two o'clock. y. l.. Carpenter, VIII
has been assisting in the store for fey
weeks, was Standing near the door whe
he heard noise like the crack of pisto
He looked back and found a blaze shoot
ins from the floor to the ceiling near tn
rear corner of the room on the right han
side entering the store. He called t
( young Loren stevens, who was workln
9 in a back room Mr.. Stevens grabbed tn
D fire extnguisher and soon put the blaz
l out. The cause of the fire Is unknown
i but evidently was some sort of a combus
q ton 1t was near the kerosene pump an
= over the tank. which is in the cellar. an
4 in which $50 gallons of kerosene had bee
@ placed that morning. The casing of
Q window was charred and the ceiling. while
y Is of steel. was somewhat smoked Tt
I fire alarm was given and men responde
= but were not needed. Mrs Lois Austi
= and Miss Abbie Lincoln reside oyer I'll
= store but their rooms We're not damage,
. Mr.. Gilbert was not at the store at III
. time.
News has been received of the deaf
of Charles III. Nichols of Los Angelo
car Mr.. Nichols was the son of II
l. late Harmon Nichols and Martt
e Nichols formerly of Williston. +
= is survived by his mother. who hi
/ been in Los Angeles for some tin
e and his wife, who was Miss MINI
Il Tomlinson, formerly of this place
d At the auction Thursday to sett
r, the estates of :. D. and IT, b. Teacl
l. out, the Teachout farm was bid In
# Agel and Miller, the price being s.
J. $50. This and the sale of person
property amounted to about $1,000
J. II. Allen was auctioncer.
Plans are completed for the teacher
n meeting and chldrens fair and ente
n tainment, which are to be held Frida
l. during the day and evening. The pr,
% gram promises to be of much intere
J. not only to the teachers and childre
# but to the public in general. which
= cordially invited Among the speake
g. of the day will be Congressma
~ Frank l.. Greene. Prof, Guy W. Shalli,
H. Of plattsburgh Normal School Mi
II Louise Gaedke of the A. n. Palm
q school of penmanship. Boston, Mas
T. Mrs Harriet Woodward of the join
% son Normal Miss Croft of the Blu
, lington training school and 9TH
X prominent instructors and speaker
o. The people are asked to view the @
[, hibits from eight to 10 o'clock in Il
at morning and from four to six o'cloS